- Actors: Angie Dickinson, William Shatner, Tom Skerritt, Susan Sennett, Robbie Lee
- Directors: Jim Wynorski, Steve Carver
- Writers: Jim Wynorski, Frances Doel, R.J. Robertson, William W. Norton
- Producers: Jon Davison, Lois Luger
- Format: Colour, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.77:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Shout Factory Theatr
- DVD Release Date: 7 Dec 2010
- Run Time: 176 minutes
- ASIN: B0042FUHUM
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 85,536 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Wilma Can Be My Big Bad Mama Any Day
9 Jan 2011
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Like any red blooded American male, I'm quite taken with Angie Dickinson. Since I first saw her in the shower in Dressed To Kill and wanted nothing more than to jump in with her and ask her if she needed help washing her back, I never missed a movie with her.
One of her most famous roles is as Wilma McClatchie in Corman's Big Bad Mama films. In the first film she's a single mother raising two young girls in the 1930s. With no money and a failed attempt at a bootlegging career, the trio take to a life of crime-robberies specifically. They meet another bank robber(Tom Skerritt) and he joins them. He really joins with Wilma. Soon they meet a slimy gambler type(William Shatner), and Wilma, for some unknown reason, brings him into the "family", taking him as a lover as well! Skerritt's not too crazy about this arrangement, and things get a bit creepy when he starts sleeping with both of Wilma's daughters! Even impregnating one of them! Soon the gang's crimes upgrade from robbery to kidnapping, and this proves to be Wilma's downfall.
Big Bad Mama is a very fun movie. Not a flat out comedy and not very serious either. Good performances all around(though the daughters are kinda irritating). Corman once again squeezes every penny for what it's worth and gets a very professional look from a considerably low budget.
Big Bad Mama 2 was made thirteen years later, and Dickinson returns, obviously older(she was in her 40s in the first film I believe), but aged like a fine wine. This time the two daughters are played by more sexy and airheaded types, which makes perfect sense considering this film was directed by none other than......Jim Wynorski! And it definitely feels like a Wynorski film. Here the trio(the pregnancy of the first film seems to be disregarded) are on a revenge mission. Wilma's husband is killed by governor candidate, Crawford(the always fun Bruce Glover), so Wilma and the girls go back to robbery to support themselves, but now have a plan to ruin Crawford. They kidnap his son, and naturally he falls in love with one of the daughters and becomes one of the gang. Journalist Robert Culp(who's very good) is also along for the ride as he's after his big story and naturally smitten with Wilma.
A bit different in tone, but a very good sequel.
Extras here are commentaries on both films, an interview with Bruce Glover, and a documentary on the first film. Well worth it.
Thanks again Shout! Factory.
One of her most famous roles is as Wilma McClatchie in Corman's Big Bad Mama films. In the first film she's a single mother raising two young girls in the 1930s. With no money and a failed attempt at a bootlegging career, the trio take to a life of crime-robberies specifically. They meet another bank robber(Tom Skerritt) and he joins them. He really joins with Wilma. Soon they meet a slimy gambler type(William Shatner), and Wilma, for some unknown reason, brings him into the "family", taking him as a lover as well! Skerritt's not too crazy about this arrangement, and things get a bit creepy when he starts sleeping with both of Wilma's daughters! Even impregnating one of them! Soon the gang's crimes upgrade from robbery to kidnapping, and this proves to be Wilma's downfall.
Big Bad Mama is a very fun movie. Not a flat out comedy and not very serious either. Good performances all around(though the daughters are kinda irritating). Corman once again squeezes every penny for what it's worth and gets a very professional look from a considerably low budget.
Big Bad Mama 2 was made thirteen years later, and Dickinson returns, obviously older(she was in her 40s in the first film I believe), but aged like a fine wine. This time the two daughters are played by more sexy and airheaded types, which makes perfect sense considering this film was directed by none other than......Jim Wynorski! And it definitely feels like a Wynorski film. Here the trio(the pregnancy of the first film seems to be disregarded) are on a revenge mission. Wilma's husband is killed by governor candidate, Crawford(the always fun Bruce Glover), so Wilma and the girls go back to robbery to support themselves, but now have a plan to ruin Crawford. They kidnap his son, and naturally he falls in love with one of the daughters and becomes one of the gang. Journalist Robert Culp(who's very good) is also along for the ride as he's after his big story and naturally smitten with Wilma.
A bit different in tone, but a very good sequel.
Extras here are commentaries on both films, an interview with Bruce Glover, and a documentary on the first film. Well worth it.
Thanks again Shout! Factory.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Big Bad Mama 1 & 2 review
5 Dec 2011
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Not everyone likes Angie Dickenson, but if you do and you want to see her naked, get Big Bad Mama. She's naked with both Tom Skerrit and with William Shatner in this film. Several other actresses are nude, too.
Angie uses a body double in Big Bad Mama 2, but there are flashbacks of her nude scene with William Shatner in it. What makes 2 worthwhile is the nude Danielle Brisbois, who played a young girl in Archie Bunker's Place on a TV series. Both movies come on the same disk with several extras, so if you want both movies and are tight on shelf space, this is the DVD to get.
Angie uses a body double in Big Bad Mama 2, but there are flashbacks of her nude scene with William Shatner in it. What makes 2 worthwhile is the nude Danielle Brisbois, who played a young girl in Archie Bunker's Place on a TV series. Both movies come on the same disk with several extras, so if you want both movies and are tight on shelf space, this is the DVD to get.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A 'Big Bad Mama' Of A Double-Feature!
28 April 2011
Big Bad Mama and Big Bad Mama II are B-movies with A-movie quality and talent. We've got Angie Dickinson giving a performance that would've been nominated for an Academy Award if the Academy knew anything. There's also William Shatner and Tom Skerritt. Both of these films have plenty of action, sexuality, and humor. If you are a fan of cult movies, you should buy this DVD. Or Big Bad Mama just might shoot!
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