"Mommie Dearest" is a biographical drama that explores the complex relationship between Hollywood icon Joan Crawford and her adopted daughter Christina. The film delves into Crawford's struggles with motherhood, her career, and her personal demons, as well as Christina's experiences with her strict and emotionally unstable mother. Despite their tumultuous relationship, the two women are inextricably linked, with Christina struggling to find her own identity outside of her mother's shadow. Through a series of flashbacks and confrontations, the film sheds light on the darker side of Hollywood's golden age and the price of fame.

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Mommie Dearest was released in theaters on September 18, 1981.