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The Bonnie Parker Story
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The top third of the poster contains large lettering, reading "The Bonnie Parker Story" and "Cigar Smoking Hellcat of the Roaring Thirties". Immediately below is an image of the head and arms of a woman firing a submachine gun. The woman appears to be in her 20s; she is blonde. The woman is smoking a cigar. She is firing the gun through a jagged hole in a glass window. Below the image is more text: "Starring - Dorothy Provine - Jack Hogan - Richard Bakalayan". In a smaller font near the bottom is the text: "Written and produced by Stan Shpetner - Directed by William Witney - A James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff Production".
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Directed by
William Witney
Written by
Stanley Shpetner
Starring
Dorothy Provine
Jack Hogan
Richard Bakalyan
Music by
Ronald Stein
Cinematography
Jack A. Marta
Editing by
Frank P. Keller
Studio
American International Pictures[1]
Release dates
April 28, 1958
Running time
79 mins.
Country
United States
Language
English
The Bonnie Parker Story is a 1958 crime film directed by William Witney. It is loosely based on the life of Bonnie Parker, a well-known outlaw of the 1930s. The film stars Dorothy Provine as Parker; Parker's actual historical partner, Clyde Barrow, is renamed Guy Darrow for the film's story, and played by Jack Hogan.[2]


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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Critical response
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Plot[edit]
Diner waitress Bonnie Parker is just as tired of her job in 1932 Texas as she is of customers like Guy Darrow, who try too hard to make her acquaintance. When she goes too far, fending off Guy with hot oil, Bonnie is fired.
With her husband Duke Jefferson still in prison and no means of support, Bonnie teams up with Guy on a series of small holdups. She also kills a cop who's chasing them, which leads to Tom Steel of the Texas Rangers being assigned to the case.
Guy's incarcerated cousin Chuck is paroled in late 1933, so Bonnie and the Darrows travel north to Missouri and Iowa for more robberies. Bonnie thinks it's time to stop thinking small and aim for banks instead of gas stations and such. She also decides the gang should bust Duke out of the pen.
Their daring breakout succeeds, but Chuck is shot. Now that her husband's in charge, the trio begins making some big scores and become America's most wanted criminals. But when a big scheme by Bonnie to rob an armored truck backfires, the guards locking themselves inside a vehicle that's bulletproof, things continue to go wrong when Guy accidentally kills Duke.
On the lam, Bonnie decides it's time to hide out in Louisiana, but it's only a matter of time before Steel and the Rangers find them. Bonnie and Guy go down in a hail of bullets.
Cast[edit]
Dorothy Provine as Bonnie Parker
Jack Hogan as Guy Darrow
Richard Bakalyan as Duke Jefferson
Joe Turkel as Chuck Darrow
William Stevens as Paul Baxter
Douglas Kennedy as Tom Steel
Critical response[edit]
In her review of the later, 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde, Pauline Kael dismissed The Bonnie Parker Story as "a cheap - in every sense - 1958 exploitation film."[3] Recent critics have been more enthusiastic. Bob Mastrangelo wrote, "The Bonnie Parker Story is an obscure oddity that exists in the shadow of the far better known Bonnie and Clyde, but this little film is also able to stand on its own legs."[4] Quentin Tarantino considers the film's director, William Witney, to be a "lost master"; he's quoted as saying of this film that, "I was blown away. It was like, whoa, who made this? I have to see everything he ever did."[5] Elaine Lemmon wrote in Senses of Cinema that, "Other than the predictable final shoot-out, The Bonnie Parker Story bears no other resemblances to the later film, especially in terms of visual style, where it remains strictly in the B-movie tradition of American International Pictures, its production company. However, it is told and shot with verve, and is pleasingly lurid, with an appropriately vivacious characterisation by Dorothy Provine."[6]
See also[edit]
Bonnie and Clyde (1967 film directed by Arthur Penn).
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Gary A. Smith, The American International Pictures Video Guide, McFarland 2009 p 31
2.Jump up ^ The Bonnie Parker Story at allmovie.
3.Jump up ^ Kael, Pauline (2011). Schwartz, Sanford, ed. The Age of Movies: Selected Writings of Pauline Kael. Library of America. p. 297. ISBN 9781598531718.
4.Jump up ^ Mastrangelo, Bob. "The Bonnie Parker Story (1958) - Review". allmovie.
5.Jump up ^ Lyman, Rick (September 15, 2000). "Whoa, Trigger! Auteur Alert!". The Los Angeles Times.
6.Jump up ^ Lemmon, Elaine (February 2006). "Riding the New Wave: The Case of Bonnie and Clyde". Senses of Cinema (38).
External links[edit]
The Bonnie Parker Story at the Internet Movie Database


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Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story
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Directed by
Gary Hoffman
Starring
Tracey Needham
Dana Ashbrook
Release dates
August 17, 1992
Running time
93 mins.
Country
United States
Language
English
Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story is a 1992 television film directed by Gary Hoffman. It stars Tracey Needham and Dana Ashbrook.[1]
Cast[edit]
Tracey Needham as Bonnie Parker
Dana Ashbrook as Clyde Barrow
Doug Savant as Deputy Sheriff Ted Hinton
Billy Morrissette as W.D. Jones
Michael Bowen as Buck Barrow
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-bonnie-parker-story-v85639
External links[edit]
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Bonnie & Clyde

Genre
Docudrama
Distributed by
Storyline Entertainment
Directed by
Bruce Beresford
Produced by
David A. Rosemont
Craig Zadan
Neil Meron
Written by
John Rice
 Joe Batteer
Starring
Emile Hirsch
Holliday Grainger
Music by
John Debney
Cinematography
Francis Kenny
Editing by
John David Allen
 David Beatty
Production company
Sony Pictures Television
Country
United States
Language
English
Original channel
A&E
History
Lifetime
Original run
December 8, 2013  – December 9, 2013
Running time
240 minutes (two parts)
No. of episodes
Two
Official website
Bonnie & Clyde is a 2013 television film about Great Depression-era outlaws Bonnie and Clyde starring Emile Hirsch as Clyde Barrow and Holliday Grainger as Bonnie Parker. The two-part film aired on back-to-back nights, December 8 and 9, 2013, simultaneously on A&E, History, and Lifetime (all owned by A&E Networks).[1] The first previews for the film were released on September 23, 2013.[2]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Ratings
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Plot[edit]
The two-part TV movie is based on the true story of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Barrow, a charismatic convicted armed robber, sweeps Parker – a young and impressionable, petite, small-town waitress, who is already married – off her feet. In the early 1930s, the two embark on one of the most infamous crime sprees in American history.

Part 1: Tells the story of Clyde Barrow's childhood growing up in rural Texas with his older brother Buck as they steal chickens, and later they do a stint in prison for stealing bigger and better things. After Buck ends up incarcerated again, Clyde meets the love of his life Bonnie Parker, who dreams of becoming a movie star in Hollywood. Soon the couple goes on a crime spree, robbing banks together after Clyde's partner is caught. They are able to stay one step ahead of the "laws" while they rob bigger banks in the state.

