5/29/2023 0 Comments Mummy dearest joan crawford![]() ![]() To that tradition we can add Mommie Dearest, Frank Perry’s 1981 biopic of Joan Crawford, which recently passed the 35th anniversary of its release, and of particular interest thanks to its slot at the conclusion of the You Must Remember This podcast’s excellent “Six Degrees of Joan Crawford” summer mini-series. When we last visited the magic land of terrible movies we looked at Valley of the Dolls, a showbiz roman a clef whose characters were clearly inspired by the likes of Marilyn Monroe and (especially) Judy Garland, a film (and novel before it) that ended up influencing the public perception of those stars as much as any of their films. This week, in belated celebration of its 35th anniversary, we take a look at the notorious Joan Crawford biopic/exposé Mommie Dearest. Welcome to “Bad Movie Night,” a biweekly feature in which we sift through the remains of bad movies of all stripes: the obscure and hilarious, the bloated and beautiful, the popular and painful. ![]()
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