Say what you want about the movie, but this opening sequence is pure genius. It brings you into Joan's world.
@roder51
5 жыл бұрын
Sad as it is.
@prittyugly86
5 жыл бұрын
#dragqueendream
@josephdockemeyer4807
4 жыл бұрын
@@roder51 It is sad. Kind of depressing. She was very focused and ambitious, though. Highly....
@edgeof1956
4 жыл бұрын
I like how her hair scarf has it's very own stand!! Ha ha!!
@kristaharvey3506
4 жыл бұрын
I agree 💯 👌
@homieblossom2550
7 жыл бұрын
I don't know why people say this was a terrible movie, i thought it was amazing, it is hard to watch some scenes but Faye Dunaway's performance is one for the record books as one of the most memorable roles of all time, no one has ever forgotten about it, everytime people bring up the name Faye Dunaway I don't automatically think of "Chinatown" or "Network," I think of either "Bonnie & Clyde" or "Mommie Dearest."
@hankaustin7091
6 жыл бұрын
The only person that ever said this was a terrible movie was Faye Dunaway herself.... she didn't realize her acting was way over the top until the premiere of the movie in NYC (she didn't watch any of the daily "rushes"), and everyone was laughing really hard at the "no more wire hangers.. EVER" scene (among others). She's slammed it AND her performance ever since. She's stated on several occasions the director should have pulled her back from all that over-acting, but, he liked what she was doing and thought it was Oscar-worthy...
@11rokerito
5 жыл бұрын
Faye was brilliant and nobody criticizes her role in the film. What people criticize and dislike is the film by how they shot the image of the great Joan Crawford. Even Faye herself does not want to talk about the movie because she knows it is not entirely true and she was fond of Crawford, who in her life spoke very well of Dunaway. In addition to being discredited because it is a series B movie.
@missyglittervlogs3543
5 жыл бұрын
Homie Blossom I’ve always loved this movie! I became a fan of Joan Crawford because of it!
@bo2720
5 жыл бұрын
I think of Network. Or Eyes of Laura Mars. But maybe thats because thats where I saw her first and loved her in first
@richardzowie1984
5 жыл бұрын
@@hankaustin7091 Are you sure? Another story I heard was when she saw the rough cut, she was absolutely certain she'd win the Oscar. Dunaway was said to be livid with the studio for promoting it as a campy movie, so much that she has since refused to talk about the movie in interviews.
@zenomorph8806
2 жыл бұрын
The opening shows how obsessive and compulsive she was. Faye was brilliant in this role.
@Brian-yw2yb
Жыл бұрын
Yup. If the film didn’t go in the camp route she would’ve won the Oscar.
@georgegallucci9958
Жыл бұрын
It's part of how she stayed a major star for fifty years. But this movie is a joke and it destroyed Dunaway's career.
@JohnLee-pt5jz
2 ай бұрын
Saw fay in a interview some years ago, that's one move she truly regretted doing, I thought super girl was worse.
@Michael_in_Vt
8 жыл бұрын
BTW, nobody notices that at the beginning of the movie, Joan is alone in her bed and at the end of the movie, and her life, she's alone in her bed. Very telling.
@natalieann3041
7 жыл бұрын
Michael T She should have treated the people in her life better.
@LocksAndChains
7 жыл бұрын
Assuming that any of this is true. We only have Christina's word and that doesn't mean anything.
@m.e.d.7997
7 жыл бұрын
Most of us are alone in our beds in our lives. Not that telling. Also, many wealthy people sleep in their own bedrooms. It is peaceful and you sleep better.
@edgeof1956
6 жыл бұрын
LocksAndChains Exactly!!
@toughntiny
6 жыл бұрын
Michael T we are all born and die alone. But I get what you mean!
@arynrowland862
2 жыл бұрын
I honestly don’t know if I could ever do this EVERY DAY. She had great commitment to her ambitions.
@HawkinaBox
Жыл бұрын
For real. I can't imagine the obsessive detail over some things when it comes to appearance.
@badgurl5758
Жыл бұрын
When you suffer from OCD and have a compulsive disorder, you cant help it. Imagine having to live with someone who is untreated. You would NEVER meet their exprctations and they’ll always be irritated with you.
@haintedhouse2990
9 ай бұрын
i'm guessing her large paycheck helped to keep that commitment to her ambition.
@InvaderGIR98
9 ай бұрын
@@badgurl5758 It's true, the compulsions are rough. One of the things that caught my attention is how aggressively she washes herself for her morning routine at the beginning of her day and getting dressed, I'm the opposite. I feel like I "can't" wash myself that thoroughly until I know I have nothing left to do that day, so I can immediately crawl into clean sheets. First in the day would be a "light" shower because if I do a "thorough" shower and skincare routine and all that I won't want to do anything at all and "have" to do it again at night anyway. During rough or depressive periods where it gets worse there would be times where if I left the house even just to grab the mail I would "have" to change my clothes. If I had to get up to go to the bathroom during sleep, I "have" to put on socks before my bare feet touch the floor because if my feet touch the floor I'll "have" to wash them again and then change my sheets before I "sully" them, resulting in a laundry basket full of socks from one night because once I've worn a pair and taken them off I can't wear them again. I've been doing a lot better lately, which is nice.
@pouetpouetdaddy5
8 ай бұрын
when your body is your currency, you do it. She is not different than any starlet and star of today (probably worst now, actually) and most men actor ( all the work out they make to get their irreal body)
@boys_and_the_booze5104
4 жыл бұрын
Germs: *exist* Joan: "Germs, I wanna talk to you." Germs "..." Joan: "In the OTHER room!"
