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 |
| Theresa Russell | ... | Kate 'Ma' Barker | |
| Richard Eden | ... | George Barker | |
| Tom Ward | ... | Paymaster | |
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Brent O'Plotnik | ... | Herman Barker at 11 years |
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Trevor Meeks | ... | Lloyd Barker at 10 years |
| Joseph Granda | ... | Herman Barker (as Joseph Lindsey) | |
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Joe Dain | ... | Lloyd Barker (as Joseph Dain) |
| James Marsden | ... | Doc Barker | |
| Gavin Harrison | ... | Freddie Barker | |
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Terry D. Seago | ... | Tall Sheriff |
| Brian Peck | ... | J. Edgar Hoover | |
| Dan Cortese | ... | Melvin Purvis | |
| Grant Cramer | ... | 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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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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Alternate Versions
In the suicide scene, it was originally written that Herman Barker's whole head would explode, but director, Mark L. Lester, decided it was too gory for just one scene, and changed it to the back of his neck exploding instead. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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PUBLIC ENEMIES is a kind of throw-back to those early 1960's gangster biographies like PORTRAIT OF A MOBSTER, MAD DOG COLL and KING OF THE ROARING TWENTIES. Although made on the cheap, the film has a great deal of energy and the acting over-all, particularly by Eric Roberts and Frank Stallone is quite good. Theresa Russell might seem too glamorous as Ma, but she has some very good moments. There are two action scenes worth noting: a shoot-out in a hotel, and a machine gun fight in the middle of the street between the Barkers and the FBI. Both sequences are nicely done, and compared to other low-bidget gangster junk like DILLINGER AND CAPONE, this film shines.