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Public Enemies (1996) (V)

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User Rating: 2.6/10 (708 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Mark L. Lester
Writer:
C. Courtney Joyner (writer)
Release Date:
June 1997 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller | Crime more
Plot:
Glorified and glamourized fact-based tale of Ma Barker and her boys who robbed banks and generally terrorized... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Movie is better than most others stated more

Cast

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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
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:18 (video premiere) | Spain:13 | UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:R | Spain:18
Filming Locations:
Guthrie, Oklahoma, USA
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Kathy Bates was originally cast in Theresa Russell's role. more
Goofs:
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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1 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Movie is better than most others stated, 3 May 2005
8/10

This movie had a lot of ups & downs...The storyline is strong, while telling the saga of Ma' Barker growing up, & then her misadventures with her boys and the FBI..Theresa Russell is very talented and her beauty even shines through, as Ma' Barker, in Public Enemies. The Direction of Mark L. Lester, while not as good as in "85's Commando was still very interesting.

Eric Roberts, plays a short-lived part as a security guard, turned thug(and Ma's Lover), and Alyssa Milano plays a prostitute, who hangs with the gang. Frank Stallone, plays a thug who helps out the gang, & while one of his exploits, gets one of Ma's boy into trouble, he gets himself out, in a final way, so to speak...

I was perplexed, intrigued & captivated, throughout this movie..So it makes me wonder what movie all these others who voted it so low watched!..For all those wondering..Umm the FBI was actually that bad in the beginning, didn't have tommy guns like the outlaws had, & were thus at quite a disadvantage, whenever they did get into shootout's with gang's of that era..Since everything I saw represented the 30's, I felt it was more realistic than many other movies made portraying that era...It is in may ways like a train wreck happening..You don't want to watch, but JUST have too..Enjoy!!!

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