Part 2: Clyde asks his newlywed brother Buck to help them. Not wanting to be alone at home, his wife Blanche becomes the fourth member of the Barrow Gang. However, Bonnie pushes Clyde to commit more dangerous crimes and rob banks across the state line to generate headlines in the newspapers, and their life of crime soon leads to their deaths.
Cast[edit]
Emile Hirsch as Clyde Barrow, bank robber and getaway driver
Holliday Grainger as Bonnie Parker, married waitress turned bank robber
Lane Garrison as Marvin "Buck" Barrow, Clyde's older brother
Sarah Hyland as Blanche Barrow, Buck's young wife who is a member of the Barrow Gang
Holly Hunter as Emma Parker, Bonnie's mother
William Hurt as Frank Hamer, retired Texas Ranger called out of retirement to track down and capture Bonnie and Clyde
Austin Hebert as Ted Hinton, Dallas County, Texas, Deputy Sheriff and posse member of Bonnie and Clyde's capture
Elizabeth Reaser as P.J. Lane, The Herald newspaper reporter who wrote about Bonnie and Clyde's crime spree
Desomnd Phillips as Ray Hamilton, bank robber and first member of Bonnie and Clyde's gang
Aaron Jay Rome as Ralph Fults, outlaw and escape artist of the Barrow Gang
Garrett Kruithof as Henry Methvin, bank robber and last member of the Barrow Gang
John Tabler as Captain Harley Grace
Ratings[edit]
Part 1 of Bonnie & Clyde delivered 9.8 million total viewers simulcast on three networks. This is cable's best miniseries opening in ratings since 2006's Broken Trail, outside of History's Hatfields & McCoys and The Bible.[3] A&E Networks closed out its two-part miniseries with 7.4 million viewers. [4]
See also[edit]
Barrow Gang
Hybristophilia
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Lewis, Dave (2013-05-22). "Bonnie and Clydes Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger rob banks in new images". Hitfix.com. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
2.Jump up ^ "Bonnie and Clydes Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger rob banks in new images". Deadline.com. 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
3.Jump up ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/12/09/bonnie-clyde-delivers-9-8-million-total-viewers-in-simulcast-across-a-e-networks/221118/
4.Jump up ^ http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-bonnie-clyde-miniseries-finale-74-million-viewers-20131210,0,1684740.story
External links[edit]
Bonnie and Clyde at the Internet Movie Database
Bonnie & Clyde (History Channel)
Bonnie & Clyde (A&E)


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Bonnie & Clyde
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Original Broadway poster

Music
Frank Wildhorn
Lyrics
Don Black
Book
Ivan Menchell
Basis
The lives of Bonnie and Clyde
Productions
2009 La Jolla, California
 2010 Sarasota, Florida
 2011 Tokyo, Japan
 2011 Broadway
 2013 Seoul, South Korea
 2014 Chiswick, London
Bonnie & Clyde is a musical with music by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Don Black and a book by Ivan Menchell. The world premiere took place in La Jolla, California in November 2009. The musical centers on Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the ill-fated lovers and outlaws whose story has been infamous since they achieved folk hero status during the Great Depression. Wildhorn described the music as a "non-traditional score, combining rockabilly, blues and gospel music".[1] The La Jolla run was followed by a Sarasota, Florida engagement in 2010.
The musical debuted on Broadway in December 2011, and despite positive audience reception, it failed to impress the critics and achieve good ticket sales, closing after just four weeks. It was nominated for 3 Outer Critics Circle Awards and 5 Drama Desk Awards, both including Best New Musical, as well as two nominations for the 2012 Tony Awards. Subsequent productions have since been staged internationally following the submission of the work to Music Theater International, including productions in Japan, Korea and the U.K.


Contents  [hide]
1 Background
2 Production history 2.1 North America
2.2 International productions
3 Plot 3.1 Broadway production
4 Musical numbers 4.1 Broadway production
5 Casts
6 Critical response 6.1 Regional
6.2 Broadway
7 Cast recording
8 Awards and nominations 8.1 Broadway production
9 References
10 External links

Background[edit]
Previously, Black and Wildhorn collaborated on Dracula, the Musical, which also had its world premiere in La Jolla. Wildhorn got in touch with Black about the possibility of writing a song cycle based on the story of Bonnie and Clyde. They released a 13-track demo recording (5 of which are still in the present musical but altered considerably) for Atlantic Records with Michael Lanning, Rob Evan, Brandi Burkhardt and Linda Eder sharing the principal roles. The music contains elements of country and western, Blues and Broadway pop.[2] In February 2009, the show held an industry-only reading at Roundabout Theatre Company, starring Laura Osnes as Bonnie and Stark Sands as Clyde.[3]
Production history[edit]
North America[edit]
La Jolla World Premiere (2009)
The musical had its world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, California beginning in previews November 10, 2009. Opening night was November 22. The run concluded December 20, after 15 previews and 33 regular performances. Jeff Calhoun helmed and choreographed the production that starred Osnes and Sands, along with Melissa van der Schyff as Blanche and Claybourne Elder as Buck.[4] It won five major San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Awards in 2009.




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Sarasota (2010)
Due to a positive response from the La Jolla run, the show announced a return engagement for the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, Florida. Previews began November 12, 2010, before a November 19 opening. It ran for 8 previews and 36 regular performances through December 19, with Osnes being joined by Jeremy Jordan as Clyde.[5] The production's artistic director Michael Edwards stated, "How it goes here, will determine whether it goes to Broadway".[6]
Broadway (2011)
The success of the Florida production led to the show's Broadway debut in New York. Previews began on November 4, 2011, at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, with the official opening on December 1, 2011, following the 33 previews. Osnes and Jordan reprised their roles.[7] It received generally positive word of mouth, but ticket sales were slow, and producers announced on December 16, 2011, that the show would close on December 30. Originally planned as an open-ended run, it played just 36 regular performances.[8] In a January 2, 2012 statement, director Calhoun said that he had "never had a show close while it was still playing to audiences like a hit".[9][10][11][12][13]
International productions[edit]
A Japanese language production played the Aoyama Theatre in Tokyo, Japan from fall 2011 until January 22, 2012, with Megumi Hamada as Bonnie, Mario Tashiro as Clyde, Koki Okada as Buck and Yuri Shirahane as Blanche. It was directed by Tetsu Taoshita.[14]
This was followed by a Korean language staging in Seoul, South Korea from September 4-October 27, 2013 at the Chungmu Art Hall. The opening night was September 23.
The U.K. premiere of the musical was staged at ArtsEd in Chiswick, London from January 17-25, 2014, with permission of MTI of New York.
Plot[edit]
Broadway production[edit]
Act I
("Prologue"). In Depression-era West Texas, Bonnie is a 23 year-old diner waitress who dreams of a life in the movies ("Picture Show"). Clyde Barrow, who has just broken out of prison with his brother Buck, discovers Bonnie on the side of the road and a connection is made between the two dreamers as he repairs her car in exchange for a lift into Dallas ("This World Will Remember Me"). Meanwhile, Blanche Barrow urges her husband, Buck, to turn himself in and set things right with the Lord and with the law ("You're Goin Back to Jail").




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Bonnie ends up spending the whole day, and several thereafter, with Clyde. She tells him of her grand plans: to be an actress, a poet and a singer. Clyde convinces her to sing him a song ("How 'Bout a Dance?") and assures her that together they'll make both their dreams - his of a life without having to worry about money, hers of fame - come true. The two go to visit Buck. Clyde is overjoyed to see his brother again and they talk of driving away from Dallas in the latest Ford, which is said to be able to go 60 miles per hour ("When I Drive"). However, when Clyde hears of Buck's plan to turn himself in and complete his sentence, he's strongly opposed to the idea and leaves angrily.

