Mean Mother (VHS, Xenon) – Clifton Brown Al Adamson Blaxploitation Exploitation Cult Film
A strange and gritty entry in the 1970s exploitation boom, Mean Mother (1973) is a hybrid crime film directed by Al Adamson that blends blaxploitation elements with a European heist movie. The story follows two Vietnam deserters who reunite overseas and get tangled in drug deals, organized crime, and violent confrontations across international settings.
Starring Clifton Brown (aka singer Dobie Gray), the film is known for its patchwork style—combining newly shot footage with an existing foreign film to capitalize on the era’s blaxploitation craze.
Raw, unconventional, and very much a product of low-budget drive-in cinema, Mean Mother has developed a niche following among collectors of obscure and offbeat exploitation titles—especially on VHS.
