Faye was hurt that she didn't get support for the movie. She put a lot of effort in the character and she was shamed for it. Years later, it has become a beloved movie. As it should've been.

@bryanalstoncoxing

3 жыл бұрын

Faye is notorious for not having a sense of humor. The role has become one of the most memorable and iconic performances of her generation and I think if she had embraced the movie it would have turned out better for her

@Jocelyn_Jade

2 жыл бұрын

@@bryanalstoncoxing It was hard for her to embrace it because this was very personal to her, and not what she had envisioned at all. This was her idol she was portraying. Of course camp audiences don’t get that.

@ThePharaoho

Жыл бұрын

It was really a horror script. It was based on a cariacture, not a real person. If she wanted a better vehicle to star as Joan, she should've shopped around a bit more...

@savage_skirt5386

11 ай бұрын

She is fantastic.

@haintedhouse2990

11 ай бұрын

it was a tacky book and a tacky movie - the director needed to pull Faye back a tad but she was Faye Dunaway so he let her run with it and it backfired. one of the most unintentionally funny movies to ever grace the screen

She was so convincing in that role she should've been nominated.

@oliviablackburn1113

4 жыл бұрын

Alex L. I think Faye looked most like her. Kristina wanted Anne Bancroft but honestly, to me Anne looked nothing liked her. She would have acted well but Faye Became her.

@carlamartinezvega13

4 жыл бұрын

She was nominated, but she didnt win

@ilovebeinagirl

4 жыл бұрын

Nah, I think her portrayal was too over the top and caricaturist to merit that kind of recognition. I still enjoy the movie, though. Edit: just got to the part where she says it was "kabuki"--I think that's a good description of her performance.

@MsDisneylandlover

4 жыл бұрын

u say that again scared me

@scotnick59

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, Christina was quoted as saying that Dunaway was ludicrous as Crawford.

Honestly Faye was brilliant in the role and deserved an Oscar nomination

@Darrigrande

2 жыл бұрын

She gave a memorable performance as JC! Great actress!

@rahulvinalnarayan9743

2 жыл бұрын

You must be joking! She was terrible. One of the worst performances given by an actress in a biography. She overacted

@Oliver2020.

Жыл бұрын

@@rahulvinalnarayan9743 i disagree

@MsBackstager

10 ай бұрын

@@rahulvinalnarayan9743 Too bad the director allowed her to act over the top.

@10poundnote

2 ай бұрын

Voted worst movie of the year and decade.

Faye legit scared me in that movie. The sense of dread and uncertainty she was able to build just in her little facial expressions and the tones of her voice. Seeing her out of the role it’s like looking at another person.

How she wasn’t nominated for an Oscar for the film I’ll never know, she became Joan in that film.

@charlesmaeger6162

2 жыл бұрын

The politics of Hollywood and where they wanted to spin the movie industry's direction at the time.

@bobthebear1246

20 күн бұрын

That I will agree with you on. The problem is the movie was so bad.

I think, Faye Dunaway gave an incredible performance in "Mommy Dearest" and what an amazing individual!!!❤️❤️❤️

It’s been said that Faye Dunaway played Joan Crawford so intensely! in Mommie Dearest , that it actually type cast her. She became Joan. It was such a challenge for her to capture such a icon as Joan Crawford.

@robingagan6288

6 жыл бұрын

Pierre Jefferson was she type casted or was she impossible to work with

@deb310red

6 жыл бұрын

A strong actress playing a strong actress.

@johnnymfan5065

4 жыл бұрын

The movie was a moneymaker but I think Faye's being difficult just caught up to her, since she didn't do anything that great since. It seemed like her career as a major star ended after this film. Karma-ain't it a bitch?

She was fantastic in the film. Nothing to explain or apologise for. A great actress.

@sharksport01

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, just ask her husband.

@bryanalstoncoxing

3 жыл бұрын

I thought she was quite good in the movie, especially in some of the more subtle scenes

@StephieGsrEvolution

2 жыл бұрын

The critics were so tough, it had her second guessing things. 😓

Dunaway, one of the great actors of the 20th century. Smart, gifted, and terrifically talented. How articulate she is regarding these circumstances, the story, and the film.

She slayed this role like no other.

I met Faye at party once she was very friendly and kind to me 🤗

Miss Dunaway dove into the icy waters of a celebrity's personal life and emerged with a chilling portrayal of remarkable intensity. No one else could have accomplished such a feat.

