Mommie Dearest

[dwanollah]

"Barbara PLEASE! PLEASE Barbara!!"

Hee! I love quoting this movie in order to drive my own mother nuts, and one of the best was, when she'd done something or other in a grocery store line, I hissed, "Why did you adopt me? No! I wanna know! WHY DID YOU ADOPT ME!" A women in the adjacent line looked at us with absolute horror and beat tracks. Guess she's never seen Mommie Dearest.

[kafka]

dwanollah said:

I love quoting this movie in order to drive my own mother nuts, and one of the best was, when she'd done something or other in a grocery store line, I hissed, "Why did you adopt me? No! I wanna know! WHY DID YOU ADOPT ME!" A women in the adjacent line looked at us with absolute horror and beat tracks. Guess she's never seen Mommie Dearest.

Heh. Since I was about 14, I've teasingly called my own mother "Mommie Dearest" whenever she did something which irritated me. It started out with me being somewhat sarcastic when she would be lecturing me or telling me things I needed to do. Then it evolved into a way for me to hint that she was going too far, and finally it became a teasing joke.

Now, sometimes, when she'll be telling me how I should only eat organic foods, or how I must do X,Y,Z, I'll just look at her and she'll stop, sigh and mutter, "Yes, I know, 'Mommie Dearest.' Alright, I'll stop."

One day, when I was a teenager, we were out shopping or something, and I called her Mommie Dearest quite loudly. A lady nearby stopped what she was doing and looked at my mother with slight shock. She clearly thought of Joan Crawford right away. My mother actually blushed a little, and hissed at me, "Stop that! They'll think I'm beating you with a hanger!" We both looked at each other and burst out laughing.

Ah, "Mommie Dearest," how you've impacted my life.

[india7]

indigo said:

A month after the film was released to bad reviews, audiences flocked to see the film armed with Ajax and wire hangers to actively "participate" with the film in a manner similar to The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).

Even back then the people knew a winning loser when they saw one.

I can't even tell you how much I would have loved to have been there!

[sleepy]

I finally saw it! It was on TV this weekend when my mom was visiting, so we ate ice cream for dinner and camped out in front of the TV.

Wow. Huh, Wow. Lady was psycho!

The best part of watching it was being regaled with stories from my mom about how her mother got into a fight with Joan Crawford at the Stork Club, after Christina picked a fight with my aunt. I had heard family stories about it, but I'd forgotten all about it. Apparently, my grandmother gave Joan Crawford a run for her money.

Sadly, many family members have commented that in everyday life, JC had nothing on the evilness of my grandmother. My mom was alternately enjoying the campiness of the flick and cringing in recognition.

No wonder I hadn't seen it before. And also, my mom was adopted. I wonder...

[dwanollah]

We need more details than that, Sleepy!

[sleepy]

I'll have to get more details later. I was in an ice-cream induced haze, so I didn't pick up all the details. What would you like to know? I'll ask her.

I know that Christina was older than my aunt and bullying her, picking on her for some reason. My grandmother told JC she had better watch "that one" (Christina). JC and my grandmother starting arguing in the middle of the restaurant. My grandmother was all, "I don't know who the hell you think you are... blah blah bitchycakes." I din't ask how it ended, but now I'm dying to know.

Or did you mean the details of living with a real life Mommie Dearest? Hmm... those are not so pretty. Or as fun.

[kafka]

sleepy said:

stories from my mom about how her mother got into a fight with Joan Crawford at the Stork Club, after Christina picked a fight with my aunt. I had heard family stories about it, but I'd forgotten all about it. Apparently, my grandmother gave Joan Crawford a run for her money.

The legendary Stork Club! Christina herself! And, to top it all off, Joan Crawford in person... being bitchy and rambunctious!!

I feel like posting a field of exclamation points and "OMGs!!" You have NO idea how cool it is to hear about the Stork Club, in and of itself. But the rest of the stuff...... Wow.

[carrier76]

Cathy? Cindy? Christopher?

We know what VC Andrews was reading, don't we?

Heh!!!!! That is awesome.

[Atreides]

I've never seen this movie but between this thread and those hilarious clips on YouTube (the one with the two boys parodying it made me wet my pants), Mommie Dearest has shot to the top of my rental queue.

[kafka]

atreides said:

I've never seen this movie but between this thread and those hilarious clips on YouTube (the one with the two boys parodying it made me wet my pants), Mommie Dearest has shot to the top of my rental queue.

Atreides, you know you're expected to post your reactions to the film once you see it, right? RIGHT??? ;D

Also, if you don't mind, would you post the link to the two boys parodying Mommie Dearest? If it's anything like the ABBA bitchslap/choking one, I'd love to see it.