Bloody Mama (1970)

Bloody Mama: Directed by Roger Corman. With Shelley Winters, Pat Hingle, Don Stroud, Diane Varsi. A psychologically disturbed matriarch presides over her damaged family of bank-robbing misfits.

“Trashy gangster picture from Roger Corman about Ma Barker and her criminal sons. Itu0026#39;s very loosely based on the real people. I wonu0026#39;t say itu0026#39;s uninteresting but it sure isnu0026#39;t much fun. Itu0026#39;s violent, schlocky, and quite frankly, gross. I didnu0026#39;t care about anybody in the movie, which made it hard to become invested in the plot. It does have a nice cast, though. Shelly Winters gets a lot of flack for this movie but I thought she was pretty good. Robert De Niro appears in an early role. I missed his name in the credits so when I saw him I couldnu0026#39;t believe it was really him. Bruce Dern, Don Stroud, Pat Hingle, and Scatman Crothers are among the other solid actors in the cast. Like I said, itu0026#39;s not much fun but itu0026#39;s worth a look. I did love that corny theme song.”