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56% Critic Match
Crazy Mama
“In 1957 Cheryl Drove Her Mom's Chevy on a Heavy Date: Got Knocked Up, Knocked Over a Bank, Smashed Four Police Cars, and Kidnapped Her Stepfather. It Was a Crazy Year!”
5.6 / 10• 1975• 1h 23m•PG• English
CrimeActionComedy
Storyline
Melba Stokes, her mother Sheba and daughter Cheryl embark on a crime spree after their California beauty parlor is repossessed. Their destination is Arkansas, where the three generations of women want to reclaim the family farm.
Cast & Crew
Cloris Leachman
Melba
Lead
Stuart Whitman
Jim Bob
Ann Sothern
Sheba
Jim Backus
Mr. Albertson
Don Most
Shawn
Linda Purl
Cheryl
Bryan Englund
Snake
Merie Earle
Bertha
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jonathan Demme's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Crazy Mama is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
