It's unlikely, but I _really_ hope Faye Dunaway sees this review. After all the work she did on this role, and all the shit she took from the Razzies over it, I imagine it would be a vindication after all these years. Brad, you did a good thing with this review, and it's one of the reasons I appreciate your reviews more than most (even when I don't agree with them).

"Jesus Christ ..." Perfect quote for this. THOUGH YES, DUNAWAY'S PERFORMANCE IS JAW DROPPING.

Damn, even watching it through this review, I was terrified of Faye Dunaway's performance. This really won a Razzie? Really? There weren't worse movies in 1981, you know, the year that Zombie Lake, Frankenstein Island, Smokey Bites the Dust, and Tarzan the Ape Man came out?

I think the reason so many people think this movie is bad is because Joan Crawford's friends said the book was all lies and that Christina was treated like a princess. So they likely tried to drag it down.

One of my favourite episodes of the Snob and the one that really got me hooked on the show. Glad to see it reuploaded.

I completely agree that if you take this film seriously, it's a highly effective and frightening drama. Dunaway is absolutely on point with her performance of Joan. I've always loved this movie.

I actually really like genuinely happy Brad

How Brad celebrates Mothers Day.

Showed this movie to my friend the other day and told him it's considered a camp classic. He summed it up perfectly by saying "The people who think this is camp have never been around crazy people before"

Yes! So glad this was reuploaded! I know "No Wire Hangers," has always been the favorite line amongst fans, (and non fans alike) but mine were always: "TINA....bring me the AX!" (That pause is pure perfection) "Helga, I'm not mad at you; I'm mad at the dirt!" "I should've of known you'd know where to find the boys, and the booze." "Don't Fuck With Me Fellas! This ain't my first time at the rodeo." Even if you found Faye Dunaway's performance to be over the top, there's no denying, that young actress playing Christina Crawford as a child, put on an excellent performance! That, "Jesus Christ" moment alone, deserved a damn award!

I loved seeing Brad get really passionate and positive. As well as giving me something of a brief history lesson on a figure of old school Hollywood.

My mom sure won the adoptive parent lottery, that's why this movie is special for me. It makes me grateful that there are good adoptive parents in the world.

"Avoid the clap" -Joan Crawford. WOW! 😂😂😂😂 That is my favorite line of this review. Other than Snob's crush on Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford.

Well either watching this or marathoning season 4 of Bojack = best way to spend Mother's Day.

TINA BRING ME THE AXE!!!!!!!

Kinda sucks Faye Dunaway never got to play Norma Desmond in the Sunset Blvd musical when she was supposed to. She actually would’ve been fantastic in that role.

I love this review so much! Those razzys were truly undeserved. Fays performance was so real that I want to walk out of the room just so she won't look at me with those eyes!

The perfect Mother's Day gift

I feel sorry for the child -in movie and real life

Even though the Razzies think that this version of Joan Crawford is bad, the American Film Institute thinks otherwise, as this iteration was named one of their 50 greatest villains in their 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains list. If this gets named to the National Film Registry, the Razzie committee at the time will be eating their own words.

This is one of your best reviews. Mommie Dearest has a TV movie quality to it, but it's not a horrible movie. Faye is great in it.

Ah, Mommie Dearest. I remember watching this late night when I was a little kid. Scared the shit out of me. Side note, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane is one of my favourite movies of all time!

...Why are my tan pants now brown? Maybe it's because I grew up with a mother who suffered early-life abuse (and went on to become a social worker), but I think the fact that they used a beautiful actress to "commit" such heinous acts just makes it even more terrifying. People thought/think this movie is funny... why? D:

I f*cking LOVE this movie. I know some people this crazy, so I can relate to the presumed over-the-top acting.

“Don’t give her a baby, didn’t you see Mommie Dearest?!!”

Faye's voice in this movie is fantastic.

Thank you, Snob, for the perfect re-upload on this special day. Love, all the Mommies... Now, Bring Me the AXE!!! 😲

I think Hollywood had it in for this film because it wasn't a flattering portrayal of the studios and a Hollywood icon.

