Movie connections for
Mommie Dearest (1981) More at IMDbPro »

References

The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)
The Valley of Decision (1945)
Love Letters (1945)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
 -  mentioned in Academy Awards sequence
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
"The Secret Storm" (1954)

Referenced in

"Police Squad!: Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) (#1.5)" (1982)
 -  A Joan Crawford lookalike pays off the mob at the "Mommie Dearest Day Care Center"
"Dallas: Mama Dearest (#6.13)" (1982)
 -  title reference
"Cheers: Money Dearest (#5.3)" (1986)
 -  Title reference
Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
"Dallas: Daddy Dearest (#13.9)" (1989)
 -  title reference
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Pod People (#4.3)" (1991)
 -  Servo: And remember, no wire hangers
"Who's the Boss?: Grandmommie Dearest (#8.9)" (1991)
 -  title reference
"Roseanne: Mommy Nearest (#5.4)" (1992)
 -  title reference
"Silk Stalkings: Daddy Dearest (#3.9)" (1993)
 -  title reference
"The Critic: A Little Deb Will Do You (#1.5)" (1994)
 -  Eleanor says, "No more wire hangers" like Joan Crawford in the film
Wigstock: The Movie (1995)
 -  sequence involving Lypsinka
"High Society: The Family Jewels (#1.13)" (1996)
 -  Dott says: "Oh look, baby hangers... from the Joan Crawford Collection."
Inside Out (1997)
 -  A woman jokes about wire hangers not being an issue in her celebrity family anymore
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Witch (#1.3)" (1997)
 -  Is referenced in the dialogue: "So mommie dearest really is... Mommie Dearest."
Relax... It's Just Sex (1998)
The Parent Trap (1998)
Double Platinum (1999) (TV)
Forever Fabulous (1999)
 -  When Loreli finds Corrine's clothes scattered about the room, she says, "I can understand why Miss Joan Crawford's children had a bizarre fear of wire clothes hangers, but I am stumped here."
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned (1999) (VG)
 -  Joan Crawford referenced by name, as well as the wire hanger scene
Scream 3 (2000)
The Next Best Thing (2000)
"Gilmore Girls: Pilot (#1.1)" (2000)
 -  Lorelai: "You're not going to give me the Mommie Dearest treatment forever, are you?
"Grosse Pointe: Mommy Dearest (#1.6)" (2000)
 -  episode title
Boys Life 3 (2000)
 -  In Inside Out, a woman jokes about wire hangers not being an issue in her celebrity family anymore
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
"Reba: Mommy Nearest (#2.7)" (2002)
 -  title reference
Die, Mommie, Die! (2003)
 -  numerous references, mostly with Barbara
"Gilmore Girls: The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles (#4.3)" (2003)
 -  Sookie laments her lack of parenting skills, calling herself Mommie Dearest.
"The Simpsons: Mommie Beerest (#16.7)" (2005)
 -  title reference
"Jeopardy!: 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1, Game 37 (#21.149)" (2005)
 -  mentioned in a clue in "She's Lost Control" category
"Veronica Mars: Kanes and Abel's (#1.17)" (2005)
 -  "Chill out, Mommie Dearest."
Night of the Dog (2005)
 -  Character references Joan Crawford from Mommie Dearest
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch (2005)
 -  Busch talks about his approach to his drag act - that his female personas were like the Crawford of Mommie Dearest.
Mario Cantone: Laugh Whore (2005) (TV)
 -  mentioned during the show
Destroy All Humans! (2005) (VG)
 -  A woman mentions the title of the film, and Joan Crawford, who the film is about.
Another Gay Movie (2006)
 -  Andy's mother signs her notes as "Mommie Dearest," and early in the film, pulls a wire hangar out of his closet--a reference to the famous "No wire hangers!" scene.
666: The Child (2006) (V)
 -  priest asks adopting parents if they have seen this movie
Inland Empire (2006)
 -  Nikki receives a phonce call from her agent (named "Greg") who tells her she got a starring role in a picture, to which Nikki cries out "Greeeg!!! I got it, I got it!!!"
Glass House: The Good Mother (2006) (V)
 -  Tagline: "She makes Mommie Dearest look like an angel."
Thr3e (2006)
 -  over-the-top mother figure (she's even called "mommie dearest" at one point)
"Family Guy: Peter's Two Dads (#5.10)" (2007)
 -  When Stewie is recounting how Lois hit him to Rupert, he screams "I love you mommie dearest" to Lois.
"Desperate Housewives: Free (#4.17)" (2008)
 -  Bob tells Lee he behaves like Faye Dunaway in "Mommie Dearest".

Featured in

The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982) (TV)
Precious Images (1986)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
 -  Joan Crawford is #41 on the "Villains" list.
"I Love the '80s Strikes Back" (2003)
 -  Footage from this film was edited into this mini-series.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 'Movie Quotes' (2005) (TV)
 -  The quote "No wire hangers, ever!" is #72 on the list.
The Last Days of Left Eye (2007) (TV)
 -  The wire hanger scene plays when Lisa describes her teen years when she lived with her Nana.

Spoofed in

The Tomb (1986)
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Jackie's Back! (1999) (TV)
"Family Guy: A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas (#3.16)" (2001)
 -  Lois freaks out over paper towels, a parody of the wire hangers scene.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG)
 -  The ice cream lady who yells at Tommy is a parody of one of Joan Crawfords freakouts from Mommy Dearest.
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
 -  Wire Hangers routine
Another Gay Movie (2006)
 -  The character Mrs. Wilson gets very upset over wire hangers, holds an Ajax like cleaner when complaining about crumbs, and signs pictures as "Mommie Dearest"
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! (2008)
 -  characters quote dialogue from final scenes.

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