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Bloody Mama (1970)

Directed by Roger Corman

Crime | History | Biography

Overview

Sexually abused as a young girl, Kate “Ma” Barker grows into a violent and powerful woman by the 1930s. She lovingly dominates her grown sons and grooms them into a pack of tough crooks. The boys include the cruel Herman, who still shares a bed with Ma; Fred, an ex-con who fell in love with a fellow prisoner; and Lloyd, who gets high on whatever’s handy. Together they form a deadly, bizarre family of Depression-era bandits.

Rated R | Length 90 minutes

Actors

Shelley Winters | Pat Hingle | Don Stroud | Diane Varsi | Bruce Dern | Clint Kimbrough | Robert De Niro | Robert Walden | Alex Nicol | Pamela Dunlap | Michael Fox | Scatman Crothers | Stacy Harris | Lisa Linsky | Steve Mitchell | Roy Idom | Drew Bonner | Ted Eccles | Alan Haufrect | Gura Lashlee | Frank Snell

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
07/26/2024TVStreamingTV6.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Roger Corman-directed, low budget film based on the Depression-era Ma Barker crime family (her four sons).  And it was not bad at all.  Shelley Winters is pretty good as the somewhat deranged Ma Barker, and a very young Robert DeNiro plays one of her sons.

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