Mommie Dearest certainly doesn't lack for conviction, and neither does Faye Dunaway's legendary performance as a wire-wielding monster; unfortunately, the movie is too campy and undisciplined to transcend guilty pleasure.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Frank Perry -
Producer -
Frank Yablans -
Screenwriter -
Christina Crawford , Robert Getchell , Tracy Hotchner , Frank Perry , Frank Yablans -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Paramount Pictures -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Biography , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 18, 1981, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 1, 2011 -
Runtime -
2h 9m -
Sound Mix -
Stereo -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1) , 35mm
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