Trivia: As noted in her memoir 'My Life with Bonnie and Clyde', upon seeing the movie, the real Blanche Barrow described the on screen Blanche saying, "That movie made me out like a screaming horse's ass."
Trivia: A young Morgan Fairchild was Faye Dunaway's stand in for this film.
Answer: To create an atmosphere and mood that shows how Bonnie's family life contrasted with her life of crime.
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