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{{Short description|2005 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = C.R.A.Z.Y.
| image          = CrazyFilm.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Jean-Marc Vallée]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist}}
* [[Pierre Even (producer)|Pierre Even]]
* Jean-Marc Vallée
{{Endplainlist}}
| writer         = {{Plainlist}}
* [[François Boulay]]
* Jean-Marc Vallée
{{Endplainlist}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist}}
* [[Marc-André Grondin]]
* [[Pierre-Luc Brillant]]
* [[Michel Côté (actor)|Michel Côté]]
* [[Danielle Proulx]]
{{Endplainlist}}
| music          = 
| cinematography = [[Pierre Mignot]]
| editing        = [[Paul Jutras]]
| studio         = Cirrus Communications<br>Playtime Films
| distributor    = [[TVA Films]]
| released       = {{Film date|2005|5|27}}
| runtime        = 127 minutes
| country        = Canada
| language       = French
| budget         = $6.5 million
| gross          = $9.9 million
}}

'''''C.R.A.Z.Y.''''' is a 2005 Canadian [[coming-of-age film|coming-of-age]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Jean-Marc Vallée]] and co-written by Vallée and [[François Boulay]]. It tells the story of Zac, a young gay man dealing with [[homophobia]] while growing up with four brothers and his father in Quebec during the 1960s and 1970s. The film employs an extensive [[soundtrack]], featuring artists such as [[David Bowie]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Patsy Cline]], [[Charles Aznavour]], and [[The Rolling Stones]].

A popular piece in the [[Cinema of Quebec]], ''C.R.A.Z.Y.'' was one of the highest-grossing films of the year in the province. The film won numerous honours, among them 11 [[26th Genie Awards|Genie Awards]], including [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Motion Picture]]. At Quebec's [[Prix Jutra]] film awards, it won 13 awards in the competitive categories from 14 nominations, becoming the all-time record holder for most award wins at that ceremony; it also won both of the box-office based awards, the ''Billet d'or'' and the ''Film s'étant le plus illustré à l'extérieur du Québec'', for a total of 15 awards overall.<ref>"Jutra judges wild about C.R.A.Z.Y." ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', March 20, 2006.</ref>

''C.R.A.Z.Y.'' was submitted for consideration for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]], but was not nominated.

In 2015, [[Toronto International Film Festival]] critics ranked it among the [[Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time]].

==Plot==
Born on Christmas in 1960, Zac is one of four and later five brothers: bookish Christian, rebellious Raymond, sporty, flatulent Antoine and then Yvan. He has a special relationship with his father Gervais, but things began to fall apart as Zac's non-masculine ways start to show. Their unique relationship officially ends when Gervais comes home to find Zac dressed in his mother's clothes. Ever since then, he "had unwittingly declared war on his father".

At the Christmas party in 1975, Zac shotguns a joint with his cousin Brigitte's boyfriend Paul, which sparks Zac's attraction. His friend Michelle tries to kiss him, but Zac stops her with the excuse of protecting their friendship. Later on, he discovers that Brigitte is no longer with Paul. In a moment of spontaneity, Zac runs a red light on his motorcycle, only to be struck by a car and hospitalized. Zac later learns that Brigitte is back with Paul.

Zac begins a relationship with Michelle, temporarily relieving Gervais—until he sees Zac stepping out of the car with a male classmate, adjusting his crotch. Angry, Gervais has Zac see a [[Psychologist|therapist]] to [[conversion therapy|"cure"]] him of his "homosexuality". The therapist's conclusion is that Zac made "a subconscious deliberate mistake", intentionally doing it so that Gervais would catch him and find out he was "gay".

