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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969)
You never
met a pair like Butch and The Kid.
Director: George Roy Hill, rated PG
  Starring: Paul
Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin, Jeff
Corey, Henry Jones, George Furth, Cloris Leachman,
Richard Kiel
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★★
- perfect
"It's
your great ideas that got us into this mess.
I never want to
hear another one of your great ideas. Ever!" -
Sundance Kid
Why watch this?
It's really fun to see Newman and Redford having such a good
time.
Plot Summary: Two
notorious outlaws, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, rob banks
and trains in the late 1800s American West. Facing relentless
pursuit by a skilled posse, they flee with Sundance's
girlfriend, Etta Place, to Bolivia seeking a fresh start.
However, their attempts to escape their past lead to a series of
humorous and action-packed events as they continue their
criminal ways.
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Dad's Preview:
This film certainly stands out as different among
Westerns of its time. Newman and Redford portray the famous
real-life bank robbers, Butch and Sundance. The film's quip-filled dialog almost doesn't fit the
era, but I can let that slide, as it helps the
film flow. During the movie, we root for our anti-heroes to
escape the law, get across the Mexican border, and make it to Bolivia.
But even there, they still are wanted men. The lauded film won four Oscars,
a feat unusual for any Western. |
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Campanile
Prod., Newman-Foreman
Co.;
20th Century-Fox
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