Six Clips from Public Enemies with Johnny Depp
June 23, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
The release date for “Public Enemies” is fast approaching – July 1, 2009! – and I’ve got a few new clips below. Also check out 9 images, official site info, trailers here and here, and a 30-second clip.
Directed by Michael Mann, the movie tells the story of charismatic gangster John Dillinger (Johnny Depp), whose bank raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoover (Billy Crudup) and his fledgling FBI, including agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale).
The story also delves into Dillinger’s girlfriend Bill Frechette (Marion Cotillard), and his gang, including Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham) and Alvin Karpis (Giovanni Ribisi). Hoover made Dillinger America’s first “Public Enemy Number One” and sent in Purvis, the dashing "Clark Gable of the FBI.’’
Dillinger reassures Billy at the racetrack:
Purvis confronts Dillinger:
Dillinger at the Biograph Theatre:
Assault on the Little Bohemia Lodge:
Dillinger tells Billie he robs banks:
Billie tells Dillinger she wants to go away with him:
I was a bit disappointed by the movie. I don’t think it gave justice to the entire time period and didn’t really get into Dillinger. I found some interesting comments about the film on pandalous:
http://www.pandalous.com/nodes/public_enemies_theatrical