Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde

Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde is a 1993 American romantic crime film co-written and directed by John Shepphird and starring Maureen Flannigan as Bonnie and Scott Wolf as Clyde.^[1]

Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
Directed by	John Shepphird
Written by	Steve Jankowski John Shepphird
Produced by	Steve Jankowski
Starring	Maureen Flannigan Scott Wolf Bentley Mitchum
Cinematography	Neal Brown
Edited by	Brent White
Music by	Terry Plumeri
Production companies	21st Century Film Corporation Trimark Pictures
Distributed by	Trimark Home Video
Release dates	August 27, 1993 (1993-08-27) (United States) December 15, 1993 (1993-12-15) (video release)
Running time	90 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

Premise

A modern-day retelling of the story of 1930s bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde where two teenagers, Bonnie and Clyde, are drawn to a life of crime. The two young lovers begin with shoplifting and work their way up to wanted felons as they make a run for the Mexican border.

Cast

• Maureen Flannigan as Bonnie
• Scott Wolf as Clyde
• Bentley Mitchum as Kirk
• Tom Bower as Peter Baker
• Don Novello as Sanchez

Production

The film was first pitched to financiers at the Marché du Film in May 1992.^[2][3][4]

Filming began in August 1992,^[5] with locations including Salt Lake City, Utah.^[6]

Release

After originally being given an NC-17 rating by the MPAA, the filmmakers appealed and the rating was changed to an R.^[7] The film was given a limited theatrical release on August 27, 1993 and was released to video that December.^[5]

Reception

Entertainment Weekly gave the film a grade of C− and said, "Young leads Wolf and Flannigan (as a police chief’s daughter gone bad) are surprisingly appealing, but whatever goodwill they earn is spent by the end, when this pointless movie ineptly rips off the original Bonnie and Clyde’s climactic massacre."^[8]

References

1. Brennan, Sandra (2013). "Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-10-26.
2. Hicks, Chris (May 23, 1992). "History Repeats Itself, Especially Sequel Mania". Deseret News. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
3. Turan, Kenneth (May 8, 1992). "It's Cinema Roulette at Cannes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
4. Kilian, Michael (May 27, 1992). "Look At What Probably Won't Be Showing at a Theater Near You". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
5. "Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde - Notes". Turner Classic Movie Database. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
6. D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 978-1-4236-0587-4.
7. "'Klepto' picks up R on appeal to board". Variety. June 18, 1993. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
8. "Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde". Entertainment Weekly. December 17, 1993. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

External links

• Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde at IMDb
• Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde at Rotten Tomatoes