Dunaway really has stuck to her story through the years with all of these interviews.

@Jocelyn_Jade

2 жыл бұрын

@Digby Dooright How she looks is irrelevant. It’s her enormous talent that matters.

@jenniferlawrence9473

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jocelyn_Jade How she looks is irrelevant?? Hello? Tell that to her plastic surgeon.

She was brilliant, absolutely brilliant as Joan. She deserved an Oscar.

@Darrigrande

2 жыл бұрын

I strongly agree!

Faye should have gotten a Oscar for doing Joan Crawford she was fantastic in that movie hands down some of the best acting I've seen

@roberta.lofgrenjr.9182

5 жыл бұрын

YES!

@annan9216

5 жыл бұрын

307 Wyoming 4F she did!!

@wyomingadventures

5 жыл бұрын

@@annan9216 no she did not get one for Mommie Dearest. She did get one for the Network. She regretted doing mommie dearest because her career was never the same after.

@annan9216

5 жыл бұрын

307 Wyoming 4F oh :( I thought, well thank you for telling me that!!

@wyomingadventures

5 жыл бұрын

@@annan9216 I would have thought so too.😊

I LOVE Faye Dunaway in MOMMIE DEAREST....She did an Amazing job.

I had forgotten how beautiful Faye was back in the day.

@roder51

4 жыл бұрын

@John David You're far from the brightest light.

@BamaFan-vc4gn

4 жыл бұрын

@@roder51 She actually was considered one of the greatest beauties of her generation and certainly 1 of the greatest actresses. She wasn't some pin up Queen or sex goddess. But if that's your definition of beauty then who are we to judge?

@sharksport01

4 жыл бұрын

Gross, she looks like a preying mantis and was a horrible actress.

@billbrimmer1739

4 жыл бұрын

True

@josephkearny5874

4 жыл бұрын

You should see her in Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970) So stunning!

You never know what goes on behind closed doors. Sometimes one child is favored while the other is abused. Often close friends & neighbors never know that a child is being abused until/unless the police get involved. How many times have you heard shocked people say he/she seemed so nice?

@sarahwestmusic

Ай бұрын

exactly!!! well said! your comment should be pinned!!

The movie "Mommie Dearest" is really about a child of want and a child of plenty. That was a very good way for Faye Dunaway to sum up this story and also by saying that in the end "Only God will know" what happened between this mother and this daughter.

Faye you killed it baby And i love the hell out of you

Notice how she never mentioned christinas name. She always refered to her as 'That girl' or 'That blonde little girl'. Obviously she didn't believe Christina either.

@azoocola1064

6 жыл бұрын

Of course she didn't.

@Firespawnable

5 жыл бұрын

Just because Faye didn't say Christina's name doesn't mean she didn't believe her lol

@KingTriton1837

5 жыл бұрын

Firespawn it doesn't. However, given that what she thinks of Joan Crawford and the fact that Christina wrote the book when she did, it is almost undoubtedly true that Faye doesn't believe Christina.

@heosomeheosome6752

5 жыл бұрын

@@KingTriton1837 "Only God will know what happened between those two." Is a good hint she doubt it's all true.

@wyomingadventures

5 жыл бұрын

@@heosomeheosome6752 I agree with you

Faye Dunaway could not have said it any better. “Only God knows the truth [on what happened between that girl and her mother]”

@dallastexxasss8260

5 жыл бұрын

and I keep saying that about the KING of pop Michael jackson

@GroovyDoom

5 жыл бұрын

She does say it rather convincingly, doesn't she? Too bad it's not true. Numerous people knew, and have spoken out about it and corroborated Christina's story, not the least of which was her brother Christopher. The movie itself is not quite accurate in a lot of things, but to say "only they and God know what happened" is just ignorant.

@kyliecarpenter668

5 жыл бұрын

Kyle Rainey not just God, you're forgetting about Christina and Joan

@roberta.lofgrenjr.9182

5 жыл бұрын

Christina knows because she lived it.

@debbiemontague2355

5 жыл бұрын

No Christina and Joan know ! Joan was very abusive towards her children ! It's been validated time and time again by people who seen it she was a professional access one of the best! But as a mother she was horrible

The way fay captured the way joan holds her face is amazing cuz she looks completely diffrent

Just because no one saw the abuse doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.

@lumiere7216

4 жыл бұрын

I think she may have been playing it safe in terms of trying to protect herself from being sued for inflammatory comments.

