Mommie Dearest Released1981 DistributorParamount “No wire hangers, ever!” Joan Crawford once noted in an early 70s interview that among current actresses only Faye Dunaway had “what it takes” to become a true star. Faye repaid the compliment by portraying Joan in this movie based on ...
Mommie Dearest: Directed by Frank Perry. With Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest, Howard Da Silva. The abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen Joan Crawford, is depicted.
Ah, if only more ofMommie Dearest’s second half lived up to that segment’s cattiness. Unfortunately, it sags too much and ruins a gleefully terrible first hour. The movie clearly entertains those with a taste for over the top absurdity, though its inconsistency makes it tough to stick wi...