Big Bad Mama
New World Pictures | Release Date: September 19, 1974 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

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80
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Roger Corman's production, following up on his own Bloody Mama, is something of a delight. Although covering the familiar ground of bank robbing during the Depression, the film persistently and boisterously treads its own path. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldHoward Cohen
Big Bad Mama, essentially a sexier, campier knockoff of 1967's Bonnie and Clyde, finds Dickinson and her comely daughters committing armed robbery in 1930s Texas, and ranks among Corman's best films. [27 Jan 2006, p.24]
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Gleefully trashy BONNIE AND CLYDE ripoff, served up the Corman way. Read full review
70
IGNR.L. Shaffer
Filled with nudity, violence and loads of B-movie fun, Big Bad Mama strikes the perfect balance between exploitative raunchiness, and great low-key action and excitement. Read full review
70
The New York TimesCharles Taylor
As Wilma McClatchie, the widow who, along with her two teenage daughters, heads into a life of crime with nary a trace of regret, Ms. Dickinson is at her most gloriously sexy. Read full review
40
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Big Bad Mama is mostly rehashed Bonnie and Clyde, with a bit more blood and Angie Dickinson taking off her clothes for sex scenes with the crooks in her life. Read full review
30
Village VoiceMichael Mckegney
Big Bad Mama is essentially a soft-core porno movie without the courage of Russ Meyer. [02 Dec 1974, p.90]
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