@noelmcmahon3407

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you only people behind the close doors now the truth

@seanm3226

4 жыл бұрын

aaronpaul06 That makes no sense. Because no one saw you rob a bank doesn’t meant that you didn’t rob a bank.

@JB-ox7ib

4 жыл бұрын

aaronpaul06: absolutely!👍🌟

@s.e.landeros280

4 жыл бұрын

True . . . But did it Actually Happen in the way performed or Written. Even Christina said the MOVIE was off . Then What ? !

I wish she would embrace this role. She was fantastic. People adore that movie and her performance in it. It's rare she even discusses it.

@StephieGsrEvolution

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

FAYE DUNAWAY IS SO CLASSY AND SOPHISTICATED. SHE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN AN OSCAR FOR BEST ACTRESS IN MOMMY DEAREST. THIS CONFRIMS THAT THE ACADEMY AWARDS IS VERY FLAWED.

Mommie Dearest is a classic! I thought Dunaway was terrific.

@Jonathanbroder

5 жыл бұрын

@Michele Theriault I stumbled on it one night on TV in Spanish. 1000% campier.

@narvelancoleman3813

5 жыл бұрын

Faye Dunaway did an excellent job in this portrayal! Maybe there is something wrong with me; but I just don't see the humor and campiness in this movie! I found it sad and very revealing. I don't believe Christina lied. Joan Crawford was sexually abused by her stepfather, and that left her with a lot of issues. There were people in her life, who witnessed and knew about the abuse her children were suffering but said nothing! The laws were not quite in place to protect children like they are today....plus she was Joan Crawford...who was going to rail against her?

@kandorstevenson

5 жыл бұрын

WERK!

@mrxman581

5 жыл бұрын

She was playing herself.

@narvelancoleman3813

4 жыл бұрын

@Sharon CinnaPeople were more inclined to try and hide any issues, as there was such a stigma attached to mental illness and unbalance of any kind. I think Joan Crawford's problems were more pronounced because she had a huge ego. Nevertheless....she was a fantastic actress.....and her personal collection of fine jewelry was beautiful!

Definitely Oscar wining performance which she was denied by the Academy.

@jacobabraham3615

4 жыл бұрын

Seriously

@jamessandy5873

4 жыл бұрын

OMG That's hilarious. Dunaway herself has referred to her laughably over-the-top performance in the film as "like a cartoon."

@alwaysknow3356

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamessandy5873 The performance is still extraordinary though. I watched it just yesterday. And her likeness to Joan is uncanny, she doesnt just look a bit like her, she embodied her

I don't think many of you in the comments are understanding where Faye is coming from as an actress. As an actress you have to understand your character and understand where they are coming from, the reasons behind their actions to be able to play them well. She understood her that is why she was so spectacular playing Joan.

It isn't "exploitation" to write a book about one's own experiences.

@joeschmoe373

4 жыл бұрын

I really dont like wire hangers either. I feel 'ya Joan.

@coryhawley738

4 жыл бұрын

@Jason Strom there are witnesses and the police, and all of Joan's friends including a lot of famous people knew l. If you do research a lot of celebs or celeb children have stated that Joan did abuse her children it's a fact everyone in Hollywood knew about it it wasn't a secret.

@coryhawley738

4 жыл бұрын

@John Doe dude she abused her so just because a pedo saves a girl then rapes her means that he's a good guy because he saved her first. also her story has been backed up by a lot of people who actually witnessed the abuse, a lot of famous people who worked with joan and other children of famous actors.it was also obvious that Joan wasn't a very stable person due to her past with abuse and the fact that she was an alcoholic.

@mermaidwe2743

4 жыл бұрын

@John Doe you sound very bitter and angry. Were you neglected? Were you there? If not there you don't know what happened.

@SirAndrewII

4 жыл бұрын

@John Doe No she wasn't. Dealing with bipolar parents causes someone stress and writing about it can be therapeutic. She was picked by Joan and forced to put up with her. You have no empathy because you're probably a narcissist like Joan was.

She was robbed of an Oscar nomination and win for Mommie Dearest but miss Faye gave the performance of her career in the Disappearance of Aimee you are and forever will be one of the greatest actors ever!

Faye Dunaway, most succesfull actress of the seventies, every movie was a box office hit, she is truly a fantastic actress.

Faye Dunaway did an excellent job playing that role. I'm a fan of Ms. Dunaway she is a great actress.

