Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. "No more wire hangers ever" is one of the most quotable lines in Hollywood history, and it almost didn’t happen. Faye Dunaway, who portrayed silver screen star Joan Crawford in 1981’s "Mommie Dearest," was said to be hesitant about bringing the film’s most infamous scene to life.
In the scene, Crawford [Dunaway] is seen beating her young, adopted daughter Christina [Mara Hobel]. "It was a traumatic filming situation for Faye," author A. Ashley Hoff told Fox News Digital.
"It’s one of the reasons she’s hesitant to talk about the film today." JOAN CRAWFORD STOLE RITA MORENA'S OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: STAR'S WILD MOVE AFTER BEING LABELED ‘BOX OFFICE POISON’ Faye Dunaway was reportedly wary of filming the infamous "no more wire hangers" scene for "Mommie Dearest." (Paramount) Hoff has written a new book, "With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional Camp Classic.
" It explores how a box office bomb morphed into a cult classic over the years. It also features new interviews with the cast and crew. Dunaway, 83, didn’t participate in the book.
A spokesperson for the actress didn’t immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. "Joan Crawford once singled out Faye Dunaway as one of the finest stars," Hoff explained. "There was a mutual respect there that attracted Faye to this role.
And I think Faye also hoped that she would give a more three-dimensional view of Joan Crawford. ..
