On this day in 1981, PARAMOUNT PICTURES released MOMMIE DEAREST. Directed by FRANK PERRY from the best-selling tell-all memoir of CHRISTINA CRAWFORD, this warts-and-all story of life with JOAN CRAWFORD (one of Hollywood’s most glamorous stars) instantly became one of the campiest films ever made. In the title role, FAYE DUNAWAY turned her thriving career into a punch line and, to this day, refuses to talk much about the film.