Thank you for this. I really wish Faye would give a more extensive interview on the Joan Crawford role and the movie Mommie Dearest. It seems like she doesn't care to comment on this performance for whatever reason..... Maybe someday, hopefully.........

Great clips! I grew up watching this movie and almost knew every line. Seeing Faye speak on this really adds emphasis, all of these years later.

I truly appreciate her desire as an actress portraying such an iconic character to actually realize the humanity of the character. Even though I believe they shaped it to be very negative as well as campy Faye’s absolutely commitment to pushing the human component through the screen really gives this movie a heart beat.

I believe Christina's story, and many others in Holly wood also knew the truth too!

@shellyhane7428

5 жыл бұрын

If you don't care then why comment?

@robertrodriquez4047

4 жыл бұрын

I believe there is truth on both sides and that the movie is interpreted thru the anger and resentment of a child view.

@mac9733

4 жыл бұрын

@John Doe I hope you get help and are more at peace now or eventually than at the time you wrote these constant replies condoning child abuse.

@alexander2685

4 жыл бұрын

John Doe Aww you know coming from yours?

@mac9733

3 жыл бұрын

@Tracy Lands Not against spanking, against beating a child like a grown man. A little girl doesn't deserve that. Difference between discipline and projection. It's obvious in this story she wasn't trying to teach the daughter a lesson. That should tell you all you need to know right there. Have a good day

A child of want and a child of plenty. They seemed to me to be both children of want. Joan wanted to be loved by fans and be admired. Christina wanted a mother's love. Joan was unable to give love.

@roberta.lofgrenjr.9182

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Thompson, Joan loved herself.

@11rokerito

4 жыл бұрын

@@roberta.lofgrenjr.9182 If you investigate. You will notice that Joan did not love herself. That is the main reason for Crawford's character. She didn't value herself or love herself, even if she had that frivolous "personality".

@jochenstossberg5427

2 жыл бұрын

Joan Crawford gave the children everything they could possibly want. The went everywhere and they had everything. The other children now attest to that. And they recently revealed how they were silenced when the book came out. But we know much more about Christina now. And it's not flattering.

@StephieGsrEvolution

2 жыл бұрын

@@jochenstossberg5427 material things don't make up for abuse

@jedijones

8 күн бұрын

I think the explanation is simpler. A psychotic mother and an innocent child.

Diva on Diva ? Faye was a Diva, but Joan is a Legend .

@thewestshow7

5 жыл бұрын

FAYE IS A NEW HOLLYWOOD LEGEND!!

@11rokerito

4 жыл бұрын

Joan Crawford is considered the first Diva, dahhhling. So apart from being Diva, Legend, she is the Queen of Cinema and the Queen of Hollywood.

@johnnymfan5065

4 жыл бұрын

What is a Diva?I thought Divas were women who made really bad totally non rock popular music in which they scream a lot .like Streisand, Mariah , Celine and Whitney.Music for cliched gay men and middle aged suburban white housewives. Liza Minnelli was a good diva though esp in the movie scene where she sings New York, New York. That was cool.. Why are Donna Summer and Diana Ross considered divas? They never made that crappy music. Luckily Diana doesnt even have the voice for it .Good that Donna never messed with that shit. To bad about the streisand duet. it does suck though. Cher shouldnt be considered a diva neither. Doesnt have the voice and again never made that type of music. but shes not a phenomenal musician like Donna or even good like Diana. I wonder why Ronstadt was never one-when she made that disappointing junky Nelson Riddle stuff. What the heck was Debby Harry doing on a Divas Live show? She is just a great rock and roll singer, how could she be a diva?

@DeepScreenAnalysis

4 жыл бұрын

Faye is a better actress than Joan ever was.

@theguardian9993

4 жыл бұрын

sorry but Bette Davis now that’s a legend!!

Faye Dunaway should have won an Academy award what a performance, thriller, amazing and so real like a lot of people who abuse from their children and even the whole family until these days.

Great video. I love the movie mommie dearest. A Joan Crawford fan. Never heard faye thoughts on the movie. She did a great job as Joan.

THANK YOU!!! What a treasure this medium is!.....to see a person modulate the same old responses and give them life, new life, again and again----what a challenge......Very intelligent, very sensitive actress......

God! FAYE LOOKS AMAZING💘💘💘💘💘

Such lack of empathy for the child is strange. When you speak of a relationship between an adult and a child, there is never equality.

