Public Enemies (1996 film)

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.

Public Enemies
VHS cover art
Directed byMark L. Lester
Written byC. Courtney Joyner
Produced by
  • Mark L. Lester
  • Dana Dubovsky
Starring
CinematographyMisha Suslov
Music byChristopher Franke
Distributed byTrimark Pictures
Release date
  • November 1996 (1996-11)
Running time
95 minutes
LanguageEnglish

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

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


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