“The rhododendrons are blooming here too, Momma. I’m okay.”
Final take AWOL: A Real Mama’s Boy (1973) isn’t a polished gem on the shelf of American cinema — it’s a curiosity: a period piece that’s revealing as a cultural artifact and entertaining for viewers who enjoy the uneasy mix of sincerity and excess common to low-budget ’70s movies. Whether you seek it out for research, nostalgia, or pure oddball entertainment, AWOL rewards fans of cinematic offbeat-ness. awol a real mamas boy 1973
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For decades, vinyl collectors and students of early-70s outlaw country have whispered about a ghost. Not a haunted house, but a haunted acetate recording: AWOL: A Real Mama’s Boy , credited to a man named Virgil “Vig” Ransom. “The rhododendrons are blooming here too, Momma
The film follows a doughy Marine recruit who, after snapping under the pressure of boot camp training, goes AWOL (Absent Without Leave). He eventually hitches a ride and returns home to spend "quality time" with his mother in an incestuous narrative. Letterboxd Album analysis and historical context
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