Episode 322 · Film year 1981
Mommie Dearest (1981)
- Special Guests
- Rutanya Alda, Justin Bozung
- Guest Co-Hosts
- Terry Frost, Joshua Grannell
Show notes
Based on the scandalous memoir by Christina Crawford, Frank Perry's Mommie Dearest (1981) gave the world a powerhouse performance by Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford.
On this episode of The Projection Booth, Joshua Grannell (opens in a new tab) and Terry Frost (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss the movie and its reception. Guests this episode include actress Rutanya Alda who gives a behind-the-scenes account of the shooting of the film and Justin Bozung (opens in a new tab) who is currently writing a book about director Frank Perry.
Don't fuck with us, fellas, this isn't our first rodeo...
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On this episode of The Projection Booth, Joshua Grannell (opens in a new tab) and Terry Frost (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss the movie and its reception. Guests this episode include actress Rutanya Alda who gives a behind-the-scenes account of the shooting of the film and Justin Bozung (opens in a new tab) who is currently writing a book about director Frank Perry.
Don't fuck with us, fellas, this isn't our first rodeo...
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Labels: Brian DePalma Christina Crawford Diana Scarwid Faye Dunaway Frank Perry Joan Crawford Joshua Grannell Justin Bozung Paleo Cinema Peaches Christ Rutanya Alda Terry Frost
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Music credits
- "Main Title" - Henry Mancini
- "Uncle Daddy" - Henry Mancini
- "Joan Crawford" - Blue Oyster Cult
- "Mildred Pierce" - Sonic Youth
Links & resources
- Buy Mommie Dearest on DVD (opens in a new tab)
- Buy The Mommie Dearest Diary: Carol Ann Tells All by Rutanya Alda (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Mommie Dearest by Christina Crawford (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Looking for Gatsby by Faye Dunaway (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Bette & Joan: The Divine Feud by Shaun Considine (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Survivor by Christina Crawford (opens in a new tab)
- Read Roger Ebert's review of Mommie Dearest (opens in a new tab)
- Read about Joan Crawford being Box Office Poison (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the Concluding Chapter of Crawford website (opens in a new tab)
- Listen to the You Must Remember This episode on Mommie Dearest (opens in a new tab)
- Will Faye Dunaway talk about Mommie Dearest in her next memoir? (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the official Peaches Christ website (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the Paleo Cinema website (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the Martian Drive-In Podcast (opens in a new tab)
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Comments (5)
Anonymous http://snltranscripts.jt.org/78/78imommy.phtmlMike White You, sir, are a saint!Anonymous One of the funniest sketches and one of my favs. from the original SNL. Sorry I couldn't find a video version.Mike White I am kind of amazed at, even reading the transcript, the whole skit comes back to me again.
משוגע-סאָפֿע À propos CRAWFORD-DAVIES animosities; there's a radio play on BBC4extra 'Bette & Joan & Baby-Jane' http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08svvpv available for anyone (w/ internet access) to listen for next 4weeks cheerio!