Crazy Mama (1975)

83 min · Action, Crime, Groteske, Komödie, Satire, Tragic Comedy Film, action film

Popularity4/5

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Directors

Jonathan Demme

Cast

Cloris Leachman, Stuart Whitman, Ann Sothern, Jim Backus, Don Most, Bryan Englund, Linda Purl, Merie Earle, Sally Kirkland, Dick Miller, Clint Kimbrough, Harry Northup, John Aprea, Cynthia Songé, Vince Barnett

The story

In 1958 Long Beach, California, Melba Stokes is a beauty salon owner, living with her mother Sheba and daughter Cheryl. They flee when landlord Mr. Albertson comes to demand the back rent and repossess their belongings.

Catalogue themes and tags

Arkansas, Enführung, Great Depression, Holdings, Peasant, Rach, Shot Dead, Tour, Überfall, Crime Fiction, Indie, Action/Adventure, Comedy, Black comedy, Action

Genres

Action, Crime, Groteske, Komödie, Satire, Tragic Comedy Film, action film

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