CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 1h 22m
Mommy Dead and Dearest

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

74%(262)IMDbCrimeDocumentary

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.

Directed byErin Lee Carr

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 22m
Language
EN
Released
March 11, 2017
Studios
HBO Documentary FilmsAbstract

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Mommy Dead and Dearest (HBO Documentary Films)

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10 credited
Starring
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

Self

Dee Dee Blanchard

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

Michelle Dean

Self - Freelance Journalist

Marc Feldman

Self - Munchausen Expert

Bernard Flatersten

Self - Pediatric Neurologist

Nicholas Godejohn

Self - Gypsy's Boyfriend (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Erin Lee Carr
Erin Lee Carr
Produced by
Andrew Rossi
Erin Lee Carr
Erin Lee Carr

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