Crazy Old Woman
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Crazy Old Woman is a 2007 Canadian short form paranormal
thriller, written by H. Scott Hughes
and directed by Joe Fang. It plays in the classic vein of shows such as The Twilight Zone
and Alfred Hitchcock Presents
, and films such as The Sixth Sense
.
annoyed by the presence of his wife's grandmother, Crystal Colburn, who has moved in—and seems determined to deliberately disrupt his life and marriage. Crystal begins driving Stewart insane as she speaks to dead people on an unconnected rotary phone. As Stewart is pushed over the edge from forces beyond, his paranoia could lead to murder.
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Nicki Burke as Terri Hanson
Jacqlyn Atkins as Crystal Colburn
Sean Gilchrist as Mover #1
Marlon Hopeton as Mover #2
as H. Scott Hughes's science fiction film Food for the Gods
, set fifty years in the future. In that film, Dr. Denise Hanson is presumed to be granddaughter of Stewart and Terri Hanson, the characters featured in Crazy Old Woman. Denise Hanson, in Food for the Gods, also meets a fate somewhat similar to her phone dialing ancestor, Crystal. Writer, H. Scott Hughes
has referred to this as the Hanson Family Curse. The plots are, otherwise, unrelated.
Paranormal
Paranormal is a general term that designates experiences that lie outside "the range of normal experience or scientific explanation" or that indicates phenomena understood to be outside of science's current ability to explain or measure...
thriller, written by H. Scott Hughes
H. Scott Hughes
H. Scott Hughes is a Texas-born writer and filmmaker, as well as singer/songwriter, and film/stage composer.-Career:Hughes is a graduate of Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi and the Vancouver Film School...
and directed by Joe Fang. It plays in the classic vein of shows such as The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone is an American television anthology series created by Rod Serling. Each episode is a mixture of self-contained drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist...
and Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. The series featured dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. By the premiere of the show on October 2, 1955, Hitchcock had been directing films for over three decades...
, and films such as The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense is a 1999 American psychological thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The film tells the story of Cole Sear , a troubled, isolated boy who is able to see and talk to the dead, and an equally troubled child psychologist who tries to help him...
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Plot
The film stars British actor Dan Richardson as Stewart Hanson, an attorneyLawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
annoyed by the presence of his wife's grandmother, Crystal Colburn, who has moved in—and seems determined to deliberately disrupt his life and marriage. Crystal begins driving Stewart insane as she speaks to dead people on an unconnected rotary phone. As Stewart is pushed over the edge from forces beyond, his paranoia could lead to murder.
Reception
Crazy Old Woman won the Audience Favorite Drama Award at the Route 66 Film Festival in 2008. It had premiered the year before at the Vancouver International Film CentreVancouver International Film Centre
The Vancouver International Film Centre houses the 175-seat Vancity Theatre, along with a production room and offices for the Vancouver International Film Festival...
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Cast
Dan Richardson as Stewart HansonNicki Burke as Terri Hanson
Jacqlyn Atkins as Crystal Colburn
Sean Gilchrist as Mover #1
Marlon Hopeton as Mover #2
Continuity with Food for the Gods
This film takes place in the same fictional universeFictional universe
A fictional universe is a self-consistent fictional setting with elements that differ from the real world. It may also be called an imagined, constructed or fictional realm ....
as H. Scott Hughes's science fiction film Food for the Gods
Food for the Gods
Food for the Gods is a 2007 Canadian short, science fiction, romance film from award-winning writer/filmmaker H. Scott Hughes. The film stars Yvette Lu and Danny Dorosh as two star-crossed lovers in a plot reminiscent of stories of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith. The film is based on a short...
, set fifty years in the future. In that film, Dr. Denise Hanson is presumed to be granddaughter of Stewart and Terri Hanson, the characters featured in Crazy Old Woman. Denise Hanson, in Food for the Gods, also meets a fate somewhat similar to her phone dialing ancestor, Crystal. Writer, H. Scott Hughes
H. Scott Hughes
H. Scott Hughes is a Texas-born writer and filmmaker, as well as singer/songwriter, and film/stage composer.-Career:Hughes is a graduate of Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi and the Vancouver Film School...
has referred to this as the Hanson Family Curse. The plots are, otherwise, unrelated.