I Dismember Mama
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.
Plot
Albert (Zooey Hall) has tried to kill his rich, snobbish mother once, for which he was institutionalized. The low-security hospital she has sent him to, however, is not prepared to deal with the extent of his problems. Obsessed with his own hatred for his mother, Albert is dangerously violent toward all women and attacks a nurse, after which his doctor decides to send him to a high-security state institution. Albert easily escapes by murdering an orderly and the police put his mother in hiding after he phones her and threatens her. When Albert returns to his mother's home, he finds her housekeeper Alice (Marlene Tracy), whom he tortures and murders.
Cast
More details
author | William W. Norton |
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director | Paul Leder |
editor | Justin DuPont |
genre | horror |
keywords | climb fire escape happen hatred hide hotel room institutionalize involuntary commitment laugh obsess pedophilia rich snob rid sexual attraction sexual attraction to her sleep talk wed zooey hall |
musicBy | Herschel Burke Gilbert |
producer | Leon Roth |
productionCompany | Romal Films |
publisher | Valiant Pictures |
theme | exploitation serial killer slasher |