Crazy Mama

PG

1975

1h 22m

Comedy

Drama

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92%

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12 Reviews

39%

Audience Score

500+ Ratings

An evicted mother (Ann Sothern) and daughter (Cloris Leachman) lead a cross-country 1950s crime spree.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

The Stokes are all at once society’s downtrodden losers, and countercultural heroes, revealing – and reviling – an American dream slanted in favour of wealthy white men and turned sour for everyone else.

Jun 13, 2022

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…a neglected classic of the exploitation genre…

Rated: 4/5

Jun 15, 2022

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

An irreverent road movie which toys with its prey in a number of inventive ways

Jun 10, 2022

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

It's a chaotic endeavor, but this Demme's happy place, working to generate as much commotion as possible before viewers catch on to the thinness of the material.

Rated: B

Jul 11, 2021

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Pat Padua

Spectrum Culture

If Demme's career wasn't exactly helped by this somewhat endearing mess, he had much greener pastures ahead.

Aug 28, 2018

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Pure exhilaration

Mar 1, 2012

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jon c

One of Cloris Leachman's earliest films Set in the 1950s 3 generations of women Melba, Sheba, and Cheryl had they're home taken by eviction Their father was killed in argument so now they feel doing justice by robbing banks The latest setback is their beauty parlor being repossessed so this crime spree they embark on might just be the answer to save what they hold dear Meanwhile Cheryl is pregnant with her bf in tow, Melba gets married in Vegas, Sheba is living the wild life, and Bertha finally gets some freedom after feeling cooped up in her old age I love these actresses as they'd be the last kind of people who'd become outlaws at their age but the movie is so much fun with their ripe chemistry The 1950s era really gives the movie a rocking vibe too All this family has is one goal and they do it together Some rough patches along the way but the movie shows how tightly knit this family unit is with cool gun fights and sweet car chases while also tearing down conventions of womanhood during this era Short, full of excitement, hilarity, and warm moments

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Seems like a collection of outtakes strung together to cheaply complete a drive-in double feature. Quite nice to see that Cloris has a figure worth showing off - perhaps she should have done that more often.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

I love these old movies normally - and big fan of Cloris Leachman - but didn't really like this one..

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

81 minutes of chaos. Recommended to fans of car chases and gunfights.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

This movie has a lot of action, mostly gun fights and car chases, but the acting is average and the story is like Big Bad Mama, just with more characters. I was expecting a dark comedy, as the summary says, but there are very few laughs, and it's not very dark either. It's not a horrendous movie, though, it just needed more work.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Dear Leonard Maltin, is there another movie called Crazy Mama starring the same cast, made in the same year, and also directed by Jonathan Demme? Were we watching the same movie, because I fail to see how anyone could call this "a gem." I'd hate to think you were doing drugs or that one of your underlings snuck the review into your book without your approval. Please respond. Thanks.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Jonathan Demme

Director

Cloris Leachman

Melba

Stuart Whitman

Jim Bob

Ann Sothern

Sheba

Jim Backus

Mr. Albertson

Don Most

Shawn

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Synopsis

An evicted mother (Ann Sothern) and daughter (Cloris Leachman) lead a cross-country 1950s crime spree.

Director: Jonathan Demme
Production Co: New World Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 12, 2018
Runtime: 1h 22m

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