I Dismember Mama (1972)
"Poor Albert and Little Annie" (original title)

Albert tried to kill his rich snobby mother once. Then he was institutionalized. Now he's escaped. Albert is after his mother again. And he will torture and kill anything that lays in the ... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Leder

Writer:

William W. Norton

Stars:

Zooey Hall, Geri Reischl, Joanne Moore Jordan

Cast

Cast overview:
Zooey Hall	...	Albert
Geri Reischl	...	Annie
Joanne Moore Jordan	...	Mrs. Robertson
Greg Mullavey	...	Detective
Marlene Tracy	...	Alice
Frank Whiteman	...	Dr. Burton
Elaine Partnow	...	Nurse
Rosella Olsen	...	Girl in Poolroom
Robert Christopher	...	Man In Poolroom
James Tartan	...	Attendant

Storyline

Albert tried to kill his rich snobby mother once. Then he was institutionalized. Now he's escaped. Albert is after his mother again. And he will torture and kill anything that lays in the way...

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Plot Keywords:

throat slitting | stabbing | mental institution | rampage | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

A psychopathic killer on the loose...

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Genres:

Horror | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1972 (USA)

Also Known As:

I Dismember Mama

Company Credits

Production Co:

Romal Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When this film was originally shown in theaters, patrons were given free paper "Up Chuck Cups" when they purchased their tickets.

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Connections

Featured in Shiver & Shudder Show (2002)

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Soundtracks

"POOR ALBERT"
Lyrics by Bob Roden
Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert
Sung by Bob Roden

User Reviews

Prosaic psycho-on-the-loose flick with recycled ideas.

Don't let the clever I DISMEMBER MAMA title lead you to believe that this is going to be a bull's-eye grindhouse classic. Simply stated, this is a strictly par B thriller full of hand-me-down ideas, possibly a notch higher on the sicko-meter for presenting a psychotic antagonist unwholesomely obsessed with a little girl. Beyond that, a faceless dime-a-dozen vehicle with the usual kook harboring the usual resentment of females, and the usual unlucky lasses who become his victims.

It's a visually unappealing affair, with better performances from its principal cast than the base material really deserves, and a few scenes are admittedly set up fairly well. In the bigger picture, however, this is just an unimaginatively assembled exposition of something we've all seen a thousand times before, and done a thousand times better.

4/10...passable, but you'll certainly live to tell about how you didn't bother to see it.