At the Christmas dinner in 1980, Zac and Michelle's relationship has become closer and more physical. His brother Christian announces his engagement. At Christian's wedding reception, Zac and Paul shotgun a [[joint (cannabis)|joint]] outside, but are seen by a guest who thought they were kissing. Gervais overhears this gossip, and chaos ensues. Gervais confronts Zac in the pouring rain, and Zac admittedly [[coming out|comes out]], yelling that while he was not kissing Paul, he wished he had been. A sobbing, eavesdropping Michelle runs out of hiding, and Gervais tells Zac to leave. Zac flies to Jerusalem. Disgusted with himself after a gay sexual escapade, he walks into the desert and collapses in exhaustion. A [[Bedouin]], who finds Zac, drips water on Zac's face and takes Zac into his care.

Zac returns home to find his second eldest brother hospitalized after a [[opioid overdose|heroin overdose]]; he dies the next day. After the funeral, Gervais hugs Zac emotionally. Ten years after his brother's death, Zac narrates that Gervais "had become my father once more", even to the point of allowing his lover into his house.

==Cast==
[[File:Marc-André Grondin on GOON set crop.JPG|150px|thumb|[[Marc-André Grondin]] plays Zachary.]]
{{Cast listing|
* [[Marc-André Grondin]] as Zachary Beaulieu
* [[Pierre-Luc Brillant]] as Raymond Beaulieu
* [[Michel Côté (actor)|Michel Côté]] as Gervais Beaulieu, the father
* [[Danielle Proulx]] as Laurianne Beaulieu, the mother
* Alex Gravel as Antoine Beaulieu, Zac's third brother, an athletic boy.
* Maxime Tremblay as Christian Beaulieu, Zac's studious eldest brother.
* [[Mariloup Wolfe]] as Brigitte, Zac's first cousin
* Francis Ducharme as Paul, Brigitte's boyfriend and interest of Zac's
* [[Maxime Le Flaguais]] as Patrick
}}

==Production==
===Development===
[[File:Jean-Marc Vallée, Genie Awards 2012.jpg|150px|thumb|Director [[Jean-Marc Vallée]] co-wrote the screenplay and assembled the soundtrack.]]
Director [[Jean-Marc Vallée]] conceived of the film when he and his wife met [[François Boulay]] while staying in a cottage in the [[Eastern Townships]], Quebec. Boulay told them about his childhood and four brothers, with memories Vallée found sometimes amusing and sometimes concerning.<ref name="Hays">{{Cite web |title=Going C.R.A.Z.Y.: The story behind Quebec's current box-office triumph |url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/crazy.html |last=Hays |first=Matthew |author-link=Matthew Hays |work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=20 June 2005 |access-date=14 October 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050623013654/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/crazy.html |archive-date=23 June 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref> At Vallée's urging, Boulay later mailed Vallée a screenplay draft called ''Random Souvenirs of my Life'' based on his childhood, totaling 100 pages.<ref name="Leiren"/> Vallée added elements about the mother character and began shaping a song list.<ref name="Hays"/> After seeing ''[[Good Will Hunting]]'' (1997), Vallée considered setting the film in [[Boston]], but actor [[Michel Côté (actor)|Michel Côté]] read the screenplay and persuaded Vallée that it was a fundamentally Quebec story.<ref name="Leiren"/>

Vallée and Boulay worked on the screenplay for five years, finishing by November 2000. The projected budget of $8.9 million had to be reduced to $7.3 million before some sponsorship from [[Telefilm Canada]] could be secured.<ref name="Knegt">{{Cite web |title=Looking back at the crazy success story that was Jean-Marc Vallée's 'C.R.A.Z.Y.' |url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/looking-back-at-the-crazy-success-story-that-was-jean-marc-vall%C3%A9e-s-c-r-a-z-y-1.3471225 |last=Knegt |first=Peter |work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=4 March 2016 |access-date=12 April 2017 |archive-date=11 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411161338/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/looking-back-at-the-crazy-success-story-that-was-jean-marc-vall%C3%A9e-s-c-r-a-z-y-1.3471225 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Filming===
Shooting began in April 2004, but when the project ran out of money, filming temporarily ceased in the summer. [[Michel Côté (actor)|Michel Côté]] made a personal donation to restart the project.<ref name="Knegt"/>

