Bonnie and Clyde (film) strictly anachronistic as the bluegrass-style of music dates from the mid-1940s rather than the 1930s, but the functionally similar Old-time music genre was long established and widely recorded at the period in which the film is set. Long out of print in vinyl and cassette formats, the film soundtrack album was finally released on CD in 2009. The film considerably simplifies the lives of Bonnie and Clyde, which included other gang members, repeated jailings, other murders and a horrific auto accident that left Parker burned and a near-invalid. The Gene Wilder–Evans Evans sequence is based on the kidnappings of the
Bonnie and Clyde (film) grossing films of 1967 with $50,700,000 in US sales, and $70,000,000 worldwide. Although many believe the film's groundbreaking portrayal of violence adds to the film's artistic merit, "Bonnie and Clyde" is still sometimes criticized for opening the floodgates for violence in cinema. It currently holds an 89% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In the 40th Academy Awards, Estelle Parsons won Best Supporting Actress award for her portrayal of Blanche Barrow, and Burnett Guffey won for Best Cinematography. The film was also nominated for: In 1992, "Bonnie and Clyde" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry