In a series of interviews from 1981 to 2003, Faye Dunaway shares her thoughts about Joan Crawford, whom she portrayed in the 1981 camp classic movie Mommie Dearest.
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.
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
@@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.
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...
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
@@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?
@@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.
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.
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?
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 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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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?
@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!
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.
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.
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
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.
@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
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.........
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 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".
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.
@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.
@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.
@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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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
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......
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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
@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
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.
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.
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.
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 ~
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."
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!
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?!
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
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".
@@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.
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.
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.
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."
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 ~
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
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."
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.
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.
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
@@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.
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...
She is fantastic.
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.
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.
She was nominated, but she didnt win
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.
u say that again scared me
Actually, Christina was quoted as saying that Dunaway was ludicrous as Crawford.
Honestly Faye was brilliant in the role and deserved an Oscar nomination
She gave a memorable performance as JC! Great actress!
You must be joking! She was terrible. One of the worst performances given by an actress in a biography. She overacted
@@rahulvinalnarayan9743 i disagree
@@rahulvinalnarayan9743 Too bad the director allowed her to act over the top.
Voted worst movie of the year and decade.
I think, Faye Dunaway gave an incredible performance in "Mommy Dearest" and what an amazing individual!!!❤️❤️❤️
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.
She was fantastic in the film. Nothing to explain or apologise for. A great actress.
Yes, just ask her husband.
I thought she was quite good in the movie, especially in some of the more subtle scenes
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.
How she wasn’t nominated for an Oscar for the film I’ll never know, she became Joan in that film.
The politics of Hollywood and where they wanted to spin the movie industry's direction at the time.
That I will agree with you on. The problem is the movie was so bad.
She slayed this role like no other.
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.
Pierre Jefferson was she type casted or was she impossible to work with
A strong actress playing a strong actress.
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?
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.
She was brilliant, absolutely brilliant as Joan. She deserved an Oscar.
I strongly agree!
I met Faye at party once she was very friendly and kind to me 🤗
I LOVE Faye Dunaway in MOMMIE DEAREST....She did an Amazing job.
Faye Dunaway did an excellent job playing that role. I'm a fan of Ms. Dunaway she is a great actress.
Faye you killed it baby
And i love the hell out of you
Faye Dunaway, most succesfull actress of the seventies, every movie was a box office hit, she is truly a fantastic actress.
I had forgotten how beautiful Faye was back in the day.
@John David You're far from the brightest light.
@@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?
Gross, she looks like a preying mantis and was a horrible actress.
True
You should see her in Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970) So stunning!
Dunaway really has stuck to her story through the years with all of these interviews.
@Digby Dooright How she looks is irrelevant. It’s her enormous talent that matters.
@@Jocelyn_Jade How she looks is irrelevant?? Hello? Tell that to her plastic surgeon.
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
YES!
307 Wyoming 4F she did!!
@@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.
307 Wyoming 4F oh :( I thought, well thank you for telling me that!!
@@annan9216 I would have thought so too.😊
The way fay captured the way joan holds her face is amazing cuz she looks completely diffrent
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.
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?
exactly!!! well said! your comment should be pinned!!
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 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.
Exactly
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 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.
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.
Of course she didn't.
Just because Faye didn't say Christina's name doesn't mean she didn't believe her lol
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.
@@KingTriton1837 "Only God will know what happened between those two." Is a good hint she doubt it's all true.
@@heosomeheosome6752 I agree with you
Definitely Oscar wining performance which she was denied by the Academy.
Seriously
OMG That's hilarious. Dunaway herself has referred to her laughably over-the-top performance in the film as "like a cartoon."
@@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.
God! FAYE LOOKS AMAZING💘💘💘💘💘
Mommie Dearest is a classic! I thought Dunaway was terrific.
@Michele Theriault I stumbled on it one night on TV in Spanish. 1000% campier.
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?
WERK!
She was playing herself.
@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!
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.
Faye Dunaway could not have said it any better. “Only God knows the truth [on what happened between that girl and her mother]”
and I keep saying that about the KING of pop Michael jackson
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.
Kyle Rainey not just God, you're forgetting about Christina and Joan
Christina knows because she lived it.
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
Great great actresses, and gorgeous too, Joan and Faye!
Just because no one saw the abuse doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.
I think she may have been playing it safe in terms of trying to protect herself from being sued for inflammatory comments.
I agree with you only people behind the close doors now the truth
aaronpaul06 That makes no sense. Because no one saw you rob a bank doesn’t meant that you didn’t rob a bank.
aaronpaul06: absolutely!👍🌟
True . . . But did it Actually Happen in the way performed or Written. Even Christina said the MOVIE was off . Then What ? !
