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Feature film — 2017

Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017)

7.41h 22mCrime — Documentary

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.

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A high-signal pick with 262 votes.

HBO Documentary Films / Abstract

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Director: Erin Lee Carr

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Cast & crew

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard as Self

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

Self

Dee Dee Blanchard as Self (archive footage)

Dee Dee Blanchard

Self (archive footage)

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Rod Blanchard

Self - Gypsy's Father

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Kristy Blanchard

Self - Gypsy's Stepmother

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Jim Arnott

Self - Sheriff

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David Blanchard

Self - Gypsy's Neighbor (archive footage)

Michelle Dean as Self - Freelance Journalist

Michelle Dean

Self - Freelance Journalist

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Marc Feldman

Self - Munchausen Expert

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Bernard Flatersten

Self - Pediatric Neurologist

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Nicholas Godejohn

Self - Gypsy's Boyfriend (archive footage)

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Charles Goldhammer

Self - Nick's Stepfather (archive footage)

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Stephanie Goldhammer

Self - Nick's Mother (archive footage)

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