Big Bad Mama / Big Bad Mama II Americana a visual essay by film

a visual essay by film critic Heather Wixson

New 2K restoration by Arrow Films from the original negative

through a series of events too serpentine and surprising to spoil

as you embark on one of the world’s greatest gangster film series

Big Bad Mama / Big Bad Mama II Americana a visual essay by filmBIG BAD MAMA When Wilma (Angie Dickinson) finds there is no money to be made in bootlegging, a chance meeting with bank robber Fred Diller (Tom Skerritt) leads to a new career. Along with her daughters, Wilma joins Fred on his next big heist. After meeting slick gambler William J. Baxter (William Shatner), Wilma recruits him and the rest of her gang to kidnap a millionaire's daughter in the hopes of collecting a big pay day. BIG BAD MAMA II Angie