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Mommie Dearest
- Director: Frank Perry
- Writer: Christina Crawford; Robert Getchell
- Producer: David Koontz; Neil A. Machlis
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Yes...it is as bad as they say it is...
Nothing short of a hatchet job on Ms Crawford...by a dis-inherited adopted daughter - who - herself - was no paragon of virtue.
Dunaway's performance is excruciating...camp has been taken to a whole new level. At times, unintentionally hysterical - which makes it even more hysterical.
Dunaway still refuses to talk about this film...a wise decision on an un-wise choice.
So bad...it's brilliant!
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Based on the book about Joan Crawford, one of the great Hollywood actresses of our time, written by her adopted daughter Christina Crawford. Joan decides to adopt children of her own to fill a void in her life. Yet, her problems with alcohol, men, and the pressures of show business get in the way of her personal life, turning her into a mentally abusive wreck seen through the eyes of Christina and her brother Christopher, who unwillingly bore the burden of life that was unseen behind the closed doors of "The Most Beautiful House in Brentwood."
Cast & Characters
Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford;
Diana Scarwid as Christina Crawford;
Steve Forrest as Greg Savitt;
Howard Da Silva as Louis B. Mayer;
Mara Hobel as Christina Crawford;
Rutanya Alda as Carol Ann;
Harry Goz as Alfred Steele;
Michael Edwards as Ted Gelber;
Jocelyn Brando as Barbara Bennett;
Priscilla Pointer as Mrs. Chadwick;
Joe Abdullah as Captain;
Gary Allen as Jimmy;
Selma Archerd as Connie;
Adrian Aron as Wedding Guest;
Xander Berkeley as Christopher Crawford