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.
She did that!!!! Def deserved a. Oscar
I believe Christina's story, and many others in Holly wood also knew the truth too!
If you don't care then why comment?
I believe there is truth on both sides and that the movie is interpreted thru the anger and resentment of a child view.
@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.
John Doe Aww you know coming from yours?
@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
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.........
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.
Chris Thompson, Joan loved herself.
@@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".
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.
@@jochenstossberg5427 material things don't make up for abuse
I think the explanation is simpler. A psychotic mother and an innocent child.
It isn't "exploitation" to write a book about one's own experiences.
I really dont like wire hangers either. I feel 'ya Joan.
@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.
@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.
@John Doe you sound very bitter and angry. Were you neglected? Were you there? If not there you don't know what happened.
@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.
Brilliant actress!!!
Omg youre right! Thats why she hasnt had a movie in 40 years! Its because shes brilliant!!!
@@sharksport01 ela fez mais filmes
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.
she did it the best
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.
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.
FAYE DUNAWAY is a bully to people on movie set's.
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.
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.
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.
I love her voice
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
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......
Love Faye ..she is one of the best performers
Class pure Class, Hollywood Royalty! that u are both JC and FD
Love that movie, Faye was amazing 👏 😍 ❤️
thank you she was good in the movie
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.
crawford using her facial muscles to create a confident look is iconic
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.
Faye Dunaway is one classy woman. And a heck of an actress too.
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.
Diva on Diva ? Faye was a Diva, but Joan is a Legend .
FAYE IS A NEW HOLLYWOOD LEGEND!!
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.
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?
Faye is a better actress than Joan ever was.
sorry but Bette Davis now that’s a legend!!
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.
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.
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
@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
Know them personally do U?
Faye did a good job on Mommie Dearest, but Jessica Lange did an awesome portrayal in Feud, The Bette and Joan story
Faye was better- Jessica portrayed JC as a victim and I am sure not even JC wanted that
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.
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.
But I absolutely adoredd Feud and am longing for a reairing or DVD release
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 was a hundred times better playing Joan Crawford than Jessica Lange.
Faye dunaway always comes across as so intelligent and articulate
Im sorry.
Mommie Dearest was so believable to me as a child and today as an adult it still gives me nightmares
Faye Dunaway really was a diva. I've read real diva horror stories of her on set antics. Beautiful and amazing actress though.
A true classy lady playing a classy legened. I loved her nuanced portrayal of Joan.
It's campy and over the top. Barbara please
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.
Nuanced?? It's campy and crazy. Barbara PLEASE.
I loved Faye,in "Gia"
ΒΈΡΗ ΧΑΊΡΗ me too!
Faye is intelligence talent and class as well as arrestingly beautiful
Yep. She was amazing
I think Ms Dunaway is very astute, & very honest in her observation of character & interviews of Ms Crawford. Good watch.
She is absolutely beautiful
The real story is how great Faye Dunaway looked in this 1997 interview, that would've made her 57 years old.
Yass she was stunning in 1997 with the brunette hair.
The irony of Dunaway talking about Crawford! and its not surprising that she had sympathy for Crawford's behaviour!
@Kristen Jett Did Christopher "fabricate" too? www.joancrawfordbest.com/latimes78oct29.htm
@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.
Loved her in Barfly.
It's not for us to judge. We weren't there. I just say that Joan from her movies was a perfectionist.
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 ~
Incredibly intelligent person (Faye)
She’s consistent. That’s a great quality.
Thank You Darling!
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."
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 is a class act ..
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?!
Faye did a great job as Joan she is a good actress.
you were amazing....
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
Just try to find what June Allyson told about her visit to Joan's house. Then look up Bette Davis on Faye Dunaway.
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.
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".
@@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.
Good interview.
Good job Faye 💞
If she felt so strongly this was a misrepresentation of Joan then why play the role? So much for your kinship!
My thoughts exactly. It's like she's talking out of BOTH sides of her mouth. I'm SO disappointed in her, really.
Totally agree, why play her if she felt so strongly against the film
Right!
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.
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.
Faye, great actress
Angela Lansbury, who knew Joan Crawford said once that the "wire hangers" thing DID happen.
Exactly where and when did Lansbury ever say that?? and please, don't try to cover your ass by quoting a dead person.
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."
yeah, sure, THANKS
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 ~
Messylin you're right- she did that on a Phil Donahue episode with Cristina Crawford. It's on TH-cam for any of you who wish to fight me on this.
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
Que Bella!
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."
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.
Wow! This is fantastic. I always heard she refused to talk about it.