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''Bonnie's Kids'' is a 1972 American
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written and directed by
Arthur Marks Arthur Ronald Marks (August 2, 1927 – November 13, 2019) was an American film and television director, writer, producer and distributor best known for his work in the blaxploitation genre, directing films such as ''Bonnie's Kids'', ''Detroit 90 ...
.


Plot

Myra and Ellie Thomas, sisters residing in
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, find themselves entangled with their abusive stepfather, Charley, who was once married to their now-deceased mother, Bonnie. When Charley attempts to rape the younger Myra, Ellie intervenes, shooting him with a shotgun. Instead of reporting the incident to the authorities, the sisters decide to escape to
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, seeking refuge with their only known relative, a wealthy uncle named Ben Siemen. Unbeknownst to Ellie, her uncle quickly involves her in a
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operation. However, upon discovering the illicit scheme, Ellie double-crosses her uncle and escapes with the money. She then instructs Myra to rendezvous with her in
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, as they plan to flee the country. A series of unfortunate deaths follows as the uncle and his hired
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relentlessly pursue the sisters to recover the stolen funds.


Cast

* Tiffany Bolling as Eleanor "Ellie" Thomas *
Robin Mattson Robin Mattson is a retired American actress. She is best known for her roles on the daytime soap operas ''General Hospital'', '' Santa Barbara'', and ''All My Children''. Career Daytime television Mattson made her daytime debut as troubled teen ...
as Myra Thomas * Steve Sandor as Larry * Scott Brady as Ben Siemen * Lenore Stevens as Diana Siemen * Alex Rocco as Eddy *
Leo Gordon Leo Vincent Gordon (December 2, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American character actor and screenwriter. During more than 40 years in film and television he was most frequently cast as a supporting actor playing brutish bad guys but oc ...
as Charley * Max Showalter as Frank * Timothy Brown as Digger * Luanne Roberts as Paula Clark * Sharon Gless as Sharon * Hedgemon Lewis as himself


Music

* Sam Neely - "Blue Time" * Estelle Silberkleit - "Escape" * Carson Whitsett - "Got To Be A Way" * Carson Whitsett - "Someday I'll Understand"


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* 1973 films 1970s action drama films 1972 crime drama films 1972 films American neo-noir films American crime drama films American exploitation films 1970s exploitation films Films directed by Arthur Marks 1973 drama films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films English-language crime drama films English-language action drama films {{exploitation-film-stub