
Overview
Sexually abused as a young girl, Kate "Ma" Barker grows into a violent and powerful woman by the 1930s. She lovingly dominates her grown sons and grooms them into a pack of tough crooks. The boys include the cruel Herman, who still shares a bed with Ma; Fred, an ex-con who fell in love with a fellow prisoner; and Lloyd, who gets high on whatever's handy. Together they form a deadly, bizarre family of Depression-era bandits.
Details
- Director
- Roger Corman
- Writer
- Robert Thom
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Alex Nicol
Bruce Dern
Clint Kimbrough
Diane Varsi
Don Stroud
Pamela Dunlap
Pat Hingle
Robert De Niro
Robert Walden
Shelley Winters
Keywords
bank robbery
based on true story
dysfunctional family
gangster
incest
machine gun
mother son relationship
murder
prison
rape
sexual abuse
suicide
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