Bloody Mama

Bloody Mama (1970)

  • 33% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 46% of users liked it
    (1,113 ratings)

Shelley Winters, who once played the spoofish "Ma Parker" on Batman, brings the same larger-than-life approach to her portrayal of real-life Ma Barker in Bloody Mama. Presiding over her outlaw gang, consisting mainly of her goonish sons, Ma goes on a Depression-era rampage of bank robbery, murder… More

R, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By
Roger Corman
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Mar 24, 1970 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

    Schlocky AIP venture, with Winters hamming it up.

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    One of Corman's campiest. Winters is in rare form -- and that's saying something.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • jay n


    Lurid B level junk but not like anything you're likely to run across anywhere else. Shelley consumes the scenery as Ma Barker and her crazy brood includes a young DeNiro. Something to watch at least once for the curiosity factor.

  • _kelly .


    Had this pre-dated Bonnie and Clyde, it would be hailed as a classic and taught in film schools everywhere. As it is, it is a very entertaining exploitation flick from Roger Corman, featuring Shelley Winters in the lead role. I personally prefer it to Bonnie and Clyde, as this odd… More

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