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Big Bad Mama

Big Bad Mama

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19745.71h 23mR

Overview

Circumstances force a mother and her two daughters to get into bootlegging and bank robbing, and travel across the country pursued by the law.

Directed by Steve Carver
Written by William W. Norton, Frances Doel
Produced by Roger Corman
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Top Cast

Angie Dickinson

Angie Dickinson

Wilma McClatchie

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Fred

William Shatner

William Shatner

William J. Baxter

Susan Sennett

Susan Sennett

Billy Jean

Robbie Lee

Robbie Lee

Polly

Noble Willingham

Noble Willingham

Uncle Barney

Dick Miller

Dick Miller

Bonney

Tom Signorelli

Tom Signorelli

Dodds

Joan Prather

Joan Prather

Jane Kingston

Royal Dano

Royal Dano

Reverend Johnson

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Themes & Keywords

prohibition erasocial satiresexploitationgun battlecampycomedy

About Big Bad Mama

Big Bad Mama is a action, comedy, crime, drama film released in 1974 exploring themes of prohibition era, social satire, sexploitation, gun battle, campy, comedy. Directed by Steve Carver, it stars Angie Dickinson, Tom Skerritt, William Shatner. Circumstances force a mother and her two daughters to get into bootlegging and bank robbing, and travel across the country pursued by the law.

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