@sethlong9118

4 жыл бұрын

The more you learn about Joan Crawford's childhood, the easier it is to understand why she had such a difficult time with children. She never got to be a child, she never got to enjoy her youth properly. And her idea of affection was so twisted and warped because of the people in her life, that she equated stardom to love, and knew no other way to receive it.

@marksmall1476

4 жыл бұрын

FAYE DUNAWAY is a bully to people on movie set's.

@nicholastroutman5931

4 жыл бұрын

she's not referring to Christina Crawford as a child, she's referring to Christina Crawford as a grown woman. Christina Crawford openly admitted that she was pressured by her publisher to fabricate details about her childhood with her mother Joan Crawford. Basically she lied all throughout the book therefore it's impossible to determine which sections of the book are true and which are not. Anyways in order to sell more copies of the book and as a last stitch effort to make money off of Joan Crawford's back Christina Crawford lied and embellished all throughout the book.

@mattheww239

4 жыл бұрын

G P I think she also meant you can’t just trust one person’s perspective when the other can’t defend themselves. Remember this book was written only after the girl was excluded from Joan’s will. The two children who were included have nothing but love for Joan.

@marksmall1476

4 жыл бұрын

Matthew W and yet the twins didn't want to see Joan's body when giving the opportunity to do so not to mention they were other famous people that witness her abusive behavior around her kids even at the chadwick school.

Faye did a good job on Mommie Dearest, but Jessica Lange did an awesome portrayal in Feud, The Bette and Joan story

@MrRocktex1978

6 жыл бұрын

Faye was better- Jessica portrayed JC as a victim and I am sure not even JC wanted that

@DeepScreenAnalysis

6 жыл бұрын

Jessica Lange was nothing like Joan, she played her as a simpering victim and sad case. Joan would slap the fuck out of Jessica if she were alive.

@darreylhenderson8979

6 жыл бұрын

Jessica came off too old and heavy to be playing Joan thru most of the series. Joan was always very slim in build and I think had they had Lange lose a little bit of weight, she would have better embodied the character for me in terms of appearance.

@darreylhenderson8979

6 жыл бұрын

But I absolutely adoredd Feud and am longing for a reairing or DVD release

@kmanyguns

6 жыл бұрын

yeah, Jessica was a bit old, but i like her version of the durable Joan Crawford. Faye played Crawford to intense and unlikable. I've seen interviews of Crawford, she was over the top, but i don't think she was that way every second of the day, like Faye portrayed.

she did it the best

She did that!!!! Def deserved a. Oscar

thank you she was good in the movie

crawford using her facial muscles to create a confident look is iconic

I think that Faye Dunaway has done an EXCEPTIONAL job portraying an Aries woman. Mommie Dearest has been my favorite movie since I was 5 years old. That is still my number 1 favorite movie--Ever.

Faye you wont ever read this but the film mommie dearest was sensational you did become Joan no one could have did it better only a true star like you ... much love and respect . x

Damn, but she is jaw-droppingly gorgeous!Having said that, I got second-hand trauma from watching her Joan Crawford portrayal in that movie when I was a kid. She scared the daylights out of me.

Amazing actress! I would’ve never known she was the main character!

Faye really got stuck into that role..She became Crawford..Sometimes when i see a picture of faye as Crawford i sometimes have to take a double take and realise its not Joan..The most outstanding performance ever.

Great great actresses, and gorgeous too, Joan and Faye!

She talks about a child of want and a child of plenty... One of them was the mother, not a child. Having a child is not the way to have unmet needs satisfied. It is about being the adult and providing for a child financially, and emotionally... Etc

@Muirmaiden

4 жыл бұрын

@John Doe And if she was spoiled, whose fault was that? Who did the spoiling? Money, gifts, privilege, etc, is NOT love and doesn't take the place of love. Incidentally, Christopher shared his experience in this interview: www.joancrawfordbest.com/latimes78oct29.htm

@mermaidwe2743

3 жыл бұрын

Know them personally do U?

She did a good job. And her answers were well thought out and professional. To hear she had any “backlash” at all is upsetting to hear. But we all have critics no matter how authentic we are.

I know she gets a tremendous amount of negative press, but she did a fantastic job. Yes it was campy, but nobody can say she was a bad actress, and nobody can say that they were not entertained.

The irony of Dunaway talking about Crawford! and its not surprising that she had sympathy for Crawford's behaviour!

