Movie Details

Title

Mommie Dearest

Overview

In this biographical film, glamorous yet lonely star Joan Crawford takes in two orphans, and at first their unconventional family seems happy. But after Joan's attempts at romantic fulfillment go sour and she is fired from her contract with MGM studios, her callous and abusive behavior towards her daughter Christina becomes even more pronounced. Christina leaves home and takes her first acting role, only to find her mother's presence still overshadowing her.

Runtime

2 h 09 min

Release Date

18 September 1981

Actors

Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest, Howard Da Silva, Mara Hobel, Harry Goz, Michael Edwards, Jocelyn Brando, Priscilla Pointer, Joe Abdullah, Gary Allen, Selma Archerd, Adrian Aron, Xander Berkeley, Alice Nunn, Virginia Kiser, Peter Jason, Arthur Taxier, Belita Moreno, Brent Dunsford, Carolyn Coates, Cathy Lind Hayes, David Price, Jeremy Scott Reinbolt, Michael Talbott, David Sanderson, Dawn Jeffory, Dick McGarvin, Ellen Feldmann, Erica Wexler, James Kirkwood Jr., Jerry Douglas, Joe Warren, Joseph Dypwick, Margaret Fairchild, Matthew Campion, Matthew Faison, Michael Hawkins, Nicholas Mele, Peter Paul Eastman, Phillip R. Allen, Robert Harper, Russ Marin, Rutanya Alda, S. John Launer, Warren Munson

Certification

PG

Genres

Drama

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