1969 Directed by George Roy Hill
In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot 'Sundance Kid'. As the west rapidly becomes civilized, the law finally catches up to Butch, Sundance and their gang. Chased doggedly by a special posse, the two decide to make their way to South America in hopes of evading their pursuers once and for all.
Campanile Productions 20th Century Fox George Roy Hill-Paul Monash Production Newman-Foreman Company
Butch Cassidy e Sundance Kid, 神枪手与智多星, Butch Cassidy und Sundance Kid, Буч Кессіді і Санденс Кід, Бутч Кэссиди и Санденс Кид, Буч Касиди и Санденс Кид, 내일을 향해 쏴라, 神槍手與智多星
paul newman and robert redford, horseback riding, five feet apart cause they're not gay
People who say they hate westerns must’ve never seen Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1. Makes for a fascinating double bill with Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. Both are buddy movies that lament the end of an era. One takes place in 1969. The other was released in 1969.
2. The three highest grossing American films in 1969 were Butch, Midnight Cowboy, and Easy Rider. All buddy movies with doomed endings. One with real cowboys, one with motorized cowboys, and one with a wannabe cowboy. I will never get over this and how it managed to happen.
3. Newman and Redford are so insanely good together, it makes you doubt every relationship you've ever had in your own life.
etta, whenever they're out: "this is my boyfriend, sundance, and this is sundance’s boyfriend, butch. sundance is gay but he’s straight for me, but he’s gay for butch, and butch’s really gay for sundance."
looking for someone who's as ride or die for me as woodcock is for mr e.h. harriman of the union pacific railroad
imagine not thinking that in the end they actually went to australia and lived happily ever after for the rest of their days
You just keep thinkin', Butch. That's what you're good at.
-Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid has been a favorite of mine ever since I first saw it as a kid. It's still a favorite now, even though it's in contrast to my other favorite westerns that are mostly gritty affairs directed by the likes of Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood. That might be the reason this film has remained so memorable to me as it is drastically different in tone and character even though it somewhat inhabits the same world as the others.
The key to what makes the film work almost didn't happen. Paul Newman was a major star by this point and was set to…
