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Crazy Mama is a 1975 American action comedy film, directed by Jonathan Demme, produced by Julie Corman and starring Cloris Leachman. It marked the film debuts of Bill Paxton and Dennis Quaid . The film focuses on a beauty parlor owner and her family, who lose their belongings to repossession .
Jul 9, 1975 · With Cloris Leachman, Stuart Whitman, Ann Sothern, Jim Backus. A family of three women, and their male companions, enter a life of crime in a desperate attempt to buy back their family farm, which was taken off of them by corrupt bankers a couple of decades before.
- (1K)
- Action, Comedy, Drama
- Jonathan Demme
- 1975-07-09
Rent Crazy Mama on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. An evicted mother (Ann Sothern) and daughter (Cloris Leachman) lead a cross-country 1950s crime spree.
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- Jonathan Demme
- PG
- Cloris Leachman
Crazy Mama (1975) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Jonathan Demme directs this joyous unrelentlessly kitchy celebration of 50's 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. Cast & Crew. Read More. Evelyn Purcell. Director
- Evelyn Purcell, Jonathan Demme
- Stuart Whitman
CRAZY MAMA recreates a convincing '50's atmosphere, offers some of that decade's greatest music and, above all, features excellent performances by a wonderful cast. The film's brightest moments are supplied by Cloris Leachman and Ann Sothern, two of the finest actresses to ever grace the screen.
Overview. 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. Jonathan Demme. Director. Robert Thom. Screenplay.
