Bonnie & Clyde 

Based on the true story of Clyde Barrow, a charismatic convicted armed robber who sweeps Bonnie Parker, an impressionable, petite, small-town waitress, off her feet, and the two embark on ... See full summary »

Stars:

Emile Hirsch, Holliday Grainger, Sarah Hyland

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 12 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Emile Hirsch	...	Clyde Barrow 2 episodes, 2013
Holliday Grainger	...	Bonnie Parker 2 episodes, 2013
Sarah Hyland	...	Blanche Barrow 2 episodes, 2013
Elizabeth Reaser	...	P.J. Lane 2 episodes, 2013
Lane Garrison	...	Buck Barrow 2 episodes, 2013
Dale Dickey	...	Cummie Barrow 2 episodes, 2013
Austin Hébert	...	Ted Hinton 2 episodes, 2013
Jack Thompson	...	Warden 2 episodes, 2013
Holly Hunter	...	Emma Parker 2 episodes, 2013
William Hurt	...	Frank Hamer 2 episodes, 2013
Desmond Phillips	...	Ray Hamilton 2 episodes, 2013
Carl Palmer	...	Tender 2 episodes, 2013
David Jensen	...	Henry Barrow 2 episodes, 2013
Michael Ortiz	...	High Rider 2 episodes, 2013
Garrett Kruithof	...	Henry Methvin 2 episodes, 2013
David Carpenter	...	Jameson Lemmons 2 episodes, 2013

Storyline

Based on the true story of Clyde Barrow, a charismatic convicted armed robber who sweeps Bonnie Parker, an impressionable, petite, small-town waitress, off her feet, and the two embark on one one of most infamous bank-robbing sprees in history.

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Plot Keywords:

robber | woman | robbery | mother | police | 

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 December 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bonnie and Clyde

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sony Pictures Television,Storyline Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min 240 min (4 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where Bonnie and Clyde come back for Buck, a close-up of Clyde reveals that the Ford Model A has a modern dash with a column shift overdrive automatic transmission; which would have replaced the original 3 speed manual which the car would have been originally equipped with.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Bonnie Parker: Clyde?
Clyde Barrow: I've always loved you, Bonnie. I've always loved you.

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Connections

Featured in Project Runway All Stars: Partners in Crime (2013)

User Reviews

The only truths found in this made for television movie

Are that there was a gang known as Bonnie and Clyde...

They had a lawman named Frank Hamer (a real life Walker: Texas Ranger) chasing after them...

And their stories converge in Louisiana when an ambush kills Bonnie and Clyde.

Everything else was just filler to try to tell a story.

Let's be real here though, it was A&E that put this together: Arts and Entertainment, which also owns Lifetime (conversely known as Wifetime), and History, which seems less concerned about history and more concerned about spinning a good story. With that, the cinematography is good for a "made for television" budget, and the acting is good. It isn't garbage like many reviews are saying it is. However, elements of teleplay really push what's good about this into territory that it doesn't need to go.

The real history of Bonnie and Clyde is compelling enough, considering much of what they did was interpreted as desperate people fighting back against cold-hearted and nameless capitalist institutions during the Great Depression. And that a woman would get caught up in it was also compelling. Had the story stuck to that, this would have been better. There is however no need to distort the history to tell a good story when the story can stand on its own.

It gets credit from me for the filming and the acting. It looses too much on the rest.