Sets were generally inexpensive, though the film did require a large portion of the budget for [[special effects]].<ref name="Fox">{{cite news |last=Fox |first=Matthew |date=16 October 2005 |title=Quebec's own coming-of-age story |work=[[The Toronto Star]] |page=C03 |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20051016/282187941412676 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |archive-date=5 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405154527/https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20051016/282187941412676 |url-status=live }}</ref> Art director [[Patrice Vermette]] made many decorations for the sets accurate for the periods.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dumais |first=Manon |date=18 May 2005 |title=C.R.A.Z.Y. : Des airs de famille |work=[[Voir]] |access-date=14 April 2017 |url=https://voir.ca/cinema/2005/05/18/c-r-a-z-y-des-airs-de-famille/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151026224507/https://voir.ca/cinema/2005/05/18/c-r-a-z-y-des-airs-de-famille/ |archive-date=2015-10-26}}</ref> In addition to being set in Montreal, Montreal was used as a filming location.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bowen |first1=Arabella |last2=Watson  |first2=John Shandy |chapter=Montreal on film |title=The Rough Guide to Montreal |edition=3 |publisher=Penguin |date=1 June 2007 |isbn=978-0756646882 |page=293}}</ref> The scenes set in [[Jerusalem]] were filmed in [[Essaouira]], [[Morocco]], with the sand located one kilometre from the city being employed for desert shots.<ref name="Tremblay">{{Cite web|title=C.R.A.Z.Y. triomphe à Marrakech |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/non-classe/95084/c-r-a-z-y-triomphe-a-marrakech |last=Tremblay |first=Odile |work=[[Le Devoir]] |date=14 November 2005 |access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref>

===Music===
Nearly 10% of the budget was spent on acquiring song rights for the soundtrack, with the cost being $600,000.<ref name="Seguin">{{cite magazine |last=Seguin |first=Denis |date=21 November 2005 |title=A C.R.A.Z.Y. situation |magazine=Canadian Business |volume=78 |issue=23 |pages=11–12}}</ref><ref name="Johnson">{{cite magazine |last=Johnson |first=Brian D. |author-link=Brian D. Johnson |date=24 October 2005 |title=Shine On You C.R.A.Z.Y. Diamond |magazine=[[Maclean's]] |volume=118 |issue=43 |page=87}}</ref><ref name="Howell">{{cite news |last1=Howell |first1=Peter |title=Quebec's Jean-Marc Vallée was an impactful filmmaker who swung his sledgehammer softly |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/opinion/2021/12/27/quebecs-jean-marc-valle-was-an-impactful-filmmaker-who-swung-his-sledgehammer-softly.html |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=Toronto Star |date=December 27, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228000431/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/opinion/2021/12/27/quebecs-jean-marc-valle-was-an-impactful-filmmaker-who-swung-his-sledgehammer-softly.html |archive-date=2021-12-28}}</ref> Producers spent two and a half years obtaining the rights for all of them, and Vallée surrendered his salary to help pay for them.<ref name="Gaudet">{{Cite news|last=Gaudet |first=Agnès |date=1 June 2005 |title=Dur, dur d'obtenir les droits des chansons |work=[[Canoe.ca]] }}</ref>  Period music is an important element of the film, highlighting characters and recurrent themes and events in Zac's [[coming of age]].<ref name="Seguin"/><ref name="Vertigo"/> The soundtrack includes songs by [[Pink Floyd]] ("[[Shine On You Crazy Diamond]]," "[[The Great Gig in the Sky]]"), [[The Rolling Stones]] ("[[Sympathy for the Devil]]"), [[David Bowie]] ("[[Space Oddity]]"), [[Jefferson Airplane]] ("[[White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane song)|White Rabbit]]"), [[The Cure]] ("[[10:15 Saturday Night]]"), [[Giorgio Moroder]] ("[[From Here to Eternity (Giorgio Moroder song)|From Here to Eternity]]"), [[Elvis Presley]] ("[[Santa Claus Is Back in Town]]"), and many others.<ref name="Seguin"/><ref name="Gaudet"/><ref name="Vertigo">{{cite web |url=http://www.vertigomagazine.co.uk/showarticle.php?sel=bac&siz=0&id=351 |work=Vertigo |title=Featured film: ''C.R.A.Z.Y.'' |first=Metin |last=Alsanjak |date=April 2006 |access-date=2007-08-12 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070928160311/http://www.vertigomagazine.co.uk/showarticle.php?sel=bac&siz=0&id=351 |archive-date=September 28, 2007}}</ref> "Sympathy for the Devil" alone cost $138,000, as it is used for two minutes, 25 seconds.<ref name="Johnson"/>

