Ma Barker and her sons rob banks, shoot people and wind up at the top of the FBI's Most Wanted list in the 1930s.
Acting
Theresa Russell chews scenery like it's her last meal.
Costume
Depression-era looks on a clearly Depression-era budget.
Director
Mark L. Lester
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Mark L. Lester also made 'Commando' and 'Class of 1984' — this is somehow his most restrained film.
The real Ma Barker was a folk demon created by Hoover's FBI to justify excessive force; this film barely questions that propaganda.
US