Frightening Fact: According to Christina's book, the wire hangers bit was simply one of Crawford's night raids where she lost her temper at the slightest provocation. Christina believed that it stemmed from her mother's childhood where her mother washed clothing for a living. One of the few jobs that Crawford and her brother were able to do was to hang clothing on the wire hangers. She realized that it was a status thing that clothing that belonged to poor people were hung on wire hangers and those that belonged to rich people hung on wood hangers or were wrapped up. While this is far from my favorite movie, I do agree with Brad on many things especially about Dunaway's performance. Joan Crawford was so over the top in real life that you have to be similarly over the top to play her. Jessica Lange gave a similar performance as Crawford in Feud: Bette and Joan (with an equally over the top Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis). I however find giving Mommie Dearest the Rocky Horror camp comedy treatment insensitive. Whatever you think of the movie, it was a true story and was about child abuse. If it were fiction, I wouldn't care as much. But, really to laugh and mock someone else's real life pain is really below the belt. 2:24 4:10- love the League of Their Own and Chinatown references. 😅😂 Yes that was true. For all her many flaws, Crawford personally wrote to each and every fan. She also got to know the crew members of every production that she was on and even called them by name when they worked together again. She also supposedly would give them nice expensive birthday gifts.

Let's celebrate Mother's Day in style... And without wire hangers!

One of the Snob’s best episodes

Snob poking fun of silly movies makes my day as much as it does for everyone else, but I must say Brad pointing out that certain movies/scenes are better than people give credit usually leads to some of my favorite Snob moments ever! Like his very interesting quick comments about the representation of teen mental health and depression in Nightmare on Elm Street 3, and -back in the Friday the 13th video -about how female characters are often smarter and way more proactive in some slasher movies than in most action flicks. These smart tidbits are something quite unique to his videos, especially in the way he manages to deliver it: informative and yet snarky. I love it, man! Have a great mothers' day night, folks!

This is one of my favorite Snob reviews. His passion for a film that he (and Brad) genuinely likes is fun to watch :) .

Watching this while currently reading Bette & Joan: The Divine Feud. It is a fantastic book and I highly recommend it to any movie fan

They really screwed over Faye.... she gave a marvelous performance.

I saw Mommy Dearest as a kid with my mother on some station and it scared me. ^^ You know, I always found Joan a little scary, but mostly because of her looks. Have you ever seen her silent film work from the 20s? It was worse then. Anyway, Faye did a great job and I know she hates talking about this work, but I know if I met her, I would praise her and say that anyone who says otherwise is a fool and that she put on a damn good performance and that she has true talent. I still can't believe that this movie is now marketed as a comedy. I felt the same way when I saw this review when you originally did it years ago (still one of my favorite reviews by you, btw). Some people are just idiots.

Holy shit... After so many years you got this episode back! I'm having a few drinks so why not watch this classic. Joan would approve.

The only thing I never quite understood was where did those wire hangers come from? I mean movie-wise, Joan is dead set on blaming Christina for it, but if I was just going by the movie, I would have suspected Joan put those wires there, just so she could have an excuse to abuse her.

When I was about 13, my mom came into my room one day and noticed I had some clothes on wire hangers. She started ranting about her dislike of wire hangers and I thought it was hilarious because I assumed she was referencing the film. Turns out she hadn't seen it and just really didn't like wire hangers.

I feel so bad for that little girl. My mother is bipolar qnd wont admit to it, so she snapped like that. She saw this movie and liked the way mommie dearest sounded, so we got our ases whipped for not calling her that. My mother dudnt like my sister and I's father, and she let us know about it almost every day. My trouble making younger brother knew he could get away with everything and did as much as possible. My sister got pregnant at 15 so she could move out. My mother beat her with a metal dog leash when she was 7 months pregnant. I know what that girl went through. I understand some discipline, like a slap on the hand or on the ass. But the shit in this movie and what we went through should result in jail time. But most times those people never face any type of hustice. Im going to have my first child in February, qnd pray that i can keep my temper and make my child happy, but also respectful.

I totally had an urge to watch this again the other day. So glad to see you re-uploaded it!

I loved her movie "Mildred Pierce!" She was amazing!

Actually a strong movie with chilling acting. The film's misery is just that people couldn't imagine someone behaving so 'over the top' and dramatic in real life like Joan Crawford and thought it's just silly and hilarious writing and acting.

I tried to just play the video and walk away to give you the view (to make up for watching on another channel) but I still end up watching the whole review

So glad I can watch this here now instead of that Other guy who reuploads all the older episodes XD

This is one of my Favourite reviews from Brad, And I was never able to find it for the longest time. I’m so glad it’s back!

This was the first Cinema Snob episode and I am glad to see that it is now on KZfaq.

Fun review. And handsome critic.

Gotta agree with Brad here; this film isn't a comedy, unintentional or not. Sure, it's over-the-top, but child abuse just. Isn't. Funny. And Faye Dunaway is chilling.

Since I was kicked around as a kid this movie was legit hard to watch and we watched it in psychology senior year. The wire hangers scene was too much I think it was one of the times I got in trouble for laughing at a part in a movie in class. The other time was in college with the slapping scene in China town.

Right on!!! I love this movie for all the right, AND all the wrong reasons. It doesn’t get nearly the praise or recognition that it should!

