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Bloody Mama

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5.7/10
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Shelley Winters in Bloody Mama (1970)
A psychologically-disturbed matriarch presides over her damaged family of bank-robbing misfits.
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A psychologically disturbed matriarch presides over her damaged family of bank-robbing misfits.A psychologically disturbed matriarch presides over her damaged family of bank-robbing misfits.A psychologically disturbed matriarch presides over her damaged family of bank-robbing misfits.
IMDb RATING
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3.5K
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  • Director
    • Roger Corman
  • Writers
    • Robert Thom(screenplay by)
    • Don Peters(story by)
  • Stars
    • Shelley Winters
    • Don Stroud
    • Pat Hingle
  • Director
    • Roger Corman
  • Writers
    • Robert Thom(screenplay by)
    • Don Peters(story by)
  • Stars
    • Shelley Winters
    • Don Stroud
    • Pat Hingle
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 54User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    Don Stroud in Bloody Mama (1970)
    Robert De Niro and Clint Kimbrough in Bloody Mama (1970)
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    Shelley Winters
    Shelley Winters
    • 'Ma' Kate Barker
    Don Stroud
    Don Stroud
    • Herman Barker
    Pat Hingle
    Pat Hingle
    • Sam Pendlebury
    Diane Varsi
    Diane Varsi
    • Mona Gibson
    Bruce Dern
    Bruce Dern
    • Kevin Dirkman
    Clint Kimbrough
    Clint Kimbrough
    • Arthur Barker
    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Lloyd Barker
    Robert Walden
    Robert Walden
    • Fred Barker
    Alex Nicol
    Alex Nicol
    • George Barker
    Pamela Dunlap
    Pamela Dunlap
    • Rembrandt
    Michael Fox
    Michael Fox
    • Dr. Roth
    Scatman Crothers
    Scatman Crothers
    • Moses
    • (as 'Scatman' Crothers)
    Stacy Harris
    Stacy Harris
    • Agent McClellan
    Lisa Linsky
    Lisa Linsky
    • Young Kate
    • (as Lisa Jill)
    Steve Mitchell
    • Sheriff
    Roy Idom
    • Ferry Boat Passenger
    Drew Bonner
    • Bank Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Alan Haufrect
    • Prisoner
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roger Corman
    • Writers
      • Robert Thom(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Don Peters(story by)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      In one scene where Herman Barker (Don Stroud) punches Ma Barker (Shelley Winters) in the nose, Stroud accidentally punched Winters in the nose for real, and hurt her badly enough that she had to be taken to the hospital.
    • Goofs
      In the prison cell when Freddie is walking on Dirkman's back, if you look on the cell wall behind him, you'll see graffiti of a Nazi swastika on the wall. The movie takes place circa 1930 and the Nazi symbol didn't even exist (at least in America's consciousness) until the late 1930's-1940's. Correction: The swastika was used as good luck symbol long before the Nazis. It was a common Native American symbol of good fortune and was on the official patch of the 45th Infantry Division of the US Army prior to 1930. So it's use as graffiti is not impossible.
    • Quotes

      'Ma' Kate Barker: It's supposed to be a free country Mona. But unless you're rich, you ain't free and you know that. So I aim to be freer than the rest of the people.

    • Alternate versions
      The film was originally rejected for a UK cinema certificate by the BBFC and then released 8 months later in 1971 with cuts to nudity, violent beatings, a rape scene, the drowning of Rembrandt, Lloyd's injection scenes and the violent shooting of Herman. The 18-rated UK video release of this film was cut by 11 seconds by the BBFC and removes the scene where Bruce Dern drops a tethered piglet into a river to use as alligator bait. The cuts were fully waived for the 2009 Optimum DVD.
    • Connections
      Edited into Frogs (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Bloody Mama
      Written by Don Randi, Guy Hemric and Bob Silver

      Performed by The Singing Big Foot

    User reviews54

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    Violent Fun
    A gleefully trashy Corman cheapie, with Shelley Winters as the sex-crazed head of a family of criminals. Very bloody and perverse, yet strangely campy, and with good support from Bruce Dern, Robert DeNiro and Don Stroud, in a brilliantly sadistic role. Add to this Winters' fascinatingly overblown performance and you have a classic. Based on a true story, but you'd never guess.
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    • Jul 15, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 17, 1970 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Кривава мама
    • Filming locations
      • Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA
    • Production company
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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