| Crazy Mama | |
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| Directed by | Jonathan Demme |
| Screenplay by | Robert Thom |
| Story by | Frances Doel |
| Produced by | Julie Corman |
| Starring | Cloris Leachman Stuart Whitman Ann Sothern Linda Purl Jim Backus Donny Most |
| Cinematography | Bruce Logan |
| Edited by | Allan Holzman Lewis Teague |
| Music by | Snotty Scotty and The Hankies |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.3 million[1] |
| Box office | $2.3 million (United States and Canada rental)[2][3] |
Crazy Mama is a 1975 American action comedy film, directed by Jonathan Demme, produced by Julie Corman and starring Cloris Leachman. It marked the film debuts of Bill Paxton and Dennis Quaid.
The film focuses on a beauty parlor owner and her family, who lose their belongings to repossession. The trio of women soon start a crime spree. Their confrontation with law enforcement officers ends in a shootout.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
New Worldwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Big Rental Films of 1976". Variety. January 5, 1977. p. 14.
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 295. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada