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!"

Jul 9 1975 PG 1h 23m
Action, Comedy, Crime

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.

Plot

Jonathan Demme directs this joyous relentlessly kitschy celebration of 1950s America: opportunity, rock'n'roll, and the road. He follows three generations of women and the men they pick up, for a crime spree from California to the old family homestead in Arkansas.

Written by

Robert Thom, Frances Doel

Directed by

Jonathan Demme

Cast

Cloris Leachman, Stuart Whitman, Ann Sothern

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

New World Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Official Trailer
Crazy Mama (1975) Original Trailer [FHD]
Featurettes
David DeCoteau on CRAZY MAMA
Scores
# of Votes
1,185
Average Rating
5.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA