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''Mama's Dirty Girls'' is a 1974 exploitation film starring
Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame (born Gloria Penelope Hallward; November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an American actress. She began her acting career in theater, and in 1944 made her first film for MGM. Many biographies indicate she was born Gloria Graham ...
and Candice Rialson about a woman and her three daughters who murder men for money. Producer Ed Carlin later commented, "If you haven’t seen it, you didn’t miss much."


Plot

Mama loves men, but she loves money even more. She's trained her three teenage daughters to meet, marry and murder men for their money. But soon they meet Harold and he's got other plans.


Cast

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Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame (born Gloria Penelope Hallward; November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an American actress. She began her acting career in theater, and in 1944 made her first film for MGM. Many biographies indicate she was born Gloria Graham ...
- Mama Love * Paul Lambert - Harold *
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- Addie * Candice Rialson - Becky *Mary Stoddard - Cindy *Christopher Wines - Sheriff * Anneka De Lorenzo - Charity


Production

The film was shot in seven consecutive twelve-hour working days. According to writer John Dorr, "The people in charge were middle-aged men who had made their money in the pornography market. For them. ''Mama’s Dirty Girls'' was a step toward legitimacy and a larger potential market. One of the producers wrote the story himself. He knows what his audience likes: sexy young girls and dirty old men."


Reception

''The Pittsburg Press'' film critic wrote, "There's a kernel of a good idea in the story... but ''Dirty'' is so ineptly written and filmed, the kernel isn't even heated, much less popped." In a contemporary review for the ''
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'', Dennis Hunt "lamented Gloria Grahame’s participation in ''Mama’s Dirty Girls,'' recalling her past successes as a “top film star,” including an Academy Award for her supporting role in ''
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'' (1952). Though Hunt criticized the film as a “tawdry trifle,” he asserted that Grahame's performance was sometimes impressive." He added, "Given the title, the film should be brimming with sex and violence, but there is really not much mayhem and most of the sex scenes are mild and understated." ''Diabolique'' magazine said "The acting is fine and it’s a great concept... but the movie is never as much fun as you want it to be. They didn’t quite get the story right – the pace is too slow, unlike ''
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'' where there’s lots of action, here it’s mostly hanging around houses, and there’s no driving narrative. Also, who wants to watch a three girls film where the guys triumph?" ''Shock Cinema'' wrote that Grahame was "looking pretty pasty here, and wayyyy beyond her 49 years. Still, Hayes uses her well (and her daughters even better), and always gives his slobbering audience what it wants, including murder, deception, greed, nekkid ladies, and guys led around by their dicks. The result is white-trash sleaze that hits all of the required bases, and does so in an efficient 80 minutes."


See also

* List of American films of 1974


References


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External links

* 1970s exploitation films 1974 films American exploitation films Fictional quartets Girls with guns films 1970s English-language films Films directed by John Hayes 1970s American films {{exploitation-film-stub