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For the climactic ambush, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were covered with dozens of squibs embedded [...]	D
With positive attention from the press and the critics, Warren Beatty pressured Warner Brothers to r [...]	D
Just before Clyde robs the store, early in the film, he's seen chewing on a matchstick. His hat band [...]	D
Leading Newsweek magazine film critic Joseph Morgenstern hated the film when he first saw it, but th [...]	D
Cinematographer Burnett Guffey was dismissed during this production, due to artistic clashes with di [...]	D
Roger Ebert had only been a film critic for six months when he saw this film, and hailed it as the f [...]	D
Estelle Parsons had been appearing on Broadway in the title role of Tennessee Williams' "The Seven D [...]	D
This was first shown on US television by CBS on Thursday, 20 September 1973.	D
When scouting for locations, production designer Dean Tavoularis was delighted to see that a lot of [...]	D
At the time, this was Warner Bros.' second highest-grossing film after My Fair Lady (1964).	D
For the climactic massacre, Faye Dunaway's leg had to be tied to the gear shift to prevent her from [...]	D
Film debut of Gene Wilder.	D
Faye Dunaway nearly lost the part of Bonnie Parker as she had put on some weight for E venne la nott [...]	D
Warner Bros. had so little faith in the film that they offered first-time producer Warren Beatty 40% [...]	D
Technically, this is the only film rated "M" (the early equivalent of "PG," introduced in 1973) by t [...]	D
C.W. Moss mentions in the first scene with Buck and Blanche that Myrna Loy is his favorite movie sta [...]	D
Unusual for such a graphic and violent film, Arthur Penn intended it to be partly comic, almost like [...]	D
Since this was Estelle Parsons' first film, she was amazed at the extent of the special effects. Whe [...]	D
In the movie, Bonnie and Clyde meet when she catches him stealing her mother's car. In reality, it i [...]	D
After bad reviews in The New York Times, Time, and Newsweek, a 9,000-word rave by Pauline Kael, who [...]	D
Unlike the one shown in the movie, the license plate on the car the Barrow's died in was TEXAS 587-9 [...]	D
Morgan Woodward was originally slated to play Frank Hamer, but he was held up when filming of Nick m [...]	D
While they were shooting Bonnie and Clyde's confrontation in the fields after she tries to run away [...]	D
Clyde's self-mutilation while at Eastham Prison Farm was part of a common practice among convicts to [...]	D
The movie portrays Texas Ranger Frank Hamer as a bungler who is humiliated by Bonnie, Clyde, and Buc [...]	D
Jack Warner told Warren Beatty that he would only finance the film if it was filmed in the style of [...]	D
The real Blanche Barrow sued Warner Bros. over the way she was depicted in the film. In reality, Bar [...]	D
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of this movie, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were invited to pr [...]	D
An inventory of the bullet-riddled Ford V-8 revealed Clyde and Bonnie possessed at the time of death [...]	D
Co-writer Robert Benton got the idea for his script from his father, who had attended the separate f [...]	D
Initially, Warren Beatty refused to have Faye Dunaway billed above the title with him. Even during s [...]	D
Billed as "America's Most Wanted Broadway Musical," "Bonnie & Clyde" was set to open on Broadway at [...]	D
Bonnie's family reunion scene was shot through a window screen to give it a hazy, nostalgic effect.	D
Gene Hackman was on the set one day when he noticed a guy standing behind him and staring. The man s [...]	D
Allegations about Clyde Barrow's homosexuality may have stemmed from the fact that, as an inmate at [...]	D
When the gang is being pursued by Eugene and Velma for stealing their car, Clyde suggests kidnapping [...]	D
Warren Beatty and Arthur Penn quarreled constantly during filming, as Beatty questioned almost every [...]	D
The family gathering scene was filmed in Red Oak, Texas. Several local residents were watching the f [...]	D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die," edited by Steven Schneider.	D
The film is included on Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list.	D
