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Black Mama, White Mama
Black Mama, White Mama features a lot of nudity, beautiful women (Pam Grier and Margaret Markov are the leads in this flick, so beauty is front and center), a portion of the plot dedicated to a women's prison, with a lesbian prison guard no less (Lynn Borden); a honky tonk Sid Haig; and an actual honest to god dick measuring contest. Now, how can you not end up loving this movie? Seriously, your pulse would have to be close to zero to not get a kick out Black Mama, White Mama. Arrow Video knows this and have gone above in beyond in releasing it on a fantastic Blu-ray, with all new special features and wonderful audio and video. I could stop the review now and tell you to go out and buy it, but why not read on see what's up with this truly fun movie... …show more content…
Its plot follows Lee (Grier) and Karen (Markov), who after breaking out of a lesbian run prison, are being chased down by Sid Haig dressed like a cowboy, Karen's resistance friends and Lee's mob enemies. It's an action-packed laugh riot, with a lot going on in such a tightly packed runtime of 87 minutes.

It isn't all roses and hot boobies though, as there are a few choices I don't agree with. The early scenes with the prison …show more content…
There are some really enjoyable interviews with lead actress Margaret Markov, co-star Sid Haig (yes, he too also agrees that the clothing choices were a bit ridiculous), an archive interview with director Eddie Romero, a commentary with filmmaker Andrew Leavold, and finally a trailer and gallery. There is also a booklet and reversible sleeve provided with the Blu-ray. The only complaint I have is the lack of an interview with Pam Grier. I would love to hear what she has to say about this movie, but alas, we don't get to find
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