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I Dismember Mama (1974)

I Dismember Mama poster
Original title
Poor Albert and Little Annie
Directed by
Paul Leder
Genre
horror film, exploitation film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
R
Rating
4.1 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A violent sex criminal escapes custody and takes over the care of a young girl whose mother he killed. He then goes on a murder spree.

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What happens

I Dismember Mama (also known as Poor Albert and Little Annie and released in the UK as Crazed), is a 1972 American horror film written by William Norton and directed by Paul Leder. The film centers on a violent sex criminal who goes on a killing spree while watching over the daughter of one of his victims. During its original theatrical release, patrons were given free paper "Up Chuck Cups" with the purchase of a ticket. There is a well-known US trailer advertising a double feature of this film paired with the 1972 horror film The Blood Spattered Bride which was filmed in the style of a news report covering the "story" of an audience member who had gone insane while watching the films. The title is a pun on the famous play I Remember Mama; however, the film is not comedic in tone. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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