Producer Warren Beatty owned 40% of this film, which made him millions of dollars since its release.	D
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 25 Most Dangerous Movies."	D
Many consider one of the reasons why the film was so successful was because of its anti-establishmen [...]	D
Michael J. Pollard's "C.W. Moss" character is a composite of several of Bonnie and Clyde's cohorts o [...]	D
Prologue: "Bonnie Parker, born in Rowena Texas, 1910 and then moved to west Dallas. In 1931 she work [...]	D
Jordan Christopher and Dennis Hopper were considered for the role of C.W. Moss before producer Warre [...]	D
Warren Beatty wanted to produce this movie in black and white. This was rejected by Warner Brothers.	D
During filming, Faye Dunaway was 25 years old and Warren Beatty was 29.	D
A crucial fact left out of the movie was that Bonnie Parker was virtually incapacitated for the last [...]	D
Julie Christie turned down the role of Bonnie Parker.	D
The scene in which C.W. Moss parallel-parks the getaway car while Clyde and Bonnie are in the bank, [...]	D
During the shoot-out at the Red Crown Tourist Court near Platte City, Missouri, the movie depicts th [...]	D
After FranÃ§ois Truffaut's departure from the project, the producers approached Jean-Luc Godard. S [...]	D
In the movie, the Barrow Gang are ambushed in a field near where they escaped the Red Crown police r [...]	D
One of director Arthur Penn's intentions was to make the character of Blanche as hysterical as possi [...]	D
The first bank Bonnie and Clyde robbed, there was no money in it. The bank had gone bust three weeks [...]	D
When FranÃ§ois Truffaut was planning to direct, he had hoped for Terence Stamp and Alexandra Stewa [...]	D
The Gene Wilder-Evans Evans sequence is based on the kidnappings of undertaker H.D. Darby and his ac [...]	D
Warren Beatty and Michael J. Pollard had worked together on an episode of "The Many Loves of Dobie G [...]	D
The film cast includes four Oscar winners (Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, and Estelle Pa [...]	D
Faye Dunaway had tried to get an interview with Arthur Penn when he was directing La caccia (1966), [...]	D
Originally, writers Robert Benton and David Newman wrote Clyde Barrow as bisexual (even though the r [...]	D
Once Warren Beatty came on-board, one of the first things deleted from Robert Benton and David Newma [...]	D
Jane Fonda appeared on the December 6, 2012, episode of Bravo's "Watch What Happens: Live" (2009), a [...]	D
Michael J. Pollard didn't realize that in eating scenes you don't actually eat all the food because [...]	D
Evans Evans, who played the role of Eugene Grizzard's girlfriend, was the wife of director John Fran [...]	D
This is not the first time that Dub Taylor and Denver Pyle worked together as you can find them toge [...]	D
Ann-Margret was approached to play Bonnie Parker, but negotiations broke down over salary. Tuesday W [...]	D
Richard Brooks wanted his wife Jean Simmons as Bonnie Parker, but producer and star Warren Beatty tu [...]	D
The story of Bonnie Parker smoking a cigar in a picture is accurate. She did it as a joke. But after [...]	D
The movie that Bonnie and Clyde go to see after their botched bank robbery when C.W. Moss parallel p [...]	D
A screening for Jack L. Warner went very badly for Warren Beatty and Arthur Penn, Warner got up thre [...]	D
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #42 Greatest Movie of All Time.	D
On Dec. 27, 1931, after 21 months on the lam, Buck Barrow voluntarily turned himself back in to comp [...]	D
Thousand of berets were sold worldwide after Faye Dunaway wore them in this film.	D
In reality, Buck Barrow's death was much more brutal. After being shot repeatedly, a police officer [...]	D
Future filmmaker Curtis Hanson, who began his career as a photographer, took a series of modeling ph [...]	D
Was Oscar-nominated in all the major categories of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Act [...]	D
Ranked number five on the American Film Institute's list of the 10 greatest films in the "Gangster" [...]	D
In real life, Blanche Barrow did not run from the Joplin apartment screaming with a spatula. In fact [...]	D
The movie's line "We rob banks" was voted as the #41 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out [...]	D
