Mommie Dearest

About Mommie Dearest

Renowned film star Joan Crawford's abuse towards Christina, her adopted daughter, intensifies as her professional and romantic relationships turn sour.

Frank Perry's Mommie Dearest is a 1981 drama film. The film is filed under campy, hollywood, child abuse, and adoption.

Faye Dunaway appears as Joan Crawford, Diana Scarwid as Christina Crawford, Steve Forrest as Greg Savitt, and Howard Da Silva as L.B. Mayer. It runs 129 minutes and was released in September 1981.

The screenplay is by Frank Perry and Frank Yablans.

Blonde, Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer, and Frances make useful companions to Mommie Dearest, all filed under biography and mother daughter relationship. TMDB voters put it at 6.4 out of 10 across 248 votes and it carries a PG rating.