You might think yo mama's bad, but have you met Joan? If you like aggressive gardening in the dead of night and fashions that'll make you gag, then you'll love this full movie reaction to Mommie Dearest! Happy Mother's Day 🥰🥰🥰
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@scarhead112 жыл бұрын
Fun story: my mom loves this movie and we both have a very dark humor so once, when her and I were fighting when I was a teenager I yelled at her, “I am not one of your FANS!” And we both started cracking up which got me out of a grounding hahaha
@SuburbanSavage2 жыл бұрын
My oldest sister and I used to reenact scenes from this movie, which was probably wildly inappropriate since I was 4 years old. However, I could nail the whininess of little Christina like a champ.
@lindseystein96762 жыл бұрын
Haha my mom and I joke about this movie too. I call her mommy dearest a lot or say “bring me the ax!” We also joke about the actual Joan Crawford movie, Mildred pierce. We’ll randomly say to the other, “you’re cheap and horrible!” My favorite line of the movie hah.
@farrellmcnulty9092 жыл бұрын
@@lindseystein9676 My favorite scene was when they wrestled for the 10,000 dollar check - "VEEEDA!"
@SherriLyle80s2 жыл бұрын
Haha. My mother would sometimes yell "No wire hangers!" And I'd just roll my eyes.
@shanchan82472 жыл бұрын
I was watching with my mom once. During the wire hanger scene, I said 'my clothes ain't even on hangers, what you gonna do now bih!' My mom was crying laughing!
@zzavid59112 жыл бұрын
TINAAAAAA!!! Bring me the popcorn, Alanda’s on! No but seriously I think I’m gonna blackout, cuz Mommie Dearest and Alanda all in one💜🪓💜🪓💜🪓
@themachiavellian89612 жыл бұрын
Hola zzav De donde eras??
@Chuuzus2 жыл бұрын
lmaooo this feels like a full moment that you are here! 😭😭
@tinastar19722 жыл бұрын
ZZAVID! Love you!
@zzavid59112 жыл бұрын
@@Chuuzus I’m telling you I’m so happy right now😂
@dhafir.jackson2 жыл бұрын
Not my KZbin favorite dropping a comment on my other KZbin favorite reacting to my Dunaway favorite. So many worlds of mine colliding 🫠💙
@jos74092 жыл бұрын
I grew up in the late 60's and 70's and remember how adults talked about child abuse which was a child being burnt by cigarettes or beaten to death. Christina's book got people talking alot about child abuse and made people understand it's not just about being burnt by cigarettes or being beaten to death. It's being hit with any item, being screamed at, called names, ETC. Her book really did change the way Americans think about abuse and parenting. God bless you Christina for helping us understand abuse is about destroying an individual from the outside and inside.
@TheNraveles2 жыл бұрын
People said this was so “unrealistic” and “could never happen” even though thousands of people had mothers and fathers like this, sometimes even worse. It just shows how much the media and people of the time didn’t have to deal with the reality that some people don’t have perfect home lives
@IChooseJesus90912 жыл бұрын
Exactly.
@Threeleebird2 жыл бұрын
In fact Christina Crawford, the writer of the memoir of which the book is based, had no involvement with the making of the film, and denounced the film as "grotesque" and a work of fiction, specifically stating that Joan never chopped down a tree with an axe, or beat her with a wire hanger as depicted in the film
@NocturneSoul2 жыл бұрын
@@Threeleebird actually Christina hated the movie because it made Joan look a lot less cruel and abusive than what she actually was.
@Chuck08562 жыл бұрын
Especially since there were many witnesses that say this is exaggerated -- including her other three children -- oh right, they weren't in the movie because they refused to be part of it.
@samanthanickson64782 жыл бұрын
…and some people shouldn’t be parents.
@thedevon_t2 жыл бұрын
“Your face looks like an exposed nerve.” This comment took me completely out. 🤣🤣🤣
@dannybello36772 жыл бұрын
Yep She F nailed that line 🤤🤤🤤
@campbell15432 жыл бұрын
I cried
@veronicavictor19362 жыл бұрын
"I lost my contract at Warner" "Maybe it's because you can't draw inside your lip line..." I'm DYING haha!
@williamskelton325 Жыл бұрын
The Library is closed...officially!
@darthroden Жыл бұрын
It was also because she was an unmanageable bi-atch to everyone and Bette Davis outdid her in talent.
@farrellmcnulty909 Жыл бұрын
@@darthroden You're not wrong.
@jeffkiper819911 ай бұрын
Just one of the many, many, many falsehoods in this film. Crawford asked to be let out of her contract with Warners. Actors at that time were becoming independent freelance artists.
@HeartbeatCN10 ай бұрын
@@darthrodenThat's bullsh**. Bette Davis was booted from Warner before Joan Crawford was. Mostly because, just like the rest of Hollywood, WB didn't really care for making great material starring older women. They both suffered that.