@KanishQQuotes
3 жыл бұрын
Barbara please
@DonnaChamberson
3 жыл бұрын
The germs know exactly where to find the BOYS and the BOOZE!!! 😡
@matthewsanchez7997
3 жыл бұрын
Its corona Joan you're evil liar
@Zeek509
2 жыл бұрын
These comments!!! 🤣🤣🤣
@ItsAldo-e9q
2 жыл бұрын
"I'm not mad at YOU, I'm mad at the GERMS!"
@boi50s
4 жыл бұрын
Nobody can deny she worked her ass off to become who she was. She died in 1977 and we still watch her and she’s still relevant. A true star
@theborderlinechick2717
2 жыл бұрын
Omg I can't imagine all of the hard work she did to memorize her lines
@robbyel3958
2 жыл бұрын
She sure did!
@tiffbeevachou108
2 жыл бұрын
But she was still a narcissistic night mare
@nathanmilsom9952
2 жыл бұрын
So did Harvey Weinstein
@Tityretupatulae
Жыл бұрын
Lol plenty of more intellectual people do much more impressive things everyday
@SWLinPHX
7 жыл бұрын
This opening scene sets the tone for the entire film and tells you how much of a diva she is without a word of dialogue.
@macmahon_matt
Ай бұрын
She’s a little compared to the Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
@rileyj5491
Ай бұрын
That’s a very interesting tape, because I see something completely different. I see a deeply hurt, and insecure woman, who can’t even look at her own photograph in front of her. I wonder what kind of traumas she based in her early life that now force her to clean herself so thoroughly, even before entering the shower. The obsessive compulsive tendencies run very deep here, and the sadness runs across the entire scene. Don’t see her as a diva in this moment, not even a little bit. I see her hurting, and desperately trying to prove society that she is perfect. If that Is the definition of diva, and I guess I’ve been wrong my entire life.
@SWLinPHX
Ай бұрын
@@rileyj5491 A scene can reveal more than one thing or serve more than one purpose. On the surface it shows her as the mega-star she is, with a morning regimen in her "palace" and limousine and finally makeup chair that we'd expect from a movie queen of her caliber at the time and sets the stage for her larger-than-life grandiosity that is soon revealed. But yes, delving deeper it shows the discipline and perhaps borderline OCD of a driven women with past issues. You're incorrect about the autographs though, and not looking at her image as she signed her head shot. That is to show that Joan held her fans above all else and wanted to personally cater to and never neglect them, which she was known to do. Her "not looking" as she signed is just showing it is something she does so often (as many major movie actors do) that it is second nature, not insecurity about her appearance. Her hand spread out over her face is just the way she holds then down when signing.
@rileyj5491
Ай бұрын
@@SWLinPHX Did you not see where I said, “I see something completely different”? Meaning, exactly what you are trying to “check” me for. 🙄 I veryyyy CLEARLY UNDERSTAND a scene can be interpreted in more ways than one. 🤡🤡🤡🤡
@rileyj5491
Ай бұрын
@@SWLinPHX Didn’t realize you directed the movie. Let me bow down to you 🙌🏻
@novembermiss
5 жыл бұрын
Except for the starting buzz of the alarm clock, this opening has a lot of asmr qualities. There's something calming about watching Joan go through her morning routine, and hearing the sounds associated with it.
@ManuelLopez-vo5qp
2 жыл бұрын
I think the hour and the buzz makes so many of us thinking: Gosh!, 4:00am!!!, and she's going to start everything, a ver disciplinated person
@caitlinmorris5064
2 жыл бұрын
CALMING? The woman's a psychopath!
@novembermiss
2 жыл бұрын
@@caitlinmorris5064 Okay, I laughed. Just to clarify, I was referring to the calming SOUNDS of the opening, not the person going through her morning ritual. Crawford was many things, but calming was not one of them.
@caitlinmorris5064
2 жыл бұрын
@@novembermiss You're right about that. But those sounds still don't put me at ease having scene earlier clips showing her psychopathy. And she's just getting started and I'm already getting the creeps. Yikes
@novembermiss
Жыл бұрын
@Anna Marfa That's why I started my comment with "*except* for the starting buzz of the alarm clock..."
@emerybayblues
8 жыл бұрын
She's disciplined; I'd be hitting the snooze.
@heavenbounddaughter1125
8 жыл бұрын
That's how she got rich! :)
@m.e.d.7997
6 жыл бұрын
4 am every morning. She is an inspiration. Wonder what time she went to bed.
@brandonparker6696
6 жыл бұрын
Margaret 8pm perhaps? I'm not an early bird so I didn't do it
@KanishQQuotes
5 жыл бұрын
And this is why you ain't no movie star
@katycheeseburger
5 жыл бұрын
Whereas she just hit the booze.
@patrickblack8869
9 жыл бұрын
This opening is EVERYTHING !!!!! The bedroom / The bathroom / The Closet !!! The way she picked up and put on that scarf The Driver waiting in the Dark !! The autographed photos on the way to the studio !!! The walk to her dressing room across the studio And Finally wardrobe and hair and Makeup !!!!!!! # A STAR *****
@elizabethlaw688
7 жыл бұрын
Patrick Black so true
@DeepScreenAnalysis
7 жыл бұрын
It's perfection. It has been said that Walt Disney was inspired by Joan for the animation of the Evil Queen in Snow White. Dunaway seamlessly evokes that austere majesty. Flawless. FLAW....LESS.
@retrovhsmanvaultfromthe70s97
7 жыл бұрын
Patrick Black I saw this Movie on tv today
@tmmaston
7 жыл бұрын
malvip, Christina saw through it all. Joan did a good job of fooling people that everything was good when, in reality it wasn't.
