Bloody mama 1970 tv rip a psychological gangster film based on fact. The film depicts ma barker as a corrupt woman who encouraged her sons criminal ways and even led them on their crime sprees. The story of americas most notorious gangster mother is chronicled in this crime drama. Ma parker along with her three sons and one daughter almost managed to defeat the dynamic duo in the series. Movie legend roger corman made his trailers from hell debut with this commentary for. The myth of ma barker has inspired movies, tv shows, books and music. Defined by major studio films that elevated intelligence to the mainstream.
Exactly how much of this movie is historically accurate i dont. Public enemies 1995 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent bloody mama online on moviefone. The barkerkarpis gang, later known as the ma barker gang, was a famous criminal group of the depression era.
The grissom gang is a 1971 american crime neo noir directed and produced by robert aldrich from a screenplay by leon griffiths. Shelley winters, who once played the spoofish ma parker on batman, brings the same largerthanlife approach to her portrayal of reallife ma barker in bloody. A short biography of ma barker who was the force behind the notorious barkerkarpis gang, a band of robbers and murderers, most of whom, were her sons. Jimmy stewart battled the barkers in a movie called the fbi story. The film opens with a disturbing scene of young barker lisa jill being raped in the forest by her father and brothers, thus establishing the ethos that in the backwoods barker family, blood is thicker than water. But the real ma barker really never did any of this stuff. Bloody mama cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. The gang did not have parties attended by all the mostwanted criminals dillinger, machine gun kelly and many others.
And the depression didnt really start until 1929 not 1927. Bloody mama internet movie firearms database guns in. Shelley winters, who once played the spoofish ma parker on batman. A noholdsbarred shelley winters is the definitive ma barker. Shelly winters plays a wild ma barker in this decent roger corman directed flick about the barker gang of the great depression era. Story is loosely based on the infamous kate ma barker, who along with her sons would cause criminal carnage wherever they went. But the movie is a hoot for the lovers of cheap movies. Ma barkers ghost is throwing a hissy fit because florida lawmakers moved the home where she was killed with guns blazing, according to a spooky report on friday. Bloody mama 1970 cast and crew sexually abused as a young girl, kate ma barker shelley winters grows into a violently powerful woman by the 1930s. Bloody mama 1970 roger corman synopsis, characteristics. And the barkers never met any of the other 30s superstar crooks as this movie tells it. The films success as well as the success of similarlythemes such as bonnie and clyde would inspire corman to produce several more gangster films over the following decade including boxcar bertha, big bad mama and capone. I wont say its uninteresting but it sure isnt much fun. Roger corman talks his 1970 gangster pic bloody mama.
Shelley winters, as ma barker, wields a mean tommy gun and plays. Southern outlaws in bloody mama and the moonshine war. Tales of southernstyle lawbreaking are examined in two movies from 1970 out on disc. Borsalino 1970 in 1930s marseille, france, gangster siffredi alain delon wants to locate his old girlfriend when he gets out of jail. It was very loosely based on the real story of ma barker, who is depicted as a. Bloody mama internet movie firearms database guns in movies. Made at the time to cash in of movies like bonnie and clyde etc but this was not the first time corman made this kind of movie he made machine gun kelly in the 50s bloody mama has a great cast that includes shelley winters don stroud bruce dern. Books and movies including the 1970 film bloody mama starring shelly winters focus on what some see as the mythical ma barker. Bloody mama, gangster film, begins its run the new york times. I didnt care about anybody in the movie, which made it hard to become invested in the plot. Glorified and glamourized factbased tale of ma barker and her boys who robbed banks and generally terrorized the midwest in the 1930s and was eventually gunned down by gman, melvin purvis.
The film is the second adaptation of the 1939 novel no orchids for miss blandish by james hadley chase. It was very loosely based on the real story of ma barker, who is depicted as a corrupt mother who encourages and organizes her childrens. But the real barker may have had little to do with hollywood images. Roth scatman crothers moses stacy harris agent mcclellan steve mitchell.
Kate ma barker shelley winters grows into a violently. Bloody mama 1970 stream and watch online moviefone. Dec 14, 20 bloody mama is a 1970 american lowbudget drama film directed by roger corman and starring shelley winters in the title role. Led by alvin creepy karpis 19071979 and fred barker 19031935 during most of its criminal tenure, the lethal gang consisted of many different individuals over the course of its exploits. This movie has a following but damned if i know why.
But siffredis old flame is with another gangster, capella. Bloody mama nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. I told my boys to just rob banks and stay out of trouble very much coming off like the bastard son of bonnie and clyde, bloody mama finds roger corman on devilish form. Bloody mama 1970 full movie in hd quality video dailymotion. Bloody mama 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Bloody mama is a 1970 american lowbudget drama film directed by roger corman and starring shelley winters in the title role. In 1969, roger corman, who had found success directing and producing lowbudget exploitation films for american international pictures, chose as his next project a fictionalized account of the exploits of the infamous ma barker and her gang. Additionally, the writing and characterizations were far from subtle. The film is a truecrime drama set in the 1930s when the barker brothers and their bloody mama. The barker karpis gang, later known as the ma barker gang, was a famous criminal group of the depression era. Most people have a certain image of ma barker as a machinegun toting, bank robbing, kidnapping leader of the notorious carpus barker gang. It was very loosely based on the real story of ma barker, who is depicted as a corrupt mother who encourages and organizes her childrens criminality. It was very loosely based on the real story of ma barker, who is. Sexually abused as a young girl, kate ma barker shelley winters grows into a violently powerful woman by the 1930s.
