Some favors don’t end when the clock hits morning—they tighten into obligation, then into captivity. That’s the hook of “Crazy Old Lady,” which Shudder has unveiled with a new trailer ahead of the film’s late-February streaming debut.
In the film, Pedro (Daniel Hendler) gets a frantic call from his ex-girlfriend asking him to look after her senile mother, Alicia (Carmen Maura, known for her work in many Pedro Almodóvar classics), for the night. What begins as a small favor spirals into a living nightmare when Alicia refuses to let him leave, forcing Pedro to play along with her sadistic games to survive. The trailer is described as a hagsploitation take on “Misery.”
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Agustina Liendo also co-stars. Writer-director Martín Mauregui makes his feature directorial debut, and the project is produced by Spanish filmmaker J.A. Bayona (“Society Of The Snow,” “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”).
Bayona tied his involvement to a long-ago promise made when Guillermo del Toro produced “The Orphanage,” and explained what drew him to Mauregui’s script.
“When I began my career with ‘The Orphanage,’ Guillermo del Toro produced it on one condition: that I would sponsor another director in the future. I loved Mauregui’s script, and it’s an opportunity to return to genre cinema, which I love. I approached the project to lend a hand, but I ended up producing.”
The Spanish-Argentine co-production hails from Películas La Trini, Primo Content, Mr Fields and Friends, Bambu Producciones, and La Unión De Los Ríos, with the participation of Amazon España.
“Crazy Old Lady” premiered at Fantastic Fest last year, where it won Best Director in the Horror Competition, and later screened as an Official Selection at the Sitges Film Festival. The 91-minute film is Spanish-language with English subtitles. It premieres on Shudder on February 27, 2026.