@Muirmaiden

3 жыл бұрын

@Kristen Jett Did Christopher "fabricate" too? www.joancrawfordbest.com/latimes78oct29.htm

@Muirmaiden

3 жыл бұрын

@Tracy Lands Guess what? Children don't spoil themselves. Any "parent" who says such cruel words about their children is not fit to be a parent.

That was actually very interesting to hear Faye Dunaway's comments because I thought, generally speaking, that Faye didn't like to discuss Mommie Dearest - but, she comments very intelligently about the subject ~

I think Ms Dunaway is very astute, & very honest in her observation of character & interviews of Ms Crawford. Good watch.

A true classy lady playing a classy legened. I loved her nuanced portrayal of Joan.

@amarmuammar1576

6 жыл бұрын

It's campy and over the top. Barbara please

@gregfeil2941

5 жыл бұрын

Nuanced? We must not have seen the same movie. Faye Dunaway turned Joan Crawford into the definition of camp. A drag queen couldn’t do it that well. Nuanced, my ass.

@hallmark1

2 жыл бұрын

Nuanced?? It's campy and crazy. Barbara PLEASE.

Brilliant actress!!!

@sharksport01

4 жыл бұрын

Omg youre right! Thats why she hasnt had a movie in 40 years! Its because shes brilliant!!!

@kauanamaral1654

2 жыл бұрын

@@sharksport01 ela fez mais filmes

Class pure Class, Hollywood Royalty! that u are both JC and FD

It's not for us to judge. We weren't there. I just say that Joan from her movies was a perfectionist.

I love her voice

Do you want to know something. I literally thought Faye Dunaway was actually Joan Crawford it really amaze me how they got it so not so. Exact! It’s amazing what Hollywood can do now these days it’s like have you seen the new movie Bohemian Rhapsody?!

Love that movie, Faye was amazing 👏 😍 ❤️

Faye Dunaway really was a diva. I've read real diva horror stories of her on set antics. Beautiful and amazing actress though.

Can’t wait for the Faye Dearest film

Mommie Dearest was so believable to me as a child and today as an adult it still gives me nightmares

Faye dunaway always comes across as so intelligent and articulate

@sharksport01

4 жыл бұрын

Im sorry.

Faye Dunaway is one classy woman. And a heck of an actress too.

Angela Lansbury, who knew Joan Crawford said once that the "wire hangers" thing DID happen.

@gregrak9389

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly where and when did Lansbury ever say that?? and please, don't try to cover your ass by quoting a dead person.

@DeepScreenAnalysis

6 жыл бұрын

Lana Turner's daughter Cheryl confirmed the abuse happened and she asked Lana why nobody intervened. Lana replied: "Darling, in this town, we rally around each other. We do NOT admit to faults."

@gregrak9389

6 жыл бұрын

yeah, sure, THANKS

@JohnnyGNV

6 жыл бұрын

Christina Crawford has said that the Wire hangers scene did not play out as depicted in the Movie ~ Joan certainly did not want an expensive garment strewn onto a Wire hanger and that's sort of understandable considering how fastidious Joan was, but I doubt she 'beat' Christina with the hanger after blowing her stack - I'm not saying that Joan Crawford was an easy Mom to have but I do think the movie is an exaggeration ~

@normahebisen1060

6 жыл бұрын

Messylin you're right- she did that on a Phil Donahue episode with Cristina Crawford. It's on KZread for any of you who wish to fight me on this.

They dont make them like this anymore! Thank you so much for doing this :)

Good interview.

Just try to find what June Allyson told about her visit to Joan's house. Then look up Bette Davis on Faye Dunaway.

@johnnymfan5065

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yea I know that too. When she made her miss the other girl's birthday party. I love June-especailly in Good News. such a feel good movie.

@11rokerito

4 жыл бұрын

June Allyson lost custody of her own daughters because she was an alcoholic. There is nothing worse than a bad mother calling another mother "bad mother".

@Muirmaiden

4 жыл бұрын

@@11rokerito June Allyson had a son and an adopted daughter. Please get your facts straight. Unlike Joan Crawford, Allyson sought help, and to this day, her children speak lovingly of her. She never claimed to be a perfect parent, but she was not abusive.

Love Faye ..she is one of the best performers

She’s consistent. That’s a great quality.

I think Faye is exactly right. She preformed incredibly in this picture despite the fact that the storytellers that directed her let Joan and her down by over killing it - but in the over kill they actually produced a classic timeless movie. Crawford has forever been remembered because of this film for better or worse. Additionally, Christina Crawford has said numerous times that she had no input either to the making of the film.

