Mommie Dearest (1981) features one of the most infamously intense performances in cinema history by Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford. In this legendary scene, Joan discovers wire hangers in the closet of her daughter, Christina (played by Mara Hobel), leading to a terrifying midnight meltdown. Shouting the iconic line 'No wire hangers ever!', Joan descends into a manic rage, physicalizing her obsession with perfection and control. The clip has evolved into a cornerstone of reaction meme culture, used to represent irrational anger or extreme disapproval. It is the go-to template for scenarios where someone overreacts to a minor breach of rules or a small aesthetic flaw. Common use-cases include 'clean freaks' reacting to messes or people expressing absolute disdain for a specific brand or choice. Example captions include: 'When you see a single typo in the email you just sent to your boss,' 'Me when the waiter brings me sparkling water instead of still,' and 'My internal reaction when someone asks to borrow my favorite pen.'