Mommie Dearest
Faye Dunaway is Joan Crawford. A star...a legend...and a mother...the illusion of perfection.
Renowned actress Joan Crawford, at the height of her career, adopts two orphans — Christina and Christopher — to fill the lonely gap in her personal life. However, as her professional and romantic relationships sour, Joan's already callous and abusive behavior towards Christina intensifies.
- Year: 1981
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Paramount Pictures, The Irwin Yablans Company
- Keyword: child abuse, adoption, biography, sociopath, lawyer, hollywood, mansion, docudrama, perfection, mother daughter estrangement, adopted child, mother daughter relationship, ax, controlling parent
- Director: Frank Perry
- Cast: Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest, Howard Da Silva, Mara Hobel, Rutanya Alda