One of the worst mothers in film history
I don't have much to say about it other than that I'm still seething and wanted to break through the glass of my TV set and strangle her myself. I honestly thought he had already killed her when he sent Bette and the kids away on the Halloween trip.
And Bette's character was one of the best mothers in film history.
What became of the children?
A top 10 of worst mothers in film history:
1. Mo'Nique in Precious
2. Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest
3. Lady Tremaine in Cinderella (guess I'm counting stepmothers)
4. Barbara O'Neil in All This, and Heaven Too
5. Piper Laurie in Carrie
6. Shelley Winters in A Patch of Blue
7. Melissa Leo in The Fighter
8. Angela Lansbury in The Manchurian Candidate
9. Agnes Moorehead in Citizen Kane
10. Gladys Cooper in Now, Voyager (more Bette Davis)
Haven't seen; probably worthy if the film is decent enough: Louise Fletcher in Flowers in the Attic