White Ladies in Crisis: Mommie Dearest (1981)

Gena, Jenn, and Joe return to celebrate Mother's Day with a look at director Frank Perry's Mommie Dearest (1981).Starring a delightfully unhinged performance by Faye Dunaway, the adaptation of Christina Crawford's autobiography is dark (C/W: child abuse), but also...campy and hilarious?Plus: a dissection of the film's most iconic scenes, the deleted bits, and whether this film would play well with "the youts" of todayWanna connect with the show on Bluesky and Instagram?> Gena: @genadoesthings> Jenn: @jennferatu> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett (BlueSky)If you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.