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Format: VHS
Not Rated
Recording Mode: (unknown)
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Movie Description
Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway deliver pitch-perfect performances as the title characters Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker in this depression-era crime drama. Young, beautiful Bonnie Parker is bored with life in her go-nowhere small town. When she meets the charming and ambitious fledgling criminal Clyde Barrow she sees her chance for a life of excitement. The two fall in love and gleefuly begin robbing small banks across Texas and Oklahoma, making headlines and gaining noteriety along the way. But while the people see the gang as courageous rebels fighting the powers that be, the law sees them as dangerous criminals who must be stopped.
Synopsis
Based on the true-life exploits of the notorious depression-era bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, BONNIE AND CLYDE has become a part of popular American culture and is recognized as one of the most violent films to come out of mainstream Hoolywood. Bonnie is bored with life and wants a change. She gets her chance when she meets a charming young drifter by the name of Clyde Barrow. Clyde has dreams of a life of crime, and freedom from the hardships of the depression. The two fall in love and soon begin a crime spree that extends from Oklahoma to Texas. They rob small banks with skill and panache, soon becoming minor celebrities known across the country. People are proud to have been held up by Bonnie and Clyde; to them the duo is doing what nobody else has the guts to do. To the law the two are evil bank robbers who deserve to be gunned down where they stand. Warrren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are marvelous as the young criminal lovers, delivering subtle and complete performances. Also excellent are Gene Hackman as Clyde's brother, Buck; and Estelle Parsons as Buck's wife, Blanche; and the always enjoyable Michael J. Pollard as C.W. Moss. The extremely violent film has made a large impact on American culture, expressing the mood of rebellion rampant in the late 1960s and beyond.
Film Notes
BONNIE AND CLYDE is number 27 on the American Film Institute's list of America's 100 Greatest Movies.
BONNIE AND CLYDE was chosen for the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, which recognizes films for "their historical, cultural, and aesthetic significance."
Gene Wilder made his film debut in BONNIE AND CLYDE.
The graphic bloodiness of BONNIE AND CLYDE marked the beginning of a new trend in onscreen violence.
The rapid-cut editing techniques used in the film made a great impact on filmmaking, culminating in the hyperfast editing style commonly refered to as MTV-style editing.
BONNIE AND CLYDE was the opening film at the 1967 Montreal International Film Festival.
"We rob banks."--Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway), explaining what she and Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) do for a living
"Ain't life grand!"--Bonnie Parker
DVD Features:
Region 1 Encoding
Quotations
Last feature film appearance of Sammy Davis Jr.
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