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Mommie Dearest is a 1981 American biographical psychological drama [4] film directed by Frank Perry and starring Faye Dunaway, Steve Forrest, Mara Hobel, and Diana Scarwid, with supporting performances from Xander Berkeley in his feature film debut along with Rutanya Alda and Jocelyn Brando.
Mommie Dearest is a memoir and exposé written by Christina Crawford, the adopted daughter of Academy Award winning actress Joan Crawford.Officially released by William Morrow and Company on November 10, 1978 (though thousands of copies had already been placed in bookstores in October), [1] the book attracted much controversy for its portrayal of Joan Crawford as a cruel, unbalanced, and ...
"No wire hangers, ever!" [x] Joan Crawford: Faye Dunaway: Mommie Dearest: 1981 73 "Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?" Rico Bandello Edward G. Robinson: Little Caesar: 1931 74 "Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown." Lawrence Walsh Joe Mantell: Chinatown: 1974 75 "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." Blanche DuBois: Vivien Leigh
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Christina Crawford (born June 11, 1939) [2] is an American former author and actress, best known for her 1978 memoir and exposé, Mommie Dearest, which described the alleged abuse she was subjected to by her adoptive mother, film star Joan Crawford.
Dunaway received rave reviews for her portrayal as Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest, but later blamed the film for hurting her career. When Dunaway walked on the set of Mommie Dearest for the first time as the character, some people who had worked with Joan Crawford (pictured here in 1937) told her, "it was like seeing Joan herself back from the ...
American Gigolo (1980) filmed a scene at Perino's where Richard Gere's character Julian asks Anne (Nina van Pallandt) for help. The 1981 biopic Mommie Dearest featured a scene where Joan Crawford attends dinner with Louis B. Mayer at Perino's. She later declares that "Perino's is my place!" in anger at having to dine with her boss.
Lisa Marie alleged that the Mommie Dearest actor had a “horrible temper” and first assaulted her when she was 10 years old. In one book passage, Lisa Marie claimed that she “woke up to find ...