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Mommy Dead and Dearest(2017)

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

7.4(256)1h 22m2017-03-11

CrimeDocumentary

Overview

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.

Director:: Erin Lee Carr
Producers:: Andrew Rossi, Erin Lee Carr
Cinematographer:: Bryan Sarkinen
Composer:: Ian Hultquist
Production:: HBO Documentary Films, Abstract
Status:: Released

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Cast

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

Self

Dee Dee Blanchard

Dee Dee Blanchard

Self (archive footage)

Rod Blanchard

Rod Blanchard

Self - Gypsy's Father

Kristy Blanchard

Kristy Blanchard

Self - Gypsy's Stepmother

Jim Arnott

Jim Arnott

Self - Sheriff

David Blanchard

David Blanchard

Self - Gypsy's Neighbor (archive footage)

Michelle Dean

Michelle Dean

Self - Freelance Journalist

Marc Feldman

Marc Feldman

Self - Munchausen Expert

Bernard Flatersten

Bernard Flatersten

Self - Pediatric Neurologist

Nicholas Godejohn

Nicholas Godejohn

Self - Gypsy's Boyfriend (archive footage)

Charles Goldhammer

Charles Goldhammer

Self - Nick's Stepfather (archive footage)

Stephanie Goldhammer

Stephanie Goldhammer

Self - Nick's Mother (archive footage)