Bonnie & Clyde on Broadway

 Laura Osnes and Jeremy Jordan on Broadway
However, Clyde is eventually caught by Ted and the other authorities, while Buck turns himself in ("God's Arms Are Always Open"). In the jailhouse, Ted and Clyde reflect on their love for Bonnie ("You Can Do Better Than Him"). Bonnie professes her love for Clyde ("You Love Who You Love") as Blanche does the same for Buck. Buck is released quickly, while Clyde receives a much harsher jail sentence, and then faces a difficult time of continuous physical and sexual assault while in prison. At the peak of his abuse, Clyde turns to a makeshift weapon and performs his first murder ("Raise a Little Hell"). He convinces Bonnie to smuggle a gun into his cell, and Clyde again breaks out of prison, this time killing a deputy ("This World Will Remember Us").
Act II
Bonnie and Clyde begin a life of crime, robbing stores and traveling all around to avoid being caught ("Made in America"). During a grocery store robbery gone wrong, Clyde shoots a deputy who was, in his words: 'trying to be a hero'. When she hears that Clyde has gone from robbery to murder, a frenzied Bonnie wants out ("Too Late to Turn Back Now") but realizes that she's too far from what she's known to go back. In part due to the grocery store shooting, the two achieve folk hero status throughout the country, with officers in every Southern state on the hunt for them. Clyde sends occasional letters to Buck and Blanche, telling them of the adventures and opportunities they've made on the road. Buck begins to see that there is more for them out there than can be found in their current situation, and he unsuccessfully tries to convince Blanche that they should join Clyde and Bonnie ("That's What You Call a Dream").
The infamous duo, meanwhile, continue on their robbery spree, growing increasingly bold in their endeavors ("What Was Good Enough for You") and graduating from stores to banks. In the midst of an unsuccessful bank robbery, Clyde is shot in the shoulder. Upon hearing of his brother's injury, Buck leaves home - and his wife, who's torn between her love for her husband and what she knows is right - to help Clyde. In the hideout, Clyde and Bonnie share a tender moment ("Bonnie") before being interrupted by Buck at the door. He's with a reluctant Blanche; her love for her husband won out in the end. Days later, Bonnie and Blanche nervously await the return of Clyde and Buck from a robbery, as Blanche questions how Bonnie can happily live the way they do. Bonnie replies that she and Clyde are the only ones truly living life to the fullest ("Dyin' Ain't So Bad"). Buck and Clyde return, with their respective partners elated to see them, but the celebration is short-lived as they learn that they've been followed by the authorities to the hideout. A shootout ensues, in which Buck is mortally wounded. Clyde quickly whisks Bonnie away, but a heartbroken Blanche stays with Buck until his dying breath and is arrested for aiding and abetting ("God's Arms Are Always Open (reprise)"). Ted reports back to the Sheriff (having been told by Bonnie's mother of Bonnie and Clyde's whereabouts) and they prepare to ambush the couple. A guilty Ted convinces himself he is doing the right thing ("You Can Do Better Than Him (reprise)").
In the woods on the way back to Dallas, Clyde wonders how his family will even be able to look at him after what he's done to Buck ("Picture Show (reprise)"). Bonnie assures him that it wasn't his fault, but both realize that they're nearing the end of their fateful journey ("Dyin' Ain't So Bad (reprise)" / "How 'Bout a Dance? (reprise)"). On May 23, 1934, on a rural Louisianan road, Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed and killed by police on the way to meet their parents.
Musical numbers[edit]
Broadway production[edit]
Act I"Prologue"
"Picture Show" - Young Bonnie, Young Clyde, Bonnie, Clyde
"This World Will Remember Me" – Clyde, Bonnie
"You're Goin' Back to Jail" – Blanche, Buck, Salon Women
"How 'Bout a Dance?" – Bonnie
"When I Drive" – Clyde, Buck
"God's Arms Are Always Open" – Preacher, Blanche, Congregation
"You Can Do Better Than Him" – Ted, Clyde
"You Love Who You Love" – Bonnie, Blanche
"Raise a Little Hell" – Clyde
"This World Will Remember Us" – Clyde, Bonnie
 Act II"Made in America" – Preacher, Ensemble
"Too Late to Turn Back Now" – Clyde, Bonnie
"That's What You Call a Dream" – Blanche
"What Was Good Enough For You" – Clyde, Bonnie
"Bonnie" – Clyde
"Raise a Little Hell (reprise)" – Clyde, Buck, Ted
"Dyin' Ain't So Bad" – Bonnie
"God's Arms Are Always Open (reprise)"† – Blanche, Preacher
"You Can Do Better Than Him (reprise)"† – Ted
"Picture Show (reprise)"† – Young Bonnie, Young Clyde
"Dyin' Ain't So Bad (reprise)" – Clyde, Bonnie
"How 'Bout a Dance? (reprise)" – Bonnie

†Not on the Original Broadway Cast Recording.
Casts[edit]
Below are the principal cast members of all major productions of Bonnie & Clyde to date.

Role
La Jolla (2009)
Sarasota (2010)
Broadway (2011)
Tokyo (2011)
Seoul (2013)

Bonnie Parker
Laura Osnes Megumi Hamada Lisa / Dana /
 Ahn Yoo Jin
Clyde Barrow
Stark Sands Jeremy Jordan Mario Tashiro Um Ki Joon / Key /
 Park Hyung Sik / Han Ji Sang
Blanche Barrow
Melissa van der Schyff Yuri Shirahane Ju-A
Buck Barrow
Claybourne Elder Koki Okada Lee Jeong Youl /
 Kim Min Jong
Ted Hinton
Chris Peluso Kevin Massey Louis Hobson Masaaki Fujioka /
 Masataka Nakagauchi Kim Pub Lae / Kim Hyeing Gyun /
 Park Jin Woo
Preacher
Michael Lanning Hiro Tsunoda 
Sheriff Schmid
Wayne Duvall Joe Hart Katsumi Kiba 
Young Clyde
Zach Rand Talon Ackerman  
Young Bonnie
Kelsey Fowler  
Emma Parker
Mare Winningham Mimi Bessette Yukiko Ikeda 
Critical response[edit]
Regional[edit]
La Jolla
The Los Angeles Times review complimented the leads, saying that Osnes "effectively works the red-headed moll temptress angle while Stark Sands' Clyde flaunts his ripped torso as often as possible. And both possess sharp musical instincts". The Wildhorn score "is undeniably impressive". Although it notes that "stylistically, the work seems beholden to conventional forms yet curious about modern breakthroughs... what is motivating the retelling of this story?"[15]
Sarasota
"Bonnie & Clyde opened Friday at the Asolo Repertory Theatre with a bang—actually quite a few deadly bangs—and by night's end proved worthy of all the buzz it has created...On balance, though, Bonnie & Clyde has all the markings of a musical bound for success on the Great White Way and should be mandatory viewing for all local theater enthusiasts". - Wade Tatangelo, Brandenton.com.[16]
 "There is much to recommend in this show about the two fame-obsessed Texas outlaws in the early 1930s. It boasts two star-making performances by Jeremy Jordan and Laura Osnes in the title roles, smooth and action-packed staging by Jeff Calhoun, an impressive set that also displays historic videos and photos, and a tune-filled score by Frank Wildhorn and lyricist Don Black". - Jay Handelman, Herald Tribune.[17]
Broadway[edit]
The opening night gained mixed to negative reviews. The cast and crew, as well as many of the production's supporters, expressed that they felt the critics had been biased due to Wildhorn's previous Broadway track record.[18][19]
Cast recording[edit]
An original Broadway cast album featuring all 20 musical numbers and a bonus track (the song "This Never Happened Before", which was cut during the show's early stages), was recorded on January 2, 2012 and released on April 24.
Awards and nominations[edit]
Broadway production[edit]

Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
2012 Tony Award Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Laura Osnes Nominated
Best Original Score Frank Wildhorn and Don Black Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical Nominated
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Melissa van der Schyff Nominated
Outstanding Music Frank Wildhorn Nominated
Outstanding Lyrics Don Black Nominated
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Jones, Kenneth."Osnes and Sands Are La Jolla's Bonnie & Clyde; Winningham and Van der Schyff Also Cast," playbill.com, July 13, 2009
2.Jump up ^ Bonnie & Clyde Demo Cast album castalbumcollector.com, retrieved January 5, 2010
3.Jump up ^ Jones, Kenneth.Stark Sands and Laura Osnes Are Bonnie and Clyde in NYC Reading of Wildhorn Musical," playbill.com, February 4, 2009
4.Jump up ^ Jones, Kenneth."Osnes and Sands Are Shooting Stars of 'Bonnie & Clyde, the Musical', Opening in CA" playbill.com, November 22, 2009
5.Jump up ^ Jones, Kenneth."Frank Wildhorn's 'Bonnie & Clyde' Musical, Revised Since CA Run, Opens in Florida" playbill.com, November 19, 2010
6.Jump up ^ Tatangelo, Wade."'Bonnie & Clyde' to hit Sarasota stage with guns blazing" bradenton.com, November 7, 2010
7.Jump up ^ "Laura Osnes & Jeremy Jordan Are Singin' and Shootin' in Bonnie & Clyde, Opening on Broadway Dec. 1". Playbill.com. December 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
8.Jump up ^ Heller, Scott (December 16, 2011). "Bonnie & Clyde Will Close on Dec. 30". The New York Times. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
9.Jump up ^ Gerard, Jeremy (December 3, 2011). "‘Bonnie and Clyde' Makes Folk Heroes of Killers: Jeremy Gerard". Bloomberg.
10.Jump up ^ Bonnie and Clyde newjerseynewsroom.com
11.Jump up ^ "Theater Review" therepublic.com
12.Jump up ^ Teachout, Terry."Wheel This Barrow Out of Town"The Wall Street Journal, December 2, 2011
13.Jump up ^ Haagensen, Erik."'Bonnie & Clyde' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater" Backstage, December 1, 2011
14.Jump up ^ http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-BONNIE-CLYDE-Opens-in-Tokyo-Highlights-20120110
15.Jump up ^ "Theater review: 'Bonnie & Clyde' at La Jolla Playhouse". Los Angeles Times. November 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
16.Jump up ^ "REVIEW: ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ lives up to Broadway hype". Brandenton.com. November 21, 2010. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
17.Jump up ^ "REVIEW: Impressive ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ sings but needs tweaking". November 20, 2010. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
18.Jump up ^ Brantley, Ben."Theater Review. Armed and Amorous, Committing Cold-Blooded Musical" The New York Times, December 1, 2011
19.Jump up ^ "Broadway Videos | Interviews, Reviews, and Popular Channels Word of Mouth Review: Bonnie & Clyde | Videos". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
External links[edit]
Official Bonnie & Clyde Broadway website
Bonnie & Clyde at Broadway's Best Shows
Internet Broadway Database listing
"'Bonnie & Clyde', LaJolla Playhouse
Bonnie and Clyde at the Asolo Repertory Theater, Sarasota
Frank Wildhorn page on Bonnie & Clyde: A New Musical


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Bonnie & Clyde
BonnieBway1.jpg
Original Broadway poster

Music
Frank Wildhorn
Lyrics
Don Black
Book
Ivan Menchell
Basis
The lives of Bonnie and Clyde
Productions
2009 La Jolla, California
 2010 Sarasota, Florida
 2011 Tokyo, Japan
 2011 Broadway
 2013 Seoul, South Korea
 2014 Chiswick, London
Bonnie & Clyde is a musical with music by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Don Black and a book by Ivan Menchell. The world premiere took place in La Jolla, California in November 2009. The musical centers on Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the ill-fated lovers and outlaws whose story has been infamous since they achieved folk hero status during the Great Depression. Wildhorn described the music as a "non-traditional score, combining rockabilly, blues and gospel music".[1] The La Jolla run was followed by a Sarasota, Florida engagement in 2010.
The musical debuted on Broadway in December 2011, and despite positive audience reception, it failed to impress the critics and achieve good ticket sales, closing after just four weeks. It was nominated for 3 Outer Critics Circle Awards and 5 Drama Desk Awards, both including Best New Musical, as well as two nominations for the 2012 Tony Awards. Subsequent productions have since been staged internationally following the submission of the work to Music Theater International, including productions in Japan, Korea and the U.K.


Contents  [hide]
1 Background
2 Production history 2.1 North America
2.2 International productions
3 Plot 3.1 Broadway production
4 Musical numbers 4.1 Broadway production
5 Casts
6 Critical response 6.1 Regional
6.2 Broadway
7 Cast recording
8 Awards and nominations 8.1 Broadway production
9 References
10 External links

Background[edit]
Previously, Black and Wildhorn collaborated on Dracula, the Musical, which also had its world premiere in La Jolla. Wildhorn got in touch with Black about the possibility of writing a song cycle based on the story of Bonnie and Clyde. They released a 13-track demo recording (5 of which are still in the present musical but altered considerably) for Atlantic Records with Michael Lanning, Rob Evan, Brandi Burkhardt and Linda Eder sharing the principal roles. The music contains elements of country and western, Blues and Broadway pop.[2] In February 2009, the show held an industry-only reading at Roundabout Theatre Company, starring Laura Osnes as Bonnie and Stark Sands as Clyde.[3]
Production history[edit]
North America[edit]
La Jolla World Premiere (2009)
The musical had its world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, California beginning in previews November 10, 2009. Opening night was November 22. The run concluded December 20, after 15 previews and 33 regular performances. Jeff Calhoun helmed and choreographed the production that starred Osnes and Sands, along with Melissa van der Schyff as Blanche and Claybourne Elder as Buck.[4] It won five major San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Awards in 2009.




"This World Will Remember Us"







Bonnie & Clyde - Jeremy Jordan and Laura Osnes

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Sarasota (2010)
Due to a positive response from the La Jolla run, the show announced a return engagement for the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, Florida. Previews began November 12, 2010, before a November 19 opening. It ran for 8 previews and 36 regular performances through December 19, with Osnes being joined by Jeremy Jordan as Clyde.[5] The production's artistic director Michael Edwards stated, "How it goes here, will determine whether it goes to Broadway".[6]
Broadway (2011)
The success of the Florida production led to the show's Broadway debut in New York. Previews began on November 4, 2011, at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, with the official opening on December 1, 2011, following the 33 previews. Osnes and Jordan reprised their roles.[7] It received generally positive word of mouth, but ticket sales were slow, and producers announced on December 16, 2011, that the show would close on December 30. Originally planned as an open-ended run, it played just 36 regular performances.[8] In a January 2, 2012 statement, director Calhoun said that he had "never had a show close while it was still playing to audiences like a hit".[9][10][11][12][13]
International productions[edit]
A Japanese language production played the Aoyama Theatre in Tokyo, Japan from fall 2011 until January 22, 2012, with Megumi Hamada as Bonnie, Mario Tashiro as Clyde, Koki Okada as Buck and Yuri Shirahane as Blanche. It was directed by Tetsu Taoshita.[14]
This was followed by a Korean language staging in Seoul, South Korea from September 4-October 27, 2013 at the Chungmu Art Hall. The opening night was September 23.
The U.K. premiere of the musical was staged at ArtsEd in Chiswick, London from January 17-25, 2014, with permission of MTI of New York.
Plot[edit]
Broadway production[edit]
Act I
("Prologue"). In Depression-era West Texas, Bonnie is a 23 year-old diner waitress who dreams of a life in the movies ("Picture Show"). Clyde Barrow, who has just broken out of prison with his brother Buck, discovers Bonnie on the side of the road and a connection is made between the two dreamers as he repairs her car in exchange for a lift into Dallas ("This World Will Remember Me"). Meanwhile, Blanche Barrow urges her husband, Buck, to turn himself in and set things right with the Lord and with the law ("You're Goin Back to Jail").




"You Love Who You Love"







Bonnie & Clyde - Melissa van der Schyff and Laura Osnes

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Bonnie ends up spending the whole day, and several thereafter, with Clyde. She tells him of her grand plans: to be an actress, a poet and a singer. Clyde convinces her to sing him a song ("How 'Bout a Dance?") and assures her that together they'll make both their dreams - his of a life without having to worry about money, hers of fame - come true. The two go to visit Buck. Clyde is overjoyed to see his brother again and they talk of driving away from Dallas in the latest Ford, which is said to be able to go 60 miles per hour ("When I Drive"). However, when Clyde hears of Buck's plan to turn himself in and complete his sentence, he's strongly opposed to the idea and leaves angrily.