@nickwheeler53962 жыл бұрын
I would definitely recommend reacting to What Ever Happened to Baby Jane to get a double dose of Joan Crawford and Bette Davis. It's a phenomenal camp classic
@iputarsenicinthewine2 жыл бұрын
this!!!
@seannanana842 жыл бұрын
Yes!!! I was thinking the exact same thing! Such a great movie
@marcusthompson10312 жыл бұрын
I like that movie. Name a more toxic old lady duo
@luvthetube072 жыл бұрын
I concur! Whoa, the fun you could have with that flick blows my mind!
@catrinag.92622 жыл бұрын
I just saw that movie during the pandemic. It is soooo good!
@Ghostface19982 жыл бұрын
The only thing I knew about this movie was “TINAAA…. Bring me the axe” from the amount of time ZZAVID has used it💀
@boemokmoss85212 жыл бұрын
I know right🤣🤣🤣🤣
@GottagitchaGROOOVEon2 жыл бұрын
" _Barbara PLEeasse_ .."
@jamangel Жыл бұрын
LMAO
@mageanbradbery902911 ай бұрын
Zzavid!! I love him
@markwilliamson8047 Жыл бұрын
A bit of trivia: Joan Crawford’s drinking was so bad that she showed up at a 10am rehearsal bombed out of her gourd on vodka when she had a guest starring role on an episode of one of Lucille Ball’s television shows. She passed out, and when she came to Lucy fired her. The director was a friend of Joan’s and managed to convince Lucy to rehire her. The episode was filmed and televised, but Lucy said years later it was the worst tv episode she had ever produced.
@brothercinnamon24792 ай бұрын
Wow
@jamestyler76972 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Joan Crawford was the inspiration for the character design of the Wicked Queen in Disney's Snow White, particularly in the lips and the eyes.
@gabriellebraswell33062 жыл бұрын
Wow I had no idea I can definitely see it now 🤣
@VidWatcher01 Жыл бұрын
That makes too much sense!🤣
@adithalee8660 Жыл бұрын
Now we know why.
@kaylao.3326 Жыл бұрын
Wow…didn’t know that. She doesn’t look like the actual Joan C though but more so like Faye Dunaway as Joan
@phoebevaughan50958 ай бұрын
That makes sense!
@ibuprofriends2 жыл бұрын
"you look like voldemort fresh out the cauldron" bruh i screamed
@Cubs-Den-Reactions2 жыл бұрын
The hilarity of “Mommie Dearest, happy Mother’s Day!” Is not lost on me. I cackled.
@dudermcdudeface36742 жыл бұрын
A lot of this movie is deliberately hilarious. There's no other way to show such madness that wouldn't make it unwatchable.
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
💀💀💀
@Cubs-Den-Reactions2 жыл бұрын
@@AlandaParker 😳 holy crap you replied to my comment. Hi 👋🏻 I Love your content!!
@adriannespring85982 жыл бұрын
@@dudermcdudeface3674 Unfortunately many women are exactly like this.
@nickwheeler53962 жыл бұрын
The strap that Christopher wears to bed is to prevent him from sleepwalking. It's never explained and it's really odd
@rakshatala74962 жыл бұрын
I have never read any account of him being a sleep walker, though i have read that she may have done it to prevent him from masturbating. I'm not sure if that is true, but given her other actions I fully believe she strapped him down as a means of control.
@veejonesify2 жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure it was to keep him from sleep-wanking, actually.
@annalouise32512 жыл бұрын
This movie is a mess for a lot of reasons lol
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
Have mercy! Why did they have it on the baby version of him though?! I noticed when I was editing that he’s wearing a lil baby harness when Joan passes him off at Christina’s birthday party
@nickwheeler53962 жыл бұрын
@@AlandaParker Maybe it doubles as a leash. Lol
@iputarsenicinthewine2 жыл бұрын
there was a deleted scene that showed that carol ann was a super fan of joan that she hired which kinda explains why she looked at her through such rose-tinted glasses
@mattperiolat2 жыл бұрын
The question EVERYONE asks after watching the movie or reading the book it is based on - “This cannot all possibly be true, right?” For the longest time, Christina Crawford was the only one who ever said it was and she got pilloried for the book, accused of being vindictive for being written out of Joan’s will. In the mid-2000s, I was watching an AFI special on the 50 Greatest Movie Heroes and Villains and Faye Dunnaway’s performance as Joan made the list as a villain. The surprise was Angela Lansbury was interviewed as part of the segment and she stated almost matter of factly: “The most horrible part is it was all true.” That was the first I ever heard a contemporary of Joan Crawford confirm Christina was, in fact, telling the truth. Take that for what you will. Yes, it’s camp to the moon, but it’s unbelievably compelling and absolutely tragic. Any survivor of abuse will tell you this is not far off the mark regardless of the fame of the abuser. Hell of a Mother’s Day movie. As to Joan… well, the trove of movies she left behind is immense and some are quite good. But hard to watch after this, no doubt.
