mommie dearest
- Release Date
- September 18, 1981
- Director
- Frank Perry
- Cast
- Faye Dunaway , Diana Scarwid , Steve Forrest , Howard Da Silva , Mara Hobel , Rutanya Alda
- Runtime
- 129
- Main Genre
- Biography
- Writers
- Christina Crawford , Robert Getchell , Tracy Hotchner , Frank Perry , Frank Yablans
- Tagline
- The meanest mother of them all...
Summary
In this biographical film, glamorous yet lonely star Joan Crawford takes in two orphans, and at first their unconventional family seems happy. But after Joan's attempts at romantic fulfillment go sour and she is fired from her contract with MGM studios, her callous and abusive behavior towards her daughter Christina becomes even more pronounced. Christina leaves home and takes her first acting role, only to find her mother's presence still overshadowing her.
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