Bonnie & Clyde on Broadway

 Laura Osnes and Jeremy Jordan on Broadway
However, Clyde is eventually caught by Ted and the other authorities, while Buck turns himself in ("God's Arms Are Always Open"). In the jailhouse, Ted and Clyde reflect on their love for Bonnie ("You Can Do Better Than Him"). Bonnie professes her love for Clyde ("You Love Who You Love") as Blanche does the same for Buck. Buck is released quickly, while Clyde receives a much harsher jail sentence, and then faces a difficult time of continuous physical and sexual assault while in prison. At the peak of his abuse, Clyde turns to a makeshift weapon and performs his first murder ("Raise a Little Hell"). He convinces Bonnie to smuggle a gun into his cell, and Clyde again breaks out of prison, this time killing a deputy ("This World Will Remember Us").
Act II
Bonnie and Clyde begin a life of crime, robbing stores and traveling all around to avoid being caught ("Made in America"). During a grocery store robbery gone wrong, Clyde shoots a deputy who was, in his words: 'trying to be a hero'. When she hears that Clyde has gone from robbery to murder, a frenzied Bonnie wants out ("Too Late to Turn Back Now") but realizes that she's too far from what she's known to go back. In part due to the grocery store shooting, the two achieve folk hero status throughout the country, with officers in every Southern state on the hunt for them. Clyde sends occasional letters to Buck and Blanche, telling them of the adventures and opportunities they've made on the road. Buck begins to see that there is more for them out there than can be found in their current situation, and he unsuccessfully tries to convince Blanche that they should join Clyde and Bonnie ("That's What You Call a Dream").
The infamous duo, meanwhile, continue on their robbery spree, growing increasingly bold in their endeavors ("What Was Good Enough for You") and graduating from stores to banks. In the midst of an unsuccessful bank robbery, Clyde is shot in the shoulder. Upon hearing of his brother's injury, Buck leaves home - and his wife, who's torn between her love for her husband and what she knows is right - to help Clyde. In the hideout, Clyde and Bonnie share a tender moment ("Bonnie") before being interrupted by Buck at the door. He's with a reluctant Blanche; her love for her husband won out in the end. Days later, Bonnie and Blanche nervously await the return of Clyde and Buck from a robbery, as Blanche questions how Bonnie can happily live the way they do. Bonnie replies that she and Clyde are the only ones truly living life to the fullest ("Dyin' Ain't So Bad"). Buck and Clyde return, with their respective partners elated to see them, but the celebration is short-lived as they learn that they've been followed by the authorities to the hideout. A shootout ensues, in which Buck is mortally wounded. Clyde quickly whisks Bonnie away, but a heartbroken Blanche stays with Buck until his dying breath and is arrested for aiding and abetting ("God's Arms Are Always Open (reprise)"). Ted reports back to the Sheriff (having been told by Bonnie's mother of Bonnie and Clyde's whereabouts) and they prepare to ambush the couple. A guilty Ted convinces himself he is doing the right thing ("You Can Do Better Than Him (reprise)").
In the woods on the way back to Dallas, Clyde wonders how his family will even be able to look at him after what he's done to Buck ("Picture Show (reprise)"). Bonnie assures him that it wasn't his fault, but both realize that they're nearing the end of their fateful journey ("Dyin' Ain't So Bad (reprise)" / "How 'Bout a Dance? (reprise)"). On May 23, 1934, on a rural Louisianan road, Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed and killed by police on the way to meet their parents.
Musical numbers[edit]
Broadway production[edit]
Act I"Prologue"
"Picture Show" - Young Bonnie, Young Clyde, Bonnie, Clyde
"This World Will Remember Me" – Clyde, Bonnie
"You're Goin' Back to Jail" – Blanche, Buck, Salon Women
"How 'Bout a Dance?" – Bonnie
"When I Drive" – Clyde, Buck
"God's Arms Are Always Open" – Preacher, Blanche, Congregation
"You Can Do Better Than Him" – Ted, Clyde
"You Love Who You Love" – Bonnie, Blanche
"Raise a Little Hell" – Clyde
"This World Will Remember Us" – Clyde, Bonnie
 Act II"Made in America" – Preacher, Ensemble
"Too Late to Turn Back Now" – Clyde, Bonnie
"That's What You Call a Dream" – Blanche
"What Was Good Enough For You" – Clyde, Bonnie
"Bonnie" – Clyde
"Raise a Little Hell (reprise)" – Clyde, Buck, Ted
"Dyin' Ain't So Bad" – Bonnie
"God's Arms Are Always Open (reprise)"† – Blanche, Preacher
"You Can Do Better Than Him (reprise)"† – Ted
"Picture Show (reprise)"† – Young Bonnie, Young Clyde
"Dyin' Ain't So Bad (reprise)" – Clyde, Bonnie
"How 'Bout a Dance? (reprise)" – Bonnie

†Not on the Original Broadway Cast Recording.
Casts[edit]
Below are the principal cast members of all major productions of Bonnie & Clyde to date.

Role
La Jolla (2009)
Sarasota (2010)
Broadway (2011)
Tokyo (2011)
Seoul (2013)

Bonnie Parker
Laura Osnes Megumi Hamada Lisa / Dana /
 Ahn Yoo Jin
Clyde Barrow
Stark Sands Jeremy Jordan Mario Tashiro Um Ki Joon / Key /
 Park Hyung Sik / Han Ji Sang
Blanche Barrow
Melissa van der Schyff Yuri Shirahane Ju-A
Buck Barrow
Claybourne Elder Koki Okada Lee Jeong Youl /
 Kim Min Jong
Ted Hinton
Chris Peluso Kevin Massey Louis Hobson Masaaki Fujioka /
 Masataka Nakagauchi Kim Pub Lae / Kim Hyeing Gyun /
 Park Jin Woo
Preacher
Michael Lanning Hiro Tsunoda 
Sheriff Schmid
Wayne Duvall Joe Hart Katsumi Kiba 
Young Clyde
Zach Rand Talon Ackerman  
Young Bonnie
Kelsey Fowler  
Emma Parker
Mare Winningham Mimi Bessette Yukiko Ikeda 
Critical response[edit]
Regional[edit]
La Jolla
The Los Angeles Times review complimented the leads, saying that Osnes "effectively works the red-headed moll temptress angle while Stark Sands' Clyde flaunts his ripped torso as often as possible. And both possess sharp musical instincts". The Wildhorn score "is undeniably impressive". Although it notes that "stylistically, the work seems beholden to conventional forms yet curious about modern breakthroughs... what is motivating the retelling of this story?"[15]
Sarasota
"Bonnie & Clyde opened Friday at the Asolo Repertory Theatre with a bang—actually quite a few deadly bangs—and by night's end proved worthy of all the buzz it has created...On balance, though, Bonnie & Clyde has all the markings of a musical bound for success on the Great White Way and should be mandatory viewing for all local theater enthusiasts". - Wade Tatangelo, Brandenton.com.[16]
 "There is much to recommend in this show about the two fame-obsessed Texas outlaws in the early 1930s. It boasts two star-making performances by Jeremy Jordan and Laura Osnes in the title roles, smooth and action-packed staging by Jeff Calhoun, an impressive set that also displays historic videos and photos, and a tune-filled score by Frank Wildhorn and lyricist Don Black". - Jay Handelman, Herald Tribune.[17]
Broadway[edit]
The opening night gained mixed to negative reviews. The cast and crew, as well as many of the production's supporters, expressed that they felt the critics had been biased due to Wildhorn's previous Broadway track record.[18][19]
Cast recording[edit]
An original Broadway cast album featuring all 20 musical numbers and a bonus track (the song "This Never Happened Before", which was cut during the show's early stages), was recorded on January 2, 2012 and released on April 24.
Awards and nominations[edit]
Broadway production[edit]

Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
2012 Tony Award Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Laura Osnes Nominated
Best Original Score Frank Wildhorn and Don Black Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical Nominated
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Melissa van der Schyff Nominated
Outstanding Music Frank Wildhorn Nominated
Outstanding Lyrics Don Black Nominated
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Jones, Kenneth."Osnes and Sands Are La Jolla's Bonnie & Clyde; Winningham and Van der Schyff Also Cast," playbill.com, July 13, 2009
2.Jump up ^ Bonnie & Clyde Demo Cast album castalbumcollector.com, retrieved January 5, 2010
3.Jump up ^ Jones, Kenneth.Stark Sands and Laura Osnes Are Bonnie and Clyde in NYC Reading of Wildhorn Musical," playbill.com, February 4, 2009
4.Jump up ^ Jones, Kenneth."Osnes and Sands Are Shooting Stars of 'Bonnie & Clyde, the Musical', Opening in CA" playbill.com, November 22, 2009
5.Jump up ^ Jones, Kenneth."Frank Wildhorn's 'Bonnie & Clyde' Musical, Revised Since CA Run, Opens in Florida" playbill.com, November 19, 2010
6.Jump up ^ Tatangelo, Wade."'Bonnie & Clyde' to hit Sarasota stage with guns blazing" bradenton.com, November 7, 2010
7.Jump up ^ "Laura Osnes & Jeremy Jordan Are Singin' and Shootin' in Bonnie & Clyde, Opening on Broadway Dec. 1". Playbill.com. December 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
8.Jump up ^ Heller, Scott (December 16, 2011). "Bonnie & Clyde Will Close on Dec. 30". The New York Times. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
9.Jump up ^ Gerard, Jeremy (December 3, 2011). "‘Bonnie and Clyde' Makes Folk Heroes of Killers: Jeremy Gerard". Bloomberg.
10.Jump up ^ Bonnie and Clyde newjerseynewsroom.com
11.Jump up ^ "Theater Review" therepublic.com
12.Jump up ^ Teachout, Terry."Wheel This Barrow Out of Town"The Wall Street Journal, December 2, 2011
13.Jump up ^ Haagensen, Erik."'Bonnie & Clyde' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater" Backstage, December 1, 2011
14.Jump up ^ http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-BONNIE-CLYDE-Opens-in-Tokyo-Highlights-20120110
15.Jump up ^ "Theater review: 'Bonnie & Clyde' at La Jolla Playhouse". Los Angeles Times. November 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
16.Jump up ^ "REVIEW: ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ lives up to Broadway hype". Brandenton.com. November 21, 2010. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
17.Jump up ^ "REVIEW: Impressive ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ sings but needs tweaking". November 20, 2010. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
18.Jump up ^ Brantley, Ben."Theater Review. Armed and Amorous, Committing Cold-Blooded Musical" The New York Times, December 1, 2011
19.Jump up ^ "Broadway Videos | Interviews, Reviews, and Popular Channels Word of Mouth Review: Bonnie & Clyde | Videos". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
External links[edit]
Official Bonnie & Clyde Broadway website
Bonnie & Clyde at Broadway's Best Shows
Internet Broadway Database listing
"'Bonnie & Clyde', LaJolla Playhouse
Bonnie and Clyde at the Asolo Repertory Theater, Sarasota
Frank Wildhorn page on Bonnie & Clyde: A New Musical


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Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde.JPG
film poster by Bill Gold

Directed by
Arthur Penn
Produced by
Warren Beatty
Written by
David Newman
Robert Benton
Special Consultant:
Robert Towne
Starring
Warren Beatty
Faye Dunaway
Michael J. Pollard
Gene Hackman
Estelle Parsons
Music by
Charles Strouse
Cinematography
Burnett Guffey
Editing by
Dede Allen
Distributed by
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
Release dates
August 13, 1967

Running time
111 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$2.5 million
Box office
$50,700,000[1] (domestic)
 $70,000,000[2] (worldwide)
Bonnie and Clyde is a 1967 American crime film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as the title characters Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. The film features Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, and Estelle Parsons, with Denver Pyle, Dub Taylor, Gene Wilder, Evans Evans, and Mabel Cavitt in supporting roles. The screenplay was written by David Newman and Robert Benton. Robert Towne and Beatty provided uncredited contributions to the script; Beatty also produced the film. The soundtrack was composed by Charles Strouse.
Bonnie and Clyde is considered a landmark film, and is regarded as one of the first films of the New Hollywood era, since it broke many cinematic taboos and was popular with the younger generation. Its success prompted other filmmakers to be more open in presenting sex and violence in their films. The film's ending also became iconic as "one of the bloodiest death scenes in cinematic history".[3]
The film received Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Estelle Parsons) and Best Cinematography (Burnett Guffey).[4] It was among the first 100 films selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.[5]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast 2.1 Cast notes
3 Production and style 3.1 Music
4 Historical accuracy
5 Reception
6 Awards and honors 6.1 Academy Awards
6.2 Others
7 Influence
8 Notes
9 Further reading
10 External links

Plot[edit]
In the middle of the Great Depression, Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) and Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway) meet when Clyde tries to steal Bonnie's mother's car. Bonnie, who is bored by her job as a waitress, is intrigued with Clyde, and decides to take up with him and become his partner in crime. They pull off some holdups, but their amateur efforts, while exciting, are not very lucrative.
The duo's crime spree shifts into high gear once they hook up with a dim-witted gas station attendant, C.W. Moss (Michael J. Pollard), then with Clyde's older brother Buck (Gene Hackman) and his wife, Blanche (Estelle Parsons), a preacher's daughter. The women dislike each other on first sight, and their feud only escalates from there: shrill Blanche has nothing but disdain for Bonnie, Clyde and C.W., while gun-moll Bonnie sees Blanche's flighty presence as a constant danger to the gang's well-being.
Bonnie and Clyde turn from pulling small-time heists to robbing banks. Their exploits also become more violent. When C.W. botches a bank robbery by parallel parking the getaway car, Clyde shoots the bank manager in the face after he jumps onto the slow-moving car's running board. The gang is pursued by law enforcement, including Texas Ranger Frank Hamer (Denver Pyle), who is captured and humiliated by the outlaws, then set free. A raid later catches the outlaws off guard, mortally wounding Buck with a gruesome shot to his head and injuring Blanche. Bonnie, Clyde and C.W. barely escape with their lives. With Blanche sightless and in police custody, Hamer tricks her into revealing C.W.'s name, who was up until now still only an "unidentified suspect."
Hamer locates Bonnie, Clyde and C.W. hiding at the house of C.W.'s father Ivan Moss (Dub Taylor), who thinks the couple—and an ornate tattoo—have corrupted his son. He strikes a bargain with Hamer: in exchange for leniency for the boy, he helps set a trap for the outlaws. When Bonnie and Clyde stop on the side of the road to help Mr. Moss fix a flat tire, the police in the bushes open fire and riddle them violently. Hamer and his posse then come out of hiding, looking pensively at the couple's bodies.
Cast[edit]








The gang acquires a nemesis: After they humiliate Captain Hamer—and publicize the fact with photos—he returns in the third act, vowing "to get my picture took with them two one more time." In real life, Hamer never laid eyes on Bonnie and Clyde until the morning he and his posse fatally ambushed them near Gibsland, Louisiana.
Warren Beatty as Clyde Barrow
Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker
Michael J. Pollard as C.W. Moss
Gene Hackman as Buck Barrow
Estelle Parsons as Blanche Barrow
Denver Pyle as Frank Hamer
Dub Taylor as Ivan Moss
Gene Wilder as Eugene Grizzard
Evans Evans as Velma Davis
Mabel Cavitt as Mrs. Parker



"Step on it, Velma." Gene Wilder's film debut as amiable hostage Eugene Grizzard
Cast notes[edit]
Actor Gene Wilder portrayed Eugene Grizzard, one of Bonnie and Clyde's hostages. His girlfriend Velma Davis was played by Evans Evans, who was the wife of film director John Frankenheimer.
The family gathering scene was filmed in Red Oak, Texas. Several local residents were watching the film being shot, when the filmmakers noticed Mabel Cavitt, a local school teacher, among the people gathered, who was then cast as Bonnie Parker's mother.[6][7]
Production and style[edit]
The film was intended as a romantic and comic version of the violent gangster films of the 1930s, updated with modern filmmaking techniques.[8] Arthur Penn portrayed some of the violent scenes with a comic tone, sometimes reminiscent of Keystone Kops-style slapstick films, then shifted disconcertingly into horrific and graphic violence.[9] The film was strongly influenced by the French New Wave directors, both in its rapid shifts of tone, and in its choppy editing, which is particularly noticeable in the film's closing sequence.[9]