@amberlantern9328
7 жыл бұрын
malvip What do you know? The only people who will ever factually know what happened between them is Christina and Joan, therefore you and all the rest of you inhumane idiots speculations, are just that, speculations. Any THOUGHTFULL person, knows the truth lies somewhere in the middle. I personally side more with christina because not only do you have to consider the fact that, 1. She wrote it after Joan died, so why would she wait so long, if she wanted "Revenge" that badly. 2. Look it up, Joan actually says the word SLEEPSAFE in her audio version of her book, "My Way Of Life", therefore proving that there was infact a sleepsafe that she used to tie Christopher down to his bed, at night, and with only STRICT permission to get out of it. 3. She drank 120 proof alcohol. That pretty much explains where the Night Terrors started, but I also ask you, what kind of human being discredits a victim of child abuse? Go burn in hell.
@lisagaddis2371
10 жыл бұрын
her bedroom is bigger than my... ok, I take that back.. her closet is bigger than my house... lol
@carlofantiga5058
5 жыл бұрын
AND SHE WAS A HELL OF LOT BETTER LOOKING AND MORE TALENTED THEN U COULD EVER DEAM OF BEING DEAR!!!!
@CJLOVE23
5 жыл бұрын
CARLO FANTIGA Oooh big and bad KZitem bitch!
@isacapers9891
5 жыл бұрын
@@carlofantiga5058 stop being a bitch
@Albino9811
5 жыл бұрын
lisa gaddis Yes I know It Was Sou HOLLYWOOD I LOVED
@furrymoth3989
5 жыл бұрын
@@carlofantiga5058 wo...bro jeez chill
@libertygiveme1987
6 жыл бұрын
WOW!!!! Everything was so BEAUTIFUL, so WELL DONE!!!! From Joan's Coffee Pot, to her Stairwell!!!!! PURE CLASS!!!!
@lakevubud
10 жыл бұрын
I went to see this opening day in Westwood. I went to the first Matinee because I had just read the book. There were 2 little Brentwood girls, probably no more than 10, 11 sitting behind me. And when Faye/Joan fills the basin up w/ice and glycerine, one of the girls behind says to the other one, "What's THAT?" And the other one replied dryly, "Last night's Martinis."
@msmedved_
5 жыл бұрын
Omg LOL !!!
@olie171
4 жыл бұрын
Good story. 😃
@craigsmith157
4 жыл бұрын
It's hard to believe those two little girls are probably 50 year old grandmothers now.
@zabadazidit
4 жыл бұрын
Now that's funny, I don't care who you are! ;-)
@christianealshut1123
4 жыл бұрын
Someone else here said that thing with the ice and the witch hazel was part of her skincare routine to help open the pores. But I always took it to mean she probably had a huge hangover from the nioght before and she needed that and the coffee to get her up and alert.
@dfa3366
7 жыл бұрын
OMG...I would kill for a shower with three shower heads. Talk about glamour.
@Marcus51090
5 жыл бұрын
doug avila they are not glamor lol
@ChiniWanders
5 жыл бұрын
I say it’s better than a tub.
@triciajohansen9295
5 жыл бұрын
@@ChiniWanders Joan Crawford HATED bathtubs. She didn't like sitting in her own bath water.
@billiebuffalo
5 жыл бұрын
...and a complete waste of water and plumbing.
@carlofantiga5058
5 жыл бұрын
YA BUT SHE WAS A HOLLY WOOD QUEEN AND U ARE A NOBODY!!!!
@paulo39667
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Faye really had balls accepting this role, she declared that the movie affected her for many months due to the scenes of violence. Impressive and sorry that the academy simply disregard it only cos it was a bad story about a legend. She and the makeup tema deserved oscars.
@joshnosher3536
Жыл бұрын
I think this movie will be vindicated in time. Part of the initial bewilderment it caused in the press I think had to do primarily with the fact that this was the pioneering foray into the tell-all biopic genre, and critics were simply unprepared as to how to approach something quite so novel. It is human nature to rebel against that which one is unprepared to handle. Just food for thought.
@daysturn1971
9 жыл бұрын
You gotta give it to Joan Crawford. She was a hard worker with a tough sense of self-discipline.
@daysturn1971
9 жыл бұрын
BLTKellys I think the only one she abused was Christina and Christopher. She had three other children that she kept in her will.
@Danny-gu8rs
8 жыл бұрын
There were two others " the Twins"
@michaelmccarrol4523
7 жыл бұрын
BLTKellys exactly!
@MA-mk9rl
6 жыл бұрын
This is literally mental illness
@markanthonyfuentes4052
6 жыл бұрын
You had to have discipline the new wave of younger actresses was coming in every year. It's that discipline that put her on top and made her unstoppable.
@ualflygal
6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful MANCINI score!! :)
@samuelfritz2446
5 жыл бұрын
ualflygal I’m an oboist and I’ve always found the score for this scene beautiful too
@sha11235
3 жыл бұрын
The score was fine for a crap film.
@paulo39667
12 жыл бұрын
Hollywood hates bad stories about their legends, Faye had balls to perform Joan Crawford like she really was, she deserved an Oscar and the makeup team another one.
@cdgh99
7 жыл бұрын
love the frantic nail brushing
@spinazzola5373
5 жыл бұрын
who don't
@Ilostmyfob
5 жыл бұрын
@@spinazzola5373 😆
@jaxcaulfield7071
4 жыл бұрын
It's too harsh for every day
@Grapesforbananas
3 жыл бұрын
you're telling me! See Very compulsive but she was she lovely!
@justinw6609
9 жыл бұрын
I don't know why, but I find the opening to this movie very warm and comforting, needless to say the rest of the movie is anything but comforting! LOL! as Joan would say in the movie "THIS IS APALLING!" lol!
@pouchfreeman
9 жыл бұрын
haha great line. i think it's the gentle perking of that silver coffee-pot that looks and sounds so inviting. it makes me want to get up at 4:00 AM and say "let's go."
