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Where was Crazy Mama filmed?

1975 film, directed by Jonathan Demme.

  • Los Angeles

The story is set in California, about 226 miles (364 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
California
Filmed in
Los Angeles
Distance
About 226 miles (364 km) between California and the nearest filming location.

About Crazy Mama

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Released
1975
Director
Jonathan Demme
Cast
Cloris LeachmanAnn SothernBill PaxtonCarmen ArgenzianoDennis QuaidDick MillerDon MostJim BackusJohn MiliusRalph James
Genre
Action

The story

In 1958 Long Beach, California, Melba Stokes is a beauty salon owner, living with her mother Sheba and daughter Cheryl.

Albertson comes to demand the back rent and repossess their belongings.

On the road, heading back to Arkansas to reclaim the family farm, the Stokes women begin a crime spree.

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