Mommie Dearest

This is the outrageous and controversial story of legendary movie star Joan Crawford (Dunaway)and her struggle with the dual roles of fading actress and tormented mother. The public Crawford was strong-willed, glamorous, and admirable, but Mommie Dearest reveals the private Crawford, the woman desperate to be a mother, adopting her children when she was single and trying to survive in the devastating movie industry. The rage, the debilitating strain, and the terrifying descent into alcoholism and child abuse are graphically and unforgettably depicted in this film.

Critic Reviews:

• " The flaws aren't the story with this unusual film. The story is in the powerful, vivid, and emotionally draining scenes of torment and conflict between a mother and daughter " – Bruce McCabe

• " It's rich, stimulating thought in spite of itself." – Dave Kehr

• " Mommie Dearest becomes a kind of homage to the monster herself – the emotions are so splendid, the scenes so dramatic, the experiences so incandescent. " – Peter Ackroyd