The Five of Me

The Five of Me is a 1981 American

• David Birney as Henry Hawksworth
• Dee Wallace as Ann
• Mitchell Ryan as Dr. Ralph B. Allison
• John McLiam as Henry's Father
• James Whitmore Jr. as Harry
• Ben Piazza as Neurologist
• Judith Chapman as Sally
• Robert L. Gibson as Fred
• Herb Armstrong as Bowling Alley Manager

Plot

The story is about Henry Hawksworth, who is in a struggle with four other personalities within him.^[1][2] Henry is shown as a child being threatened by his unbalanced father. The father is threatening to castrate his son. Later Henry returns from South Korea and is a hero for saving a buddy. While he was there, Henry was imprisoned and had developed another personality to cope with things. This personality was Dana.^[3] Dana is a family man with conservative values. It is this personality that falls in love with a woman called Ann. Another personality is the violent and sociopathic Johnny. Then there is creative and childish Peter. There is also the protective and unemotional Phil. The Johnny personality commits a crime and goes to court where the multiple personalities of Henry come to light.^[4]

Background

The film is based on the true story of Henry Hawksworth, who suffered from multiple personality disorder.^[5] The book on which the film is inspired by, The Five of Me, was written by Hawksworth with Ted Schwarz.^[6][7]

During the filming of this production, an accident occurred on February 21, 1981. Camera assistant Jack Tandberg was killed on the set when he was struck by a driverless stunt car.^[8] This is also mentioned in Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story by Mollie Gregory, which suggests a lack of industry standards may have led to Tandberg's death.^[9]

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