Mommie Dearest

[jynni]

I'm working in a haunted house at an amusement park right now. The people up in costumes have apparently never seen this movie because all of our costumes are hung on the racks with WIRE HANGERS. It's the most annoying thing ever. The costumes are too heavy so the hangers get all bent. Plus they all get twisted around each other.

Really - I'm surprised that I haven't gone all Joan Crawford on their asses yet because it really is the perfect opportunity to use the wire hanger rant.

[Sukie]

I used to watch this as a kid all the time. We would have family viewing parties of it. My brother and my parents and I would all sit and watch with a mixture of horror and fascination. I always wanted to have the huge birthday parties that Christina had. Without the crazy mom of course.

I always felt bad for her assistant - whose name escapes me. She was always having to go along with whatever craziness Joan inflicted.

The one scene that always got to me was when Joan forces Christina to eat the red/bloody meat. When Christina refuses, they keep putting it in the refrigerator and taking it back out for every meal. I always thought that was so gross.

[mariposalabrown]

I wish I could have a big bowl of ice in my bathroom in its special little fridge thingie.

[Deleted]

I remember watching it and thinking that the birthday party scene wasn't all that bad. Never understood why that was so bitchy. I mean certainly she should have told Tina prior that she was going to be giving away all of her gifts but they make it seem soooo tragic in the movie. When in reality Tina wasn't exactly wearing rags and forced to play with sticks and leaves. She had a big ol' bash and got to keep one toy. Considering how spoiled some hollywood kids are, I thought that was sort of cool.

[Laira]

*AND* she was disinherited by her mother's estate.


Man, I would love to know why. I'm sure Christina would have loved to have known, too.

If you read Mommie Dearest carefully, Christina admits that she hadn't bother to visit Joan in the seven years before Joan's death. If I had a kid, and that kid didn't visit me for nearly a decade, she'd be out my will too.

[kanding]

I love how the ad at the top of the page was for a wooden hanger supplier. It's never too late to avoid the Joan Crawford in your life from going crazy on your ass!

[india7]

That film clip was the funniest thing I've ever seen!

[dwanollah]

I always felt bad for her assistant - whose name escapes me. She was always having to go along with whatever craziness Joan inflicted.

CAROL AAAAAAANN!!!

;D

[Deleted]

laira said:

*AND* she was disinherited by her mother's estate.


Man, I would love to know why. I'm sure Christina would have loved to have known, too.

If you read Mommie Dearest carefully, Christina admits that she hadn't bother to visit Joan in the seven years before Joan's death. If I had a kid, and that kid didn't visit me for nearly a decade, she'd be out my will too.

Thanks, laira. I read the book when it first came out. Back when dinosaur roamed the earth, so much of it is lost to memory.

[Sukie]

dwanollah said:

I always felt bad for her assistant - whose name escapes me. She was always having to go along with whatever craziness Joan inflicted.

CAROL AAAAAAANN!!!

;D

Thank you!! How could I forget that?