“No wire hangers, ever!”
The moms in these movies go far beyond the normal range of selfishness and play motherhood for scares.
It was adapted from her daughterChristinas autobiography.
Sarah Paulson is a narcissistic mother with Munchausen syndrome by proxy in ‘Run’.
Joan goes to uncomfortable extremes to publicize herself as a perfect mother who rescues orphans.
Behind closed doors however, she forces her adopted children into a living nightmare.
As a former ballerina whose career never took off, Erica lives vicariously through her daughter.
The tragic ending ofBlack Swanis a direct result of Ericas abuse.
For Nina, it doesnt matter how much it hurts, what matters is that others approve of her.
(Spoiler alert)The films major twist reveals that Chloe isnt actually disabled.
Barbara Hershey played a much better mother as the loving Carla Moran inThe Entity(1982).
Instead, Diane has Munchausen syndrome by proxy and gives Chloe medication that intentionally causes paralysis in her legs.
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Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen as mother and daughter inRun.
