Mommy Dead and Dearest
“In this family, every illness was a lie - except the mother's.”
Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to be a living nightmare.
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15 people
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard
Self
Also in
Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up
CHAOTIC END
Dee Dee Blanchard
Self (archive footage)
Rod Blanchard
Self - Gypsy's Father
Kristy Blanchard
Self - Gypsy's Stepmother
Jim Arnott
Self - Sheriff
David Blanchard
Self - Gypsy's Neighbor (archive footage)
Michelle Dean
Self - Freelance Journalist
Marc Feldman
Self - Munchausen Expert
Bernard Flatersten
Self - Pediatric Neurologist
Nicholas Godejohn
Self - Gypsy's Boyfriend (archive footage)
Charles Goldhammer
Self - Nick's Stepfather (archive footage)
Stephanie Goldhammer
Self - Nick's Mother (archive footage)
Erin Lee Carr Director · Ian Hultquist Composer Bryan Sarkinen Cinematographer
United States release March 11, 2017 · Produced in United States · Production Abstract
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English
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English
Release dates
United States · March 11, 2017
Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
United States
May 15, 2017 · TV · HBO
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