![]() ![]() I should note here that this wasn’t atypical. This blackmail worked, and Mommie Dearest became for Dunaway’s boyfriend, just as it was for Christina’s husband, the sole executive producer credit on a life r ésum é that otherwise included no expertise in the production of movies. ![]() And so the film’s start date was delayed because Dunaway refused to report to work until her O’Neill was hired as an executive producer. And as shooting was supposed to be getting underway in January 1981, Dunaway decided that she, too, needed a man on the credit sheet to protect her own interests. This would be the first and last producer credit for Koontz, but he was clearly there to represent Christina’s interests. Christina’s then-husband David Koontz had been hired as an executive producer on the movie. Though Dunaway never met Christina, the actress set herself up in opposition to the author. ![]() In order to play the part of Joan and remain true to her method, Dunaway needed to empathize with Joan, and Dunaway says that her goal was to restore humanity to the caricature put forth by Christina’s book. ![]()
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