Ford introduced their V8 engine in 1932, and Clyde quickly developed a strong preference for Ford Ro [...]	D
This was the final movie from Warner Brothers to use the classic WB shield logo until spring 1972. T [...]	D
The antique cars used in the film came from Dallas-area collectors and were rented by the day. The o [...]	D
One of the first films to feature an extensive use of squibs.	D
In the Special Edition DVD Documentary, Estelle Parsons says she was the only member of the cast who [...]	D
This is not the first time that Dub Taylor and Denver Pyle worked together, as you can find them tog [...]	D
Convinced their phones were being tapped, the Parker and Barrow families used coded phrases when con [...]	D
Costume designer Theadora Van Runkle had to deal with Warren Beatty's (6'4") worries that he would b [...]	D
Michael J. Pollard admitted in later interviews that he borrowed his accent from Bob Dylan on the "B [...]	D
A story that has been floating around for years about the final shootout is that Arthur Penn and/or [...]	D
Named by Robert Zemeckis as his all-time favourite film in an AFI poll.	D
Gene Hackman and Gene Wilder appeared in Frankenstein Junior (1974).	D
The radio playing in the gang's Platte City hideout suggests it was a Sunday just before 9 pm. The C [...]	D
In the early diner scene, Bonnie wears a predominant spit/kiss curl on her left cheek. Popular in th [...]	D
Clyde's repeated struggles to consummate his relationship with Bonnie may have been tied to his brut [...]	D
Ginger Rogers can be heard singing "We're in the Money" from La danza delle luci (1933) during the t [...]	D
Warren Beatty offered George Stevens, William Wyler, Karel Reisz, John Schlesinger, Brian G. Hutton, [...]	D
C.W. Moss (Michael J. Pollard) was a fictional conglomeration of all of Bonnie and Clyde's minor sid [...]	D
Robert Towne accompanied the crew during the location shoot. In part, he was there to do last minute [...]	D
While it was most likely W.D. Jones' interview with police shortly after his capture that lead to ru [...]	D
Features Michael J. Pollard's only Oscar-nominated performance.	D
In contrast to his infamous womanizing, Warren Beatty did not have an affair with Faye Dunaway. They [...]	D
Originally, Warren Beatty intended to cast Leslie Caron, his main girlfriend at the time, as Bonnie [...]	D
In reality, the bank robbers picked up about three people in their travels. This was merged into one [...]	D
In the film, Clyde stops his car on a country road to help a friend change a flat tire. Once they re [...]	D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2002 list of the top 100 America's Greatest Love Storie [...]	D
In this film, set in 1933, Clyde Barrow offers $40 to CW Moss' father as payment for letting them st [...]	D
The car in which the real Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow met their fate is on display (along with Ba [...]	D
Sixteen-year-old Patsy McClenny (the future Morgan Fairchild), who at the time was active in Dallas [...]	D
This film was selected by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry in 1992 for being " [...]	D
During one of the bank robberies, Buck Barrow (Gene Hackman) does a leap over the tellers' cage. Thi [...]	D
The idea of shooting the final ambush in slow motion came from Arthur Penn, who wanted to make somet [...]	D
Gene Hackman (Buck) and Estelle Parsons (Blanche) play siblings in the 1970 film 'I Never Sang For M [...]	D
Warren Beatty requested that the sound of gunshots in the movie should be much louder than the rest [...]	D
The six lawmen (including lead investigator Frank Hamer) who staged the May 23, 1934, ambush that gu [...]	D
Before deciding to play the role, producer Warren Beatty's first choice for the role of Clyde Barrow [...]	D
Ghostbuster and SNL-alum Dan Akyroyd went to see this movie on his first date.	D
Bonnie Parker was 4'10" tall, nine inches shorter than Faye Dunaway.	D
Arthur Penn was particularly fascinated with the way Akira Kurosawa handled violent action and death [...]	D
Warner Brothers gave the movie a limited B movie-type release at first, sending it to drive-ins and [...]	D
Gene Hackman and Faye Dunaway eventually went on to play the main villains in superhero films. Gene [...]	D
When Warren Beatty was on-board as producer only, his sister Shirley MacLaine was a strong possibili [...]	D
