Oh my God! This movie is off the wall! I'm pretty sure that I saw this around the time it came out, and I fell in love with it instantly. It's one of those films that are so horrible that it's great! You get "serious" actors like Scott Wolf (Clyde) and Maureen Flannigan (Bonnie) to play a new-age version of these classic outlaws but in a sex fueled, comedic form. Not sure I should have been laughing, but I was!
In this version, Bonnie and Clyde are high school students that normally would never have been seen together, but after noticing that the both shared a pension for theft, they fall together in a very dangerous way. Bonnie is the daughter of the local commissioner, and Clyde flips burgers. When Clyde notices that Bonnie has been busted stealing, he manages to get her off of the charges and whisks her away in his stolen car. This is what causes Bonnie to fall for Clyde.
The two set off on an adventure funded through bank robberies and small thefts across the country. After every heist, their young hormones are thrusts into overdrive and the two succumb to their sexual desires. However, after awhile, that becomes the only way that Bonnie is attracted to Clyde. Of course, this spells disaster for the two, especially after Bonnie's boyfriend, Kirk, shows up. Three's a crowd as the heists begin to go bad with Kirk around. Soon the trio is on the FBI radar, and after Kirk is taken out by the cops, Bonnie and Clyde are on the run for it. Everyone knows how the story ends, two star crossed lovers lying dead, holding hands.
I actually really enjoy this film, although it is very difficult to find. The writing is horrible, but the delivery is good because of the on screen chemistry between the leads. Prior to this, I had only seen Scott Wolf in "Party of Five" and had zero exposure to Maureen Flannigan. So I was surprised that they were able to perform so well under such horrible circumstances. The camera work was off and out of focus at times, the film was grainy, and the sound was inconsistent. It was the actors themselves that made the movie fun and bearable. Not suited for those under 16.
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