Mommie Dearest
Faye Dunaway is Joan Crawford. A star...a legend...and a mother...the illusion of perfection.
Directed by Frank Perry
Produced by Paramount Pictures, The Irwin Yablans Company
A harrowing, intimate portrait of psychological and physical abuse within a mother-daughter relationship, driven by a controlling parent's unraveling grip on perfection.
Renowned film star Joan Crawford's abuse towards Christina, her adopted daughter, intensifies as her professional and romantic relationships turn sour.
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Faye Dunaway
Joan Crawford
Diana Scarwid
Christina Crawford
Steve Forrest
Greg Savitt
Howard Da Silva
L.B. Mayer
Mara Hobel
Christina Crawford as a Child
Rutanya Alda
Carol Ann
Harry Goz
Al Steele
Michael Edwards
Ted Gelber
Jocelyn Brando
Barbara Bennett
Priscilla Pointer
Mrs. Chadwick
Joe Abdullah
Captain
Gary Allen
Jimmy
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