She's very open to talk about Joan and the book in the first clip. I don't understand why she doesn't like talking about the film. It was a difficult performance to pull off and she did a very good job. Its just sad that she's mean to people about it.

@tonyd9455

6 жыл бұрын

I think it's because she is asked the same question over and over by different interviewers that she must get tired of repeating it.

@trischc

6 жыл бұрын

No..she had to be abused in the same fashion as Joan regarding Hollywood. People don't understand what goes on behind these roles. Yes, she (Faye) did a magnificent job but Hollywood likes to rhythm the actor to the actual artist to get the realist performance. Crawford suffered sexual abuse (and morel...Faye did too...its bittersweet for her...

@BoBo-ti6jh

6 жыл бұрын

Billy Faulkner She is not mean to people if the subject is discussed intellegently but when people ask her questions with the obvious intent to provoke her and belittle her work she, rightly, has no patience.

@indubitablysoyall

6 жыл бұрын

Bill Oviedo ah that makes sense. I guess its why she lashed out at the reporter on that voicemail

@BoBo-ti6jh

6 жыл бұрын

Billy Faulkner I don't know what you mean by lashing out? I also don't know what questions were being asked about the film and her role in it. My guess is they were asking more questions about the film than she considered appropriate and more than likely with a negative slant. What you call "lashing out" is nothing more than an actress protecting herself in a firm and assertive way. She is not abusive and uses no foul language.

Wow! This is fantastic. I always heard she refused to talk about it.

Admire Faye. Always stresses that no one will ever know the truth of what happened between Crawford and her daughter. She was only investigating and studying a character in Crawford and is much more than just that role

Thank You Darling!

The real story is how great Faye Dunaway looked in this 1997 interview, that would've made her 57 years old.

@deonnadyson

4 жыл бұрын

Yass she was stunning in 1997 with the brunette hair.

I loved Faye,in "Gia"

@lenmorrison3578

4 жыл бұрын

ΒΈΡΗ ΧΑΊΡΗ me too!

Faye, stop apologizing for doing this movie. You did amazing work here. You got my abusive mother to a T. .. as far as camp value, and cult following, you grabbed the brass ring!

Faye Dunaway is my favorite actress !!!

She rewrote the history of Mommie Dearest the moment it came out and got panned. She pretended like she didn't really want to do the role even though she fought tooth and nail to get it. She puts down the original source material as a pure work of fiction simply to distance herself from the movie itself. She never referred to Christina by name and only called Joan "Crawford."

After this movie came out Bette Midler saw someone in NYC wearing a t-shirt with a stern looking Crawford on it that read "I never laid a hand on those fu...ng kids."

Faye is intelligence talent and class as well as arrestingly beautiful

@harty4653

Жыл бұрын

Yep. She was amazing

Maybe I'm the only one but I came out from that Film with a real admiration for Joan. She was one tough cookie and I think I get what she was trying to instill in Christina-she was trying to make her tough like her so that she could navigate the world. Not that I'm excusing some of the excesses but we do not know they happened-we have one persons view. Joan Crawford dragged herself up from nothing and made herself a great star by sheer force of personality and talent and for that she gets my admiration and respect. And the Pepsi scene in the boardroom is one of the greatest scene's in Cinema.

Faye does not like the movie as its one note. Psycho to nice and back again. There is no buildup to Joan's outbursts. She just flips out. Too bad. Faye is great and Joan was an infinitely fascinating character.

@couches5257

5 жыл бұрын

Narcissists will turn on a dime on you. If that doesn't sound realistic to you, it's only because you're lucky.

@phillydisco

2 жыл бұрын

I think back in the early 80s, that type of personality wasn't as well understood. Because nobody talked about childhood trauma, ptsd, etc... Nowadays, much of that is more known by people in general. We are more in tune with how a bad childhood can result in certain difficult personalities in adulthood. And I read there was a scene in the film that was cut, where Joan explains her childhood to some degree, and that gave more background on her personality issues.

you were amazing....

Interesting to see the various stages of Miss Dunaway’s plastic surgeries. To me she looked her best when she did the “Ellis Island” miniseries circa 1984. She just had her eyes lifted & a subtle facelift , she looked ravishingly beautiful. These days she just has gone too far.

