Directed by:
Frank PerryCinematography:
Paul LohmannComposer:
Henry ManciniCast:
Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest, Howard Da Silva, Mara Hobel, Rutanya Alda, Harry Goz, Jocelyn Brando, Priscilla Pointer, Xander Berkeley (more)VOD (1)
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Outrageous and controversial, this is the story of legendary movie star Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) as she struggles for her career and battles the inner demons of her private life. This torment was manifested in her relationships with her adopted children, Christina (Diana Scarwid) and Christopher (Xander Berkeley). The public Crawford was a strong-willed, glamorous object of admiration, but Mommie Dearest reveals the private Crawford, the woman desperate to be a mother, adopting her children when she was single and trying to survive in a devastating industry that swallows careers thoughtlessly. The rage, the debilitating strain, and the terrifying descent into alcoholism and child abuse are graphically - and unforgettably depicted in this film, based upon Christina Crawford's best-selling book. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Faye Dunaway
USA
Best movies:
Little Big Man (1970)
La Tour infernale (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
Diana Scarwid
USA
Best movies:
After the Promise (1987) (TV movie)
The Cure (1995)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV movie)
Steve Forrest
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Howard Da Silva
USA
Best movies:
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Keeper of the Flame (1942)
1776 (1972)
Mara Hobel
USA
Best movies:
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Kinsey (2004)
Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002)
Rutanya Alda
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV movie)
Harry Goz
USA
Best movies:
Marathon Man (1976)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Darrow (1991) (TV movie)
Jocelyn Brando
USA
Best movies:
The Big Heat (1953)
The Chase (1966)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Priscilla Pointer
USA
Best movies:
Blue Velvet (1986)
Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Xander Berkeley
USA
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David Price
USA
Best movies:
Mommie Dearest (1981)
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Nine to Five (1980)
Jerry Douglas
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
Blast of Silence (1961)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Peter Jason
USA
Best movies:
Seabiscuit (2003)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Milk (2008)
Michael Edwards
USA
Best movies:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Queen (1993) (series)
Belita Moreno
USA
Best movies:
Mommie Dearest (1981)
A Wedding (1978)
3 Women (1977)
Michael Talbott
USA
Best movies:
First Blood (1982)
Racing with the Moon (1984)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Robert Harper
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
The War of the Roses (1989)
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Cathy Lind Hayes
Best movies:
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Drop Dead Fred (1991)
Carolyn Coates
USA
Best movies:
L'Arnaqueur (1961)
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Mommie Dearest (1981)
Matthew Faison
USA
Best movies:
Bird (1988)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)