Review of Big Bad Mama (1974) by Adam R — 19 Mar 2010
A fun exploitation movie that might just offer one of the most accurate visions of the Great Depression the silver screen has ever offered.
The titular mama, Wilma McClatchie (Angie Dickinson) and her two daughters lead a cross-country crime spree that culminates in the trio aiding a bumbling robber (Tom Skerritt) in bank heists and assisting a duplicitous playboy (William Shatner, oozing equal parts charm and repulsion) in a kidnapping scheme.
"Big Bad Mama" encapsulates what Roger Corman-style filmmaking is all about while rarely suffering like many of its under-budgeted peers did from rushed production.
This review of Big Bad Mama (1974) was written by Adam R on 19 Mar 2010.
Big Bad Mama has generally received mixed reviews.
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