@MVR326
9 жыл бұрын
I know what you mean Justin.. the quiet anonymous morning routine with no interruptions, and I dont know about you, but in the morning is there anything more wonderful than coffee right after you've showered and gotten dressed??
@maxwilson4748
6 жыл бұрын
Justin W The scene does feel a bit clinical.
@OWOT-re5jf
6 жыл бұрын
well stated, Justin. Even the music was right.
@teejay5432
4 жыл бұрын
Yes it's quite reflective of the relationship cycle with an abuser
@caseyj5637
8 жыл бұрын
I wash my face a few times a week and I always watch this before I do it to get me in the mood and motivate me to take care of my skin. :'DD
@RH-td7vc
7 жыл бұрын
Casey J a few times a week? you should wash your face morning and night every day thats just good hygiene
@Clintsessentials
6 жыл бұрын
Haha, right?
@scarlettmagic3752
5 жыл бұрын
@@RH-td7vc yes and wash everything too lol
@ptboy18
4 жыл бұрын
@@RH-td7vc I think they meant like a scrub or special treatment. I wash my face with water daily but I use a gentle cleanser every other day. Then an exfoliation scrub around the 3rd day. My skin has never looked or felt better. Letting it breathe is essential. But that's just me.
@bridgettebianchi9315
4 жыл бұрын
That’s good. I don’t think you should wash your face every day. If you do you need to moisturize really well, but, natural oils I think are important in your hair and skin. I am not an aesthetician though
@tmmaston
7 жыл бұрын
Her house is very Art Deco, especially those fixtures she has on her sink and in the shower
@nikoking825
4 жыл бұрын
Not to mention the face of her alarm clock
@dylanwashington2419
3 жыл бұрын
Her favorite house decorators was longtime friend the Great Gay Actor William Haines .
@rizzo3170
9 ай бұрын
A brilliant actress portraying a phenomenal movie star. Love Joan always will.
@guylivesay7956
5 жыл бұрын
I admire Joan immensely. She grew up in the ghettos of San Antonio in a single parent household. Worked hard labor as a child before child labor laws went into effect. Her keen sense of discipline and cleanliness resulted from her growing up impoverished. Her work ethic and commitment to her fans is legendary. People today could learn alot from her. Even her beauty techniques are the best!
@erynlewis1892
5 жыл бұрын
She had OCD, probably borderline personality disorder and she was also abusive.
@miriamhavard7621
4 жыл бұрын
She needed psychological therapy so she could be at peace with herself and others.
@LittleKittyCat
2 жыл бұрын
She was sick in the head. There was and is no reason for her to be admired. She was very abusive and put her poor vunerable kids through Hell. She was a horrible person.
@Meela9088
Жыл бұрын
Too bad she may or may not have been a child abuser and hard to get along with
@jadedjonny1040
6 жыл бұрын
I love this opening so much, just encapsulates Joan Crawford perfectly.
@SheenaJackson39
2 жыл бұрын
Watching her wake up routine is, for some reason, very soothing and pleasing to watch.
@KevinEggleston88
10 жыл бұрын
Joan does the ice bucket challenge at 1:59.
@emmceeee
10 жыл бұрын
Great minds think alike! hahaha That's why I came here today! ;)
@kylejackson6513
7 жыл бұрын
SgtBaker16. Everyone is offended by everything! Idc who I offend.
@tmmaston
7 жыл бұрын
That is actually an old school beauty technique she uses the ice for. It is like an instant facelift by using the ice after the hot water scrub she does.
@m.e.d.7997
7 жыл бұрын
They always said cold water is better for the skin than hot.
@BOHEMIANMEX
6 жыл бұрын
Kevin Eggleston that is Erno laszlo technique cleansing
@edgeof1956
7 жыл бұрын
I liked how "Joan's" head scarf was already positioned on a metal pole and she just walks grabs it at the same time and puts it on her head!! Sooooo . . . methodical . . . nothing was left to chance!!!
@mizzpink98z24cavi
3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I wasn't the only one to notice that. She just oozes class.
@snoopyjace
Жыл бұрын
I don't understand why people say this was a horrible movie. I think it's really good
@pam0626
5 жыл бұрын
I could watch this opening scene on a continual loop. It’s pure gorgeousness from start to finish and the sound effects heighten her intense personality.
@renee6524
3 жыл бұрын
Its inspiring yet soothing. It's got high repeat value.
@pam0626
3 жыл бұрын
@@renee6524 I love the sound of the coffee percolator. 😂😂
@antionettawolfe9933
2 жыл бұрын
I know right
@jaygarcia8508
4 жыл бұрын
One of the best intros to any movie in history. It's timeless & perfect.
@jaygarcia8508
3 жыл бұрын
@Robert A. Lofgren Jr. 😒😒😒😒
@haintedhouse2990
2 жыл бұрын
i agree. the classy beautifully done intro does not match the tacky camp-fest that follows.
@baileyprovance
7 жыл бұрын
Now that's the kind of bedroom, bathroom, and closet that I would want
@triciajohansen9295
5 жыл бұрын
Me too!!!!😎
@ginseattle
6 жыл бұрын
If I were this organized and efficient in the morning, I could conquer the world. She might have been nuts as a mom, but damn she knew how to put herself together and take care of her fans.
@KanishQQuotes
Жыл бұрын
But you're not.... You're always on that couch
@talharizvi2780
11 ай бұрын
@@KanishQQuotes😂
@thomaswatanabe1618
8 жыл бұрын
All that scrubbing.... then she gets in the shower. LMFAO. All, Joan was ahead of her time... brewed her coffee IN THE BATHROOM while getting ready.
