Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) | |
| Director(s) | George Roy Hill |
| Producer(s) | John Foreman, Paul Monash (executive), Paul Newman (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Western |
| Top Topics | Outlaws, Wild West |
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Overview:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) was a Adventure - Western Film directed by George Roy Hill and produced by John Foreman, Paul Newman and Paul Monash.
SYNOPSIS
A kinder, gentler take on the outlaw myth. Based loosely on real-life Western outlaws Robert Leroy Parker and Harry Longbaugh, better known as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Following a string of bank and train robberies in the early 1900s, the pair find themselves hotly pursued by the authorities. They escape to Bolivia with The Kid's lover, schoolteacher Etta Place, in the hopes of turning their luck around. Wistful and charming. Includes the hit "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
.Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2003.
Academy Awards 1969 --- Ceremony Number 42 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Cinematography | Conrad Hall | Won |
| Best Director | George Roy Hill | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Burt Bacharach | Won |
| Best Picture | John Foreman, Producer | Nominated |
| Best Writing | William Goldman | Won |
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
By Beatrice on Mar 21, 2020 From Flickers in TimeButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) Directed by George Roy Hill Written by William Goldman 1969/US IMDb link Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Launching “Flickers in Time: The Lockdown Edition” with this beloved classic. ?It’s a blen... Read full article
Bridging Old Hollywood and New: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
By The Lady Eve on Oct 17, 2019 From Lady Eve's Reel LifeThis post is my entry for the Classic Movie Blog Association's Fall 2019 Blogathon. This year we're honoring the CMBA's 10th anniversary with "The Anniversary Blogathon" and participating member bloggers are celebrating all manner of classic film and classic film-related anniversaries. Click here fo... Read full article
Review: Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid (1969)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 3, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsDespite my general reluctance to say that the Western in its classical form was on the way out, it’s hard not to make such an assertion looking at the landscape of the late 1960s. The Wild Bunch is a common marker of the seismic shift leading to the complete obliteration of the classic western... Read full article
Review: Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid (1969)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 3, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsDespite my general reluctance to say that the Western in its classical form was on the way out, it’s hard not to make such an assertion looking at the landscape of the late 1960s. The Wild Bunch is a common marker of the seismic shift leading to the complete obliteration of the classic western... Read full article
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, George Roy Hill)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 27, 2016 From The Stop ButtonButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid opens with a sepia-toned silent film newsreel. It’s exposition, but also contrast. The silent images of a daring train robbery distract from reading the film’s accompanying opening titles. When the film itself starts, it’s just as sepia-toned. Onl... Read full article
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Quotes from
[repeated line]
Butch Cassidy: Who are those guys?
Bolivian cantina owner: El guisado esta delicioso. Para chuparse los dedos. Si quieren mas, es la especialidad de la casa si quieren mas, no tengan pena y diganmelo. Yo estoy aqui para servirles. Agraddezo la visita de tan distinguidos calballeros. Muchas gracias. Para servas.
Butch Cassidy: [cutting a steak] The Specialty of the House and it's still movin'!
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Facts about
According to screenwriter William Goldman, his screenplay originally was entitled "The Sundance Kid and Butch Cassidy." Both Steve McQueen and Paul Newman read the script at approximately the same time, and agreed to do it, with McQueen playing the Sundance Kid. When McQueen dropped out, the names reversed in the title, as Newman was a superstar.
During the 27-minute super posse chase, Butch and Sundance dismount and separate from their lone horse, start scaling rocky terrain to evade their pursuers. Butch asks, "What if they don't follow the horse?". Sundance: "Don't worry, Butch, you'll think of something." Originally Butch retorts, "That's a load off my mind." That line was kept in the movie right through the mid-'70s until it was broadcast on network TV (1976). For some reason it was omitted and has remained absent through every TV, cable, video, laserdisc and previous DVD release. It was reinstated back into the 2006 "Ultimate Collector's Edition" DVD and viewers are treated to it for the first time in 30 years.
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