Everyone playing ma barkers sons, who include robert deniro, gives a good performance. House where legendary gangster ma barker was shot dead. After a scouting trip to arkansas, corman decided to shoot the film in the ozark mountains and around the little rock pulaski county area. Nov 16, 2014 shelley winters, as ma barker, wields a mean tommy gun and plays mother hen to a vicious bankrobbing brood in roger cormans bloody mama 1970, new on disc from kino lorber. In the 1966 batman series, one of the villains in series one was ma parker played by shelley winters, a villainous mob boss based on ma barker. Barkers story was also adapted in the lowbudget film bloody mama 1970. Born arizona donnie clark october 8, 1873 january 16, 1935, kate ma barker was the mother of several criminals who ran the barker gang from the public enemy era, when the exploits of gangs of criminals in the u. Southern outlaws in bloody mama and the moonshine war the. It was producer roger corman s final film for aip, after a long association.
Having praised corman as a brilliant director and equally great producer, i must say that i consider bloody mama of 1970 to be an entertaining film, but definitely not one of rogers best. Hit ma baker with actual photos and mug shots of the reallife ma barker, matriarch of the notorious 1930s outlaw family. Bloody mama 1970 sexually abused as a young girl, kate ma barker shelley winters grows into a violently powerful woman by the 1930s. Bloody mama 1970 another highlyfictionalized film account of the barkerkarpis gang, directed by roger corman big bad mama 1975 also by roger corman, about a. Roger cormans bloody mama and richard quines the moonshine war. The worst movies of the 1970s may 5, 2017 may 5, 2017. Jul 08, 2015 bloody mama 1970 full movie in hd quality. Most of the exploits of ma barker and her boys in this film are complete fiction. For the part of the notorious ma barker, corman had only one actress. Trashy gangster picture from roger corman about ma barker and her criminal sons. Ma barkers killer brood 1960 ma barker and her four sons terrorize the 1930s south and midwest with a string of kidnappings, robberies and murders, and even get to work with such famous criminals as john dillinger and baby face nelson. Bloody mama is a 1970 gangster film directed by roger corman that was very loosely based on the true story of ma barker and her sons. Bloody mama is a 1970 american lowbudget drama film directed by roger.
Bloody mama 1970 is an american movie very loosely based on the story of ma barker, whose four sons were all criminals. The film was american internationals most successful movie in 1970. Roger corman directed thisit seems like he was actually trying to do a serious movie sadly, it doesnt work at all. Bruce dern also has a small role as sort of an outside member of the gang. Silly psychological drama about ma barker and her sons who robbed and killed in the 1920s. Ma barker and her outlaw progeny go on the lam until the. She lovingly dominates her grown sons, and grooms them. Motherly love and bank heists mix in this bulletriddled retelling of the ma barker saga. Ma barker s killer brood 1960 in the depressionravaged midwest, ma barker lurene tuttle is tired of seeing her family live in poverty, so she and her quartet of grown sons begin committing. Diane varsi the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100. This very nice spanish disc of the roger corman 70s movie based on the life of ma barker and her boys. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to finish it. October 8, 1873 january 16, 1935, better known as ma barker and sometimes as arizona barker as well as arrie barker, was the mother of several american criminals who ran the barkerkarpis gang during the public enemy era when the exploits of gangs of criminals in the midwest gripped the american people and press. She lovingly dominates her grown sons, and grooms them into a pack of tough crooks.
Roger cormans brutal bloody mama 1970 stars shelley winters as ma barker, the legendary leader of a barkingmad bunch of criminals who just happened to be her sons. The boys include the cruel herman don stroud, who still shares a bed with ma. Theresa russell, dan cortese, frank stallone, alyssa milano, eric roberts. Find great deals on ebay for ma barker and john dillinger. Machine gun totin ma barker lead her family gang her sons on a crime spree in the depression era. Shelley winters, who once played the spoofish ma parker on batman, brings the same largerthanlife approach to her portrayal of reallife ma barker in bloody mama. Bloody mama were gonna play simon says, and this, ma barker says, pointing to her tommy gun, is simon. Presiding over her outlaw gang, consisting mainly of her goonish sons, ma goes on a depressionera rampage of bank robbery, murder and kidnapping. Critics regard the 70s as the movie industrys golden age. In roger cormans bloody mama she plays a highly fictionalized version of an already fictionalized ma barker, mother of a brood of criminal young men who came to notoriety in the depths of the great depression.
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