@heavenbounddaughter1125
8 жыл бұрын
And what a lovely coffee percolator.
@bduhe219
7 жыл бұрын
i agree. that hand hammered silver look...all the rage, very retro art deco 1940's. i looked for one like that on ebay, and all i could see were one's somewhat similar, but either rusted, or electrical was messed up. darn!
@Murgatroydian
7 жыл бұрын
She seemed to have nearly a kitchen there with a fridge keeping her bowl of ice on the ready.
@maxwilson4748
6 жыл бұрын
Thomas Watanabe Too Funny!
@maxwilson4748
6 жыл бұрын
bduhe219 Dud you want to mimic the scene with the percolator in your own bathroom? Great idea!
@zabadazidit
3 жыл бұрын
I was an extra in a film in Houston in 1997. I had to get up at 4:30 am to get to the set by 6 am for wardrobe and makeup. We were on the set at 7 am until 7 pm. Trust me - this is not unusual for people in the movie industry. Joan just took it one step further!
@haintedhouse2990
2 жыл бұрын
hopefully you never came across any wire hangers
@JamesTwelves
11 жыл бұрын
...Faye was robbed of an Oscar...what an actress...and I agree, the make-up and costume department also deserved an Oscar...and Mara Hobel, the young Christina, should have at least gotten a best supporting actress nod...
@torimig2151
7 жыл бұрын
James Twelves she was mean demanding verry abusive
@Starkardur
4 жыл бұрын
Robbed of an oscar? Boy people these days don't know the difference between good and bad.
@ilovebeinagirl
4 жыл бұрын
You mean she was robbed of a Razzie.
@amythomas1124
4 жыл бұрын
Gunnhild Edwards Bette Davis was robbed too from Joan Crawford in the movie Whatever Happened To Baby Jane.
@joncampos5551
4 жыл бұрын
Hollywood was probably afraid that if they gave her an Oscar , they would be acknowledging what everybody knew about her but were afraid to discuss. The devil always takes care of narcissists
@danny652
4 жыл бұрын
1:27 how everyone should be washing their hands during the Coronavirus
@teejay5432
4 жыл бұрын
Imagine Joan during coronavirus
@KanishQQuotes
4 жыл бұрын
@@teejay5432 Tina... Bring me the mask
@RaymondHng
4 жыл бұрын
I too have a nail brush.
@hausacat
3 жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/zomtv6dss3Rnh34
@Dash120z
3 жыл бұрын
cases will drop lower I guarantee you 😆
@SUEDUCE
8 жыл бұрын
I wish I had her closet well the whole mansion.
@paulht3251
7 жыл бұрын
SUEDUCE Her house still exists in Brentwood look it up on KZitem.
@FerrariCarr
7 жыл бұрын
Joan Crawford's REAL house looked nothing like the house portrayed in the film. Her real house was more L-shaped as opposed to the more traditional "left wing, right wing" symmetrical style seen in the film.
@katycheeseburger
5 жыл бұрын
Has she got a well too? In the garden perhaps, should the interior plumbing fail? Oh I see, you’re just not familiar with punctuation...
@carlofantiga5058
5 жыл бұрын
YA BUT UR A LOSER ON WELFARE!!!!
@brucegordon7248
6 жыл бұрын
Art Deco at it's finest.
@patricktuorto
5 жыл бұрын
Faye Dunaway's portrayal of Joan Crawford cements her as one of the greatest actors/actresses in Hollywood history bar none.
@haintedhouse2990
2 жыл бұрын
after her over-the-top performance as Joan Crawford her career stalled out - nobody took her seriously after that and she still speaks negatively about the experience.
@Oliver2020.
Жыл бұрын
@@haintedhouse2990 faye wont even sign any autographs if it has anything to do with that movie. Kinda sad really, it seems like she could be her own enemy at times.
@haintedhouse2990
Жыл бұрын
@@Oliver2020. yeah Faye needs to lighten up and laugh at it. Patty Duke used to crack up at her own performance in Valley of the Dolls and fans loved her for it.
@rmw9130
Жыл бұрын
This is an amazing opening scene. It shows her extreme need for order, cleanliness and control for herself, her home and her career. Brilliant!
@haintedhouse2990
Жыл бұрын
agree. Henry Mancini's music is the perfect backdrop for Joan's isolated regiment
@morissaduke3165
9 ай бұрын
The fact that even the signature for Joan Crawford is super close shows you how much attention she paid to the character! I looked it up once I saw it out of curiosity and it looks very similar.
@shayekisitu
7 жыл бұрын
Joan Crawford was an amazing and extremely talented woman. No doubt a lot of her success was due to her extreme self discipline to her professionalism and fine tuning her acting craft. Incredible woman and actress. Wow!
@infinitysims7395
5 жыл бұрын
Peter Neal- wtf. She didn’t do that.
@macleatakirkwood6516
5 жыл бұрын
Abusing her adopted daughter is not amazing at all
@infinitysims7395
5 жыл бұрын
Macleata Kirkwood- oh for god sake that’s not true. Christina waited till her mother died to tell her story so she couldn’t defend herself. Christina just wanted the money and her 15 minutes of fame.
@ElAvionLoco
5 жыл бұрын
all fake! The crazy one was Christina @@macleatakirkwood6516
@myasmondayasmr4851
5 жыл бұрын
Macleata Kirkwood- she never did that. Her daughter Christina was just trying to get that money and fame
@RobertoLorenzPianist
5 жыл бұрын
That whole intro should be included in one of these "Satisfying moments" youtube compilations - specially the moment when she turns from the hot water to the ice. Joan may have been twisted but she definitely knew how to start the day.
@haintedhouse3052
5 жыл бұрын
I always loved this intro. I tried going from the hot water to the ice thing. my face broke out in red welts, stayed that way well into the work day. I thank Joan for this beauty tip.