The [[Charles Aznavour]] song "{{lang|fr|Emmenez-moi}}" is repeated over and over in the film, often sung by the father. He also sings another Aznavour song—"{{lang|fr|[[Hier Encore]]}}", as part of Zac's 20th birthday celebrations. The title derives from the first letter in the names of the five brothers: Christian, Raymond, Antoine, Zachary and Yvan,<ref name="Hays"/> and also refers to their father's abiding love of [[Patsy Cline]]'s song "[[Crazy (Willie Nelson song)|Crazy]]", which itself is used as a recurring motif in the film.<ref name="Leiren"/>

==Release==
''C.R.A.Z.Y.'' was rejected for competition in the [[2005 Cannes Film Festival]] in April.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 April 2005 |title=Le Festival de Cannes présente la liste des films en compétition |publisher=[[The Canadian Press]] }}</ref> It opened on 75 screens in Quebec on 27 May 2005.<ref name="Fox"/> The film screened at the [[2005 Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto International Film Festival]] in September 2005.<ref name="Johnson"/> and the [[Marrakech International Film Festival]] in Morocco in November 2005.<ref name="Tremblay"/> It played in Toronto theatres in October,<ref name="Fox"/> and opened in [[Vancouver]] on 25 November.<ref name="Leiren"/>

By the film's screening at the [[AFI Fest]] in November 2005, distribution was sold to 40 countries.<ref name="Seguin"/> The film never had a general theatrical release in the United States, aside from film festivals. U.S. distribution rights issues were posed by the film's use of "[[Shine On You Crazy Diamond]]" by [[Pink Floyd]].<ref name="Knegt"/>

