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 (2)
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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
Jeremy Scott Reinbolt
Best movies:
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Virginia Kiser
USA
Best movies:
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Poltergeist (1982)
Micki + Maude (1984)
Dawn Jeffory
Best movies:
Mommie Dearest (1981)
White Line Fever (1975)
Tourist Trap (1979)
S. John Launer
USA
Best movies:
Apache Rifles (1964)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
I Want to Live! (1958)
Margaret Fairchild
Best movies:
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Ulzana's Raid (1972)
The Rain People (1969)
![Alice Nunn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/157/162157840_fd797e.jpg)
Alice Nunn
USA
Best movies:
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Three O'Clock High (1987)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Lars Hensen
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Apartment (1960)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
![Nicholas Mele](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/798/161798676_22015e.jpg)
Nicholas Mele
Best movies:
I Am Sam (2001)
Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
![Phillip R. Allen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/626/162626208_e6a366.jpg)
Phillip R. Allen
USA
Best movies:
Midway (1976)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
![Warren Munson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/654/162654797_cf9c9f.jpg)
Warren Munson
USA
Best movies:
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Heavy Metal (1981)
Some Kind of Hero (1982)
![Russ Marin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/709/162709160_a59db8.jpg)
Russ Marin
USA
Best movies:
An Enemy of the People (1978)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Body Double (1984)
Selma Archerd
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
![Arthur Taxier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/888/162888736_f8d817.jpg)
Arthur Taxier
UK
Best movies:
Donnie Darko (2001)
The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989) (TV movie)
Home Room (2002)
Joe Abdullah
USA
Best movies:
Gambit (1966)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Justine (1969)
Gary Allen
USA
Best movies:
Annie Hall (1977)
Tokyo Pop (1988)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Peter Eastman
UK
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Casino (1995)
The Towering Inferno (1974)