Mommie Dearest (1981)

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To my darling Christina, with love...Mommie Dearest

Directed By Frank Perry Starring Faye Dunaway • Howard Da Silva • Rutanya Alda • Mara Hobel • Phillip Richard Allen Genres Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic • Childhood Drama • Docudrama • Drama Studios &
Franchises Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture • Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture Nominated • The Advocate's Top 175 Essential Films of All Time for LGBT Viewers Release Info 1981-09-18T00:00:00Z September 18, 1981
Color • 129 minutes PG Rated PG see more films from 1981 ► see more about this film on our blog ►

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"Two stories of abuse. Both are fascinating but Swimming With Sharks is the better film." more ►

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phonyfilmfan on 3/2/2019 Reply · Like · (1 like)

Hardly a bad film at all. It just has some serious flaws regarding editing, pacing, and overall scene structure that make some of Joan Crawford's outbursts seem a little ridiculous. Still, the acting is very good (fuck you, Faye Dunaway was great) and the movie successfully conveys the ill effects of narcissism and vanity on parenting (something not shown very often in film). Dunaway's antics may seem over-the-top, and maybe it is in places, but people like this do exist in real-life. Hell, I can even think of a few instances with my mother that reflected certain scenes in the film. If they ever make an accurate Madonna biopic in the future, chances are, it'd probably be something like this. Maybe then, people will take it more seriously.

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