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Mommie Dearest (1981)
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Mommie Dearest, best selling memoir, turned motion picture, depicts the abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother...screen queen Joan Crawford. Director:Frank Perry |
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Cast
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Mara Hobel | ... | |
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Carol Ann
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Harry Goz | ... |
Alfred Steele
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Michael Edwards | ... |
Ted Gelber
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Jocelyn Brando | ... |
Barbara Bennett
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Priscilla Pointer | ... |
Mrs. Chadwick
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Joe Abdullah | ... |
Captain
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Gary Allen | ... |
Jimmy
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Selma Archerd | ... |
Connie
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Adrian Aron | ... |
Wedding Guest
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| Xander Berkeley | ... |
Christopher Crawford (adult)
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Storyline
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." Written by Geoffrey A. Middleton <gamidd01@morehead-st.edu>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
Faye Dunaway is Joan Crawford. A star...a legend...and a mother. The illusion of perfection. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Maman très chère See more »Box Office
Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$905,920 (USA) (20 September 1981) (85 Screens)Gross:
$25,032,261 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Trivia
In an interview in the Hollywood Royalty DVD, Rutanya Alda says she once looked in Christina Crawford's real closet, and she did have wire hangers. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: When Mayer fires Crawford, she is standing in front of a large portrait featuring a group of MGM stars. This scene is supposed to be taking place circa 1943. The portrait clearly features Esther Williams standing at the end of the front row in her Roman costume for JUPITER'S DARLING, which was filmed in 1955, 12 years after Joan left Metro. See more »
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