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Mama's Dirty Girls

1974 · 82 min

A grimy, cheaply made exploitation ride that plays its lurid premise straight, leaving you more amused than shocked.

Directed by
John Hayes
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Starring
Gloria Grahame, Paul Lambert, Sondra Currie
Tagline
Men were just meat to be used and abused!
Overview
Mama loves men, but she loves money even more. She's trained her three teenager daughters to meet, marry and murder men for their money. But soon they meet Harold and he's got other plans.

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Directed by
John Hayes
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Starring
Gloria Grahame, Paul Lambert, Sondra Currie
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • family
  • deception
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime
Directed by
John Hayes
Written by
Gil Lasky
Starring
Gloria Grahame, Paul Lambert, Sondra Currie, Candice Rialson, Christopher Lofton, Dennis Smith, Mary Stoddard, Anneka Di Lorenzo
Cinematography
Henning Schellerup
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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