Synopsis
Bonnie and Clyde follows the real-life criminal couple Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow as they charm and shoot their way through the American Southwest during the 1930s. The film revolutionized Hollywood with its stylized violence, dark humor, and anti-establishment tone, making folk heroes out of its doomed protagonists. Directed by Arthur Penn, it is widely regarded as a landmark of New Hollywood cinema.
Did You Know?
- Warren Beatty produced the film and personally pitched it to Warner Bros.
- The bloody finale used 50 squibs and multiple cameras simultaneously.
- Faye Dunaway was not the first choice for Bonnie Parker.
- The film was heavily influenced by the French New Wave movement.
- It was rejected by the Cannes Film Festival selection committee.
Iconic Quotes
- We rob banks.
- This here's Miss Bonnie Parker. I'm Clyde Barrow. We rob banks.
- Ain't life grand.
- You've read the story of Jesse James, of how he lived and died. If you're still in need of something to read, here's the story of Bonnie and Clyde.
- I might as well be talking to the wall as talking to you.