''C.R.A.Z.Y.'' was initially released on [[DVD]] in Quebec in October 2005, followed by TVA Films' English-language Canadian DVD in April 2006. When Vallée learned the special features on the latter did not have English [[subtitle (captioning)|subtitles]], he and TVA Films planned a corrected two-disc English DVD for November.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dinoff |first=Distin |date=15 May 2006 |title=Vallée to release third – yes third – DVD of C.R.A.Z.Y. |work=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]] |access-date=14 April 2017 |url=http://playbackonline.ca/2006/05/15/dvd-20060515/ |archive-date=14 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414193226/http://playbackonline.ca/2006/05/15/dvd-20060515/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the wake of Vallée's death in December 2021, the film received a special tribute broadcast on the [[TVA (Canada)|TVA]] network on December 29.<ref>Léa Papineau Robichaud, [https://www.24heures.ca/2021/12/29/voila-une-occasion-de-voir-ou-revoir-crazy-demain-soir "Vous pourrez voir ou revoir C.R.A.Z.Y. mercredi soir à la télé et sur le web"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302223335/https://www.24heures.ca/2021/12/29/voila-une-occasion-de-voir-ou-revoir-crazy-demain-soir |date=2022-03-02 }}. ''7 Jours'', December 29, 2021.</ref> It was also added to Quebecor's streaming platform QUB in 2021, and reentered the Canadian box office charts in the winter of 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://playbackonline.ca/2022/03/01/hot-sheet-top-5-canadian-films-for-feb-18-to-24-2022/ |title=Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for Feb. 18 to 24, 2022 |work=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]] |date=March 1, 2022 |access-date=March 2, 2022 |archive-date=March 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302223642/https://playbackonline.ca/2022/03/01/hot-sheet-top-5-canadian-films-for-feb-18-to-24-2022/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 2022, the film received its first significant release in the United States from [[Samuel Goldwyn Films]], playing selected LGBTQ film festivals before going into wider commercial release.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Grobar |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/jean-marc-vallee-film-crazy-to-get-us-release-via-samuel-goldwyn-films-1235021250/ |title=Jean-Marc Vallée's 2005 Dramedy 'C.R.A.Z.Y.' To Get First-Ever U.S. Release Via Samuel Goldwyn Films |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=May 11, 2022 |access-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618022711/https://deadline.com/2022/05/jean-marc-vallee-film-crazy-to-get-us-release-via-samuel-goldwyn-films-1235021250/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film received a memorial screening at the [[80th Venice International Film Festival]] in September 2023.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/vampire-dramedy-tribute-to-late-jean-marc-vall-e-set-for-venice-film-sidebar/article_a0ad45fd-bb5d-5025-b7c0-92e0757b94e7.html "Vampire dramedy, tribute to late Jean-Marc Vallée set for Venice film sidebar"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727212334/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/vampire-dramedy-tribute-to-late-jean-marc-vall-e-set-for-venice-film-sidebar/article_a0ad45fd-bb5d-5025-b7c0-92e0757b94e7.html |date=2023-07-27 }}. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', July 27, 2023.</ref>

==Reception==
===Box office===
In its first two weeks, ''C.R.A.Z.Y.'' grossed $2 million in Quebec alone.<ref name="Hays"/> After seven weeks, the provincial gross reached C$3.6 million.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kelly |first=Brendan |date=18 July 2005 |title=Quebec Pix Wow Locals |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |volume=399 |issue=8 |page=8 |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Quebec+pix+wow+locals%3A+French+fare+saves+B.O.+from+continent%27s+drift-a0134624725 |access-date=2023-04-05 |archive-date=2023-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405154527/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Quebec+pix+wow+locals%3A+French+fare+saves+B.O.+from+continent%27s+drift-a0134624725 |url-status=live }}</ref> By October 2005, the film made nearly $6 million in Quebec theatres, placing second in the summer season provincial box office to ''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theyre-mad-about-crazy/article1125055/ |title=They're mad about C.R.A.Z.Y. |last=Yakabuski |first=Konrad |date=15 November 2005 |access-date=12 April 2017 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |archive-date=13 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413053940/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theyre-mad-about-crazy/article1125055/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By March 2006, the film made over $6.2 million in Canadian theatres.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Genies show love for C.R.A.Z.Y. |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/genies-show-love-for-c-r-a-z-y-1.591741 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=13 March 2006 |access-date=12 April 2017 |archive-date=13 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413153626/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/genies-show-love-for-c-r-a-z-y-1.591741 |url-status=live }}</ref> By that time, the gross outside of Quebec was $3,692,417.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr3878965765/|title=C.R.A.Z.Y. 2009 Re-release|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=2021-08-25|archive-date=2021-08-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825211154/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr3878965765/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film finished its run grossing $6.2 million in Quebec alone. It was the third highest-grossing film in Quebec in 2005, following ''Revenge of the Sith'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''.<ref name="Knegt"/>

===Critical reception===
''C.R.A.Z.Y.'' has a 100% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 31 reviews, with a [[weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]] of 8.1/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Balancing heart and humor against outstanding work from a talented cast, ''C.R.A.Z.Y.'' proves the coming-of-age formula can still produce powerful results."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/crazy/ |title=''C.R.A.Z.Y.'' |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=27 December 2021 |archive-date=27 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227232205/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/crazy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Metacritic]] assigned the film a weighted average score of 81 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/crazy?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c | title=C.r.a.z.y. | website=[[Metacritic]] | access-date=2023-12-18 | archive-date=2023-12-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218132959/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/crazy/?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c | url-status=live }}</ref>

