Rating: R
Genre:
Crime
Release Date: 03/19/2002
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: 5.1/1
Run Time: 88 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: MGM
Produced by
Roger Corman and directed by
Martin Scorsese,
Boxcar Bertha is a
Bonnie and Clyde-like yarn set during the Depression. The title character, played by
Barbara Hershey, links up with union organizer
David Carradine (
Hershey's real-life lover at the time) after the death of her father. Running afoul of anti-union forces, Bertha and
Carradine are forced into a life of crime. Whereas Bonnie and Clyde robbed banks, Boxcar Bertha's specialty is trains. A story of this nature can only end in tragedy, and wait until you see
Carradine's symbolic demise! For the record, there really was a Boxcar Bertha Thompson, and it is her autobiography,
Sister of the Road, that serves as the basis for
Joyce and
John Corrington's screenplay.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
