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Mommie Dearest


Director: Frank Perry

Genre: Drama

Year: 1981

Running time: 128 minutes

Territory: International

Studio: Paramount

Format: DCP

Cast: Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Rutanya Alda

Language options: Dialogue - EN

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.




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