prison,suicide,rape,sexual abuse,gangster,based on true story,dysfunctional family,murder,bank robbery,incest,machine gun,mother son relationship

Bloody Mama (1970)

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You gotta' believe... You gotta' have faith... But first, you gotta' get rid of the witnesses!

Sexually abused as a young girl, Kate "Ma" Barker grows into a violent and powerful woman by the 1930s. She lovingly dominates her grown sons and grooms them into a pack of tough crooks. The boys include the cruel Herman, who still shares a bed with Ma; Fred, an ex-con who fell in love with a fellow prisoner; and Lloyd, who gets high on whatever's handy. Together they form a deadly, bizarre family of Depression-era bandits.

Cast & Crew

Director
Roger Corman
  • Profile picture of Shelley Winters
    'Ma' Kate Barker Shelley Winters
  • Profile picture of Pat Hingle
    Sam Adams Pendlebury Pat Hingle
  • Profile picture of Don Stroud
    Herman Barker Don Stroud
  • Profile picture of Diane Varsi
    Mona Gibson Diane Varsi
  • Profile picture of Bruce Dern
    Kevin Dirkman Bruce Dern
  • Profile picture of Clint Kimbrough
    Arthur Barker Clint Kimbrough
  • Profile picture of Robert De Niro
    Lloyd Barker Robert De Niro
  • Profile picture of Robert Walden
    Fred Barker Robert Walden

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Keywords

  • prison
  • suicide
  • rape
  • sexual abuse
  • gangster
  • based on true story
  • dysfunctional family
  • murder
  • bank robbery
  • incest
  • machine gun
  • mother son relationship