This Roger Corman "exploitation" flick was great drive-in material, basically inaccurate much of the time, but a wonderful cast and plenty of 30's violence. Robert Deniro is very effective as the junkie son who keeps his "kit" in a Baby Ruth wrapper (I believe). Bruce Dern is stranger than usual. Shelley Winters was born to play Ma Barker and other sons, especially Don Stroud (fine actor) were on the money.
A 5 out of 10. Best performance = Deniro. Films like this were made tongue-in-cheek so don't expect BONNIE & CLYDE or an accurate portrayal of the Barker gang. A fun time is had by all. The alligator/pig scene is disturbing, but right in line with the rest of the goings-on. I'm not sure if this is on video or DVD.
A 5 out of 10. Best performance = Deniro. Films like this were made tongue-in-cheek so don't expect BONNIE & CLYDE or an accurate portrayal of the Barker gang. A fun time is had by all. The alligator/pig scene is disturbing, but right in line with the rest of the goings-on. I'm not sure if this is on video or DVD.