@reneedennis20112 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info.
@mattperiolat2 жыл бұрын
@@reneedennis2011 As I’m fond of saying, useless info for you and yours. Not a knock, I got stuff swimming in my brain that I find fascinating and important that most people are like “Whu?” when I mention it. On the plus side, I kill at Jeopardy and Trivial Pursuit. You’re welcome!
@reneedennis20112 жыл бұрын
@@mattperiolat 👍🏾
@lalareal1802 жыл бұрын
There was more who appeared on a talk show in the 80s. other stars, who said everything Christina said was true, and they told stories about a birthday party, etc. The clip was on youtube but cannot find it.
@IChooseJesus90912 жыл бұрын
I'm an Adoptee & a Survivor of some similar, & some not so similar abuse, & no - it's not far off the mark at all. I don't find anything at all funny or campy about it, myself. Many adopters, or people who got children illegally, are narcissists, &/or have munchausen by proxy syndrome IMO. They get off on the attention they get, for being such "good Samaritan's" to so called less fortunate victims.
@ayoyani2 жыл бұрын
"Shut the lid on this coffin and cut my check!" may be one of your best quips to date 😂
@Justitia_Nomen2 жыл бұрын
This gave me LIFE
@aceblanks76582 жыл бұрын
“This bitch is HULKIN OUT”!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂 Now that took me out!!!! I’m weak!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@Sam138062 жыл бұрын
The wire hangers scene. Hits me cause my adopted Mom was very abusive and would legit wake us up in the middle of the night to do this sorta crazy shit.
@LukeSilverstar10002 жыл бұрын
I lost it at “Eat some raw steak. Get scalped. Clean the floors.”😂
@terrencelamar4327 Жыл бұрын
Same lmaoooo 😂
@evernevermore-ci2so2 жыл бұрын
"Your face looks like an exposed nerve." And I just lost my freaking mind at that! 😂😂😂😂 I am howling!
@Libragurl992 жыл бұрын
'Why you takin' a hoe bath?'
@victorias12272 жыл бұрын
My mom callEd it a "cat bath" when I was younger-- she's also the only person I know who calls brothels "cat houses", so now I'm wondering if "cat bath" was her way of saying "hoe bath" to a 10 year old who wasn't allowed to watch pg13 movies but needed a quick wash looooooool.
@aaunyea47992 жыл бұрын
Hoe bath is said alot in my family because for sone reason my grandma only does them and not regular baths lol
@staceypaquette5483 Жыл бұрын
@@victorias1227 I heard the term bird bath
@zenomorph88062 жыл бұрын
“No wire hangers!” Was my ringtone for my mom! It was a joke but hysterical when it would go off in the grocery story and other places. Lol
@jadenaddams36742 жыл бұрын
"I'm hoping that the camp will override the horror." Me: *just starts shaking my head vigorously* 😔
@heidifedor2 жыл бұрын
Joan Crawford was actually able to read Christina’s manuscript before she died, and most people think that was the reason Christina was cut out of the will. Christopher had been in jail at one point, and hadn’t had any interaction with his mother in years. Joan had adopted a total of four children and out of the $2 million estate she left $75,000 each to her 2 youngest daughters, while leaving the rest to different charities. . The 2 younger daughters claim that Christina’s book was all lies, and that Joan was a wonderful mother. But they were too young to witness the abuse the Christopher and Christina received, and in a lot of cases the abuser might not target all of their children. Plus, unlike Christina and Christopher, the 2 younger sisters had Al Steele. So it is possible that joan treated her younger children a lot better.
@sharielane2 жыл бұрын
True. Though I've also read that Christina herself has said that the movie adaptation of her book was "grotesque" and contained parts that were just pure fiction - such as the tree chopping scene, or the bit with the coat hanger. I've never read the book myself, so I have no idea how much the movie differs from the book, but I dare say it's just like Hollywood to exaggerate something to capitalise on some sensationalism.
@judethaddeus98562 жыл бұрын
What do you mean the two youngest sisters « had Alfred Steele »?
@heidifedor2 жыл бұрын
@@judethaddeus9856 a father figure around them, he probably gave Joan more stability in her life.
@mariam77622 жыл бұрын
@@heidifedor Or him being around meant she couldn’t abuse them because maybe he was the type of parent/individual to not tolerate that so she treated them better because she knew she kinda couldn’t repeat the same behavior because there’s a second parent around to hold her accountable this time.
@SaxyLament2 жыл бұрын
@@sharielane I bought a used copy of the book years ago and read it. Obviously a book will have more details than a movie (like Carol Ann being a composite character for all the maids/nannies Joan had over the years) but the biggest omission was the lack of the two youngest daughters whose names I can't remember.