@Ursaminor31

6 жыл бұрын

Bernie Tinirau - agreed, amazing what smoking will do to the face. However it appears that this past year she had her nose tip rebuilt and thus everything looks better proportioned. The heavy lip thing of the last few years is gone. Check out the 2017 verses 2018 oscar appearances. Dramatic improvement.

@deb310red

6 жыл бұрын

Women in Hollywood really need to stay away from those fillers! They ruin the delicate features of their faces. Stick to facelifts, ladies!

@thebigl156

6 жыл бұрын

I think she was most beautiful in Network. She lost weight for the role and she look flawless while probably playing the most flawed character of her career. Facelifts destroy delicate features as well, some times terribly so, and so often they make the natural aging process look so un-natural.

@willnoiles2001

5 жыл бұрын

I have no idea if Faye Dunaway has had plastic surgery recently, but it she has, she should sue. If you see an untouched recent photo, she very much looks like a woman in her 80s. It was not a pretty sight.

@sharksport01

4 жыл бұрын

She always looked like an insect to me, but suit yourself.

3:28-3:31 - That moment. That is exactly how Faye portrayed Joan in the movie.

When she says god only knows I think it’s spot on. As with anything else it’s a matter of degree. I believe that Christina believes her own viewpoint of what happened but I believe it’s not accurate . Christina had a motive. ( she was left out of the will ) if Christina believed as we all do - that Joan was a troubled woman with mental health issues along with alcoholism then Christina should not have sought revenge on a sick person . Christina received more $ than what Joan could’ve left her by selling out on her after she was dead. Her book was not necessary in order to help other victims of abuse. god knows the accurate picture and whatever Joan did do she paid the price by Christina’s book . Even if Christina is 100 percent accurate , you don’t make money on writing a tell all book about your ill mother after she is dead.

@deb310red

6 жыл бұрын

Christina seems very ungrateful, and at her age, she should be over her childhood by now. That's the problem with the 12 Step Movement - it encourages people to keep reliving their "bad childhoods" over and over and over. How is that helpful?

@this_Joe_Smith

5 жыл бұрын

I don't know..... Telling -is-important when you've been abused. The lingering existence of the story-being-told CAN help others who are abused and possibly help potential abusers think-before-they-act

@NatalieMarie917

5 жыл бұрын

deb310red I am a mental health professional and I can assure you that abuse in childhood is usually profoundly impactful for the remainder of their lives, whether they think back on it or not-many aspects of it can be completely subconscious. And this is not the result of a “12 step movement”.. it’s the result of increased expertise in the areas of psychology and neuroscience.. as well as how humans (and animals as a whole) develop and learn over time. And actually, when you DON’T think about it & work through it, it’s very likely to manifest itself physically.. think heart disease, high blood pressure, digestive disorders, degenerative diseases like dementia. As well as a higher likelihood of alcohol/substance abuse, gambling addictions, domestic violence, etc..

@Firespawnable

5 жыл бұрын

@@NatalieMarie917 That's very true so you're right that no matter what you do the effects of the abuse will still be there Joan Crawford was a victim of child abuse, and even though she "worked through it" and was able to become one of the most successful actresses in Hollywood, Joan still was a terrible alcoholic, very insecure, and had many failed marriages.

@Rhedd30

5 жыл бұрын

@@deb310red you've never been abused if you can say that

If she felt so strongly this was a misrepresentation of Joan then why play the role? So much for your kinship!

@miriamhavard7621

5 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly. It's like she's talking out of BOTH sides of her mouth. I'm SO disappointed in her, really.

@MegaStephybear

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, why play her if she felt so strongly against the film

@philly09westside

4 жыл бұрын

Right!

@johnnymfan5065

4 жыл бұрын

Well Lana Turner was a bad mother too .She let her child go to juvenile detention for a murder she commited(well it was self defense). But it was only a few years and I think her daughter Cheryl wanted to do it for her. Remember, when you watch Lana, she only killed in self defense She wasn't a sociopath.

@robertr798

4 жыл бұрын

It's possible that the film shifted focus during production. And at the end of the day, actors are unemployed most of the time, a job is a job. And sometimes, while actors are inhabiting roles and doing their best to realize the director's vision, the entire film can change without them even realizing it.

Say what you will but Faye Dunaway was brilliant in that role. She should’ve won an Oscar.

Mommie dearest is my favorite movie now because Faye dunaway was the best actor for the mom she was beautiful and wonderful at doing it when I compared Faye dunaway and Joan Crawford they looked exactly the same