血まみれギャングママ
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1930年代のアメリカを荒らしまわった実在の強盗ファミリー、ケイト・バーカー一家を事実に忠実に描いたバイオレンス映画。不況で家を失いそうになったケイトは夫に別れを告げ、4人の息子を連れて旅に出る。物見遊山であちこちの町をまわりながら銀行強盗を繰り返す一家。だが、一攫千金を狙って富豪ベンドルバリーの誘拐を企てたことから歯車が狂い始める……。
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1930年代のアメリカを荒らしまわった実在の強盗ファミリー、ケイト・バーカー一家を事実に忠実に描いたバイオレンス映画。不況で家を失いそうになったケイトは夫に別れを告げ、4人の息子を連れて旅に出る。物見遊山であちこちの町をまわりながら銀行強盗を繰り返す一家。だが、一攫千金を狙って富豪ベンドルバリーの誘拐を企てたことから歯車が狂い始める……。
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監督: ロジャー・コーマン
脚本: Robert Thom / Don Peters
音楽: Don Randi
制作: James H. Nicholson / Samuel Z. Arkoff / ロジャー・コーマン
撮影監督: ジョン・Ａ・アロンゾ
Moma's Boys. Bloody Mama is directed by Roger Corman and written by Don Peters and Robert Thom. It stars Shelley Winters, Bruce Dern, Don Stroud, Robert De Niro, Diane Varsi, Robert Walden and Pat Hingle. Music is by Don Randi and cinematography by John A. Alonzo. Story is loosely based on the infamous Kate "Ma" Barker, who along with her sons would cause criminal carnage wherever they went. "I told my boys to just rob banks and stay out of trouble" Very much coming off like the bastard son of Bonnie and Clyde, Bloody Mama finds Roger Corman on devilish form. He somehow manages to create violence that cuts hard, and yet there's still a pantomime vibe to things. The characters range from a mad matriarch who is a deathgasm addict - to a psychopath - a sadist - a submissive homosexual - a junkie torturer - and a hapless girlfriend, is it any wonder there's murder, robbery and seedy sexual shenanigans going on?! Hell the pic even begins with incestuous rape! Kiss me Kate! It's all very chaotic at times, led by a blunderbuss turn from Winters, but just when you think it's going out of control to the point of no return, Corman and his cast pull it back on track. It's often thrilling and unnerving, and with Corman blending newsreel footage of the era with the fact the pic is filmed on location in Arkansas, there's an earthy docu style feel to the tale - even if as a history lesson it's hokey at best. Not everybody's idea of enjoyment but from that chilling opening to the blood and thunder of the finale, Bloody Mama holds court with shifty glee. 7.5/10