@introgeek52782 жыл бұрын
Now that you've seen the worst mother in movie history, you should watch Orphan and see the worst daughter in history
@catrinag.92622 жыл бұрын
OMG YAAASSSSS
@Maizerus2 жыл бұрын
"Think about the upgrade to your wardrobe!" You are a treasure. Coming out of lurking to say your reactions are so wonderful. Keep doing what you do.
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
🥰🥰🥰
@FreddieCuellar11 ай бұрын
Girl, when she had that paste on her face in the wire hanger scene, she looked like The Joker!! A TOTAL NIGHTMARE!!!
@Mixed_Activist2 жыл бұрын
Back then realistically the baby came from an unmarried and or teen mom. They’d take them caz they thought they were unfit parents. They would usually tell the birth mom that her child died. Many times the kids had no idea they were adopted.
@willynilly25452 жыл бұрын
“You know where to find the boys and the booze!” One of the best lines ever!
@Chuuzus2 жыл бұрын
i need to watch this movie ASAP! since zzavid always references it and now you are reacting to it 😭😭🖤 love you so much btw 🖤😭😭
@lrowe64942 жыл бұрын
You will love mommy Dearest
@jaharadaughtry17292 жыл бұрын
Yes, pleaseeeee do. The reaction would be hilarious 😂 and iconic.
@DeSoRez2 жыл бұрын
The Trifecta!! Alanda, Zzavid and Chuuzus. Bring it on baby! We need a collab.
@fcannistraro28782 жыл бұрын
Please so we can watch your reaction too. Also watch Feud: Bette vs. Joan. So good too!
@myfriendisaac2 жыл бұрын
Joan (as portrayed in *this* movie) never thinks she’s wrong! That works in the cutthroat world of Hollywood, but it’s devastating for her daughter... That being said, she was FABULOUSLY unapologetic 🤷🏾♂️🤣💯
@coillest86282 жыл бұрын
Girl this is the perfect example of a Mother’s Day themed horror! DA MESS! 😂😂
@marcusthompson10312 жыл бұрын
The worst
@Nina-yc7iq2 жыл бұрын
"I hope those bony corners stay cracked, bitch" I'm dead!!
@liteflightify2 жыл бұрын
Faye Dunaway has Chinatown, Bonnie & Clyde and Network. All some of strongest movies from the 60s and 70s. And yet, she’s arguably gonna be most remembered for this.
@peyotebritta Жыл бұрын
And her most recent pop culture moment was mis announcing La La Land winning best picture at the Oscars. Good lord, not going well for poor Faye 😂
@MikeHunt907312 жыл бұрын
Crawford bequeathed to her two youngest children, Cindy and Cathy, $77,500 each from her $2 million estate. She explicitly disinherited the two eldest, Christina and Christopher: "It is my intention to make no provision herein for my son, Christopher, or my daughter, Christina, for reasons which are well known to them." Both of them challenged the will and received a $55,000 settlement.
@Hannah-wo9qf6 ай бұрын
No wonder the other two were like “Christina is lying” like obviously they were on Mommie’s side lol Wild that nobody could comprehend stuff could have happened before they were adopted. Or that the abuse could have stalled after a certain point as the kids got older.
@katelynruth3111 ай бұрын
Christina: It's raw Joan: It's rare Gordon Ramsey: IT'S F***ING RAW!!!
@AnaFox2 жыл бұрын
I finally have context for Zzavid's "Tina" meme. I haven't watched this movie yet, and I'm glad this was my introduction. I don't think I would have made it through all the mistreatment without you. DAMN, she was a vicious momma. Can't deny the movie's very quotable, wickedly campy charm. Happy mother's day (except for you, Joan, you vile)!
@clarissa1822 жыл бұрын
I watched this movie as a kid and totally just remembered being like, that lady is crazy. I remembered all the famous lines. I literally quoted it earlier today. Absolutely over the top and crazy. 😂 Happy Mother's Day, y'all!
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
I’m so shocked how many people watched this in childhood!!! 😭😭😭
@SyntheticSnowflake2 жыл бұрын
We all know the iconic king ZZAVID must be jumping for joy for this reaction, honey! 😘
@itzakpoelzig3302 жыл бұрын
Not everyone thinks their mom is the greatest, but it's been very clear that yours really is, Alanda. The way you react towards child characters in movies has always been so protective and caring, it's obvious you learned from the best.
@CaseyJayy922 жыл бұрын
I love your remarks to everything someone says I do the exact same throughout movies 😂 especially the ‘SLAP HER BACK!’ I was begging for her to drop her mama 😂😂😂
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
I know it’s wrong but I wanted vengeance! 😭😭😭
@CaseyJayy922 жыл бұрын
@@AlandaParker a good old dose of self defence agains mommie dearest would have been so cathartic after all that abuse toward the poor lil bubba’s 🥺❤️
@NightRanger-lz6tp2 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Actress Faye Dunaway wasn't proud of this movie. In fact she hated the movie and constantly insists that no mention of Mommy Dearest is made or even asked about in interviews with her.
