Directed by:
Jonathan DemmeScreenplay:
Robert ThomCinematography:
Bruce LoganCast:
Cloris Leachman, Stuart Whitman, Ann Sothern, Jim Backus, Linda Purl, Sally Kirkland, Dick Miller, Carmen Argenziano, Vince Barnett, Will Sampson, Bill Paxton (more)VOD (1)
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Cloris Leachman stars in Crazy Mama as Melba Stokes, a middle-aged woman who runs a California beauty parlor with her mother Sheba (Ann Sothern) and teenage daughter Cheryl (Linda Purl). When the shop is repossessed, the three ladies take a road trip from California to the family home in Arkansas that turns into a crime spree. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Cloris Leachman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/137/165137582_84fdbe.jpg)
Cloris Leachman
USA
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
The Iron Giant (1999)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
![Stuart Whitman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/892/162892990_09c5e7.png)
Stuart Whitman
USA
Best movies:
![Ann Sothern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000282_ced624.jpg)
Ann Sothern
USA
Best movies:
Crazy Mama (1975)
The Best Man (1964)
Footlight Parade (1933)
![Jim Backus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/454/158454997_ff6ec1.jpg)
Jim Backus
USA
Best movies:
Crazy Mama (1975)
Deep in My Heart (1954)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
![Linda Purl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270765_a5225e.jpg)
Linda Purl
USA
Best movies:
Crazy Mama (1975)
The Manions of America (1981) (series)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) (series)
![Sally Kirkland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/054/164054987_43cd01.jpg)
Sally Kirkland
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
JFK (1991)
![Dick Miller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/146/163146879_161189.png)
Dick Miller
USA
Best movies:
The Terminator (1984)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
V: The Final Battle (1984) (series)
![Carmen Argenziano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/220/163220554_d0c196.jpg)
Carmen Argenziano
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Crazy Mama (1975)
![Vince Barnett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496842_f4803d.jpg)
Vince Barnett
USA
Best movies:
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Scarface (1932)
![Will Sampson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/883/166883018_f2236e.jpg)
Will Sampson
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Crazy Mama (1975)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
![Bill Paxton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/883/166883033_87653b.jpg)
Bill Paxton
USA
Best movies:
Aliens (1986)
The Terminator (1984)
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
![Dennis Quaid](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/981/163981221_ffe292.png)
Dennis Quaid
USA
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Any Given Sunday (1999)
![Don Most](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279123_037935.jpg)
Don Most
USA
Best movies:
Crazy Mama (1975)
Dark Skies (1996) (series)
Unsung Hero (2024)
![Tisha Sterling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/763/157763671_b175aa.jpg)
Tisha Sterling
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Crazy Mama (1975)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Warren Miller
Best movies:
Philadelphia (1993)
Crazy Mama (1975)
Beloved (1998)
Mickey Fox
USA
Best movies:
Crazy Mama (1975)
California Split (1974)
Big Bad Mama (1974)
John Aprea
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Game (1997)
Cynthia Songé
USA
Best movies:
Steel (1979)
Crazy Mama (1975)
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)
![Harry Northup](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/249/163249471_e891ad.png)
Harry Northup
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Philadelphia (1993)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Bill McLean
USA
Best movies:
Stalag 17 (1953)
Crazy Mama (1975)
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)