Mommie Dearest Page #3

Synopsis: The relationship between Christina Crawford and her adoptive mother Joan Crawford is presented from Christina's view. Unable to bore children, Joan, in 1940, was denied children through regular adoption agencies due to her twice divorced status and being a single working person. Her lover at the time, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lawyer Greg Savitt, was able to go through a brokerage to adopt a baby girl, who would be Christina, the first of Joan's four adoptive children. Joan believes that her own difficult upbringing has made her a stronger person, and decides that, while providing the comforts that a successful Hollywood actress can afford, she will not coddle Christina or her other children, she treating Christina more as a competitor than a daughter. Joan's treatment of Christina is often passive-aggressive, fueled both by the highs and lows of her career, the narcissism that goes along with being an actress, and alcohol abuse especially during the low times. However, Joan sees much of her
Genre: Biography, Drama
Director(s): Frank Perry
Production: Paramount Pictures
  9 wins & 11 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
55
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
R
Year:
1981
129 min
1,693 Views


It's not fair.

You're bigger than I am.

It's not fair to win twice.

Ah, but nobody ever said that life was fair, Tina.

I'm bigger, and I'm faster.

I will always beat you.

Then I'm not going to play with you anymore.

Ever!

Don't you ever

use that tone of voice with me, missy!

Who do you think you're talking to?

I'll tell you what you're going to do.

You're going to march yourself upstairs to your room

and you will stay there until I tell you to come out!

No, I won't!

No, you won't?

Yes, you will!

Ow! Ow!

Now, go up--

I won't go!

All right, all right!

I won't go!

You will stay in here until you are ready to behave--

I won't!

And to apologize!

I won't!

In!

Aah!

Mommie!

[Breathing hard]

Fans should know the price you pay.

Mayer should know the price I pay.

The biggest female star he's got,

ever had,

and he's burying me alive.

He's not going to beat me.

I will survive. I will survive. I will survive.

I will survive. I will survive. I will survive.

Where's Tina?

She'll be down in a minute, Miss Crawford.

Hello, darling.

[Kiss]

Oh, god.

[Telephone rings]

[Ring]

[Ring]

Hello.

Oh...

Oh, yes, sir. Joan.

Who?

At this hour?

It's Mr. savitt

calling from Mr. Mayer's office.

Greg, darling...

Hello.

Is anything wrong?

We had to settle a little labor problem,

so we had to set a little early meeting.

By the way,

Mayer thinks you'd be wonderful

in the picture you wanted.

What? Wh-what, Greg?

I tried to talk him out of it, but I couldn't.

Oh, Greg! No, Greg, wait!

Good-bye.

No, Greg!

Wait, Greg!

Oh!

Greg!

Carol Ann!

Oh!

I've got it!

Oh!

I've got it!

I've got it!

I've got it!

Ahhh!

[Laughing]

Christina!

Christina, darling, guess what.

Oh, yes...

It was thrilling.

I'm so grateful to you all,

my wonderful fans...

Who've made me a star.

Oh, yes. It was thrilling.

I'm so grateful to you all.

My wonderful fans who have made me a star!

Mommie!

What do you think you're doing?

Nothing, mommie.

I was just-- just playing.

What do you mean, playing?

Pawing through my things...

Making fun of me?

I wasn't making fun of you.

I was just trying to--

I was acting.

Playacting.

Like you're always doing.

Look at yourself.

Give me that.

Ow!

What have you done to your--

Tina, what have you put on your hair?

What have you done to this damn hair?

I'm sorry. I'm sorry!

It was just setting lotion.

Oh, mommie, ow!

Ohhh!

What are you doing?

Oh, mommie, don't!

Don't you tell me what I'm doing.

Oh, no. Mommie, I look awful!

I know you look awful.

You be quiet!

You're always rummaging through my drawers.

Trying to find a way to make people look at you?

Why are you always looking at yourself in the mirror?

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Frank Yablans

Frank Yablans (August 27, 1935 – November 27, 2014) was an American studio executive, film producer and screenwriter. more…

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