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2.8/10   764 votes
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Release Date:
19 April 1996 (USA) more
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No one could stop them.
Plot:
Glorified and glamourized fact-based tale of Ma Barker and her boys who robbed banks and generally terrorized... more | add synopsis
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Public Enemy #1
Public Enemy No. 1 (USA) (TV title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, some sex scenes, drug use and language.
Runtime:
95 min
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Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:18 (video premiere) | Spain:13 | UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:R | Spain:18
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Kathy Bates was originally cast in Theresa Russell's role. more
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Factual errors: The final shootout between Ma Barker and Melvin Purvis is captioned to have occurred in Lake "Wier" when in fact the location is near Lake Weir. more
Quotes:
Kate "Ma" Barker: You said, "Dead by Christmas." Is that the kind of chance you're talking about?
Melvin Purvis: You can't believe everything you read in the papers. I'm the F.B.I., not a bounty hunter.
Herman Barker: No difference.
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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Bad shooting, 2 July 2001
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Author: kenandraf from Honolulu, Hawaii

Very unbelievable shooting sequences ruined this film.Many times the FBI let the bad guys get away when they were surounded and right in front of them but we are time and again led to believe that the bad guys can out shoot trained FBI agents.The way it was presented is very hard to swallow for sure and too bad becouse there were a lot of good fair acting performances that kept the movie going.Also,I liked the un- mainstream style had.Why the cartoonish shoot out sequences was done is beyond me.Blast away scenes are cool for sure but please make the hits and misses believable!Due to these many glaring anomalies theoughout the movie,do not watch this one unless you are a huge fan of Theressa Russell and also a big fan of 30's gangster movies.....

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