In Canada, Susan Walker of ''[[The Toronto Star]]'' assessed the film as "moving, funny, truthful".<ref>{{cite news |last=Walker |first=Susan |date=25 November 2005 |title=Movies |work=[[The Toronto Star]] |page=D08}}</ref> Martin Bilodeau praised the film in ''[[Le Devoir]]'' for its ambition and magic.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bilodeau |first=Martin |date=21 May 2005 |title=C.R.A.Z.Y. ou la vérité folle d'un amour fou |work=[[Le Devoir]] |access-date=14 April 2017 |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/82309/c-r-a-z-y-ou-la-verite-folle-d-un-amour-fou |language=fr |archive-date=12 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412223230/https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/82309/c-r-a-z-y-ou-la-verite-folle-d-un-amour-fou |url-status=live }}</ref>  In ''[[Exclaim!]]'', Allan Tong praised it as "a funny, infectious ride through Quebecois pop culture of the '60s and '70s", and honest with vitality.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tong |first=Allan |date=1 November 2005 |title=C.R.A.Z.Y. |work=[[Exclaim!]] |access-date=14 April 2017 |url=http://exclaim.ca/film/article/crazy-jean-marc_vallee-3 |archive-date=1 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401081147/http://exclaim.ca/film/article/crazy-jean-marc_vallee-3 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Liz Beardsworth from ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' positively reviewed the film for its acting, citing Marc-Andre Grondin and Michel Coté, and wit.<ref>{{cite web |last=Beardsworth |first=Liz |date=31 March 2006 |title=C.R.A.Z.Y. Review |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |access-date=12 April 2017 |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/crzy/review/ |archive-date=13 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413054045/http://www.empireonline.com/movies/crzy/review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Jay Weissberg from ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' declared it a "bouncy [[coming-of-age film|coming-of-age tale]]" with great music and capable performances from Cote and Grondin.<ref>{{cite web |last=Weissberg |first=Jay |date=13 September 2005 |title=Review: 'C.R.A.Z.Y.' |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=12 April 2017 |url=https://variety.com/2005/film/awards/c-r-a-z-y-1200523219/ |archive-date=13 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413154128/http://variety.com/2005/film/awards/c-r-a-z-y-1200523219/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the film a C+, with Jeff Labrecque writing it lacked character development.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Labrecque |first=Jeff |date=22 December 2006 |title=C.R.A.Z.Y. |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |volume=912 |page=77}}</ref> Writing for [[BBC]], Jamie Woolley remarked on the stylistic photography, found a few scenes overlong but concluded the film added up to more than the value of each scene combined.<ref>{{cite web |last=Woolley |first=Jamie |date=11 April 2006 |title=C.R.A.Z.Y. (2006) |work=[[BBC]] |access-date=14 April 2017 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2006/04/12/crazy_2006_review.shtml |archive-date=12 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512154553/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2006/04/12/crazy_2006_review.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2005, it was named to the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]'s annual Canada's Top Ten list of the year's best films.<ref>{{cite news|title=Topping the list: Canada's cinematic achievements |work=[[National Post]] |date=December 14, 2005}}</ref>