@dredre_lj20032 жыл бұрын
If I was forced to play a abusive cold character in a movie, I'd want nobody to mention it either.
@reneedennis20112 жыл бұрын
Wow.
@Threeleebird2 жыл бұрын
@@dredre_lj2003 She wasn't forced to do this movie, in fact she did it because she had Joan Crawford's approval (I don't mean about the movie because Joan died before the movie was filmed and the book came out, but because she wanted Faye played her) and because she wanted another Oscar. Her husband at the time, Terry O'Neal also worked on the film as a producer. She hates this movie because it was the coup de grace that doomed her career.
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
Oh Wooowwww 👀
@DylanRomanov2 жыл бұрын
She’s slowly coming around to it, she made a nod to he movie in her Gucci commercial
@nolasalazarbarnes7895 Жыл бұрын
I love this movie and would watch it with my mother. She’d joke and say you better not write a book about me. Sadly, I endeared years of abuse from my mother. She loved me deeply but suffers greatly from mental illness and substance abuse. She didn’t have an easy life and incident’s from her past stunted her development. I don’t think she really matured past 16, which was when she had her first marriage. She treated me like a peer and competition. It was extremely difficult because I knew she loved me but she would have changes in her moods that turned her into a different person. I lived in fear and walked on eggshells. You never knew what would set her off. She was also a great liar. I see a lot of my mom in Joan and I related to this movie on so many levels. As an adult I now live with extreme anxiety and PTSD, I also have a lot of animosity and anger towards my mother and some of her family. No one protected me from her and I really believe they didn’t know how truly bad it was but they knew enough. I’m 41 and have a 13 year old daughter now, I couldn’t imagine her ever having to live or experience what I did. I don’t think any child should ever experience this, especially from the person who should cherish them the most. I’d like to add that my mother’s mental illness was not her fault, I don’t blame her for that. What I do blame her for is her refusal to get help and be accountable. She fought all of her doctors and I spent many years with doctors and law enforcement trying to get her help.
@marcusthompson10312 жыл бұрын
Grey's Anatomy wasted an opportunity for Faye to call Dr. Yang "Christina", but I'm sure Faye had it in her contract not to say it, she hated mommie dearest
@monkeygirl552 жыл бұрын
“Does Uncle Greg know about your bald baby at home?” 🤣🤣🤣
@hopet70902 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this movie in middle school with my stepmom cause she would always jokingly say “no wire hangers” and I was weirdly fascinated by it. Great reaction boo keep it up
@ymerejshay2 жыл бұрын
“Error of my ways? The only error of my ways was letting that bi-- live” 🤣😂💀 great reaction!
@laustcawz20892 жыл бұрын
My mother was narcissistic, orthorexic, misandric & junctistic-- a nightmare. You're very lucky to have such a great relationship with your mother, but this is a terrific movie pick for you to feature for Mother's Day, for those of us who weren't so lucky! Thank you, Alanda! Next Mother's Day--"Flowers In The Attic".
@IChooseJesus90912 жыл бұрын
Laust Cawz + what does junctistic mean? I tried looking it up, but couldn't find anything on it.
This was a lot! I am not reading the meaning of junctistic. It is entirely too long.
@WitchKing-Of-Angmar11 ай бұрын
Flowers in the attic is the worst movie ever....there own mother turned against them uhg! So awful...
@RaefonB2 жыл бұрын
So many LOL moments, as always! "This is quite a party...that monkey had a manicure..." 😂
@MoviesMoveMe2 жыл бұрын
"Bitch your face looks like an exposed nerve!" 21:06 LOLLLL, I don't intend to write so many of your hilarious quotes in the comments, but truly you crack me up. 😂.
@craptap20292 жыл бұрын
Perfect timing. Watched this for the first time yesterday and here you are, blessing us on Mother’s Day. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers, maternal/parental figures and givers of life❤️
@JMac73952 жыл бұрын
I guarantee all of Joan's friends & acquaintances during that era were fully aware that she was abusive towards Christina. They may have not known the level of abuse that Joan was dishing out but they definitely knew. Most adults who are aware of abuse towards children or spouses, especially back then, looked the other way. In those days speaking about abuse was considered "taboo". Also keep in mind they were all working in Hollywood, so image was everything
@ury542 жыл бұрын
Most of old hollywood actors and friends like myrna loy actually denied all of this
@JMac73952 жыл бұрын
@@ury54 of course because image & reputation is everything.
@adithalee8660 Жыл бұрын
Most people back during that time were aware of the abuse but said nothing. You're right the level of abuse was unknown but they knew. Infact, at times it was considered to be acceptable and praised or laudable. The majority of parents going from the 1980s all the way back to the 1900s and probably further would be placed in jail today for child abuse. That' was considered to be normal back then. And the people who confessed to being abused by someone or a parent would probably get beat by the person they're trying to get help from, ignored, make light of it "It's your imagination" or I dont' believe that or roll their eyes at you if you told the truth about your situation.
