Mommie Dearest (1981)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Faye Dunaway
Joan Crawford
Diana Scarwid
Christina Crawford - Adult
Steve Forrest
Greg Savitt
Howard Da Silva
L.B. Mayer
Mara Hobel
Christina Crawford - Child
Rutanya Alda
Carol Ann
Harry Goz
Al Steele
Michael Edwards
Ted Gelber
Jocelyn Brando
Barbara Bennett
Robert Getchell
Writer
Joe Abdullah
Captain
Priscilla Pointer
Mrs. Chadwick
Frank Perry
Director
Gary Allen
Jimmy
Christina Crawford
Writer
Selma Archerd
Connie
Frank Yablans
Writer
Adrian Aron
Wedding Guest
Xander Berkeley
Christopher Crawford
Tracy Hotchner
Writer
Matthew Campion
Actor in Soap
Carolyn Coates
Mother Superior
Henry Mancini
Composer
Jerry Douglas
Radio Interviewer
Margaret Fairchild
Mother Superior
Paul Lohmann
Cinematographer
Phillip R. Allen
Pepsi Executive #1
Peter E. Berger
Editor
James Kirkwood Jr.
Master of Ceremonies
Nancy Klopper
CastingDirector
Lynn Stalmaster
CastingDirector
Michael Hawkins
Pepsi Executive #2
Matthew Faison
Pepsi Executive #3
Bill Malley
ProductionDesigner
Peter Jason
Pepsi Executive #4
Ellen Feldman
Ginny
Robert Harper
David
Cathy Lind Hayes
Nurse
Victoria James
Photographer
Dawn Jeffory
Vera
Virginia Kiser
Beth Simpson
S. John Launer
Pepsi Chairman
Russ Marin
Funeral Director
Nicholas Mele
Assistant Director #2
Belita Moreno
Belinda Rosenberg
Warren Munson
Lawyer
Alice Nunn
Helga
Norman Palmer
Male Guest
David Price
Tony
Jeremy Scott Reinbolt
Christopher Crawford, age 5
Michael Talbott
Driver
Arthur Taxier
Decorator
Joe Warren
Mr. Dodd
Erica Wexler
Susan
Dick McGarvin
Tour Bus Driver
Brent Dunsford
Fan
Joseph Dypwick
Fan
Wendy Pitzer
Fan
David Sanderson
Fan
Ian Bruce
Assistant Director
Peter Eastman
Doctor
Lars Hensen
Man (uncredited)
Danny Nero
Formal Audience Member (uncredited)
Ilene Woods
Elderly Audience Member (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 16, 1981
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 8m
Budget$19,032,261
Box Office$5,000,000
Genres
Wiki.
Mommie Dearest is a 1981 American biographical psychological drama film directed by Frank Perry and starring Faye Dunaway, Steve Forrest, Mara Hobel, and Diana Scarwid, with supporting performances from Xander Berkeley in his feature film debut along with Rutanya Alda and Jocelyn Brando. Adapted from Christina Crawford's 1978 autobiography of the same name, the film follows her and her brother Christopher's upbringing under their adoptive mother, actress Joan Crawford, depicting her as abusive, controlling, and manipulative, prioritizing her Hollywood career over her family.
The executive producers were Christina's husband, David Koontz, and Terry O'Neill, Dunaway's then-boyfriend and soon-to-be husband. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures, the only one of the Big Eight film studios for which Crawford had never appeared in a feature film.
Released in September 1981, Mommie Dearest swiftly garnered a reputation among audiences for its highly-charged performances and melodramatic style, leading Paramount to retool their marketing campaign, presenting the film as an unintentional comedy despite its dark subject matter. The film underperformed at the box office, grossing $25 million internationally against a $10 million budget. Despite receiving mostly negative reviews from critics, the film's perceived bizarre script and performances, particularly Dunaway's, have brought a cult following to the film.Often considered to be one of the worst films ever made, it was nominated for nine Razzies at the 2nd Golden Raspberry Awards, and won five, including Worst Picture and Worst Actress for Faye Dunaway.