In 2015, the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] placed ''C.R.A.Z.Y.'' eighth in the [[Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/atanarjuat-voted-no-1-canadian-film-of-all-time-1.3047162 |title=Atanarjuat voted No. 1 Canadian film of all time |date=24 April 2015 |access-date=29 August 2016 |work=[[CBC News]] |archive-date=11 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411151915/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/atanarjuat-voted-no-1-canadian-film-of-all-time-1.3047162 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Accolades===
The film was submitted for consideration for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]],<ref name="Leiren">{{Cite web |url=https://www.straight.com/article/c-r-a-z-y-in-quebec |title=Jean-Marc Vallée's keeps C.R.A.Z.Y. in Quebec |last=Leiren-Young |first=Mark |work=[[The Georgia Straight]] |date=24 November 2005 |access-date=12 April 2017 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411060007/https://www.straight.com/article/c-r-a-z-y-in-quebec |url-status=live }}</ref> but was not nominated.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Award
! scope="col"|Date of ceremony
! scope="col"|Category
! scope="col"|Recipient(s) 
! scope="col"|Result
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref(s)|References}}
|-
!scope="row" | [[AFI Fest]]
| November 2005
| People's Choice Award
| rowspan="2" | [[Jean-Marc Vallée]]
| {{won}}
|rowspan=1| <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/quebecs-crazy-picks-up-us-film-prize/article23004496/ |title=Quebec's C.R.A.Z.Y picks up U.S. film prize |last=Adam |first=James |date=15 November 2005 |access-date=12 April 2017 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |archive-date=13 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413054152/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/quebecs-crazy-picks-up-us-film-prize/article23004496/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Atlantic Film Festival]]
| September 2005
| Best Canadian Feature
| {{won}}
|rowspan=1| <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/crazy-scores-again-at-atlantic-film-festival/article18248774/ |title=C.R.A.Z.Y. scores again at Atlantic Film Festival |date=26 September 2005 |access-date=12 April 2017 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |archive-date=13 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413054219/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/crazy-scores-again-at-atlantic-film-festival/article18248774/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=13| [[Genie Awards]]
| rowspan="13" | [[26th Genie Awards|13 March 2006]]
| [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Motion Picture]]
| [[Pierre Even (producer)|Pierre Even]], Jean-Marc Vallée
| {{won}}
| rowspan="13" | <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/jean-marc-vallees-crazy-wins-big-at-2006-genie-awards/article20409646/ |title=Jean-Marc Vallee's C.R.A.Z.Y. wins big at 2006 Genie awards |last=McKay |first=John |date=13 March 2006 |access-date=12 April 2017 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |archive-date=13 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413054247/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/jean-marc-vallees-crazy-wins-big-at-2006-genie-awards/article20409646/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Director|Best Direction]]
| Jean-Marc Vallée
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]
| Jean-Marc Vallée, [[François Boulay]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Michel Côté (actor)|Michel Côté]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Marc-André Grondin]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Danielle Proulx]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| [[Pierre Mignot]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| [[Paul Jutras]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Overall Sound|Best Overall Sound]]
| Yvon Benoît, Daniel Bisson, [[Luc Boudrias]], [[Bernard Gariépy Strobl]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]]
| Martin Pinsonnault, Mira Mailhot, Simon Meilleur, Mireille Morin, Jean-François Sauvé 
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design|Best Art Direction / Production Design]]
| [[Patrice Vermette]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
| [[Ginette Magny]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Screen Award (Canada)|Golden Reel Award]]
| Pierre Even, Jean-Marc Vallée
| {{won}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=4|  [[Gijón International Film Festival]]
| rowspan="4" | 2005
| Best Director
| Jean-Marc Vallée
| {{won}}
|rowspan=4| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/ultranova-tops-gijon-1117933987/ |title='Ultranova' tops Gijon |last=Hopewell |first=John |date=5 December 2005 |access-date=12 April 2017 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=13 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413054322/http://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/ultranova-tops-gijon-1117933987/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Best Screenplay
| François Boulay, Jean-Marc Vallée
| {{won}}
|-
| Art Direction
| Patrice Vermette
| {{won}}
|-
| Young Jury Prize
| Jean-Marc Vallée
