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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021

Live Poll: The Bonnie & Clyde Syndrome

Intro:

In America's 1930s, a gangster couple called Bonnie & Clyde raged around in several US states in criminal action. Based on the criminal character of these two lovers partnership, Bonny & Clyde became a sysonym for a couple that acts inseperable together in crime. Some movie took advantage of the story of Bonnie & Clyde by using the schema. This time we aimed for straight as LGBTQ+ couples as well.

Which of these Bonnie & Clyde variations is your favorite?

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Movies, no tv-series, no documentations. LGBTQ+ couples wanted, as well as straight characters.

List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls084812428/

Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/177yxGiknvE/

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5 years ago

Breumaster,

This is an interesting concept for a poll.

Please make these corrections:

Based on the criminal character of these two lovers partnership, Bonny & Clyde became a synonym for a couple that acts inseparable together in crime. Some movies took advantage of the story of Bonnie & Clyde by using the schema.

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Also this,

This time we aimed for straight as well as LGBTQ+ couples.

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@dan_dassow 

Thank you, Dan & Brijesh.

I corrected it.

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@dan_dassow 

Yesterday I saw Highwaymen with Costner and I thought it's a little bit old fashioned. Today there are many alternate lifestyle families, so why shouldn't Bonnie & Clyde only happen to Bonnie & Clyde, when there is Adam & John or Becky & Linda. Such romantic couples might be as good or as bad as straight couples, so I mix that with full acceptance. Even your new President in his late ages accepts that. So I thought: Why not? ;D

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5 years ago

FYC: 

Clarence and Alabama in True Romance (1993)

For original story, you might want to use Bonnie and Clyde (1967) or that as a separate option.

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@Brijesh 

Added Clarence and Alabama. :D

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@Brijesh 

The term "original story" was not chosen in memory of the 1967 movie.

Highwaymen was chosen by me, because it shows a more sober version of Bonnie & Clyde.

Beside being heroes of the little people, they were one thing very special: Criminal.

That aspect best comes up in Highwaymen. The lawenforcement was on the edge of being

criminal, too. They had to brutally murder them, not catching them.

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5 years ago

bugsy, warren beatty ???

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They weren't exactly partners in crime, Virginia was a "civilian".

I think it's a good idea but maybe there should be a hint of romance or at least bromance (don't know the woman equivalent) between the two partners. I'm not sure about Dog Day Afternoon unless you want to focus on criminal duos in a very loose sense (which is fine)

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ok, a fish called wanda ???

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It's some time gone since I saw that movie. Would you refresh my mind and tell me about the romantic connotation and the lovers, please? Maybe I'll remember.

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ElMo: There was a clear romantic connotation between Sonny & Sal. They were a couple.

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there was something in the air between Wanda & Otto

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095159/mediaviewer/rm1305358080/

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@mariojacobs 

I've put them on the list.

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Sal was very offended when TV reporters called him homosexual and wanted Sonny to tell them it's not true... that's why I don't agree 100% about the bromance between them... besides, Sonny was already involved in a relationship with Leon.

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Yeah, I remember proper now. Wiped it from the list. :D

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5 years ago

Great idea for a poll, Breu! I'd vote for the Thelma & Louise but I don't think they really fit because they weren't a couple so I'd vote for the Beatty/Dunaway version of Bonnie & Clyde. Is there a reason you don't have that film in the slot of "original version?" I didn't see The Highwaymen but, by definition, they're not the original Bonnie & Clyde. If they fit the criteria, shouldn't The Highwaymen have their own space?

Also, may I suggest two small edits?

In America's 1930s, a gangster couple called Bonnie & Clyde raged around in several US states in criminal action. Based on the criminal character of these two lovers'  partnership, Bonny & Clyde became a synonym for a couple that acts together in crime. Some movies took advantage of the story of Bonnie & Clyde by using the schema. This time we aimed for straight as well as LGBTQ+ couples.

(I guess it's ok that you include "This time we aimed..." but it's not necessary because it simply means all couples.)

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5 years ago

Changed all "&" to "and".

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5 years ago

FYC:

I agree that when you refer to lovers or couples, both Thelma & Louise and Dog Day Afternoon are questionable options.

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@Peter_pbn 

Ok, Peter. What do you suggest? Would you wipe both off the list? (Thelma & Louise + Dogday Afternoon).

Gun Crazy: Would you please tell me which characters of Gun Crazy are the couple?

I would put them on the list, but first got to know which of them are the couple.

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I took Dogday Afternoon off the list. I saw it very long ago and had the false remembrance  of Sal being Sonny's partner with the sex change. It might be that the German dub raised the wrong impression. But I just read the German synopsis. Sonny calls his partner with the sex change from the bank.

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Thelma & Louise are not a couple from start. They both are pretty straight, but I had the impression that they changed in the last scene before they leaped to death. The scene when Thelma gives Louise the ok to drive ahead. It was such an intense moment. It felt like they are companions in a deeper way, letting all that happens behind them to go ahead in a leap of death for eternity. But ok, they had only killed one and not really intended. Maybe it's really to less to keep them on the list. I'll wipe them off.

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The information is on the page: Annie and Bart

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Thank you, Peter. :D

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@Peter_pbn 

Thank you, Peter. :D

Thank you, guys. :D