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The Meanest Mother Of Them All...
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Film facts for the 1981 Drama movie starring Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest, Howard Da Silva
Mara Hobel, Rutanya Alda, Harry Goz, Michael Edwards, Jocelyn Brando, Priscilla Pointer, Joe Abdullah, Gary Allen, Selma Archerd Update Cast
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It was said that in a recent interview with the real Christina Crawford that the infamous scene about wirehangers was all a lie to make Joan look more abusive than she really was.
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This was the first film ever to "sweep" The Golden Raspberry (RAZZIE) Awards, winning five Dis-Honors from a then-record nine Nominations.Rewind Archive
It is reported that in an interview, Joan Crawford said that if ever a movie was to be made on her life story she wanted Faye Dunaway to play her.Rewind Archive
A month after the film was released to bad reviews, audiences flocked to see the film armed with Ajax and wire hangers to actively "participate" with the film in a manner similar to "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". Paramount seized on this new found notoriety and began to bill the film as a camp classic, with ads and posters proclaiming, "Meet the biggest MOTHER of them all!"Rewind Archive
In the infamous "rose bush" scene, Joan yells "Tina! Bring me the ax!", a line the real Crawford used in the film "Strait-Jacket".Rewind Archive
In an interview in the Hollywood Royalty DVD, Rutanya Alda says she once looked in Christina Crawford's real closet and she did have wire hangers.Bogus Trivia
There's often fake stuff floating round, y'know? -Like the 'ghost boy' that can allegedly be seen in "Three Men And A Baby".
But, nothing bogus that we know yet for "Mommie Dearest".
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