Mommy Dead and Dearest

"In this family, every illness was a lie - except the mother's."

2017 1h 22m EN

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 258

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Synopsis

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Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to be a living nightmare.

“In this family, every illness was a lie - except the mother's.”

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Cast

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard
Self
Dee Dee Blanchard
Self (archive footage)
Rod Blanchard
Self - Gypsy's Father
Kristy Blanchard
Self - Gypsy's Stepmother
Jim Arnott
Self - Sheriff
David Blanchard
Self - Gypsy's Neighbor (archive footage)
Michelle Dean
Self - Freelance Journalist
Marc Feldman
Self - Munchausen Expert

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Erin Lee Carr
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Erin Lee Carr, shot by Bryan Sarkinen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ian Hultquist. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Andrew Coffman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and Dee Dee Blanchard and Rod Blanchard carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In this family, every illness was a lie - except the mother's.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Erin Lee Carr directs. Bryan Sarkinen behind the camera. Ian Hultquist scores. Andrew Coffman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Erin Lee Carr, shot by Bryan Sarkinen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ian Hultquist. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Andrew Coffman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and Dee Dee Blanchard and Rod Blanchard carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "In this family, every illness was a lie - except the mother's.".
9IMDB entry: tt6442978 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.