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!”
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.
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Cast
35 people
Cloris Leachman
Melba
Known for
The Croods
The Iron Giant
Stuart Whitman
Jim Bob
Known for
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
The Comancheros
Ann Sothern
Sheba
Known for
A Letter to Three Wives
The Blue Gardenia
Jim Backus
Mr. Albertson
Known for
Gilligan's Island
Rebel Without a Cause
Don Most
Shawn
Known for
Happy Days
Dungeons & Dragons
Linda Purl
Cheryl
Known for
Mighty Joe Young
Visiting Hours
Bryan Englund
Snake
Known for
The Prowler
Merie Earle
Bertha
Also in
Going Ape!
Fatso
Sally Kirkland
Ella Mae
Known for
Bruce Almighty
EDtv
Clint Kimbrough
Daniel
Known for
Bloody Mama
Dick Miller
Wilbur Janeway
Known for
The Terminator
Gremlins
Carmen Argenziano
Supermarket Manager
Known for
Identity
Angels & Demons
Jonathan Demme Director · Robert Thom Screenplay Snotty Scotty and The Hankies Composer
Worldwide gross $2.3M · Budget $2.3M · United States release June 1, 1975
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Budget
$2,300,000
Worldwide gross
$2,300,000
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
New World Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 1, 1975
Theatrical
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