The film was originally offered to François Truffaut, the best-known director of the New Wave movement, who made contributions to the script. He passed on the project to make Fahrenheit 451.[10] The producers approached Jean-Luc Godard next. Some sources claim Godard didn't trust Hollywood and refused; Robert Benton claimed that Godard wanted to shoot the film in New Jersey in January and took offense when would-be producer Norah Wright objected that that was unreasonable considering the story took place in Texas with its year-round warm environment[11] while her partner, Elinor Jones,[12] claimed they did not believe Godard was right for the project in the first place. After attending a screening of the completed film, Godard was asked what he thought of the film and reportedly replied, "Great! Now let's go make Bonnie and Clyde."[citation needed]
When Warren Beatty was on board as producer only, his sister Shirley MacLaine was a strong possibility to play Bonnie. But when Beatty decided to play Clyde, obviously a different actress was called for. Those considered for the role were Jane Fonda, Tuesday Weld, Ann-Margret, Leslie Caron, Carol Lynley and Sue Lyon. Cher auditioned for the part, while Warren Beatty begged Natalie Wood to play the role. Wood declined the role to concentrate more on her therapy at the time, and acknowledged that working with Beatty before was "difficult." Faye Dunaway has stated that she won the part "by the skin of her teeth!"[citation needed]
The film is forthright in its handling of sexuality, but that theme was toned down from its conception. Originally, Benton and Newman wrote Clyde as bisexual and he and Bonnie were to have a three-way sexual relationship with their male getaway driver. However, Arthur Penn persuaded the writers that the relationship's emotional complexity was underwritten, it dissipated the passion of the title characters and it would harm the audience's sympathy for the characters who would write them off as sexual deviants because they are criminals. Others claimed that Beatty was not willing to have his character display that kind of sexuality and that the Production Code would never have allowed such content in the first place.[13] Instead, Clyde is portrayed as unambiguously heterosexual, if impotent. When Clyde brandishes his gun to display his manhood, Bonnie suggestively strokes the phallic symbol. Like the 1950 film Gun Crazy, Bonnie and Clyde portrays crime as alluring and intertwined with sex. Because Clyde is impotent, his attempts to physically woo Bonnie are frustrating and anti-climactic.
Bonnie and Clyde was one of the first films to feature extensive use of squibs — small explosive charges, often mounted with bags of stage blood, that are detonated inside an actor's clothes to simulate bullet hits. Released in an era where shootings were generally depicted as bloodless and painless, the Bonnie and Clyde death scene was one of the first in mainstream American cinema to be depicted with graphic realism.[citation needed]
Beatty had originally wanted the film to be shot in black and white, but Warner Bros. rejected this idea. As it stood, much of the senior management of the studio was hostile towards this film project, especially Jack Warner who considered the subject-matter an unwanted throwback to Warner Brothers' early period when gangster films were common product.[14] In addition, Warner was already annoyed at Beatty who refused to star in the film, PT 109 at his behest and was insolent enough to defy his favorite gesture of authority of showing the studio water tower with the WB logo on it by responding "Well, it's got your name, but it's got my initials."[15] In addition, Warner complained about the film's extensive location shooting in Texas which exceeded its production schedule and budget, until he ordered the crew back to the studio backlot, where it was planned to be anyway for final process shots.[16]
At first, Warner Brothers did not promote Bonnie and Clyde for general release, but instead mounted only limited regional releases that seemed to confirm its misgivings about the film's lack of commercial appeal, despite the fact the film was doing excellent sustained business in select urban theatres.[17] In fact, while Jack Warner was selling the studio to Seven Arts Productions, he would have had the film dumped but for the fact that Israel, of whom Warner was a major supporter, had scored a triumphant victory in the Six Day War, and he was in too defiant a mood to sell any of his studio's films.[18] Meanwhile, Warren Beatty, Bonnie and Clyde's producer and star, complained to Warner Brothers that if the company was willing to go to so much trouble for Reflections in a Golden Eye (they had changed the coloration scheme at considerable expense), which was getting poor reviews, their neglect of his film, which was getting excellent press, suggested a conflict of interest; he threatened to sue the company. Warner Brothers gave Beatty's film a general release. It eventually became a major box office success.[19]
Music[edit]
The instrumental banjo piece "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" by Flatt and Scruggs was introduced to a worldwide audience as a result of its frequent use in the movie. Its use is strictly anachronistic as the bluegrass-style of music dates from the mid-1940s rather than the 1930s, but the functionally similar Old-time music genre was long established and widely recorded at the period in which the film is set.[citation needed] Long out of print in vinyl and cassette formats, the film soundtrack album was finally released on CD in 2009.[20]
Historical accuracy[edit]



 The real Bonnie and Clyde, March 1933
The film considerably simplifies the lives of Bonnie and Clyde, which included other gang members, repeated jailings, other murders and a horrific auto accident that left Parker burned and a near-invalid. One of the film's major characters, "C.W. Moss", is a composite of two members of the Barrow Gang: William Daniel "W.D." Jones and Henry Methvin.[21]
The Gene Wilder-Evans Evans sequence is based on the kidnappings of the undertaker H.D. Darby and his acquaintance Sophia Stone, near Ruston, Louisiana on April 27, 1933.[22] In the film, Eugene and Velma are romantically involved; Darby and Stone were not.
The film strays furthest from fact in its portrayal of the Texas Ranger Frank Hamer (played by Denver Pyle) as a vengeful bungler who had been captured, humiliated, and released by Bonnie and Clyde. Hamer was already a legendary Texas Ranger when he was coaxed out of semi-retirement to hunt down the duo; he had never seen them before he and his posse ambushed and killed them near Gibsland, Louisiana on May 23, 1934.[23] In 1968, Hamer's widow and son sued the movie producers for defamation of character over his portrayal. They were awarded an out-of-court settlement in 1971.[24]
The film portrays an unarmed and unsuspecting Clyde walking away from the car to investigate the broken down truck when he was ambushed. It suggests that Bonnie, still in their car, may also have been unarmed. The real couple remained in the vehicle and had weapons at the ready in the front seat; the back seat contained a dozen guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition.[25] Neither outlaw got out of the car alive.








Bonnie and Faye: Infamous 1933 cigar photo branded Bonnie as a gun moll; 1966 publicity reenactment with Faye Dunaway
The couple's notoriety in 1933 came from photos found by police as undeveloped film in a hastily abandoned hideout in Joplin, Missouri. In one, Bonnie holds a gun in her hand and a cigar between her teeth. Its publication nationwide typed her as a dramatic gun moll. The film portrays the taking of this playful photo. It implies the gang sent photos—and poetry—to the press, but this is untrue. The police found most of the gang's items in the Joplin cache. Bonnie's final poem, read aloud by her in the movie, was publicized only posthumously by her mother.[26]
Regarding the themes of Barrow's homosexuality/bisexuality and impotence, those notions seem to have been solely advanced in Pulitzer Prize winner author John Toland's 1963 novel, The Dillinger Days. However, when asked, contemporaries of Barrow, like W.D. Jones denied knowing anything about that being part of Barrow's life. Additionally, critiques of Toland's novel, particularly those by Nelson Algren in 1968, indicate that there might be no historical basis for those rumors. Algren refers to Dillinger Days as "a volume of conjectures, surmises and easy assumptions", and states, "one can only marvel at this writer's presumption. Clyde Barrow might have been a latent heterosexual without even his mother knowing"?[27]
The only two members of the Barrow Gang who were alive at the time of the film's release were Blanche Barrow and W. D. Jones. While Blanche Barrow approved the depiction of her in the original version of the script, she objected to the later re-writes. At the film's release, she complained loudly about Estelle Parsons's portrayal of her, saying, "That film made me look like a screaming horse's ass!"[28]
In 1968, W.D. Jones outlined his time with the Barrows in a Playboy magazine article.[29] That same year, he filed a lawsuit against Warner Brothers-Seven Arts, claiming that the film Bonnie and Clyde "maligned and brought shame and disrepute" on him and damaged his character by implying that he was complicit in the betrayal of his old partners. He repeated what he had said at his arrest in 1933, that far from being a willing member of the gang, he had tried to escape several times.[30][31] There is no record that his petition was ever heard by a court.
The movie was partly filmed in and around Dallas, Texas, in some cases using locations of banks that Bonnie and Clyde were reputed to have robbed at gunpoint.[32]
Reception[edit]