With the way my birth mom has treated since my son was born two years ago, this is the perfect present to me.

From the poolhouse to Pepsi....this movie was awesome.

Thought Mothers Day 2011 was the perfect Mothers Day gift? :^)

I am so glad you reuploaded this! This is one of my favorites!!! XD

I’m starting to get the idea you don’t like the razzies very much 🤔

My god yes!!! A classic is back!!!

A reviewer once called John Waters ‘a bad Frank Perry’. He took it as a compliment.

Yeah, sending the kid off to a boarding run by the same lady running the teen psych ward in Elm Street 3 is very reassuring.

Favorite episode ever!!! Favorite movie ever!!!!

Wow, it's already been four years! I remember when this was originally uploaded. One of my favorite reviews of yours. It convinced me to watch, and eventually buy, this film.

Thank God!! It’s back!! I love this review.

This movie is a classic ❤

Terrefing....Chilling...Wich heart and honesty....It`s one of the moust intens film .....I wont to say somthing but I can`t. I have no other word`s. One of the best revie from Cinema Snob indied. Thank You.

This is THE VERY BEST Cinema Snob! Best Mothers Day present was this re-upload and I'm CRYING . . . laughing.

age is only a state of mind

Been looking for this review ever since blip went down. Fav CSnob video👍

My Mom had severe untreated mental illnesses when I was young. Once at a party an adult accidentally witnessed some of the abuse and joked "No wire hangers!" before walking away. So thank you Snob for your dead on criticism, and fuck the Razzies.

This is by far your best video I love how you rip the Razzies a new asshole yet still have great jokes

One of the best you've done Brad! hope it stays up this time ^_^

Best Mother's Day Ever!

Ah, vintage snob!

Oddly enough my grandma loved this movie and showed it to me often 😅

The Razzies Awards! Spewing honestly, and integrity since never! Except for 'Twilight', or '50 Shades Of Grey'.

I love Mommie Dearest lol

“Joan you have to understand, this is not Hollywood where you get rid of problems with a phone call, This is the real world” of the the best lines of the movie and in classic movies ever and it came from pepci.

This is the movie you choose to show on Mother’s Day, love your logic snob

I would have given her a oscar

I came for the review, I stayed for naked Cinema snob

Damn.... this has to be the most messed up movie I've ever seen....

Sure. I'll watch this again. I thought I was the only one who loved this film

Considering how expensive Christina's dresses are, I would find it safe to believe that Joan had her dresses dry cleaned. Usually when you get your clothes back from the dry cleaners they come hung up on wire hangers. I think Christina was expected to take the dresses off the wire hangers, throw them out, and put the dresses on the nice wooden hangers that are covered in the pink padding. My guess would be Christina forgot to switch out the hangers, and when Joan saw the wire hanger she snapped.

Cheese & Rice _Mommie Dearest,_ I saw that movie when HBO was a box that you sat on top of your television set in your living room. Now that I'm older, I'm going to go back and take a look at it.

One of the best Batman callbacks I've ever heard used appropriately.

"Don't fuck with me fellas!"

this one is rough because I had a mother with similar mental health issues, lots of deeply felt abuse. it's so well acted that I don't know if I could actually watch it but I damn well respect it.

I remember seeing this movie on Logo during some sort of broadcasting event. They were making jokes about it and quoting the movie in a light-hearted way and I was literally so confused. I'm thinking to myself "Ok either I just don`t get the joke or something is seriously wrong here...." I sat through Cannibal Holocaust all the way through and even I can't finish Mommie Dearest.

Can’t blame the Snob for his attraction to Faye Dunaway as Joan. I have that reaction to Olivia Hussey in Psycho IV...

This is a damn fine performance. I dont know if Joan Crawford was really like that but the film is pretty good IMO. Also probably one of the scariest films I have watched

Easily one of my favorites from you!

*Cinema Snob has an upload due on Mother's day* *Re-uploads "Mommy Dearest"* Brad, this is why we love you. And yes, that is one HELL of a performance.

This was on a couple of times today on one of the Encore channels.

Thanks for the League of Their Own reference btw. You should review that one

I think the child was lying when she said ‘ I don’t want to leave home’(it’s the expression 😔)

Creepy turned on Brad is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

22:42 bring back Crystal Pepsi NOW! I need the power of the Crystal!

I've gotta see this movie.

JajajJaja!!! Love this review! Perfect timing.

I have always liked this movie. I read about Joan Crawford before I saw the movie, so I was blown away by Faye Dunaway's performance. It's like you said, if the clips are taken out of context, they look so absurd that they are funny. However, in the context of the movie, and knowing how Joan Crawford was, this was a good movie.

Just came from the Bushwacked review