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Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Directed by Arthur Penn•1h 51m•Published Jun 21, 2022•Episode length 2h 47m
Episode 127 - Bonnie and Clyde
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Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty
Clyde Barrow
Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway
Bonnie Parker
Michael J. Pollard
Michael J. Pollard
C. W. Moss
Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman
Buck Barrow
Estelle Parsons
Estelle Parsons
Blanche
Denver Pyle
Denver Pyle
Frank Hamer
Dub Taylor
Dub Taylor
Ivan Moss
Evans Evans
Evans Evans
Velma Davis
Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder
Eugene Grizzard
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Mabel Cavitt
Bonnie's mother (uncredited)

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Arthur Penn
Arthur Penn
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Overview

In the 1930s, bored European-American waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with a European-American ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.

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Everybody get in the time machine, Liam's film school is taking us to the 1970s. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georgia as we review Bonnie and Clyde. Be prepared to never stop driving in our 127th episode as we discuss: Liam reveals a ton of information about the real life Bon…

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Everybody get in the time machine, Liam's film school is taking us to the 1970s. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georgia as we review Bonnie and Clyde. Be prepared to never stop driving in our 127th episode as we discuss:

  • Liam reveals a ton of information about the real life Bonnie and Clyde
  • The initial choice for Bonnie and why that had to change once Warren Beatty was cast.
  • We talk a little bit about the Great Depression and share some history on great market crashes across history
  • We talk about the specifics of why you never want to eat in a scene
  • We pick up on a key anachronism from the film
  • We discuss the French New Wave and where Jean-Luc Godard wanted to shoot this
  • We see if Georgia was able to pick up on some familiar faces despite the age of the film
  • Is Estelle Parsons the worst part of this film?
  • How this film went massively against the Hays Code
  • Whether or not Bonnie and Clyde is the Best Film Ever.

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Timestamps for this episode:

  • 0:00 - Opening Banter
    6:25 - Reflections & Corrections
    19:35 - Shoutouts
    32:50 - Deep Dive
    2:37:30 - Endgame