Bonnie & Clyde (miniseries)
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{{Infobox television
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| genre = Historical fiction
| creator =
| based_on =
| writer = John Rice
Joe Batteer
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| director = Bruce Beresford
| starring = Emile Hirsch
Holliday Grainger
Sarah Hyland
Elizabeth Reaser
Holly Hunter
William Hurt
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| theme_music_composer = John Debney
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_episodes = 2
| producer = David A. Rosemont
Craig Zadan
Neil Meron
| editor = John David Allen
David Beatty
| cinematography = Francis Kenny
| runtime = 174 minutes (two parts)
| company = Sony Pictures Television
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| network = A&E
History
Lifetime
| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|12|08}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2013|12|09}}
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Bonnie & Clyde is a revisionist 2013 miniseries about Great Depression-era outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow starring Emile Hirsch as Clyde Barrow and Holliday Grainger as Bonnie Parker. The two-part series aired on consecutive nights, December 8 and 9, 2013, simultaneously on A&E, History, and Lifetime (all owned by A&E Networks).{{cite web|last=Lewis |first=Dave |url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/bonnie-and-clydes-emile-hirsch-and-holliday-grainger-rob-banks-in-new-images |title=Bonnie and Clydes Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger rob banks in new images |work=HitFix |date=2013-05-22 |access-date=2013-10-02}} The first previews were released on September 23, 2013.{{cite web|last=The Deadline Team |url=https://deadline.com/2013/09/hot-tv-clip-bonnie-clyde-594540/ |title=Hot TV Clip: 'Bonnie & Clyde' |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |date=2013-09-23 |access-date=2013-10-16}} The series was widely criticized for its historical inaccuracies, particularly as it was aired on History.{{cite web|last=McNamara |first=Mary |url=https://articles.latimes.com/2013/dec/07/entertainment/la-et-st-bonnie-and-clyde-review |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121043016/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/dec/07/entertainment/la-et-st-bonnie-and-clyde-review |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2015 |title=Review: 'Bonnie and Clyde' looks great, but its history is way off |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2013-12-07 |access-date=2016-07-02}}
Plot
The two-part television series 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
- 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
- Desmond 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
- Jonathan Vane as Captain Harley Grace
Reception
= Ratings =
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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20131213055223/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/12/09/bonnie-clyde-delivers-9-8-million-total-viewers-in-simulcast-across-a-e-networks/221118/ ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ Delivers 9.8 Million Total Viewers in Simulcast Across A + E Networks - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com]
A&E Networks closed out its two-part miniseries with 7.4 million viewers.[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-bonnie-clyde-miniseries-finale-74-million-viewers-20131210,0,1684740.story 'Bonnie & Clyde' miniseries finale draws 7.4 million viewers - Los Angeles Times]
=Awards=
- Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Miniseries{{cite web|title=Critics' Choice TV Awards 2014: And the nominees are...|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/28/critics-choice-television-awards-nominees/|date=May 28, 2014|access-date=June 25, 2014}}
- Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries: Holliday Grainger
- Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film: Holliday Grainger[http://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/current-nominees/ 2013 Satellite Nominations], December 2013.
- Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film: William Hurt
- Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries
- Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or Movie
- Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
- Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2707792|Bonnie and Clyde}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131215060358/http://www.history.com/shows/bonnie-and-clyde Bonnie & Clyde (History Channel)]
- [http://www.aetv.com/bonnie-and-clyde/ Bonnie & Clyde (A&E)]
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Category:2013 American television series debuts
Category:2010s American television miniseries
Category:American biographical series
Category:Cultural depictions of Bonnie and Clyde