Top billed cast

1. 

   Faye Dunaway

   Joan Crawford

2. 

   Diana Scarwid

   Christina Crawford

3. 

   Steve Forrest

   Greg Savitt

4. 

   Howard Da Silva

   L.B. Mayer

5. 

   Mara Hobel

   Christina Crawford as a Child

6. 

   Rutanya Alda

   Carol Ann

7. 

   Harry Goz

   Al Steele

8. 

   Michael Edwards

   Ted Gelber

9. 

   Jocelyn Brando

   Barbara Bennett

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2021-10-03

_**Surprisingly good, sometimes great, and more balanced than its reputation**_

The life of Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) is detailed from 1939, when her career was on a downswing, to her death in 1977, focusing on her rivalrous relationship with her adopted daughter Christina (Mara Hobel & Diana Scarwid).

“Mommie Dearest” (1981) is a ‘controversial’ drama because it dares to reveal the hidden truth about a member of Hollywood royalty, at least according to her first two adopted kids, Christina and Christopher, who have stuck to their guns in the decades since. Sure, the younger...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$5,000,000.00

Revenue
$19,032,261.00

Keywords

• child abuse
• adoption
• biography
• sociopath
• lawyer
• hollywood
• mansion
• docudrama
• perfection
• mother daughter estrangement
• adopted child
• mother daughter relationship
• ax
• controlling parent