 Producer-star Warren Beatty got a 40%-of-gross deal because the studio viewed the film as a short-run drive-in "programmer"
The film was controversial on its original release for its supposed glorification of murderers, and for its level of graphic violence, which was unprecedented at the time. Bosley Crowther of The New York Times was so appalled that he began to campaign against the increasing brutality of American films.[33] Dave Kaufman of Variety criticized the film for uneven direction and for portraying Bonnie and Clyde as bumbling fools.[34] Joe Morgenstern for Newsweek initially panned the film as a "squalid shoot-'em-up for the moron trade." After seeing the film a second time and noticing the enthusiastic audience, he wrote a second article saying he had misjudged it and praised the film. Warner Brothers took advantage of this, marketing the film as having made a major critic change his mind about its virtues.[35]
Roger Ebert gave Bonnie and Clyde a largely positive review, giving it four stars out of a possible four. He called the film "a milestone in the history of American movies, a work of truth and brilliance." More than 30 years later, he added the film to his "Great Movies" list. Film critics Dave Kehr and James Berardinelli have also praised the film in the years since.
The fierce debate about the film is discussed at length in For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism. This 2009 documentary film chronicles what occurred as a result: The New York Times fired Bosley Crowther because his negative review seemed so out of touch with the public, and Pauline Kael, who wrote a lengthy freelance essay in The New Yorker in praise of the film, became the magazine's new staff-critic.
It performed well at the box office, and by year's end had grossed $23,000,000, becoming the studio's second highest grossing film of all time, right behind My Fair Lady (1964).[36] Listal lists it as one of the top five grossing films of 1967 with $50,700,000 in US sales, and $70,000,000 worldwide.[37]
The film has been criticized for opening the floodgates for cinematic violence.[38]
The film has a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes[39]
Awards and honors[edit]
Academy Awards[edit]
Estelle Parsons won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Blanche Barrow, and Burnett Guffey won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
The film was also nominated for:
Best Picture – Warren Beatty
Best Director – Arthur Penn
Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) – David Newman and Robert Benton
Best Actor in a Leading Role – Warren Beatty
Best Actress in a Leading Role – Faye Dunaway
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Gene Hackman
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Michael J. Pollard
Best Costume Design – Theadora Van Runkle
Others[edit]
In 1992, Bonnie and Clyde was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
1998 – AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies – #27
2001 – AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills – #13
2002 – AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions – #65
2003 – AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains Clyde Barrow & Bonnie Parker – #32 Villains
2005 – AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes – #41 "We rob banks." – #41
2007 – AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) – #42
2008 – AFI's 10 Top 10 – #5 Gangster Film[40]
Influence[edit]



 A replica made for the film of the Ford V8 in which Bonnie and Clyde died, currently on display at the National Museum of Crime & Punishment.
Some critics cite Joseph H. Lewis's Gun Crazy, a 1950 film noir about a bank-robbing couple (also based loosely on the real Bonnie and Clyde), as a major influence on this film.[citation needed] Forty years after its premiere, Bonnie and Clyde has been cited as a major influence for such disparate films as The Wild Bunch, The Godfather, The Departed,[41] and Natural Born Killers.[42] Bonnie and Clyde were also the subject of a popular 1967 French pop song performed by Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot. Some aspects of the Bollywood movie Bunty aur Babli are inspired by this movie.
Notes[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Bonnie and Clyde, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
2.Jump up ^ "Bonnie and Clyde, Box Office Information". IMDb. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
3.Jump up ^ "Bonnie and Clyde (1967)" The New York Times
4.Jump up ^ "The 40th Academy Awards (1968) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org.
5.Jump up ^ "25 American films are added to the National Film Registry". The Courier. Associated Press. December 7, 1992. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
6.Jump up ^ Handbook of Texas Online: Red Oak, Texas Texas State Historical Association
7.Jump up ^ Ballinger, Frank R. "From Real to Reel, the 1967 movie". Bonnie & Clyde's Hideout.
8.Jump up ^ The Movies by Richard Griffith, Arthur Mayer, and Eileen Bowser. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1981 edition.
9.^ Jump up to: a b Giannetti, Louis; Eyman, Scott. Flashback: A Brief History of Film (4 ed.). Prentice Hall. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-13-018662-1.
10.Jump up ^ Toubiana, Serge; de Baecque, Antoine (1999). Truffaut: A Biography. New York: Knopf. ISBN 0-375-40089-3.
11.Jump up ^ Harris, Mark (2008). Pictures at a Revolution: Five Films and the Birth of the New Hollywood. The Penguin Press. pp. 66–67.
12.Jump up ^ Harris 2008, p. 66.
13.Jump up ^ Harris 2008, pp. 205-206.
14.Jump up ^ Harris 2008, p. 325.
15.Jump up ^ Harris 2008, p. 192.
16.Jump up ^ Harris 2008, pp. 258-259.
17.Jump up ^ Harris 2008, p. 346.
18.Jump up ^ Harris 2008, p. 327.
19.Jump up ^ Harris 2008, pp. 368-369.
20.Jump up ^ "Bonnie And Clyde Soundtrack CD". cduniverse.com.
21.Jump up ^ "Bonnie and Clyde Trivia". tcm.com.
22.Jump up ^ Barrow, Blanche Caldwell, edited by John Neal Phillips (2005). My Life with Bonnie and Clyde. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-3625-1.
23.Jump up ^ Guinn, Jeff (2009). Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4165-5706-7.
24.Jump up ^ Guinn, p 364
25.Jump up ^ The Posse. Texas Hideout. Accessed 25 May 2008.
26.Jump up ^ Roger Maserang (December 31, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bonnie and Clyde Garage Apartment" (PDF). National Park Service. pp. 20–21. Retrieved January 24, 2014. (39 pages, with apartment plans, map, newspaper clippings and 11 photos)
27.Jump up ^ "Bonnie & Clyde History". A. Winston Woodward.
28.Jump up ^ Barrow with Phillips, p 245n40
29.Jump up ^ "Riding with Bonnie and Clyde." cinetropic.com
30.Jump up ^ Sinclair, Molly (1974). "no title". Houston Post.
31.Jump up ^ James, Ann (21 Aug, year not legible). "Bonnie and Clyde driver loses life to shotgun blast". Houston Post.
32.Jump up ^ Ballinger, Frank R. "Locations, scenes and more". Bonnie & Clyde's Hideout.
33.Jump up ^ Gianetti; Eyman. Flashback, p. 306.
34.Jump up ^ Kaufman, Dave (9 August 1967). "Bonnie and Clyde". Variety.
35.Jump up ^ Harris, Mark. Pictures at a Revolution: Five Films and the Birth of a New Hollywood. Penguin Press, 2008, p. 341-2.
36.Jump up ^ "Bonnie and Clyde". tcm.com.
37.Jump up ^ "Top Grossing Films of 1967". Listal.com.
38.Jump up ^ http://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/26/thriller.romance
39.Jump up ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bonnie_and_clyde/
40.Jump up ^ "AFI's 10 Top 10". American Film Institute. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
41.Jump up ^ Scott, A. O. (12 August 2007). "Two Outlaws, Blasting Holes in the Screen". The New York Times.
42.Jump up ^ Lavington, Stephen. Oliver Stone. London: Virgin Books, 2004.
Further reading[edit]
Friedman, Lester D. (2000). Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-59697-1.
Desilet, Gregory (2005). "Modern 'Noir' Melodrama: Bonnie and Clyde". Our Faith in Evil: Melodrama and the Effects of Entertainment Violence. McFarland. pp. 288–298. ISBN 078642348X.
External links[edit]
 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bonnie and Clyde.
Bonnie and Clyde at the Internet Movie Database
Bonnie and Clyde at the TCM Movie Database
Bonnie and Clyde at allmovie
Bosley Crowther’s original review, the New York Times, 14 April 1967, and his follow-up of 3 September 1967.
Stephen Hunter, in Commentary, on the film's infidelity to historical truth about Barrow, Parker and Hamer.
Literature on Bonnie and Clyde


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