Glorified and glamourized fact-based tale of Ma Barker and her boys who robbed banks and generally terrorized the Midwest in the 1930's and was eventually gunned down by g-man, Melvin ...
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Leah Best | ... |
Young Kate Clarke
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Chip Heller | ... |
Mr. Clarke
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| Richard Eden | ... |
George Barker
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Paymaster
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Brent O'Plotnik | ... |
Herman Barker at 11 years
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Trevor Meeks | ... |
Lloyd Barker at 10 years
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Herman Barker
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Lloyd Barker
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Doc Barker
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Freddie Barker
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Terry D. Seago | ... |
Tall Sheriff
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J. Edgar Hoover
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Sam Cowley
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Glorified and glamourized fact-based tale of Ma Barker and her boys who robbed banks and generally terrorized the Midwest in the 1930's and was eventually gunned down by g-man, Melvin Purvis. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
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No one could stop them.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence, some sex scenes, drug use and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
19 April 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Public Enemy No. 1 See more »Filming Locations:
Guthrie, Oklahoma, USACompany Credits
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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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While Melvin Purvis did arrest Arthur "Dock" Barker in real life, he was not present at the resort home in Lake Weir where Ma and Freddie Barker were killed. That raiding party was led by Special Agent E.J. Connelly. Purvis's capture of "Dock" Barker was his last major arrest before leaving the FBI. See more »Goofs
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. See 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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It's too kind to call this a "fictionalized" account of the Barker gang. They got the names right, but that's about it.
Russell is still hot, I'll grant you that, but this is not the real Ma Barker, who basically took care of the boys by cooking and assisting when they moved around the country, not by planning or participating in the crimes. I think it would have been far more interesting to present the real story of a middle-aged woman caught up in the criminal activities of her children and their cronies.
I also have to agree with those reviewers who found the shoot-out scenes to be totally unbelievable. The Barker/Karpis victims were a combination of the innocent and of the law-enforcement agents who pursued them, but they definitely did not mow down half-a-dozen FBI agents every time they were cornered. (On the other hand, as several recent books have related, the FBI of that era emphasized the idea of agents coming only from legal or accounting backgrounds to the extent that many agents had very little law enforcement or firearms experience. They were not the well-trained agents that we picture today.)
But the worst sin of all is that the movie is basically a bore. Nobody changes, nobody grows. We know the end of the road is ahead, we just don't know which shoot-out it will be.
Only for die-hard Russell fans.