Lots of violence, typical of the Corman exploitation mill, but the film still shows the budding talent of Scorsese in his use of moving-camera and period detail.
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03/31/08
Boxcar Bertha (1972)
48 %
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Reviews Counted: 21
Fresh: 10
Rotten:11
Average Rating: 4.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Before Martin Scorsese wowed the world with MEAN STREETS, he teamed up with legendary producer Roger Corman for BOXCAR BERTHA, a rollicking period drama that features a memorable performance from Barbara Hershey. Hershey is "Boxcar"... [More]
Starring: Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, John Carradine
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Reviews for Boxcar Bertha
The Roger Corman production, shot on an austere budget in Arkansas area, is routinely directed by Martin Scorsese.
03/31/08
Top Critic Scorsese's second film is one of his weakest, a violent impersonal work that feels like an extension of such rural crime-gangsters features as the exploitation flick Bloody Mama or the arty and better one Bonnie and Clyde.
02/22/08
Part exploitation movie, part visionary cinema, Boxcar Bertha is caught somewhere in between both.
07/29/06
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06/24/06
Scorsese hadn't developed a personal vision yet, but a few moments during the heat of battle reveal a lively, playful camera. Not to mention the on-target performances by Hershey and her co-stars David Carradine, Barry Primus and Bernie Casey.
05/26/06
While there is a striking similarity [to Bonnie and Clyde] in general content, background, fine color photography and even the use of hillbilly music, the new, more modest film stands curiously on its own.
05/09/05
Top Critic Although a Martin Scorsese retrospective could easily survive its absence, Boxcar Bertha is a cornerstone of the director's filmography
02/06/05
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Certainly not among Scorsese's finest, but it showed signs of the great things to come.
07/27/02
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