The poem that Bonnie reads aloud in the rented apartment is "The Story of Suicide Sal," written by B [...]	D
In real life, Clyde Barrow was a highly dangerous marksman who had mastered most firearms, including [...]	D
Half a dozen of the cars used in the movie, including the one stolen from Eugene Grizzard (Gene Wild [...]	D
Although Frank Hamer went down in history as "the man who killed Bonnie and Clyde", the actual final [...]	D
Screenwriter Robert Towne did uncredited work as a story consultant on the movie. He is featured in [...]	D
Warren Beatty fought to shoot the film on-locations around Texas, partly to create an authentic imag [...]	D
Before filming started, Faye Dunaway was told to lose 25 pounds off her 5'7" frame. For weeks she fa [...]	D
According to the film's editor Dede Allen, the climactic massacre was meant to evoke Abraham Zaprude [...]	D
Jack Nicholson was considered for the role of C.W. Moss. He was deemed too similar to Warren Beatty. [...]	D
Near the end of the film, Bonnie and Clyde are lying in bed discussing marriage. In reality, Bonnie [...]	D
The only Best Picture Oscar nominee that year to be also nominated for Best Costume Design.	D
Legendary outlaw John Herbert Dillinger had a very low opinion of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, ca [...]	D
On the day the company shot the scene in which Bonnie and Clyde wade through a river after they're s [...]	D
In a 1968 interview, Warren Beatty mentioned that his last conversation with ex-girlfriend Natalie W [...]	D
The first car that Clyde steals after the grocery store hold-up is a 1930 Willys-Knight Model 70-B. [...]	D
According to Warren Beatty in the Special Edition DVD documentary, in the death scene, the make-up d [...]	D
To avoid censorship problems, Warren Beatty held off sending a script to the Production Code Adminis [...]	D
To get above-the-title billing, Faye Dunaway had to give back $25,000 of her $60,000 salary.	D
The poem "The Story of Bonnie and Clyde" (aka "The Trail's End") recited by Faye Dunaway in the film [...]	D
Arthur Penn originally turned the script down, but after various other directors did likewise, inclu [...]	D
Timothy Carey was up for a big part in this film, but Arthur Penn didn't cast him because he was gen [...]	D
Contrary to the film's portrayal of Blanche Barrow inadvertently divulging the identity of C.W. Moss [...]	D
In one scene, while holding up a bank, Clyde Barrow tells a farmer he can keep his own money. ("Is t [...]	D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2001 list of the Top 100 Most Heart-Pounding American M [...]	D
The final car that Bonnie and Clyde steal, and the one they die in, is a 1934 Ford V8 Fordor. The re [...]	D
Gene Hackman regretted his decision to film Buck's death scene in his vest. The scene was shot sever [...]	D
The infamous climactic shoot-out was filmed with four different cameras, all running at differe [...]	D
In planning her performance, Faye Dunaway wanted to wear slacks as Bonnie Parker, since the characte [...]	D
The final moment of the field shoot-out in which the posse surrounds a dying Buck and a hysterical B [...]	D
The first choice for director, FranÃ§ois Truffaut, expressed a keen interest in the project and ma [...]	D
During the car chase following one of the bank robberies, there is a brief glimpse of a few Burma Sh [...]	D
When Warren Beatty and Arthur Penn showed the finished movie to Jack L. Warner, he called it "the lo [...]	D
Initially, Arthur Penn went for a realistic depiction of rural life in the 1930s. Many scenes were m [...]	D
Veteran Cinematographer Burnett Guffey, an Oscar winner for Da qui all'eternitÃ (1953), had frequ [...]	D
Included among the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the Top 100 Greatest American Movies.	D
Cher auditioned for the role of Bonnie Parker, but when her husband and manager at the time, Sonny B [...]	D
Heavily influenced by the French New Wave directors, mainly through its rapid shifts of tone and its [...]	D
In a television interview, director Arthur Penn pointed out that this film showed, for the first tim [...]	D
The film has a dynamic soundtrack that gets much louder during the gunfights. The British premiere o [...]	D

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