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Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story

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Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story
GenreDrama
Written byGary Hoffman
Directed byGary Hoffman
StarringTracey Needham
Dana Ashbrook
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersGary Hoffman
Neal Israel
ProducerOoty Moorehead
Production locationTexas
CinematographyRohn Schmidt
EditorKevin Krasny
Running time93 minutes
Production companies20th Century Fox Television
FNM Films
Gary Hoffman/Neal Israel Productions
Neal and Gary Productions
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseAugust 17, 1992 (1992-08-17)

Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story is a 1992 American television film written and directed by Gary Hoffman. It stars Dana Ashbrook and Tracey Needham as Bonnie and Clyde. The 93-minute television film was shot on location at historic crime scenes associated with the couple in East Texas. The film premiered on Fox on August 17, 1992.[1]

Premise

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Bonnie Parker is estranged from her husband while still only just barely eighteen. Clyde Barrow, a handsome charmer who is in love with Bonnie, is a small-time thief, 'borrowing' cars to teach Bonnie to drive. He falls in with W.D. Jones, and their crime levels quickly rise. Soon Bonnie is dragged in with them, due to her love for Clyde, and within a short space of time, everyone is baying for the blood of Bonnie and Clyde.

Cast

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Reception

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Tony Scott of Variety said that this version "concentrates on the pair's supposed innocence and sensitivity; program is surprisingly effective."[2] When they begin traveling together, Bonnie is a teenager and Clyde is 20 years old. Scott says the chief fault of this version is "in turning the sleazy Bonnie and Clyde into a pair of sympathetic characters."[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story, Rotten Tomatoes, n.d., accessed 1 April 2019
  2. ^ a b Tony Scott, "Review: Fox Night at the Movies Bonnie and Clyde: The True Story", Variety, 1992 TV reviews, 17 August 1992; accessed 1 April 2019
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