| {{won}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=14| [[Prix Iris|Jutra Awards]]
|rowspan=14| [[8th Jutra Awards|April 2006]]
| [[Prix Iris for Best Film|Best Film]]
| Pierre Even, Jean-Marc Vallée
| {{won}}
|rowspan=14| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://oldads.playbackmag.com/articles/magazine/20060403/jutras.html |title=C.R.A.Z.Y. sweeps Jutras, as expected |last=Hays |first=Matthew |work=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]] |date=3 April 2006 |access-date=12 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042837/http://oldads.playbackmag.com/articles/magazine/20060403/jutras.html |archive-date=6 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Prix Iris for Best Director|Best Direction]]
| Jean-Marc Vallée
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Prix Iris for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Jean-Marc Vallée, François Boulay
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Prix Iris for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Marc-André Grondin
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Prix Iris for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Michel Côté 
| {{won}}
|-
| Pierre-Luc Brillant
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Prix Iris for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Danielle Proulx
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Prix Iris for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| Pierre Mignot
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Prix Iris for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| Paul Jutras
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Prix Iris for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]]
| Patrice Vermette
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Prix Iris for Best Sound|Best Sound]]
| Yvon Benoît, Daniel Bisson, Luc Boudrias, Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Martin Pinsonnault, Mira Mailhot, Simon Meilleur, Mireille Morin, Jean-François Sauvé 
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Prix Iris for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
| Ginette Magny
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Prix Iris for Best Makeup|Best Makeup]]
| Micheline Trépanier
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Prix Iris for Best Hair|Best Hairstyling]]
| Réjean Goderre
| {{won}}
|-
!scope="row" | [[Lumière Awards]]
| rowspan="1" | [[12th Lumière Awards|5 February 2007]]
|  [[Lumière Award for Best French-Language Film|Best French-Language Film]]
| rowspan="3" | Jean-Marc Vallée
| {{nom}}
|rowspan=1| <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allocine.fr/festivals/festival-132/edition-18353284/palmares/ |title=Prix et nominations : Lumières de la presse étrangère 2007 |work=[[AlloCiné]] |access-date=14 April 2017 |language=fr |archive-date=15 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415200611/http://www.allocine.fr/festivals/festival-132/edition-18353284/palmares/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Maine International Film Festival]]
| 2007
|  Audience Favorite Award
| {{won}}
|rowspan=1| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.miff.org/past-festivals/|title=Past Festivals: MIFF 2007 |publisher=[[Maine International Film Festival]] |language=en-US|access-date=8 August 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170816161119/http://miff.org/past-festivals |archive-date=August 16, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Toronto International Film Festival]]
| rowspan="1" | [[2005 Toronto International Film Festival|8–17 September 2005]]
| [[Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film|Best Canadian Film]]
| {{won}}
|rowspan=1| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cfe.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/films/crazy |title=C.R.A.Z.Y. |website=Canadian Film Encyclopedia |publisher=[[Toronto International Film Festival]] |access-date=5 April 2023 |archive-date=5 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405154529/https://cfe.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/films/crazy |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[List of submissions to the 78th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film]]
* [[List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite journal |last1=Blanchard |first1=Maxime |title=L'aliénation tranquille: C.R.A.Z.Y. de Jean-Marc Vallée |language=fr |journal=Contemporary French and Francophone Studies |volume=13 |issue=1 |year=2009 |pages=71–79 |doi=10.1080/17409290802606846 |s2cid=192049309 }}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0401085}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|id=crazy|title=C.R.A.Z.Y.}}
* Gabriel Laverdière, [https://archive.today/20130101093637/http://www.theses.ulaval.ca/2010/26619/ ''Poétiques identitaires: Refigurations des identités québécoises et homosexuelles dans le film C.R.A.Z.Y.''], mémoire de maîtrise, Québec, Université Laval (2010) ([http://archimede.bibl.ulaval.ca/archimede/fichiers/26619/26619.pdf PDF file] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225611/http://archimede.bibl.ulaval.ca/archimede/fichiers/26619/26619.pdf |date=2016-03-03 }}).

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