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This 1969 film has never lost its popularity or its unusual appeal as a star-driven Western that tinkers with the genre's conventions and comes up with something both terrifically entertaining and--typical of its period--a tad paranoid. Paul Newman plays the legendary outlaw Butch Cassidy as an eternal optimist and self-styled visionary, conjuring dreams of banks just ripe for the picking all over the world. Robert Redford is his more levelheaded partner, the sharpshooting Sundance Kid. The film, written by William Goldman (The Princess Bride) and directed by George Roy Hill (The Sting), basically begins as a freewheeling story about robbing trains but soon becomes a chase as a relentless posse--always seen at a great distance like some remote authority--forces Butch and Sundance into the hills and, finally, Bolivia. Weakened a little by feel-good inclinations (a scene involving bicycle tricks and the song "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" is sort of Hollywood flower power), the movie maintains an interesting tautness, and the chemistry between Redford and Newman is rare. (A factoid: Newman first offered the Sundance part to Jack Lemmon.) --Tom Keogh
| ACTORS: | Paul Newman, Robert Redford |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | George Roy Hill |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 24 October, 1969 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Twentieth Century Fox |
| MPAA RATING: | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, THX, Widescreen |
| TYPE: | Western |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 024543000433 |
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A few comments on the history I just had a few comments to make on the historical facets of the film, mostly on the differences between the movie account and the actual historical accounts, since I happen to know something about that. <
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>This is one of those wonderful movies that burns itself into your memory, never to be forgotten. Newman and Redford were at the peak of their fame when they teamed up to do the movie, and the chemistry between them is much of what makes the film so memorable. In real life, Cassidy was said to be the truly amiable bandit he was portrayed to be in the movie, while Sundance was the laconic loner, a man who had no other friends except for his buddy, Cassidy. Redford admits to being a stubborn and individualistic Scotsman, so it was felt the role suited him, just as Newman's more outgoing and extroverted personality seemed to fit the Cassidy role. <
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>Cassidy was born in Utah in 1866 to Mormon parents, taking a different last name so as not to shame his family. He was naturally fearless and courageous, and with his quick wit and natural charm, apparently had no trouble recruiting cohorts to assist him in his daring robberies. He quickly became known as a master planner of train, mine, and bank robberies and his fame grew accordingly. <
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>Sundance was born in Pennsylvania in 1867 but headed west with his family when he was 15. His life of crime started when he was 20 when he stole a horse, saddle, and a gun, and was caught and spent 18 months in jail. He then tried going straight and worked as a ranch hand for a couple of years, but the honest life of a cowboy apparently didn't suit him, and eventually teamed up with Butch. In 1900, they robbed the Winnemucca National Bank in Nevada. <
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>As the west become more civilized and law enforcement became more organized, he and Sundance and Etta finally headed east and departed for South America, where they purchased a ranch in Patagonia, Argentina, which they farmed for a few years. They quickly tired of the rigors of the ranch life (there was a comment to that effect in the movie, although they never actually got the ranch), and eventually they returned to easier methods of making money robbing banks and mine payrolls until they were trapped by the Bolivian troops as portrayed in the movie. <
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>However, a different story says that the troops killed another pair of bandits and that Butch and Sundance escaped and eventually died natural deaths living under several aliases that are attributed to them, but no-one really knows to this day what really happened to the famous bandito duo. In fact, even after they were reported killed by the Bolivians, the Pinkerton detectives continued to pursue them for several years, since their bodies were never identified. <
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>The movie plays a little fast and loose with some of the historical facts. In real life, Etta was probably one of the girls from the brothel rather than a schoolteacher. But other than that, nothing much is known of her, and the only photo known is the one taken in New York before they got on the ship for Bolivia. However, the part about the discovery of the mule from the mining operation is apparently true and how they were finally cornered. <
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>In the movie, they go to Bolivia, but they actually went to Argentina, as I mentioned, but then this wasn't known until recently. Two historians, Anne Meadows and Daniel Buck, travelled to Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile, and located hundreds of still extant police records, judicial transcripts, newspaper articles, eyewitness accounts, and letters covering the exploits and fates of the two famous bandits. <
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>The group was actually known by a number of names, not just the Hole in the Wall Gang. During their heyday, the band was referred to in the newspapers as the Robbers Roost gang, Hole-in-the-Wall, the Train Robber's Syndicate, Kid Curry's gang, the Powder Springs gang, Butch Cassidy's gang, and the Wild Bunch. The first recorded use of the "Wild Bunch" was in a 1902 Pinkerton memorandum sent to the American Bankers Association. <
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>Finally, neither Butch or Sundance were real gunslingers. There isn't a single gunfight attributed to them and Sundance was almost certainly not the blindingly fast quick-draw expert portrayed in the movie. <
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>However, Butch and Sundance holing up in the mountain town of San Vicente the night of their deaths is likely accurate. They had planned the holdup of the Aramayo mine company payroll rather hastily, since their previous plan to hit the Tupiza bank had been foiled by the arrival of army troops who were there on training maneuvers. <
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>After the holdup, word spread much faster than Butch and Sundance could have anticipated, and they were unable to continue on their course south and cross the Argentine border. Their scheme frustrated, they circled west and north, which had the advantage of putting a mountain range between them and most of their pursuers. <
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>The result was that only two days after the holdup they were now high in the cold, dry air of the Andes without adequate cold-weather clothing and gear, and perhaps more importantly, without foor or water for their horses. Forced to go into the village where conditions were more hospitable, they undoubtedly thought that San Vicente was remote and small enough so that there would be very little chance of finding a posse there. Unfortunately, they were wrong. <
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>Well, I didn't mean to wax so nerdy on the history. It's still one of the greatest movies from the period, despite the considerable artistic license that was taken with some of the facts.
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Paul Newman and Robert Redford became mega stars with this 1969 film as the legendary outlaws. What makes this film great is the unforgettable lines.
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>"I CAN'T SWIM", "are you kidding me...the fall alone will kill ya!!"
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>The interraction between the two makes this great cinema. George Roy Hill gives a great directing job and would be rewarded 4 years later with Newman & Redford at the helm on "The Sting". Add this to your western collection!
a great western
hi i think that this is the best western ive ever seen its great and the way newman and redford look like there best mates its just great.also redford is gorgeos in it