Big Bad Mama (1974) 5.8
Mama and daughters get forced by circumstances into bootlegging and bank robbing, and travel across the country trailed by the law. Director:Steve Carver |
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Big Bad Mama (1974) 5.8
Mama and daughters get forced by circumstances into bootlegging and bank robbing, and travel across the country trailed by the law. Director:Steve Carver |
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Angie Dickinson | ... | ||
William Shatner | ... |
William J. Baxter
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Tom Skerritt | ... |
Fred Diller
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Susan Sennett | ... | |
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Robbie Lee | ... |
Polly
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Noble Willingham | ... |
Uncle Barney
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Dick Miller | ... |
Bonney
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Tom Signorelli | ... |
Dodds
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Joan Prather | ... |
Jane Kingston
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Royal Dano | ... |
Reverend Johnson
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William O'Connell | ... |
Crusade Preacher
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John Wheeler | ... |
Lawyer
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Ralph James | ... |
Sheriff
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Sally Kirkland | ... |
Barney's Woman
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Wally K. Berns | ... |
Legionnaire
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After the death of her lover, Wilma takes over his bootlegging business, but without much success. She soon meets up with bank robber Fred, who convinces her and her daughters to join him for his next big heist. In the meantime, Wilma also kidnaps the daughter of a millionaire in the hopes of getting rich off the ransom. Will Wilma and Fred be able to retire with their ill-gotten gains, or will the law eventually catch up with them? Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
Here is a quote from another review of this movie:
"The early 1970s has some of the most blatant anti-Christian messages ever put out by Hollywood filmmakers and this is Exhibit A. You can just feel the hatred of these atheists pouring out in this movie. There are not one but two separate instances of picturing phony and blasphemous preachers in here. That, plus a ton of GDs, mostly said by Angie Dickinson, make this a despicable, extremely bigoted film".
Huh? (Scratching my head), it's just a movie...it's not real life!
This is a great '70s movie about gangsters in the early part of the century. What is not to like. The ever present bad acting of William Shatner. The beauty of Angie Dickinson. Tom Skerritt, Noble Willingham, Royal Dano, Sally Kirkland. What a cast of characters! The music of Jerry Garcia. Produced by Roger Corman. What is not to like? If you have never seen it, I think you will get a kick out of it. '70s movie making at it's best. Period!