Crazy Mama
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
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Evelyn Purcell
Director
Stuart Whitman
Dinah Englund
Linda Purl
Don Most
Sally Kirkland
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Release Date
1976
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 22m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Metrocolor)
Synopsis
Melba was a child living in Jerulsalem, Arkansas in 1932 when her father was killed by lawmen. Now a bitter widow, Melba's mother Sheba moves with her daughter to Long Beach, California and opens a beauty salon. In 1958, Sheba and Melba are behind in their rent and lose the salon. So, along with Melba's pregnant teenage daughter Cheryl, they hit the road, stealing cars and robbing businesses along the way.
Cast
Stuart Whitman
Dinah Englund
Linda Purl
Don Most
Sally Kirkland
Mickey Fox
William Luckey
Ann Sothern
Jim Backus
Carmen Argenziano
Saul Krugman
Tisha Sterling
Merie Earle
Cloris Leachman
Harry Northup
Beach Dickerson
Ralph James
Robert Reece
Dick Miller
Clint Kimbrough
Vince Barnett
Bill Mclean
Dennis Quaid
John Aprea
Barbara Ann Walters
Hal Marshall
Cynthia Songey
Warren Miller
Crew
Joe Bennett
Song
Janie Bradford
Song
Boudleaux Bryant
Song
Jim Burk
Stunts
Bill Burton
Stunts
Lamar Card
Assistant Director
Julie Corman
Producer
Peter Cornberg
Associate Producer
Jimmy Denton
Song
Julius Dixon
Song
Frances Doel
From Story
Tak Fujimoto
Director Of Photography
Alan Gibbs
Stunt Coordinator
Steve Goepel
Production Assistant
Cliff Goldsmith
Song
Berry Gordy
Song
James Halty
Stunts
Curt Holzer
Production Coordinator
Allan Holzman
Editor
Thomas J Huff
Stunts
Peter Jamison
Art Director
David Kahler
Production Assistant
Marshall Leib
Music Coordinator
Bruce Logan
Cinematographer
Jac Mcanelly
Costumes
Gary Mclarty
Stunts
Bob Mishakorall
Sound
Regina Parton
Stunts
Johnny Preston
Song Performer
Richard Richards
Stunts
J P Richardson
Song
Charlene Roberson
Makeup
Walter Robles
Stunts
Danny Rogers
Stunts
Beverly Ross
Song
Wendy Shear-terlinden
Production Assistant
Fred Smith
Song
Linda Spheeris
Set Decorator
Barrett Strong
Song Performer
Lewis Teague
Editor
Robert Thom
Screenplay
Gil Valle
Location Manager
Edward Ward
Song
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Release Date
1976
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 22m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Metrocolor)
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer July 1, 1976
Tisha Sterling, the real life daughter of Ann Sothern and Robert Sterling, plays her mother as a girl.
Released in United States Summer July 1, 1976
