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24/03/1970 Crime, Drama 1h 30m
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You gotta' believe... You gotta' have faith... But first, you gotta' get rid of the witnesses!

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.

  1. Roger Corman

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Shelley Winters

    'Ma' Kate Barker

  2. Pat Hingle

    Sam Adams Pendlebury

  3. Don Stroud

    Herman Barker

  4. Diane Varsi

    Mona Gibson

  5. Bruce Dern

    Kevin Dirkman

  6. Clint Kimbrough

    Arthur Barker

  7. Robert De Niro

    Lloyd Barker

  8. Robert Walden

    Fred Barker

  9. Alex Nicol

    George Barker

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2017-03-09
Moma's Boys.

Bloody Mama is directed by Roger Corman and written by Don Peters and Robert Thom. It stars Shelley Winters, Bruce Dern, Don Stroud, Robert De Niro, Diane Varsi, Robert Walden and Pat Hingle. Music is by Don Randi and cinematography by John A. Alonzo.

Story is loosely based on the infamous Kate "Ma" Barker, who along with her sons would cause criminal carnage wherever they went.

"I told my boys to just rob banks and stay out of trouble"

Very much coming off like the bastard son of Bonnie and Clyde, Bloody Mama finds Roger Corman on devilish form. He somehow manages to...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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