Mommie Dearest
“Faye Dunaway is Joan Crawford. A star...a legend...and a mother...the illusion of 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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Cast
52 people
Faye Dunaway
Joan Crawford
Known for
Chinatown
Network
Diana Scarwid
Christina Crawford
Known for
What Lies Beneath
Psycho III
Steve Forrest
Greg Savitt
Known for
Spies Like Us
S.W.A.T.
Howard Da Silva
L.B. Mayer
Known for
The Lost Weekend
They Live by Night
Mara Hobel
Christina Crawford as a Child
Known for
The Hand
Rutanya Alda
Carol Ann
Known for
The Deer Hunter
Return
Harry Goz
Al Steele
Known for
Sealab 2021
Michael Edwards
Ted Gelber
Known for
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
Jocelyn Brando
Barbara Bennett
Known for
The Big Heat
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Priscilla Pointer
Mrs. Chadwick
Known for
Blue Velvet
Carrie
Joe Abdullah
Captain
Known for
The Mole People
Gary Allen
Jimmy
Known for
The Hudsucker Proxy
Alice, Sweet Alice
Frank Perry Director · Robert Getchell Screenplay Frank Yablans Screenplay
Worldwide gross $19M · Budget $5M · United States release September 16, 1981
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$19,032,261
Gross vs. budget
3.8×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
The Irwin Yablans Company
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Norway · September 16, 1981
Limited theatrical
United States · September 16, 1981
Limited theatrical
United States · June 1, 2021
Physical
United States
September 18, 1981 · Theatrical · Originally rated R
Germany
May 7, 1982 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 24, 1982 · Theatrical
Slovakia
June 22, 1997 · TV · Markíza
Sweden
September 16, 1981 · Theatrical
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