]The landmark film by post-WWII director Arthur Penn (who had previously directedThe Miracle Worker (1962), The Train (1964)(uncredited and replaced by John Frankenheimer), andMickey One (1965)- also with Beatty) was ultimately a popular and commercial success, but it was first widely denounced by film reviewers for glamorizing the two killers and only had mediocre box-office results.And the anti-establishment director also had an axe to grind with the US government for not fully supporting the war and letting divisive factions weaken the effort.Fitts (Chris Cooper) and his passively troubled wife Barbara (Allison Janey).Lester became transformed out of his malaise when he lustfully fantasized about Jane""s under-aged, 16 year-old cheerleader high-school friend and seductive temptress Angela Hayes (Mena Suvari), a blonde, self-possessed nymphet and aspiring model, who he eventually seduced." She was attacked with his knife, which was kicked away, but he pursued her as she screamed and yelled.In San Francisco, the colony was celebrating the return of electricity with upbeat music and dancing.