Big Bad Mama
Seen it?1974 | 84 min | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (75% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for spy-story fans and history and war-film fans. Nobody is quite who they seem. Fans of Blindspotting should feel right at home. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 24 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect sex.
- Made in 1974: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you prefer quiet, talky stories.
Circumstances force a mother and her two daughters to get into bootlegging and bank robbing, and travel across the country pursued by the law.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
75% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 34K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Steve Carver
- Angie DickinsonWilma McClatchie
- Tom SkerrittFred
- William ShatnerWilliam J. Baxter
- Susan SennettBilly Jean
- Robbie LeePolly
- Noble WillinghamUncle Barney
- Dick MillerBonney
- Tom SignorelliDodds
- Joan PratherJane Kingston
- Royal DanoReverend Johnson