Mommie Dearest

Other mistake: When Joan is cutting up her rose garden, she is ranting and raving about how mad she is at Mayer, and how they're calling her box office poison. But if you look closely at her lips, they aren't moving.

Other mistake: When Mommie is beating Christina with the wire coat hanger, the padding on Christina's back is visible, and you can tell by the motion of "Mommie's" arm, that she is not using any force.

Continuity mistake: When Mommie is cutting Christina's hair it keeps on changing from long to short several times.

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Joan Crawford: Don't fuck with me, fellas! This ain't my first time at the rodeo.

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Trivia: During the rosebush/tree chopping scene, Faye Dunaway is chopping the tree, except when you see the close up. During the close up (when the tree falls), it is actually the films director Frank Perry chopping the tree.

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