Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson star in the Netflix thriller, ‘The Highwaymen’ which tells the tale of legendary bandits, Bonnie and Clyde from the perspective of the lawmen who stopped them.
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow met in 1930, but it wasn’t until 1932 they began one of the most famous crime sprees in American history. On May 23, 1934, it was ended, when police led by former Texas Ranger Frank Hamer ambushed the couple’s car and killed them with a combined 130 shotgun, pistol, and automatic rifle rounds.
The film follows Hamer and Maney Gault (Costner and Harrelson), two Texas Rangers who attempt to track down and apprehend notorious criminals in the 1930s.
Filming took place around Louisiana and at several historical sites, including the road where Bonnie and Clyde were killed.
Costner spoke about filming in the location the duo died on the Today Show.
“Being on that spot, you see that car coming from a long ways away and we were in hiding, and you just can’t help but think every time I would stand out there that they had about 40-seconds to live,” said Costner.
“And I couldn’t help but wonder what was going on in that car. Were they laughing, were they talking, was one asleep and I couldn’t help but think about that last 40 seconds and then it was all over.”
Here’s the Netflix logline for the new movie: The outlaws made headlines. The lawmen made history. From director John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side), The Highwaymen follows the untold true story of the legendary detectives who brought down Bonnie and Clyde. When the full force of the FBI and the latest forensic technology aren’t enough to capture the nation’s most notorious criminals, two former Texas Rangers (Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson) must rely on their gut instincts and old school skills to get the job done.
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