Theres something wrong with aunt diane and so it begins. I was unable to find anything online and was wondering if anyone might know of any recent updates. This wife and mother, who was also a cable tv executive, emerges in the film as a woman who strove to be perfect, often referred to as supermom by friends and family. Jul 24, 2011 theres something wrong with aunt diane thats one of the last things schulers 8yearold niece, emma hance, worriedly told her father by cellphone as the minivan sped hither and then. Theres something wrong with aunt diane hbo docs youtube. The husband had said, in the documentary theres something wrong with aunt diane, that he was going to have her body exhumed to check her body more extensively for any psychical defects or medical problems that he thinks might have been missed previously. The hbo documentary theres something wrong with aunt diane takes a hard look at diane schulers horrifying car crash in 2009, which killed her and seven other people. Was she really the reckless drunk, or the perfect suburban mother. Theres something wrong with aunt diane last night, when i was about halfway through hbos searing documentary theres something wrong with aunt diane, i tweeted that the film was riveting as all hell. Two years ago yesterday, diane schuler, a 36yearold hyperperfect mother and hardworking professional, packed her minivan full of kids two of her own and. Somethings there goodgirl21 the 100 tv archive of our.
Theres something wrong with aunt diane is a 2011 documentary television film directed by liz garbus about the 2009 taconic state parkway crash. Nearly two years after the accident, theres something wrong with aunt diane reveals previously unknown information about that day and sheds light on the unknown side of diane. Common sense says clearly schuler had been drinking and driving. Did diane schulers behavior cause one of the worst crashes of all. An exploration of the mystery surrounding the tragic 2009 wrongway crash that killed a mother and seven others on nys taconic parkway. Theres something wrong with aunt diane, directed by liz garbus for hbo documentaries, establishes a timeline of events prior to the accident. The 2 kept insisting that if diane had had alcohol problems, they would have know about it. Fast passe, exciting, unexpected and sometimes brutal. Theres something wrong with aunt diane 2011 rotten. The 2009 taconic state parkway crash was a traffic collision that occurred shortly after 1.
She specifically remembers the day when the young man had arrived. Theres something wrong with aunt diane any recent updates. Diane schuler drove the wrong way on the parkway and collided with another vehicle, killing her daughter, three nieces and four adults, including herself. Just finished theres something wrong with aunt diane. On sunday, july 26, 2009, diane schuler left the campgrounds in upstate new. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Theres something wrong with aunt diane a murder most foul. Diane was a textbook closet alcoholic with other psychological issues compounded by her unstable family background, and marriage with an oblivious idiot.
It chronicles the schuler family s absolute denial that diane was drunk and high at the time of the crash. A coowner of the campground later said that diane schuler appeared sober when she departed. Theres something wrong with aunt diane filmmaker liz garbus investigates the case of diane schuler, who in 2009 left the campgrounds in upstate new york where she was vacationing with her family and set off towards home on long island, only to eventually crash into an oncoming suv, killing herself and seven others. This is a book that has a fifteen year old main character, but at least in my opinion, this is something between a young adult and adult novel, if not all adult. The oldest girl called her parents and said that something s wrong with aunt diane. Susan cheever, a columnist for the fix, is the author of many books. Girls on film is a classic crime novel a lightningfast pace and plenty of devious twistsand driven by characters we care about. The documentary suggests that schuler could have been suffering from severe pain caused by a tooth abscess during the drive home, causing her to look for painkillers at the gas station and, upon failing to find any, selfmedicating with drugs and alcohol. Theres something wrong with aunt diane revisits the mysterious tragedy of diane schuler, who, on july 26, 2009, drove the wrong way on the taconic parkway in. Theres something wrong with aunt diane reveals a complex and complicated case as opposed to one solved by simple or reductive analysis that has left all those involved still wondering what really happened to aunt diane. I just watched there s something wrong with aunt diane \ part 2. Police found an empty bottle of vodka in the wreck.
Hbo releases there s something wrong with aunt diane, with the cooperation of daniel schuler and his sister in law jay. Instead of acknowledging that they failed in the worst way to offer any help to this woman, and to protect those poor children, they went to the most absurd lengths to try to excuse it all. It chronicles the schuler familys absolute denial that diane was drunk and high at the time of the crash. Jul 26, 2011 what was wrong with aunt diane july 26, 2011 at 6. Mar 08, 2015 just my thoughts on this documentary i watched last night called something s wrong with aunt diane. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Instead of acknowledging that they failed in the worst way to offer any help to this woman, and to protect those poor children. Theres something wrong with aunt diane thats one of the last things schulers 8yearold niece, emma hance, worriedly told her father by cellphone as the minivan sped hither and then. Those poor children must have been absolutely petrified with fear and begging for help the whole time. Theres something wrong with aunt diane filmmaker liz garbus investigates the case of diane schuler, who in 2009 left the campgrounds in upstate new york where she was vacationing with her family and set off towards home on long island, only to eventually. Hbo releases theres something wrong with aunt diane, with the cooperation of daniel schuler and his sisterinlaw jay. I just watched theres something wrong with aunt diane. Theres something wrong with aunt diane tv movie 2011.
Jul 27, 2011 while hot coffee and sex crimes unit have managed to linger in my head since i viewed them, i suspect theres something wrong with aunt diane will continue to haunt me for weeks. Eight people were killed when a minivan being driven by 36yearold diane schuler traveled 1. This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. Jul 21, 2011 there s something wrong with aunt diane revisits the mysterious tragedy of diane schuler, who, on july 26, 2009, drove the wrong way on the taconic parkway in new york for nearly two miles and. Thirty minutes later, the crash occurred after diane had been driving in the wrong direction on the road for 1. Apr 14, 20 the husband had said, in the documentary there s something wrong with aunt diane, that he was going to have her body exhumed to check her body more extensively for any psychical defects or medical problems that he thinks might have been missed previously. So yes she was drunk and had no idea what she was doing. Jan 23, 2018 the hbo documentary, theres something wrong with aunt diane, tells the story of the 2009 taconic state parkway crash and diane schuler the woman behind the wheel who was responsible for the death of eight people, including schuler herself, her twoyearold daughter, her nieces, ages eight, seven, and five, a father and his son, and their friend. The oldest girl called her parents and said that somethings wrong with aunt diane. Basically this seemingly normal momwife drives the wrong way on an interstate in ny and kills her kid, 3 nieces, and 3 in the other vehicle. Theres something wrong with aunt diane tv movie 2011 imdb. She told her father that diane was having trouble seeing. Just finished theres something wrong with aunt diane and i. Although they say she would occasionally have a social drink, and sometimes smoked marijuana in the evenings to relax, they simply cannot reconcile the toxicology results with the loving mother and aunt.
With jesse temple, brad katinas, diane schuler, jay schuler. Theres a few documentaries on this all referred to as theres something wrong with aunt dianne. Jennifer gardner trulson, author of where you left me maybe you. The first time abby griffin suspects there is something between her daughter and bellamy blake is the day after they had found her. The deaths included schuler, her daughter and three nieces, and the three passengers in the suv. With girls on film, gregg olsen slams through the walls of crime writing and lets adult in. Lets face it something had to be terribly wrong for diane to drive such a long way going against traffic. Theres something wrong with aunt diane 2011 rotten tomatoes. The film follows dianes husband, daniel, and sisterinlaw, jay schuler, who have been trying to clear dianes name ever since her death. The story of diane schuler and the horrifying collision she caused is a series of mysteries that probably cant be solved but that could, from.
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