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Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017)

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

Genre : Crime, Documentary

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : Erin Lee Carr

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Herself
Dee Dee Blanchard
Dee Dee Blanchard
Herself (archive footage)
Rod Blanchard
Rod Blanchard
Himself - Gypsy's Father
Kristy Blanchard
Kristy Blanchard
Herself - Gypsy's Stepmother
Jim Arnott
Jim Arnott
Himself - Sheriff
David Blanchard
David Blanchard
Himself - Gypsy's Neighbor (archive footage)
Michelle Dean
Michelle Dean
Herself - Freelance Journalist
Marc Feldman
Marc Feldman
Himself - Munchausen Expert
Bernard Flatersten
Bernard Flatersten
Himself - Pediatric Neurologist
Nicholas Godejohn
Nicholas Godejohn
Himself - Gypsy's Boyfriend (archive footage)
Charles Goldhammer
Charles Goldhammer
Himself - Nick's Stepfather (archive footage)
Stephanie Goldhammer
Stephanie Goldhammer
Herself - Nick's Mother (archive footage)
Calvin Holden
Calvin Holden
Himself - Judge (archive footage)
Linda Ong
Linda Ong
Herself - Reporter
Dan Patterson
Dan Patterson
Himself - Prosecutor

Crews

Erin Lee Carr
Erin Lee Carr
Director
Sheila Nevins
Sheila Nevins
Executive Producer
Erin Lee Carr
Erin Lee Carr
Producer
Andrew Rossi
Andrew Rossi
Producer
Bryan Sarkinen
Bryan Sarkinen
Director of Photography
Andrew Coffman
Andrew Coffman
Editor
Ian Hultquist
Ian Hultquist
Original Music Composer
Alison Byrne
Alison Byrne
Co-Producer
Sara Bernstein
Sara Bernstein
Supervising Producer
Andrew Coffman
Andrew Coffman
Co-Producer

Trailers and other movies

Mommy Dead and Dearest (HBO Documentary Films)

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