"Bonnie and Clyde" came, saw, and conquered, well sort of. America's most infamous outlaws came to life in living color on Sunday when A&E, Lifetime and the History Channel united to simulcast the a brand new two part mini-series aptly named, "Bonnie and Clyde." The movie event which spanned three networks over two nights, began on Sunday, December 8 and concluded on Monday December 9, but in case you missed it, you are in luck! And no we didn't take notes on how to steal from Bonnie and Clyde, A&E, Lifetime and the History Channel are now allowing viewers to watch the full-length movie event online. And while you may be in the robbing mood, the 3 networks are allowing viewers to live stream part 1 and part 2 for free!
The movie event stars Emile Hirsch as Clyde Barrow and Holliday Grainger as Bonnie Parker, part one of "Bonnie & Clyde" introduced curious viewers to the pair before their names became infamous. Viewers will quickly learn that this series is not simply a remake of Arthur Penn's iconic 1967 film "Bonnie and Clyde." Hirsch recently revealed that he had never seen the film before agreeing to play the infamous outlaw, and decided that instead of attempting to revamp Warren Beatty's character interpretation, he would simply research Clyde "Chestnut" Barrow himself. In part one, Clyde meets the young and impressionable Bonnie at her wedding reception, but her first marriage wasn't a happy union, mostly due to the fact that the star crossed lovers became intent on getting rich and famous, or dying trying. In actuality the pair met years later most likely in 1930. Parker was married though, to a man named Roy Thornton on her 16th birthday in 1926. Despite the marriage being short lived, they never divorced. Clyde, however, found himself having a much different time in 1926, at 16 he was arrested for the first time after running from police over a stolen rental car. However, this was only the first of many arrests.
Part two of the series recounts Bonnie and Clyde in full fledge crime spree, Bonnie pushes her partner in crime to "commit riskier and more dangerous crimes to generate bigger headlines and make them the most famous criminals of the modern era." Another large misconception in part two of the series has to do with the photos that made "Bonnie and Clyde" America's first celebrity criminals of the modern era. In the new mini-series, the box filled with undeveloped film of the Barrow gang and poetry written by Bonnie herself is not abandoned, but instead grabbed by Bonnie and later burned by Clyde in anger. However, the box which was discovered in the couple's Joplin hideout was left behind, the iconic photos found their way into newspapers all over the country, dubbing Bonnie "Clyde's cigar-smoking moll." In the movie version, it is Bonnie herself who sends in the "gangster" style photographs, after she is tired of the press using her high school picture.
Despite the series gaining major criticism for historically inaccuracies, apparently the production team wasn't attempting to tell the true story. "We weren't interested in doing a documentary," co-writer Joe Batteer told The Wrap. "Even the best documentary isn't actually true with a capital T. There's opinions and points of view. Ultimately, we're dramatists and we're trying to tell a story. We don't just want to write down the facts. Hell, anyone can do that. We're interested in telling a tale, taking people on a ride, and we think we did."
Watch the full-length version of "Bonnie and Clyde" online, and let us know what you think of the new mini-series!
Click HERE to watch on A&E online.
Click HERE to watch on the History channel online.
Click HERE to watch on Lifetime online.
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