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Crazy Mama (1975)Jonathan Demme directs this joyous relentlessly kitschy celebration of 50's America: opportunity, rock'n'roll, and the road. He follows three generations of women and the men they pick up, ... See full summary » Director:Jonathan Demme |
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Jim Bob
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Sheba
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Cheryl
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Bertha
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Daniel
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Wilbur Janeway
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Jonathan Demme directs this joyous relentlessly kitschy celebration of 50's America: opportunity, rock'n'roll, and the road. He follows three generations of women and the men they pick up, for a crime spree from California to the old family homestead in Arkansas. Written by Concorde - New Horizons (with permission).
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In 1957 Cheryl Drove Her Mom's Chevy on a Heavy Date: Got Knocked Up, Knocked Over a Bank, Smashed Four Police Cars, and Kidnapped Her Stepfather. It Was a Crazy Year! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
June 1975 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Bad Blues Girls See more »Box Office
Budget:
$300,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Written by Johnny Farina, Santo Farina & Ann Farina
Performed by Santo & Johnny
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SleepwalkWritten by Johnny Farina, Santo Farina & Ann Farina
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Entertaining 1950s era ganster mama movie emulates the best points of Corman's previous depression-era genre films. Demme does a solid job, succeeding particularly well in creating a feeling of casual cameraderie among the bandit women and the men they drag along with them as they go on a spree enroute to the family farm in Arkansas. Creates reasonably good characters who are often not used to their full potential, but a good time film (good 6 pack film) is the result. Leachman and Sothern make an effective pairing, and castaway Jim Backus makes a brief appearance as the first of many men the trio of Southern beauties will take advantage of along the way to their broken down dreamland.