Mommie Dearest

Mommie Dearest is a 1981 American biographical drama film about Joan Crawford, starring Faye Dunaway. The film was directed by Frank Perry. The story was adapted for the screen by Robert Getchell, Tracy Hotchner, Frank Perry, and Frank Yablans, based on the 1978 autobiography of the same name by Christina Crawford. The executive producers were Christina's husband, David Koontz, and Terrence O'Neill, Dunaway's then-boyfriend and soon-to-be husband... More

Initial release date:

  • Sep 16, 1981

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Rating:

PG (USA)

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  • 2 h 9 min

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Also known as:

  • Äiti kulta,
  • Querida Mãe,
  • Mammina cara,
  • Queridísima mamá,
  • Maman très chère,
  • Apokalypseis gia mia gynaika,
  • Mor er den værste i verden,
  • Anyu a sztár,
  • Najdrozsza mamusia,
  • Mamita querida,
  • Meine liebe Rabenmutter,
  • Mamãezinha Querida

Film

Directed by

Frank Perry

Frank J. Perry, Jr. (August 21, 1930 – August 29, 1995) was an American stage and film director, producer and screenwriter. His directorial debut, the 1962 film David and Lisa, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. The film was written by Perry's first wife, Eleanor Perry. They...

Tagline:

  • The Biggest Mother of Them All!
  • To my darling Christina, with love...

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Sep 18, 1981
  • Jul 17, 2001
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  • 2 h 9 min

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Currency Amount
  • 5,000,000

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Adapted From

Mommie Dearest

Mommie Dearest is a memoir and exposé written by Christina Crawford, the adopted daughter of actress Joan Crawford. The book, which depicts Christina's childhood and her relationship with her mother, was published in 1978. In the book, Christina Crawford claims that she was a victim of child abuse...

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Awards

Razzie Award for Worst Actress Winners

Razzie Award for Worst Drama of Our First 25 Years Nominees

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 2,575
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

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