@Michaelahol
10 жыл бұрын
I can watch this movie over and over again. Faye Dunaway did a superb job. I wonder how would Anne Bancroft would of done in the movie. The part was originally for Anne but she turned it down.
@MVR326
10 жыл бұрын
I'm sure Anne would have been great ! She was fine actress and I could definitely see her doing a tour-de-force with this role.. but I can only picture Faye Dunaway at this point.
@olafh.mollenberg5150
3 жыл бұрын
... such a perfect opening ... I love to watch it again and again ... what a metamorphosis.. absolutely gorgeous .... marvellous ...!
@MithrilMagic
3 жыл бұрын
Every so often I need to watch this opening scene. I don’t know why. It’s just really relaxing to me. Lol!
@wolfwind1
6 жыл бұрын
Faye Dunaway in one of the great screen performances. Brilliant. Though it was shocking and challenged at the time of release by some critics it has clearly stood the test of time. A brilliant actress.
@robertgbarcenasjr9559
24 күн бұрын
I could watch the intro in an endless loop and each time be fascinated by it. A great movie, with many flaws for sure, but still iconic.
@nstruebluey39
9 жыл бұрын
I'm going to do her beauty ritual when I get famous :p
@heavenbounddaughter1125
8 жыл бұрын
I think many actresses back then used Lux soap. Try it. It's great!
@m.e.d.7997
7 жыл бұрын
Always wondered what was in the bucket of ice. Witch hazel, water or nothing? Either way it looked great. I know she was closing her pores. You can tell she wanted to be scrubbed clean. Joan Crawford did have beautiful skin always. Her routine worked. Genes helped too.
@caligulalonghbottom2629
6 жыл бұрын
i would assume nothing myself? I am no expert but I think ice closes pores so the witch hazel mightbe pointless, it wouldn't get any excess dirt etc out of them but idk really. some people joke it was vodka... lol
@sassy40129
6 жыл бұрын
Heavenbound Daughter I want to try it, I've always wondered what did this rich women use for soap 😊...
@brandonparker6696
6 жыл бұрын
It looks unhealthy
@Alexandra-xt1vf
4 жыл бұрын
When my mom was mean to me growing up I would call her Mommie Dearest esp in front of people and that kept her in check 😂
@lauriedavies6183
7 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite scenes from any movie going back to my childhood. Watching it now, with a better understanding, it's interesting to witness the complexities of the scenes that go so much deeper than my initial, childhood mesmerization with the glamour. Scrubbing her face with a brush is so ahead of her time when we think of how well Clarisonics sell today as a means of anti-aging and exfoliating the skin thoroughly. Most people, back then especially, just used a wash cloth. She scrubs in complete and total desperation at having a youthful appearance at a time and in a career where appearances meant everything. A woman's sole value was in her looks. In her mind, she was always one face scrub (one wrinkle) away from potentially losing out to someone younger, fresher, hotter. Also, she mentions her mother bringing men home when she was a child. I half wonder if she hadn't been abused in her youth by some of these men. I think the film eludes to that being a huge contributing factor to her obsession with cleanliness.
@brianpomeroy9624
4 жыл бұрын
Faye Dunaway was fantastic in this role. How in the world did she not get an academy award for this performance?
@sha11235
Жыл бұрын
The reviews were bad.
@haintedhouse2990
Жыл бұрын
I LOVE the opening - the sounds, the music, the coffee pot percolating - so cool. too bad the rest of the film soon turns into a shitshow. Faye should have sued! - her career never recovered.
@sha11235
Жыл бұрын
@@haintedhouse2990 Sue who? Her companion was one of the executive producers.
@tonyktown
Жыл бұрын
Why does this opening scene always come to mind when I have to get up for an early report time? 😁😁
@paulo39667
10 жыл бұрын
Faye Dunaway was simply perfect, sorry that Hollywood hates bad stories about their legends. Makeup team and her deserved Oscars.
@alexbryanpogue3421
6 жыл бұрын
It was Joan make up artist
@OWOT-re5jf
6 жыл бұрын
Apparently, Chrissy Crawford wanted Anne Bancroft in the role
@paulo39667
5 жыл бұрын
@@OWOT-re5jf She could done a great performance, indeed .
@paulo39667
5 жыл бұрын
@@alexbryanpogue3421 Perfect !
@cheeriosinabowl
12 жыл бұрын
... so true what you said. Faye's career took a major nose-dive because of this movie. Faye did a very impressive job portraying Joan Crawford.
@nicholasrue7397
8 жыл бұрын
The ice water is very smart. After I shower and shave, I take a washcloth soaked in ice-cold water and hold it on my face for a few minutes. It closes the pores and reduces any swelling and irritation caused by shaving.
@caligulalonghbottom2629
6 жыл бұрын
same, as a drag queen its a great way if you have to shave everyday to keep your skin good. I usually wrap ice cubes in a washcloth and press it to my face. When I was younger, a teen, I actually did dip my face is freezing water every morning. I was very disciplined, I wish I still was.
@grahamh75
6 жыл бұрын
I do this too - cold water though, I’m too weedy for ice 😊
@ArtsyMark
6 жыл бұрын
i think doing that would cause broken capillaries.. prob good that you stopped!
@hankaustin7091
6 жыл бұрын
Hi Nicholas.. i do the exact same thing! And the only reason I started doing that so many years ago, was because of this very scene in this movie - but hey, it's kept my face tight all these years and I'm happy with the results! No face-lift needed for this guy!! LOL!!
@brianfrank7022
3 жыл бұрын
Trivia fact: Joan Crawford’s contact actually stated what time she was to go to bed and what time she was to get up. Mr. Meyer always had a studio car waiting to pick up his major stars to bring them to the studio. Their contract as bette Davis once said, “were wicked.”
