Tag: Mommie Dearest
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This Parody Film Is the Most Underrated Campy ‘80s Movie
When one thinks of the camp films of the 1980s – and there are many, many to choose from – what comes to mind are classics like Xanadu, Flash Gordon, and Mommie Dearest. There is one, however, that doesn’t get the love it deserves. It’s a sequel to the classic “so bad it’s good” film…
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How ‘Mommie Dearest’ Went From Oscar Bait to Cult Classic
“I think you are overreacting, Miss Crawford,” scolds schoolmistress Mrs Chadwick. “Well I think you are underreacting, Mrs Chadwick!” the silver screen goddess bellows back. If one were to remove the prefix re- from this exchange, they would be left with the perfect summary of Mommie Dearest. It is as if every other actor in…
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The Wormwoods and 9 More of the Worst Movie Parents of All Time
Films often try to mirror life, including the sometimes difficult relationships between parents and children. Films like Mommie Dearest‘ and Maltida have demonstrated that not all parents serve as role models or protectors of their children. While some are outright evil, others are just simply careless. For these parents, raising kids is one of the…
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Mommie Dearest at 40: the derided camp classic that deserves a closer look
Faye Dunaway’s all-guns-blazing performance as Joan Crawford is one of many reasons why the reviled biodrama is not the disaster many have labelled itThe first time I saw Mommie Dearest, it was probably closer to its 20th anniversary than its 40th, and it had already been firmly canonised as a camp classic: at the scruffy…