Outrageous and controversial, this is the story of legendary movie star Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway, in one of her most iconic performances) as she struggles for her career and battles the inner demons of her private life. This torment was manifested in her relationships with her adopted children, Christina and Christopher. The public Crawford was a strong-willed, glamorous object of admiration, but Mommie Dearest reveals the private Crawford, the woman desperate to be a mother, adopting her children when she was single and trying to survive in a devastating industry that swallows careers thoughtlessly.

The rage, the debilitating strain, and the terrifying descent into alcoholism and child abuse are graphically – and unforgettably – depicted in this film, based upon Christina Crawford’s best-selling book. With Diana Scarwid, Xander Berkeley.

“Faye Dunaway gives a startling, ferocious performance in ‘Mommie Dearest.’ It’s deeper than an impersonation; she turns herself into Joan Crawford, all right, but she’s more Faye Dunaway than ever.” (The New Yorker)

“‘Mommie Dearest’ becomes a kind of homage to the monster herself — the emotions are so splendid, the scenes so dramatic, the experiences so incandescent.” (The Spectator)

Saturday, May 10
Doors 4:15 pm | Movie 4:45 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
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MOMMIE DEAREST (Frank Perry, 1981 / 129 mins / 14A) The abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen Joan Crawford, is depicted.

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