Joan easily overtakes Christina in a swimming pool race, then becomes enraged at the young girl when she reacts with childish disappointment. 2:11. Mommie Dearest (4/9) Movie CLIP - Racing A Child (1981) HD by Movieclips. Mommie Dearest Recut Trailer by JasonMovieGuy. 5:08. With Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest, Howard Da Silva. Accomplished character actress Diana Scarwid received an Academy Award nomination for her delivery of the amiable barmaid-love interest in Inside Moves (1980). But once the ugly stuff begins, all that methodical preparation and desire to be fair becomes meaningless. The abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen Joan Crawford, is depicted. Her portrayal of Joan Crawford's daughter in The movie is committed to a prolonged, exhibitionistic wallow and can't escape the trashy consequences." Mommie Dearest is a 1981 American biographical drama film directed by Frank Perry. As Christina begins to rebel against her mother's stringent demands and standards, a series of confrontations emerges that forms the movie's core.

Although she was nominated for a "Worst Supporting Actress" Razzie for Mommie Dearest, the movie did not have the same devastating impact on Diana Scarwid's (adult Christina) career that it did for Faye Dunaway (and Joan Crawford for that matter!) Directed by Frank Perry. Diana Scarwid, Actress: What Lies Beneath. Mommie Dearest, 1981 (Intro) by Ricardo Leitner. Watch Mommie Dearest movie trailer and get the latest cast info, photos, movie review and more on TVGuide.com.