Guncrazy

Love Made them Crazy, Guns Made them Outlaws.

Anita (Barrymore) is a troubled, lonely high school student and the object of her classmate's jokes. When a class assignment calls for the students to have pen pals, Anita begins corresponding with an intimate, Howard Hickock (LeGros) in a California prison. Their exchanges grow from friendship into passion while Anita develops a newfound self-confidence to fight back against her abusive guardian.

When Howard is finally released from prison, he and Anita get married and confess to each other their darkest secrets. But later that night, the two soul-mates are bonded by a crime that will seal their fates forever. With Howard's parole officer and the local sheriff now suspicious, the two hit the road... on the run from the law. A final gun battle between the two lovers and a brigade of police officers forces one of them into the ultimate sacrifice... and sealing their love for eternity.