Newer, grittier version of Bonnie And Clyde on the way
Minus the last 40 seconds or so (and the occasional screeching from Estelle Parsons), Arthur Penn’s classic version of Bonnie And Clyde makes bank-robbing out to be some of the most fun one can have during a Depression. But of course, for all its at-the-time controversial taboo-breaking, Penn’s Bonnie And Clyde is a thoroughly romanticized version of the famous outlaws’ story, meaning it’s perfect fodder for this era of the “gritty remake”—hence the forthcoming new version from Limitless director Neil Burger and Up In The Air screenwriter Sheldon Turner, who are using as their basis Jeff Guinn’s Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story Of Bonnie And Clyde.