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Robert Thom’s Typical Vibe
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CriticCrunch has 2 Robert Thom titles in its catalog, ranked by quality percentile.
In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using cars equipped with deadly weapons. Frankenstein, the mysterious returning champion, has become America's hero, but this time he has a passenger from the underground resistance.
Dir. Paul Bartel · With David Carradine, Simone Griffeth, Sylvester Stallone
Sexually abused as a young girl, Kate "Ma" Barker grows into a violent and powerful woman by the 1930s. She lovingly dominates her grown sons and grooms them into a pack of tough crooks. The boys include the cruel Herman, who still shares a bed with Ma; Fred, an ex-con who fell in love with a fellow prisoner; and Lloyd, who gets high on whatever's handy. Together they form a deadly, bizarre family of Depression-era bandits.
Dir. Roger Corman · With Shelley Winters, Pat Hingle, Don Stroud