@sigmundgrizli2896
10 жыл бұрын
And it's so funny that Joan invested so much in her look in order to stay young and beautiful while she could simply just stop drinking and smoking and she wouldn't even need all this stuffs.
@sigmundgrizli2896
9 жыл бұрын
Yes but she killed herself trying to stay youth full,to the point where she made every movie set into the freezer in order to keep her face smooth and the lightning had to be proper so it didn't show her winkles,and all those rituals,she wasn't cool because obviously had lack of confidence,Bette Davis was cool,she smoked and drinked but she never really cared about how she looks,she just cared about the acting.
@LSSYLondon
2 жыл бұрын
@@sigmundgrizli2896 Bette knew she wasn't beautiful (basically every person that worked with her informed her of that fact in her early career) but she also had a very wealthy family and was educated (her nickname was inspired by Honoré de Balzac's "La Cousine Bette" which she loved as a teen at a Massachusetts boarding school.) Her father was a successful patent attorney in MA and her mother a portrait photographer in NYC. Hard to compare the two in terms of background.
@KanishQQuotes
Жыл бұрын
her transformation into crawford was uncanny.
@kerideggs9844
6 жыл бұрын
Faye did an excellent job portraying Joan in this movie. Whether Crawford was really this unbalanced as an actress in real life is irevelent.
@MsSilentsiren
10 жыл бұрын
I always wondered why she scrubbed the hell out of her hands and arms, when she got into the shower anyway.
@MsSilentsiren
10 жыл бұрын
Soap
@Danny-gu8rs
8 жыл бұрын
Probably Lux soap. Ladies's face soap that's been around... forever.
@MsBonnieBlue
5 жыл бұрын
OCD
@JulianneHannes
5 жыл бұрын
Childhood trauma from poverty caused her a lifelong intense fear of dirt and germs
@sha11235
3 жыл бұрын
She was obsessed with cleanliness.
@KanishQQuotes
5 жыл бұрын
The way the movie looks is just leaves an impact on you. It feels genuinely like old times yet never feels fake Yes the scenes are often laughed at but if you watch the movies of that era... They were like this, over dramatic. This is a great movie and some great performances. Even the little girl mara hoble does great acting
@lucyinthesky4682
4 жыл бұрын
I grew up in a well to do family (born in the late 70s) not a Joan Crawford family by any means, but you'd be surprised how many women in the society had such a cleansing (morning) ritual. And they passed it right on down to their high strung daughters, me included. I still rinse my face and hair in cold water and to keep cells alive. My father always said "money does not buy happiness, it's the acts that you perform with it that bring the happiness to your life." Poor Joan used everything and everyone in her life as a pawn, as a means to an end. But it's a hell of a movie!
@pouchfreeman
10 жыл бұрын
Opening scene looks promising. I thought it might be a good bio-pic. I'm grateful today that it quickly became unintentionally hilarious and gained cult movie status. Supplied me and my friends with howling laughter many a night.
@amberlantern9328
7 жыл бұрын
Moonpie Shane Unless you know that this abuse happened to a real person, its not funny, never understood why people think child abuse is funny.
@haintedhouse3052
5 жыл бұрын
@@amberlantern9328 child abuse is NOT funny. Faye Dunaway with Noxema on her face moaning about wire hangers is what audiences find funny.
@Vindaya_
21 күн бұрын
This intro is so satisfying, I bet her room is one of the softest to sleep in and the closet smells refreshing. Looks timeless too
@aprilcarter7089
8 жыл бұрын
I am reading this book right now. Just got it in the mail a couple of days ago. Joan Crawford is one of my favorite actresses.
@patrickmccarron5059
9 жыл бұрын
Where are the 101 Dalmatians? When do they show up in the film?
@haintedhouse3052
5 жыл бұрын
haha. perfect.
@paulo39667
12 жыл бұрын
I always admired Faye Dunaway, she was perfect doing Joan Crawford, no matter if Hollywood hates bad stories about their legends. She deserved an Oscar, and the makeup team another one.
@RlgStnAngie
12 жыл бұрын
I agree the intro is one of my favs as well! It says so much without saying a word or seeing her face. Also, in a way (in my opinion) it sets the tone and somewhat of a pace for the film. DAMN U NETFLIX....they are apparently antimommy dearest....u bastards..sorry ppl.
@yvonnestaley3564
3 жыл бұрын
check out pluto tv
@KingTriton1837
6 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite opening scenes in any movie. And I want that closet in my house so bad!
@carlosed-vd7fj
6 жыл бұрын
Look at the size of that bed
@BamaFan-vc4gn
6 жыл бұрын
This film has gotten a lot of flack for being campy which I think is ridiculous. I think that idea came along when people who could not possibly accept the fact that a Hollywood movie star and a public Persona so carefully crafted buy a very talented actress could possibly have an alter ego so polar opposite of that image. Many have accused Faye Dunaway of overacting and going overboard but the truth is she played this role exactly as the book portrayed Crawford whether it was true or not and that was her job. Her job was not to tell the story of Joan Crawford as the public knew her but rather of Joan Crawford as her daughter Christina claimed that she was. In that regard Faye dunaway's performance is no less than an academy award-winning performance and the only reason she wasn't nominated was because Hollywood is incapable of holding a mirror up to itself to show The Ugly Truth. The entire world was duped by Rock Hudson even though his private life was well documented amongst Hollywood circles and he wasn't the only one. To this day Faye Dunaway defends her portrayal by stating that the director did not reign her in but the fact is he did a wonderful job of letting her be exactly as the character was described in the book. She manages to give off show the image that the public knew and the woman that the girl described in the book and while it's impossible for some to believe that could ever be true I'm here to tell you it can because I grew up with parents who were one way in public and completely different in in private. I cannot say that I believe everything did Christina Crawford said but I do believe the mass majority of it. no matter what anyone says Faye Dunaway gave the performance of a lifetime and Hollywood should be ashamed for snubbing her and overlooking her.
