Mommie Dearest
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Mommie Dearest is a 1981 biographical drama film, based on Christina Crawford’s memoir, that portrays her abusive relationship with her adoptive mother, Hollywood star Joan Crawford.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mommie Dearest canonical | 7 |
| 1981 film "Mommie Dearest" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6538058 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mommie Dearest Context triple: [Robert Getchell, notableWork, Mommie Dearest]
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A.
Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted is a 1999 psychological drama film about a young woman's experiences in a psychiatric hospital in the 1960s, noted for Angelina Jolie's Oscar-winning supporting performance.
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B.
Mama
"Mama" is a 1987 debut novel by Terry McMillan that follows a resilient Black single mother struggling to raise her children and rebuild her life amid poverty and personal turmoil.
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C.
Mama
Mama is a key supporting character in the video game "Death Stranding," a brilliant yet tragic scientist who aids protagonist Sam Porter Bridges with her expertise in chiral technology.
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D.
Mama
"Mama" is a dark, emotionally intense 1983 song by the English rock band Genesis, known for its haunting atmosphere and Phil Collins's distinctive vocal delivery.
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E.
Behind the Candelabra
Behind the Candelabra is a 2013 biographical drama film about pianist Liberace’s secret relationship with Scott Thorson, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mommie Dearest Target entity description: Mommie Dearest is a 1981 biographical drama film, based on Christina Crawford’s memoir, that portrays her abusive relationship with her adoptive mother, Hollywood star Joan Crawford.
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A.
Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted is a 1999 psychological drama film about a young woman's experiences in a psychiatric hospital in the 1960s, noted for Angelina Jolie's Oscar-winning supporting performance.
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B.
Mama
"Mama" is a 1987 debut novel by Terry McMillan that follows a resilient Black single mother struggling to raise her children and rebuild her life amid poverty and personal turmoil.
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C.
Mama
Mama is a key supporting character in the video game "Death Stranding," a brilliant yet tragic scientist who aids protagonist Sam Porter Bridges with her expertise in chiral technology.
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D.
Mama
"Mama" is a dark, emotionally intense 1983 song by the English rock band Genesis, known for its haunting atmosphere and Phil Collins's distinctive vocal delivery.
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E.
Behind the Candelabra
Behind the Candelabra is a 2013 biographical drama film about pianist Liberace’s secret relationship with Scott Thorson, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Christina Crawford’s memoir ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Mommie Dearest: The Story of Joan Crawford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
memoir by Christina Crawford ⓘ |
| budgetUSD | 10000000 ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Paul Lohmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Frank Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter Zinner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| initialCriticalReception | mixed to negative ⓘ |
| laterReputation | camp classic ⓘ |
| leadActorAsCharacter |
Diana Scarwid as adult Christina Crawford
ⓘ
Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Mara Hobel as young Christina Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Henry Mancini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLine | No wire hangers, ever! ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | abusive mother–daughter relationship ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Christina Crawford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysTheme |
adoption
ⓘ
celebrity image versus private life ⓘ child abuse ⓘ |
| producer |
Frank Yablans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Terrence O’Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1981-09-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 129 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Frank Perry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank Yablans NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Getchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracy Hotchner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| starring |
Diana Scarwid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Faye Dunaway NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Da Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ Mara Hobel NERFINISHED ⓘ Rutanya Alda NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Forrest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Christina Crawford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mommie Dearest Description of subject: Mommie Dearest is a 1981 biographical drama film, based on Christina Crawford’s memoir, that portrays her abusive relationship with her adoptive mother, Hollywood star Joan Crawford.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1981 film "Mommie Dearest"