@findlesplurb Жыл бұрын
@@adithalee8660 I think you have a slightly exaggerated view of how life was in the 20th century. 😅
@nicolem3762 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this when it came out & being shocked that rich kids who should have no worries could be suffering and feel unloved behind closed doors. I fell in love with Christina’s character & this movie stuck with me. It really made me understand that you never knew what someone else could be going through & really changed me. It’s crazy how much a movie can impact a young mind.
@victorias12272 жыл бұрын
i'm not even done yet but THANK YOU for having normal human reactions to the abuse parts of this movie; i LOVE camp, and i love scenery chewing, but i have a strict one-strike-your-out policy for people who think the wire hangers scene is funny (which is a disturbing amount.) I love all your videos. If you're looking for a Joan Crawford flick to react to, Whatever Happened To Baby Jane is good camp horror.
@reneedennis20112 жыл бұрын
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane is a good movie.
@DylanRomanov2 жыл бұрын
Ty! There’s is so much stupid lines and stuff in this movie but that scene is not funny at all to me. ( I was adopted, had a bipolar clean freak mother)
@IChooseJesus90912 жыл бұрын
I had something very similar happen with the scouring powder, & the woman who was my Adoptive Mother. I can relate to a lot of this unfortunately.
@sweetluvgurl2 жыл бұрын
I don’t get people who think this movie is funny. It’s honestly horrifying. Abuse isn’t funny, especially childhood abuse.
@jameshall94027 ай бұрын
It's not the subject that's funny, it's the hubris in Faye Dunaway's performance...it was unintentionally campy.
@cafeAmericano2 жыл бұрын
I love how watching Mommy dearest has become the mother's Day equivalent of watching A Christmas story on Christmas day.
@CarloisBuriedAlive2 жыл бұрын
I know someone who watches Fatal Attraction every Valentine’s Day lol
@cafeAmericano2 жыл бұрын
@@CarloisBuriedAlive I need to be friends with this person
@maryk446 Жыл бұрын
I watched that "Christmas Story" movie for the first time several years ago. Shortly afterward I had a nightmare about someone (not me) who has a serious eye injury. I almost never dream about injuries. Then I realize what caused the dream. That line in the movie "you'll shoot your eye out, you'll shoot your eye out!"
@farrellmcnulty909 Жыл бұрын
@@maryk446 Try watching Carrie - "they're all gonna laugh at you" 😆😆😆
@marissamoore35772 жыл бұрын
"New wig, new last name" and the Patti LaBelle Christmas special reference has me dying. 🤣🤣
@bradharrah3339 Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@MistrBlistr2 жыл бұрын
This movie became so iconic that leaving someone out of a will is now referred to as being "Mommie Dearested"
@ajclements46272 жыл бұрын
The best psycho mommy drama ever!
@MithrilMagic11 ай бұрын
When you said “stuff it in your pinafore!” Omg. That took me OUT! I had to pause it bc I was laughing so hard! 😂😂😂😂 I remember watching this with my Nonna when I was like 16. We rented it when she broke her ankle. We sat and drank red wine and laughed so hard! She barely spoke English so I would have to explain things from time to time and it’s probably one of my fondest memories of my grandmother. 😂😂😂😂
@thing12310002 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love your reaction videos. They always give me life
@marcusthompson10312 жыл бұрын
Every week
@jgflowers882 жыл бұрын
I knew mistakes were made when you said, “It was between this movie, Soul Food and The Stepmom & the other two make me cry.” Well, this one might too but for different reasons 😩🤣 But what a choice for Mothers’s Day! Joan was one part psychopath and one part bad bitty & Christina gave her all the hell she deserved, lol.
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
You told not one lie!!!! 😭🙏🏾
@moonlightrobbery Жыл бұрын
Holy shit your commentary is perfect. Every line is iconic. Every reaction is legendary. Why this vid isn't in the millions baffles me.
@AlandaParker Жыл бұрын
😭🙏🏾💛
@ladyyuna20002 жыл бұрын
💐🌺“Wishing a very Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms. You are the ones who fill our lives with so much happiness and smiles.”💐🌺
@introgeek52782 жыл бұрын
Joan Crawford was OBSESSED with her looks And she was contracted to her whole life for a while. The studio said times she eats and sleeps. Literally, no word of a lie
@kimberleyravenswood52872 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: The woman who denies Joan's adoption application in the film is the REAL Christina Crawford.
@enriquesanchez90163 ай бұрын
NO WAY????