@haintedhouse3052
5 жыл бұрын
the film got flack for being campy simply because it is. As for Faye she was gaining a reputation for being a pain in the ass to work with (ask Bette Davis and Warren Beatty) so when Mommie Dearest got bad reviews and ticket sales slumped off (it did well at first, mainly out of curiosity) the blame went to Faye and as the fairy tale goes, "she was never heard from again." Kind of sad but hey , we're talking about Hollywood.
@kirbykipling9515
2 жыл бұрын
I saw several interviews where Christina smashes the movie. Saying the movie is highly embellished by Hollywood for shock value. She goes on to say that after she sold the rights to the book, she had nothing to do with the movie, & no say in how her mother & family were portrayed. The rose scene was highly embellished, as was the hanger scene.
@marisolhc3610
9 жыл бұрын
Oohh dawwling this is my favorite scene!!
@heavenbounddaughter1125
8 жыл бұрын
Mine as well.
@ydennek856
Жыл бұрын
My mom was very much like how Joan portrayed, when I saw mommie dearest I always thought whats the big deal hahaha
@edwardnashen5960
Жыл бұрын
OCDDDDD, Tightly wound neurosis on steroids! Dunaway is really great although she regrets doing the film.
@loriefarino9740
Жыл бұрын
Though this isnt one of my favorite movies anymore i still love this opening scene i really do like how they made Faye Dunaway look so much like Joan Crawford & neither of them look alike i love this first scene in the movie and seeing her go to MGM. i feel like Im in the 1930s when i see this scene. I love her closet and the shower. i wish i had a closet like that,
@juliacatone9038
3 жыл бұрын
I love this movie it’s really not as cheesy as people like to think it is obviously it’s a little dramatized for a movie but this is really how narcissists act especially a parent to a child
@soapwonder2284
4 жыл бұрын
I was always fascinated by that beginning! I get goosebumps! Just perfect!
@Emma_Is_Bell
10 жыл бұрын
Can you believe a Fanboy and Chum Chum episode parodied this? Moppy Dearest...
@CF-fx9eo
6 жыл бұрын
As a kid watching this, I always thought she poured VODKA on to the ice as her own secret trick to longevity.
@karenkramer3760
6 жыл бұрын
Me too. Don't remember where I heard it though
@goodlife459
5 жыл бұрын
I think it might be witch hazel
@Grapesforbananas
3 жыл бұрын
she was tough... lived a sad and yet a tragic life... an alcoholic too but very determined, self-discipline, hard-working. Nobody knew how hard she worked she worked to the bone! Yet she was a devoting mother. Even if she had some strange way! Faye Dunaway acted so wonderfully in this. At first, I thought it was the real her! The real JOAN CRAWFORD!
@chandanss4918
3 жыл бұрын
The only reason Christina wrote that book was because of not receiving any inheritance from her mother. Her other two sisters never even experienced any such things she described in the book. But the thing is that it solidified Joan Crawford’s legendary legacy even more. There are still movies/tv-series being made about her. She’s a true legend.
@doinalright4552
Жыл бұрын
This was so satisfying to watch..
@RonaldoDeCuba
Ай бұрын
Absolutely no words for the opening scene. Faye scrubbed those hands to the gods. She was ALL IN 🎉
@Ninafan68
5 жыл бұрын
I've always wondered (even as a kid when I watched this movie) why the clock at the beginning isn't straight and centered? It's the first image of the movie, it would have looked so much better. But that whole sequence is so good, it tells so much about the character and without any dialogue. Great!
@inaj27
2 жыл бұрын
The intro was a movie in itself 😂
@jameshanley6886
5 жыл бұрын
Faye Dunaway slayed this role 2019
@hutch1197
6 жыл бұрын
The meticulous beauty regimen, grueling uphill jogging, and then chain smoking and heavy drinking. Ah....the 1940's....
@skreety0455
3 жыл бұрын
And don't forget that atmospheric background music by MANCINI. Perfection. Like Joan would strive for.
@videofanatiq101
8 жыл бұрын
"Let's Go!"
@0308frank
Жыл бұрын
Every second of this intro is so deeply satisfying.
@nrodry76
5 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite part of the entire movie.
@pamela6507
5 жыл бұрын
Loved this movie and tho beginning is perfect Faye was a perfect choice to play Joan Crawford she was amazing however the real Joan Crawford was absolutely cruel and vain how sad for her adoptive children
@jpman2173
Жыл бұрын
Her skin care routine is so extra, and I’m loving every minute of it. Does anyone know what kind of liquid she poured?
@mcoo465
6 жыл бұрын
well, humpf...I walk a full 5 feet to MY bathroom....and another 10 feet to walk out the front door. :-(
@p4u7y
7 жыл бұрын
Her professionalism is on fleek
@christopherthorkon3997
4 жыл бұрын
Even the way she washes up in the morning is like a nervous breakdown.
@ryanpearson9596
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful opening. That deep sink! The music, her shower, and that coffee pot I can practically smell it. The only other scene I can think of that compares is in Basic Instinct, when Michael Douglas goes to Sharon Stone's house to arrest her and she politely asks if she can "change into something more appropriate; it'll only take a second" and comes out in that pristine white coat! Ah! Cinema!
@Dash120z
3 жыл бұрын
how can someone's morning routine can look so stylish and elegant..
@harperstacey9604
3 жыл бұрын
Joan Crawford acts and behaves like a true movie star.
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