Bad Ass Couples In Film
September 16, 2013
There is something so romantically poetic about dying together in a hail of bullets.
Bonnie and Clyde have captured our hearts since their demise in 1933 and now their infamous story returns for a new mini series this year starring Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger. The true story was originally turned into a film in the sixties and has been influencing films ever since. Here are some of the best Hollywood vigilante couples.
Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty as
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde(above): A bored waitress falls in love with a petty thief and together they ride across America to become the most notorious bank robbers in history. Based on a true story from the 30s, the pair drive until they are finally caught in a wall of bullets and die united together.
Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis as
Mickey and Mallory Knox
Natural Born Killers: Mickey saves Mallory from her troubled and disturbed family and begin a mass murder spree in the 1990s that is well documented by the media. A story by Quentin Tarantino that can only be accompanied with the words gory and violent. The mentally unstable couple end up in jail, only to escape through starting a riot amongst the prisoners.
Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette as
Clarence and Alabama
True Romance: Also written by Quentin Tarantino, the story is about when a schizophenic Clarence falls in love with a prostitute, Alabama. Clarence decides to kill her pimp and steals his cocaine which sparks a chase with the police and drug lords.
William Devane and Karen Black as
Arthur Adamson and Fran
Family Plot: Alfred Hitchcock’s final film contained two vigilante couples that mistakenly crossed paths. Arthur Adamson and his girlfriend, Fran who kidnap millionaires and hold them for a ransom while another couple who pose as a physic and a taxi man with the intent to con rich old biddies. A cat and mouse chase of the two couples cement this Hitchcock film as one of his finest work.
Jared Leto and Salma Heyek as
Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck
Lonely Hearts: Based on the true story of the “Lonely Hearts Killers” in the 1940s, where Raymond cons rich women eventually meeting Martha who then decide to join forces. They continue to con rich women that unravels in a series of jealous murders.
Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek as
Kit and Holly
Badlands: Kit charms naive teenage Holly to run away with him. Holly is head over heels but slowly learns her mistake as Kit reveals his violent side more and more.
John Dall and Peggy Cummins as
Bart Tare and Annie Laurie Starr
Gun Crazy: Bart and Annie bond at a carnival in the 1950s through their sharp shooting. When Bart finds Annie’s boss forcing himself on her, he saves the day which sparks their marriage. When the pair run low on money, Annie persuades Bart to live a life of crime by robbing and murdering.
Other movies that are similar: The Honeymoon Killers (1969), Wild At Heart (1990), Guncrazy (1992), Thelma and Louise (1991), Monster (2003),
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