Bonnie&Clyde-02 : The Barrow gang and Frank Hamer

Bonnie and Clyde (1967) was one of the most famous, and groundbreaking, films in cinematic history. Written by David Newman and Robert Benton, directed by Arhtur Penn this movie by first time producer and lead actor Warren Beatty is the first to graphically show the effects of (gun) violence. In earlier movies, the violence might have been more present in quantity, but the effects were always curiously sanitized: people died of gunshot wounds with hardly a drop of blood spilled. B&C showed the ugliness of such violent deaths but was also a radical change from movie making up until that point in that the villains were also the heroes. Although historically flawed, like many movies based on real people and events, the viewer is taken on the wild ride and warped moral views of the Barrow gang.
This movie made Warren Beatty one of the most powerful and influential names in cinematic history. Faye Dunaway (Bonnie) is playing the part she will be remembered for by most. Gene Hackman, Michael J. Pollard and Estelle Parsons are solid in their supporting roles. Gene Wilder's movie debut.
In this scene the Barrow gang "teaches sheriff Frank Hamer a lesson".

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[Trymlokk]

..(continue) Although their crimes is never to be justified, and Hamer was the right person for the job, I still think he went over the top at that final moment. He could have just let it be, I think a man of his experience could figure out that a person is dead after being hit with 50 or so bullets from high power rifles and hand guns.

[Trymlokk]

I recommend reading "Go down together" by Jeff Guinn instead. An objective book (in contrast to Hamer´s subjective) Hamer shot both Bonnie and Clyde when they already where stone dead at point blank range several times with his high power gun. Shooting a dead woman in this maner, big hero my ass.

[CelticMudkip]

@oeyesea

Agreed.

However changes had to be made for movie purposes. If they were shown as the scumbags they were, we as the audience wouldn't want to watch it. We want to watch a movie for characters we care for. Showing Hamer as being as strong as he really is would have made the surprising ending far less of an impact. I like how the movie still shows what assholes they are, with scenes like this for instance.

I see the real story and the movie as different ones, both amazing tales.

[jack74ss]

Bonny & Clyde were scum & died like the dogs they were!!!!!!!! Frank Hamer was a legend like so many other lawmen of then, before & now!!!! happy blasting Frank & Co, beer for my horses boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chitlika]

@fayedunawayfan AHhhh The Benefits of a classical education L.o.L

[mrsmelzbad]

my father met Frank Hamer in New Orleans afew years after B & C at a cop convention of sorts.

[sinner175]

The events in this scene never happened. I recommend reading "I'm Frank Hamer" for the true story.

Bonnie & Clyde were scumbags. My guess is that Frank Hamer smiled as he shot them both.

[Karamojo7mm]

I agree, what a shame to portray Mr. Hamer like that. He was a living legend, an oustanding peace officers who deserves our respect and gratefulness to this very day.

May Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker rot in hell, along with the other murdering thugs they actually were.

[oeyesea]

Hamer was nothing like the movie character in real life & Bonnie&Clyde weren't either. They weren't loved by everybody as Robin Hood types, They only robbed one bank, the rest were gas stations. Hamer was a great detective and the last old west gunfighter. He knew he was dealing with killers and he didn't survive decades in the lawless Texas frontier by taking unnecessary chances. He was so meticulous he figured out that 38 & 45s wouldn't penetrate B&C's preferred car, Hence the BARs&38Super.

[jugganaut35]

That's no way to treat Uncle Jesse! :D