A camp classic, an unsung masterpiece, “Mommie Dearest” has been accused of many things, but never of being forgettable. Frank Perry’s 1981 Paramount film, initially laughed at by audiences and ...

May 7 will see the publication of "With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional Camp Classic," a new book that tells the story of the making of, and the aftermath of the now legendary ...

There may be no more iconic utterance in the history of on-screen parenting, but actress Faye Dunaway could barely bring herself to film the scene. Dunaway, now 83, famously portrayed silver-screen ...

"No more wire hangers ever" is one of the most quotable lines in Hollywood history, and it almost didn’t happen. Faye Dunaway, who portrayed silver screen star Joan Crawford in 1981’s "Mommie Dearest, ...

The following is an excerpt from the new book With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional Camp Classic by Hollywood historian A. Ashley Hoff, available now through Chicago Review Press.

I saw a youtube clip of Dennis Cunningham the critic of WCBS tv in New York at the time doing his Oscar predictions. He had her listed (instead of Susan Sarandon.) The movie wasn’t as hated as people ...

Legendary Hollywood star Joan Crawford died in 1977. In 1978, her adopted daughter, Christina, published Mommie Dearest, a memoir that revealed the abusive reality of her life in the Crawford ...

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. — A Nebraska City mother has been convicted of child abuse for having her boyfriend force her two sons to watch the movie "Mommie Dearest." Court records say 28-year-old Mary Lucas ...

Faye Dunaway struggled to film the iconic "no more wire hangers" scene in "Mommie Dearest" ...but not for the reasons you might think. “No wire hangers, ever!” There may be no more iconic utterance in ...