There's a loyal housekeeper, but never a scene where Crawford speaks personally with her. There is a lover and a third husband, both enigmas. Crawford's acting career is treated mostly in ellipses. The sets look absolutely great, Faye Dunaway's impersonation of Crawford is stunningly suggestive and convincing, and little Mara Hobel , as Baby Christina, handles several difficult moments very well. But to what end? Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism.
Reviews Mommie Dearest. Roger Ebert January 01, Now streaming on:. Powered by JustWatch. Now playing. Passing Odie Henderson. Goofs During opening sequence set in late Thirties, a sightseeing tour bus drives past with an illustration of the famous Hollywood sign on its side. Quotes Joan Crawford : Why can't you give me the respect that I'm entitled to? User reviews Review.
Top review. It got a bad rap, and Dunaway was robbed. I saw this movie the first night it opened in Las Vegas in The large theater was packed, SRO. What may come as a surprise today, the film was received seriously by the audience, who sat transfixed throughout. I don't recall inappropriate laughter well, maybe a muted laugh or two when little Christina muttered "Jesus Christ" at the end of the wire hanger scene , and I remember hearing favorable comments from people around me, although many were horrified by the depictions of child abuse.
Unfortunately, the movie did not live up to the high expectations at the box office. After all, it was based on a best-selling book that sold 4 million copies.
A few weeks later, Mommie Dearest was re-released and was being advertised as a campfest in the vein of Rocky Horror, and patrons were urged to bring wire hangers to the theater.
The studio turned against its own movie in order to milk more money out of it. That's a shame, because Faye Dunaway gave the performance of her life and deserved an Academy Award nomination, if not the award. FAQ 2. How faithful is this movie to the book, and is it an accurate portrayal of real events? Details Edit. Release date September 25, United States. United States. Meine liebe Rabenmutter. Paramount Pictures. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 2 hours 9 minutes.
And my terror of being locked up I think kept me on the straight and narrow. Fear is the water that abused children swim in, Christina says. This was precisely her experience. When she was a child, housekeepers, secretaries, nannies and teachers were aware of what was happening, but no one who knew spoke up. Christina laughs very loudly at this. To say the least! She would later work in corporate communications. Did she think the rapprochement was real? She was an alcoholic. She was ill.
She was drug-addicted. Then she died. Christina was so furious she went straight to her desk and started writing down everything that had happened in her childhood.
It was blaming the messenger for the bad news. Most of them are dead now; I have outlived all of them! And I never replied to any of them, or responded. I simply stuck to the message that I knew to be the truth. Her two younger siblings disputed the book, too, not unusual in an abusive family.
And that took me forward on a wave of faith. The ripple effect is still being felt. Look at Ohio State, with the athletes.
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