80'S GRAB BAG: Mommie Dearest (1981)
“Because I am not one of your FANS!”
CONTENT WARNING: Child abuse, physical abuse, mental abuse, manipulation, gaslighting, childhood trauma.
Our next film in the 80’s Grab Bag series centers on a controversial story around a major public figure. Namely, why Faye Dunaway was ever given a chance at stardom. Because this film is a disaster of the most epic proportions. The writing? It’s god-awful, making an incredibly complex and difficult story of childhood trauma into a laughable soap opera. The directing? It is truly, ineffably bad, bouncing from moment to moment with editing that would be side-eyed by z-movie directors from the 60’s. And the cast? Never let it be said they’re not committed (except you, Steve Forrest, no excuses), but literally nobody is able to figure out what the hell is going on. Forget about the tell-all aspect; this movie is a trainwreck of the highest order. Hide all your wire hangers as we talk about Mommie Dearest this week on Macintosh & Maud Haven’t Seen What?!
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Intro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive..
Excerpt taken from “End Credits” from the soundtrack to the movie Mommie Dearest, written and composed by Henry Mancini. Copyright 1981 Paramount Pictures Corporation.
Excerpts taken from the movie Mommie Dearest, copyright 1981 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Excerpt taken from “Anvil of Crom” from the soundtrack to the movie Conan the Barbarian, written and composed by Basil Poledouris. Copyright 1982 Universal City Studios, Inc.; MCA Records, Inc.
