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Crazy Mama

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okay, so the print was not perfect but from the other comments i was expecting it to be horrible. it was not that bad. people cannot expect all dvd releases of older cult titles to be given the VIP treatment since i'm sure there is not an enormous ammount of money to be made by the releaser. i'm just glad to have it on DVD. Ann Sothern and Cloris Leachman are a hoot, Don Most, pre-Happy Days, is great, and Linda Purl is drop dead gorgeous. This is a great buy if you like Bloody Mama and Big Bad Mama, the other two movies in the out of control outlaw women triumverate. Which reminds me, why the hell isn't Bloody Mama on DVD?

I just saw "Crazy Mama" yesterday on a theatre (actually, not a commercial theatre but the Lisbon Cinemateca).

The movie is a lot of fun, a good "road movie", and clearly Demme has talent and avoids many of the technical or stylistic "pitfalls" that are unfortunately common on 70's cinema (hand-held camera, zoom, etc).

Tha actors are well directed and the humour is kept on a restrained level, without over-the-top performances or situations that would be easy to do in a movie of this type.

What intrigues me is the format issue. The DVD is not widescreen, and a viewer said it was "pan-and-scan". But the fact is the copy I saw yesterday was not widescreen either, and visually it didn't look "pan-adn-scan"! And on IMDB, there is no mention to the picture's original format, but the DVD is referred to as "pan-and-scan".

Will anyone help me on this?

A joyous, unrelentless, kitchy celebration of 1950's Americana, Rock n Roll and the road.

This "Directors Cut" of Crazy Mama is a lot of fun because it also includes a feature length audio commentary by its director Jonathan Demme and the produscer Roger Corman.

Follow 3 generations of womwn and the men they pick up. It's general mayhem as their crime spree races from California to Arkansas.

CLASSIC 50's HITS SOUND TRACK - Set in 1950's rural America, with a great Rock n Roll sound track, it's a hillarious romp starring Cloris Leachman and Ann Sothern as the Crazy Mamas of the title.....who form a gang of regular, ordinary people who rob gas stations, super markets and eventually banks....the eldest member being an 82 year old grannie.

This movie is a lot of fun!

DVD transfer: Prensented in color, the transfer is very good.

Cloris Leachman and Ann Sothern combine for a lot more laughs and fun than Roger Corman's earlier "bad woman" film, 'Big Bad Mama'. The release is rated PG without the nudity associated with the first film. I liked this film as it follows the same plot as other Corman films on this subject but adds a lot of humor. It is also based in the 1950's rather than the depression. A great road trip movie which does have some violence. Look for fine supporting roles from Stuart Whitman, Linda Purl and Danny Most.

The filnm owes much of its success to director, Jonathan Demme (Oscar winner for 'Silence of the Lambs'). Demme is just one of dozens of great filmakers and actors who got a chance to perfect their professions under Corman.

Recommended for: Roger Corman fans and anyone who would like a good laugh. For teens and up.

This is a real Hoot. Time-capsule time. I'd forgotten what a BABE Cloris Leachman was! She's 83 and still blowing our minds--did you see her seven minutes on The Bob Saget Roast? Absolutely brilliant and jaw-dropping, and fall-on-the-floor hilarious. That was now, CRAZY MAMA was then and she KILLS as usual.

I wanted a DVD to replace my old, worn VHS tape. Unfortunately, the DVD is an edited version. Story is the same, but eliminated scenes make for poor transition and missing character interaction, capared to the original. Do not buy the DVD if you expect to see what was produced many years ago. Look for an older VHS if you want the full movie. Too bad this information was missing before the purchase.

New Concorde, aka the worst company putting out cult DVDs still can't figure out how to not release things in pan and scan. Maybe one day I will actually buy some of their releases when the do it the right way. Why bother having a commentary. Why bother putting it out at all. WHY??!!

Mid 1970s flick set in the late fifties. A "B" movie at best. Forgettable acting and plot. Cloris Leachman was much more fun in the recent "Dancing with the stars", I loved her in that!! Car buffs will LOVE THE CARS, but CRINGE at the number of classic 1950s machines destroyed and maimed (including a RARE 1960 EDSEL) to make this low budget back-row-of-the-used-car-lot quality filler. --- Sorry Charlie, just once I'de like to see a movie of this type without having to see the old cars wrecked. (Try working on a better plot, and not have to depend so much on destruction for "entertainment", these classics can never be replaced.)

I did not get this product: "Crazy Mama"
I did not get a credit on my invoice and credit card.
Not sure I should shop here again.

Also, I DO NOT GIVE IT ONE STAR.
I haven't been able to see it!