Big Bad Mama II
Big Bad Mama II is a 1987 American action–crime–sexploitation comedy film produced by Roger Corman, directed by Jim Wynorski, starring Angie Dickinson, Robert Culp, Danielle Brisebois and Julie McCullough. While it has been identified as a sequel to Big Bad Mama (1974),[1] it is more accurately described as a reboot, as the film exists on a parallel plane with its predecessor.[2]
Big Bad Mama II | |
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Directed by | Jim Wynorski |
Produced by | Roger Corman |
Written by | Jim Wynorski R. J. Robertson |
Based on | characters created by William Norton Frances Doel |
Starring | Angie Dickinson Robert Culp Danielle Brisebois Julie McCullough |
Music by | Chuck Cirino |
Cinematography | Robert New |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Concorde Pictures |
Release date | October 1987 |
Running time | 82 mins |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
Plot
In 1934, Wilma McClatchie's husband is shot down by police attempting to evict the McClatchies from their farm. Wilma's entry into a bank-robbing career occurs from a need for righteous revenge against Morgan Crawford, the banker who foreclosed on her home and is now running for governor of Texas. She tells her two daughters, Polly and Billie Jean: "The best way to kill a man is to destroy his dreams." So, among other things, she abducts Crawford's son Jordan and turns him into a willing gang member with her daughters' help. Also aiding and abetting in the plan is an Eastern journalist, who sees the thieving clan as his front-page ticket.[2]
Cast
- Angie Dickinson as Wilma McClatchie
- Robert Culp as Daryl Pearson
- Danielle Brisebois as Billie Jean McClatchie
- Julie McCullough as Polly McClatchie
- Bruce Glover as Morgan Crawford
- Jeff Yagher as Jordan Crawford
- Jacque Lynn Colton as Alma
- Ebbe Roe Smith as Lucas Stroud
- Charles Cyphers as Stark
- Kelli Maroney as Willie McClatchie
- Linda Shayne as Bank Teller
Production
Filming started in June 1987 and took four weeks.[3]
Reception
The Los Angeles Times called it "one of the strangest sequels ever to crash through a roadblock...the first genuine moral fairy tale of the genre."[2]
References
- "Traci does sci-fi". Los Angeles Times. Nov 15, 1987. ProQuest 816514312.
- Klady, Leonard (February 13, 1988). "'Big Bad Mama' Sequel a Romp". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- Steve Pond (April 2, 1987). "'Platoon''s negative side". The Washington Post. ProQuest 139184022.
External links
- Big Bad Mama II on IMDb
- Big Bad Mama II at Rotten Tomatoes
- Big Bad Mama II at TCMDB
- Review of film at Temple of Schlock