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.
as 'Ma' Kate Barker
as Sam Adams Pendlebury
as Herman Barker
as Mona Gibson
as Kevin Dirkman
as Arthur Barker
as Lloyd Barker
as Fred Barker
as George Barker
as Rembrandt
as Dr. Roth
as Moses
as Agent McClellan
as Young Kate (as Lisa Jill)
as Sheriff
as Ferry Boat Passenger
as Bank Customer (uncredited)
as Victim (uncredited)
as Prisoner (uncredited)
as Daddy (uncredited)
as Federal Agent (uncredited)
