Movie legend roger corman made his tfh debut with this commentary for his 1970 fantasia on the depressionera barker crime family. The film depicts ma barker as a corrupt woman who encouraged her sons criminal ways and even led them on their crime sprees. The films success as well as the success of similarlythemes such as bonnie and clyde would inspire corman to produce several more gangster films over the following decade including boxcar bertha, big bad mama and capone. Released 1970, bloody mama stars shelley winters, pat hingle, don stroud, diane varsi the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Shelly winters gets a lot of flack for this movie but i thought she was pretty good.
Presiding over her outlaw gang, consisting mainly of her goonish sons, ma goes on a depressionera rampage of bank robbery, murder and kidnapping. Fred robert walden, an excon who fell in love with a fellow prisoner. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Bloody mama 1970 movie clip open, thats what you call family airing. Released 1970, bloody mama stars shelley winters, pat hingle, don stroud, diane varsi the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of. Luckily the cast keep it together, and roger cormans direction is. A psychologicallydisturbed matriarch presides over her damaged family of bankrobbing misfits. A quintessential american international production, bloody mama is as much comic horror film as gangster flick or youthexploitation movie. The boys include the cruel herman don stroud, who still shares a bed with ma. This very nice spanish disc of the roger corman 70s movie based on the life of ma barker and her boys.
Ma barker and her four sons terrorize the 1930s south and midwest with a string of kidnappings, robberies and murders, and even get to work with such famous criminals as john. Its the only one of the eight that doesnt star vincent price. The young girl here is lisa jill, her comments perhaps voiced by shelley winters, who plays the character she ll grow up to be, in what amounts to an origin myth for kate ma barker, title song by don randi, al simms and bob silver, in roger corman s outrageous bloody. Bloody mama is directed by roger corman and written by don peters and robert thom. Theres something sort of gonzo, lowdown, and underground about the way independent films were made at the time that is not likely to be repeated. Shelley winters, who once played the spoofish ma parker on shelley winters, brings the same largerthanlife approach to her portrayal of reallife ma barker in bloody mama. Bloody mama nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr.
It was very loosely based on the real story of ma barker, who is. Bloody mama is a 1970 gangster film directed by roger corman that was very loosely based on the true story of ma barker and her sons. Bloody mama 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. See the full list of bloody mama cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Sexually abused as a young girl, kate ma barker shelley winters grows into a violently powerful woman by the 1930s.
Bloody mama is an average low budget gangster film that is quite entertaining, but also has plenty of wasted potential in being a great picture. If you like bloody mama you are looking for psychological, tense and rough movies about with prison, prostitute, kidnapping, murder, gangsters, crimes and heist themes of crime and drama genre shot in usa. Bloody mama internet movie firearms database guns in. Its aggressive tastelessness brings to mind contemporary independent shockers like the original night of the living dead or john waterss multiple maniacs. Very action packed and full of thrills and surprises, a lot more depraved than i was expecting but very fun in a way too. Machine gun totin ma barker lead her family gang her sons on a crime spree in the depression era. Edgar hoover as the most vicious, dangerous, and resourceful criminal brain of the last decade, kate barker purported head of a family of career criminals and ruthless killers who terrorized the american midwest during the great depression died in a hail of bullets exchanged with federal agents on the banks of floridas. Bloody mama has its flaws, but its not a bad movie by any means, its one that had the misfortune of having a rushed script. Music is by don randi and cinematography by john a. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing bloody mama near you. Roger cormans brutal bloody mama 1970 stars shelley winters as ma barker, the legendary leader of a barkingmad bunch of criminals who just happened to be her sons. Watch bloody mama 1970 full movie hd 1080p 720p part 1. The movie takes place circa 1930 and the nazi symbol didnt even exist at least in americas consciousness until the late 1930s1940s. Bloody mama 1970 is an american movie very loosely based on the story of ma barker, whose four sons were all criminals.
Bloody mama was actually not the fun gangster romp i was expecting after seeing the big bad mama movies but a more weird, twisted take on the story, filled with dark sexual themes and a pretty complex script, not to mention the fantastic cast of method actors. Bloody mama tells the story of ma barker and her sons, infamous criminals during the depression. Southern outlaws in bloody mama and the moonshine war. Produced by roger corman directed by roger corman were gonna play simon says, and this, ma barker says, pointing to her tommy gun, is simon.
A noholdsbarred shelley winters is the definitive ma barker. The terrific print makes this movie very enjoyable to watch even if it isnt considered one of the better roger corman poe movies. She lovingly dominates her grown sons, and grooms them into a pack of tough crooks. Watch bloody mama 1970 full movie online 123movie watch bloody mama 1970 123movies online for free. Bloody mama pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released bloody mama pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes. Ma barkers killer brood gangster film, english language. Mama 2012 full movie in hd free streaming watch 720p 1080p high definition live 20.
As triple digit temperatures and faulty air conditioners tested the mettle of the hired talent in particular winters, who became a flight risk until repairs to her trailers cooling unit could be made, the films inclusion of onscreen nudity prompted. Made at the time to cash in of movies like bonnie and clyde etc but this was not the first time corman made this kind of movie he made machine gun kelly in the 50s bloody mama has a great cast that includes shelley winters don stroud bruce dern. Bloody mama is a 1970 american lowbudget drama film directed by roger corman and starring shelley winters in the title role. While i like ray milland as an actor, i didnt necessarily love his performance in this movie. Shelley winters, who once played the spoofish ma parker on batman, brings the same largerthanlife approach to her portrayal of reallife ma barker in bloody mama. It was very loosely based on the real story of ma barker, who is depicted as a corrupt mother who encourages and organizes her childrens criminality. Watch bloody mama online stream full movie directv.
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