@brothercinnamon24792 ай бұрын
That is a lie
@kimberleyravenswood52872 ай бұрын
@@brothercinnamon2479 that is NOT a lie. Christina Crawford confirmed it. Some of us were actually alive and don't need to fuck with Google. STFU
@tinastar19722 жыл бұрын
Joan Crawford's most iconic role is the wheelchair bound sister in Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? She costarred with Bette Davis. There's a really good limited series called Fued all about that experience starring Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon.
@annalouise32512 жыл бұрын
The series gets a lot of basic historical facts wrong and should be taken with an assload of salt! As a campy piece of trash entertainment, just a tad bit better than housewives, I suppose it succeeds
@raputathebuta2 жыл бұрын
If she hasn't seen it already, Alanda should definitely watch Baby Jane. Maybe for Halloween?
@tinastar19722 жыл бұрын
@@annalouise3251 yeah, but so does this movie, Christina Crawford says they took a lot of liberties with her book, and the movie are almost wholly inaccurate.
@tinastar19722 жыл бұрын
*is
@annalouise32512 жыл бұрын
@@tinastar1972 yes I completely agree lol I enjoy this movie and feud a lot btw. It just irks me when naive or ignorant people take what they are watching as fact, when it really isnt or at least not concrete truth! I'm not a fan of disclaimers, but I think it would be justified for Mommie Dearest 😅
@mateohere50252 жыл бұрын
ITS HERE ITS HERE!!!! You’re the best, your videos always gives me joy.
@nickwheeler53962 жыл бұрын
The only scene that the producer thought they went over the top on is the rose bush/axe scene and they should have pulled her back. So not the wire hangers scene or when she hacks off Christina's hair or when she tackles and chokes Christina, though. Just her attacking an inanimate object was too much...
@farrellmcnulty909 Жыл бұрын
16:20 - I thought she was going to take them into hiding. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@calikeisha3652 жыл бұрын
I saw this as a kid and it definitely wasn’t unrealistic. I’ve known lots of diabolical parents and heard lots of abuse stories from family and friends alike.
@hippiechic67722 жыл бұрын
I totally agree,.... when Christina was a little girl she was emotionally 50 . That wire hanger scene gets me every time..,. truly horrifying . In all though I enjoy most parts of this movie . This was a treat . Thank you Alanda
@im44812 жыл бұрын
I was just looking for this! Can't wait for you to see the MESS!! I once again humbly request you watch Orphan (2009).
@mellissy85992 жыл бұрын
The harness he wears is a "sleep-safe" harness-like device that kept infants secure in their beds, but she made him wear it until he was 12. More than likely, Joan did this so he wouldn't cause trouble in the middle of the night. One time, Joan caught him playing with matches, and held his hands over the fire, causing blisters. He claims that this was the first time he ran away, when he was only 7.
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
Oh my god! Oh. My. God.
@ashtayenanceful2 жыл бұрын
I still remember the first time I watched this as a kid, only one word can described this movie: TRAUMATIZING 😳
@stevieb97052 жыл бұрын
I remember being a little kid watching this movie and the wire hanger scene with all that white stuff on her face terrified me. 😂😂The way she made her daughter scrub the bathroom floor always just scared me. Thank you for bringing my trauma back!😂😂😂
@lordlickorice2 жыл бұрын
Okay! I see you soft lighting, glass of wine, and cute top!
@AlandaParker2 жыл бұрын
You know how we do 😌💛
@lordwalker712 жыл бұрын
Faye Dunaway thought she was going to get an Oscar for this movie but critics hated it and it has become a camp classic that people love especially the gay community and she has been invited to events dedicated to the movie and she refused to have anything to do with it which is stupid on her part. Joan actually adopted four children all together, she adopted twin girls as well but they have denied seeing any of the abuse and basically threatened to sue Christina if she included them in her book or the movie. Christopher sadly became an alcoholic and died relatively young. It was never explained in the movie but Christopher was strapped into his bed because he had a sleep Walker. Carol Ann was a super fan who Joan would always see when she was at events and she eventually asked her to work for her which is why she probably turned a blind eye to the things Joan did.
@that.ll_do_pig2 жыл бұрын
My sister and I had had the same situation in our home. Adopted at 4 and 5, they had a 2 year old [adopted at 6 mos] and a bio teen that were "their children" and then they had us as their scapegoats for abuse. Until they put us back in the system at 16 and 17 once we started standing up to the abuses. Some people...😑
@Threeleebird2 жыл бұрын
Christopher died of cancer in 2006. He was 63 years old. I think that saying he was young is a bit inaccurate.
