Bonnie and Clyde (film) films selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. In the middle of the Great Depression, Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) and Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway) meet when Clyde tries to steal Bonnie's mother's car. Bonnie, who is bored by her job as a waitress, is intrigued by Clyde, and decides to take up with him and become his partner in crime. They pull off some holdups, but their amateur efforts, while exciting, are not very lucrative. The duo's crime spree shifts into high gear once they hook up with a dim-witted gas station attendant, C.W. Moss (Michael J.
Faye Dunaway his life "The Kid Stays in the Picture". In 2017, Dunaway appeared in her first feature film in eight years with the release of "The Bye Bye Man", a horror-thriller that proved to be a commercial success, despite negative reviews, and earned her positive notices. Dunaway then accepted a small role in "The Case for Christ", a Christian drama based on the 1998 book of the same name by Lee Strobel, as she wanted to do a faith film, "I became aware of this genre maybe a year or two ago and I told my agent to look out for