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Bloody Mama (1970)

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Average Rating: 4.5/10
Reviews Counted: 6
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Release Date: Mar 24, 1970 Wide

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Shelley Winters, who once played the spoofish "Ma Parker" on Batman, brings the same larger-than-life approach to her portrayal of real-life Ma Barker in Bloody Mama. Presiding over her outlaw gang, consisting mainly of her goonish sons, Ma goes on a Depression-era rampage of bank robbery, murder and kidnapping. Obviously filmed in a hurry-watch as the Barker mob drives past modern shopping centers-- Bloody Mama strives for an entertaingly sleazy aura, especially when dealing with the incestuous

R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Directed By: Roger Corman

In Theaters: Mar 24, 1970 Wide

Cast

Shelley Winters
Kate (Ma) Barker
Pat Hingle
Sam Adams Pendlebury
Don Stroud
Herman Barker
Diane Varsi
Mona Gibson
Bruce Dern
Kevin Kirkman
Clint Kimbrough
Arthur Barker
Robert De Niro
Lloyd Barker
Robert Walden
Fred Barker
Alex Nicol
George Barker
Pamela Dunlap
Rembrandt
Michael Fox
Dr. Roth
Scatman Crothers
Moses
Stacy Harris
Agent McClellan
Steve Mitchell
Sheriff

Critic Reviews for Bloody Mama

All Critics (9) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (4) | DVD (2)

Schlocky AIP venture, with Winters hamming it up.

August 30, 2002 Comment

Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

One of Corman's campiest. Winters is in rare form -- and that's saying something.

July 25, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

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Lurid B level junk but not like anything you're likely to run across anywhere else. Shelley consumes the scenery as Ma Barker and her crazy brood includes a young DeNiro. Something to watch at least once for the curiosity factor.

April 17, 2010

jay nixon

Super Reviewer

Had this pre-dated Bonnie and Clyde, it would be hailed as a classic and taught in film schools everywhere. As it is, it is a very entertaining exploitation flick from Roger Corman, featuring Shelley Winters in the lead role. I personally prefer it to Bonnie and Clyde, as this odd family is far more complicated and

December 30, 2008

_kelly .King

Super Reviewer

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