@chrisgrove78292 жыл бұрын
Excellent reaction. This was always considered a camp classic, but if you take it seriously, for even a second, it’s pretty terrifying:)
@BeeTheChange322 жыл бұрын
Sis your commentary makes every movie watching moment an EXPERIENCE!! I still go back to watch your SCREAM reactions cause theyre just classics & have me ROLLING 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@AB2B2 жыл бұрын
"Did you kidnap a baby?!" You should really watch the movie about Georgia Tann and the Tennessee Children's Home Society. As for this movie, it is so gloriously over the top 1980's, and I watch the heck out of this whenever it was on television. lol
@ezelldaniels60642 жыл бұрын
THIS MOVIE IS ICONIC! 👌
@xgreenus2 жыл бұрын
Loved your reaction to this! The drama! The horror… lol Also Kennie JD does a great job breaking this movie down if you wanna look up more info about it. 💗
@rodbacote86072 жыл бұрын
The movie has become a camp classic but if you find Dunaway's interview with James Lipton and it's really the only time she really talks about the film in detail. But I will say, I can't believe the film did not win the Oscar for costume design and set direction because they were all on point for the period it's set in.
@AK12king2 жыл бұрын
Here for this Reaction!! You always make my day better 😄
@wemdoto42012 жыл бұрын
“I hope those bony corners stay cracked bitch” I need that framed somewhere
@katiejacobson61792 жыл бұрын
your reactions always always make my day. thank you for being such a lovely person
@juliant2 жыл бұрын
Lmao, she said "I hope those bony corners stay cracked bitch" LmAO why, why do me like this.
@jadejimenezschrodingerskitten2 жыл бұрын
I really feel like neurotypical people are the ones who perceive this as camp. Growing up the way I did with a mother I have and the similar things I endured, and imparting a lot of that onto me, this was very realistic. It looks overacted etc because people with these issues behave this way. I never viewed it as camp idk...
@aquariussolaris249210 ай бұрын
Nah im mentally ill and its camp
@aquariussolaris249210 ай бұрын
Also way to assume about other people's mental status
@shakycam32 жыл бұрын
I’m a huge classical movie fan and Joan is one of my favorites. “Mildred Pierce”, “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane”, “Possessed”, “Humoresque” and “The Damned Don’t Cry” are some of my favorites. She really was a fantastic actress. It’s horrible how she treated her kids, but she was severely mentally Ill, probably bipolar and it wasn’t diagnosed in those days. She was also a raging alcoholic. In retrospect, she succeeded in film in the 30s and 40 and even into the 50s and 60s which was almost unheard of for a woman at that time.
@TheeOGBobby2 жыл бұрын
“Mildred Pierce” is a good one👌🏾⭐️
@shakycam32 жыл бұрын
@@TheeOGBobby I forgot to mention “Strait-Jacket”. Speaking of camp classics! 🤣
@annalouise32512 жыл бұрын
At the end of the day, her abusing her children is only alleged. We dont and will never know what actually happened between her and her children. You have the right to believe that it is true, but its not concrete
@TheeOGBobby2 жыл бұрын
@@annalouise3251 You’re so right.
@shakycam32 жыл бұрын
@@annalouise3251 There are a lot of witnesses. Lots of them. We did never get her side of the story, so that’s something for sure.I take Christina’s account for what it is, a memoir.
@QuartzGhost1732 жыл бұрын
I love your reactions!! Can't wait for Halloween 5!!
@milostewart87382 жыл бұрын
Niiice! I have a shirt from this movie that says “I’m not mad at you, I’m mad at the dirt!!” 🤣🤣
@yococomanolo Жыл бұрын
I’ve become so addicted to this channel over the last several days lol
@Starmongoose2 жыл бұрын
I know this movie gets written off by critics for its over the top depictions of abuse but that really do be how it lookin sometimes. especially from a child's point of view. Joan in her bedroom at night screaming about wire hangers so manically is the stuff of nightmares.
@tmmaston Жыл бұрын
10:35 Joan was really just yelling at herself more than she was at Tina.
@calypsoblythe24882 жыл бұрын
When you said fresh out the cauldron I DIED 😅😅😅😅
@ladyvolshoopsfan3 ай бұрын
"What's wrong with you? She slapping you now?" 😅😅😅😅😅 I'm hissing laughing at this video!
@lovelya91502 жыл бұрын
How is this your first time???? 😨😨 My mother literally made my brother and I watch this to “teach us a lesson” she will still reference this movie to this day 😂😭
@laminage2 жыл бұрын
This book also helped other Children of Celebrities tell about their own harrowing Childhood. The Children of Bette Davis Lana Turner and Bing Crosby told their stories. Cheryl Crane attended Sacred Heart Academy the same School 🏫 Christina Crawford did. It was a deeply religious School l. Also folks in Hollywood thought Christina was lying but Rex Reed who was one of Hollywood's most powerful supported her. It was one of the biggest Books of 1979 along with Flowers In The Attic and Class Reunion. Joan also adopted twins named Cathy and Cindy but on reality they weren't. The Twins had the Good Side of Joan while Christina and her Brother Christopher had the Bad Side.
@pisto308 ай бұрын
"I lost my contract at Warner's!" "Maybe it's because you can't draw inside your lip line?" I'm 💀