Faye Dunaway my career." The film was a critical and commercial failure but earned Dunaway a Golden Globe Award nomination, for Best New Star of the Year. Dunaway had tried to get an interview with director Arthur Penn when he was directing "The Chase" (1966), but was rebuffed by a casting director who didn't think she had the right face for the movies. When Penn saw her scenes from "The Happening" before its release, he decided to let her read for the role of the bank robber Bonnie Parker for his upcoming film, "Bonnie and Clyde". Casting for the role of Bonnie
The Temp (film) the writer intended. But I still had a good time on it, and it was great to work with Faye Dunaway. The film was released on February 12, 1993 in 1,438 theatres, and grossed $2.8 million during its opening weekend. It was considered a box office bomb, finishing with $6.4 million domestically, under its $15 million budget. "The Temp" received negative reviews from critics. It holds a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 21 reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale. Faye Dunaway won the Razzie Award