Public Enemies (1996 film)

Public Enemies
Public Enemies
	VHS cover art
Directed by	Mark L. Lester
Written by	C. Courtney Joyner
Produced by	Mark L. Lester; Dana Dubovsky;
Starring	Theresa Russell; Eric Roberts; Alyssa Milano;
Cinematography	Misha Suslov
Music by	Christopher Franke
Distributed by	Trimark Pictures
Release date	November 1996;
Running time	95 minutes
Language	English

Public Enemies is a 1996 film directed by Mark L. Lester. The movie, which centers on the 1930s figure Ma Barker and her criminal sons, was filmed in Guthrie, Oklahoma.^[1] The film was released on direct-to-video in the United States in November 1996.

Plot

Sexually abused by her brothers, Kate Barker runs away to become involved in bootlegging. She marries decent George Barker and gives birth to four sons, Herman, Arthur ("Doc"), Lloyd and Freddie. However, when George's law-abiding ways fail to provide for the family, "Ma" encourages her sons to commit crimes. Soon they become notorious criminals. FBI leader, J Edgar Hoover puts agent Melvin Purvis on the case. Meanwhile Alvin Karpis joins the gang. An attempted robbery leaves one Barker son, Herman, dead, and another Freddie, captured. Arthur Dunlop, a corrupt prison guard, helps Freddie escape and becomes Ma's lover. Dunlop plans a kidnapping that will net them $100,000, but it nearly goes wrong because of his incompetence. The gang kill him. They also kill another incompetent associate, a mob-doctor who messes up an attempt at plastic surgery. By this time Purvis is onto them. Lloyd and Arthur are arrested in Chicago, and Ma and Freddie are killed in a shootout in Florida.

Cast

Theresa Russell as Ma Barker
Eric Roberts as Arthur Dunlop
Alyssa Milano as Amaryllis
James Marsden as Doc Barker
Richard Eden – George Barker
Joe Dain as Lloyd Barker
Gavin Harrison as Freddie Barker
Joseph Lindsey as Herman Barker
Brian Peck as J. Edgar Hoover
Dan Cortese as Melvin Purvis
Grant Cramer as Samuel P. Cowley
Frank Stallone as Alvin Karpis
Rex Linn as Al Spencer
Leah Best as Young Ma Barker

References

^ "Public Enemies: Review". TV Guide. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013.

External links

Public Enemies at IMDb

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[1] "Public Enemies: Review". TV Guide. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013.

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