Mama's Dirty Girls

1974

Action / Crime / Thriller

6
IMDb Rating 5.0/10 10 359 359

Director

John Hayes Photo
John Hayes

Top cast

Gloria Grahame Photo
Gloria Grahame as Mama Love
John Dennis Photo
John Dennis as Husband
Sondra Currie Photo
Sondra Currie as Addie
Joe Tornatore Photo
Joe Tornatore as Willy
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722.78 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 18 min
Seeds 1
1.31 GB
1904*1072
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 18 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by kevin_robbins 5 / 10

A fun entry in the grindhouse genre, even if it's not a standout

I recently watched Mama's Dirty Girls (1974) on YouTube. The storyline follows a mother and her three daughters who operate as black widows, traveling from town to town to marry wealthy men, secure their assets, and make them disappear. When they move in with a hotel owner, they may be biting off more than they can chew.This picture is directed by John Hayes (Grave of the Vampire) and stars Gloria Grahame (In a Lonely Place), Sondra Currie (The Hangover Part II), Paul Lambert (All the President's Men), and Candice Rialson (Hollywood Boulevard).This is a classic grandiose exploitation film-from the storyline, to the characters, to the cinematography. The leads are striking, and the film features plenty of nudity right from the first scene. The acting is surprisingly authentic and intense, and while the plot is familiar for the genre, it's still enjoyable as it unfolds. The soundtrack is another strong point.In conclusion, Mama's Dirty Girls is a fun entry in the grindhouse genre, even if it's not a standout. I'd score it 5/10 and recommend it for fans of classic exploitation cinema.
Reviewed by Michael_Elliott

Decent Exploitation Movie

Mama's Dirty Girls (1974) ** (out of 4) Mildly entertaining exploitation film has Gloria Grahame playing Mama, a single mother who with the help of her sexy daughters marries rich men and then kills them. The gang sets up shop in a small town where mama finds a hotel owner with some cash but one of the daughter's falls for a local cop.MAMA'S DIRTY GIRLS features a great title and a great poster and, to be honest, that's all you needed back in the day to get some people to view your low-budget movie. Director John Hayes put his footprint all over 70s exploitation and while this film isn't a classic it's at least entertaining enough to make it worth watching if you enjoy such trash.The biggest problem with this film is that it has a very weak screenplay that's pretty much one-note from the start to the finish. The film opens up with an extremely good sequence as we see mama and her girls take care of a man who finally breaks down and goes after one of the daughters. I thought this sequence was well-directed and crossed the line into horror territory but sadly nothing that follows is near as good. There are way too many stretches where not much is happening and after a while the film just begins to drag.With that said, it is fun seeing someone like Grahame eating up this exploitation role. By this time there were countless movies out there where former stars, now up in age, turned to playing bad people and the actress does a good job with it. The supporting performances are decent for the most part but the main thing is that the ladies get naked. After all, this is an exploitation movie.
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