Fresh
It's rich, stimulating thought in spite of itself.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Mommie Dearest
Faye Dunaway is Joan Crawford. A star...a legend...and a mother...the illusion of perfection.
1981 · 2h 8m · R
Drama
Directed by
Frank Perry
Overview
Renowned film star Joan Crawford's abuse towards Christina, her adopted daughter, intensifies as her professional and romantic relationships turn sour.
Director and cast
- Frank Perry Director
- Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford
- Diana Scarwid as Christina Crawford
- Steve Forrest as Greg Savitt
- Howard Da Silva as Louis B. Mayer
- Mara Hobel as Christina Crawford (child)
- Harry Goz as Alfred Steele
- Michael Edwards as Ted Gelber
- Jocelyn Brando as Barbara Bennett
- Priscilla Pointer as Mrs. Chadwick
- Joe Abdullah Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
50%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Director Frank Perry, who collaborated with three others (including producer Frank Yablans) on the script, gives it all a certain crazed conviction.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Dunaway does not chew scenery. Dunaway starts neatly at each corner of the set in every scene and swallows it whole, costars and all.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
I can't imagine who would want to subject themselves to this movie.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
There is nothing to string the episodes together into a coherent drama, and no insight into Miss Crawford herself.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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