What an incredible display of family denial. They repeatedly discuss how Diane was private and didn't let anyone know what's going on. Then can't accept the fact that she most likely hid her drug and alcohol abuse. Wow. Very frustrating story. So sad for the victims.
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
2011
Action / Crime / Documentary
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
2011
Action / Crime / Documentary
Plot summary
Filmmaker Liz Garbus investigates the mysterious tragedy of Diane Schuler in an effort to understand what went wrong.
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Family denial at it's finest
Very telling in some ways
Mostly the relationship between Diane and Danny. His mom said she treated him like a big child. So he never had to lift a finger, had some kind of job as a security guard. During the hours leading up to the crash neither called each other once. You get my point? She calls her brother instead. Towards the end this horribly obnoxious man says something bitter about being left to raise a kid he didn't want, and he'd stopped working. His sister was struggling in his place to be Brian's parent. That said it all for me. Diane was overwhelmed. A volcano that was going to erupt no matter what. She hid her pain. She avoided things like the dentist, and her mom. She hated being out of control. Maybe she'd reached the end of her rope and was gonna take the kids with her. I don't think Diane was a horrible person leading up to the crash, but her choices took eight lives. She knew she was drinking and smoking pot. She knew she had four kids with her. She stopped along the way, yet kept going. At any time she could have called 911 for help. She didn't. My theory is Diane was an alcoholic who took recreational drugs, and Danny knew about it. She was the only one keeping all the plates spinning, until she dropped them all. I hope Jay raised Brian. I really do.
Sad, sad, sad
The story of "Aunt Diane" is ultimately a story about denial. The family of Diane Schuler, while confronted with overwhelming evidence of her being drunk and high, is stunning. I know they loved her. But PLEASE! Toxicology reports have no reason to lie. This is one of the saddest stories I've ever heard. The fact that they thought she "had a stroke" was amazing. I don't think Diane Schuler was evil, I think she was an addict, who hid it very well from her family and friends. Based on the toxicology reports she was amazingly intoxicated but she maintained well enough to go to McDonald's and a gas station-HELLO! This shows me she had built up a tolerance to alcohol and weed, otherwise she would not be able to walk.
Then it (Vodka and Weed) truly kicked in. That's where it went off the rails. How awful for everyone involved. Those precious children taken, the son surviving but impaired for life. And the innocent men just driving to get a Spaghetti and Meatball dinner...
I know the family loved Diane, but PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE HER CULPABILITY IN THIS....SHE WAS DRUNK AND HIGH. End of story.