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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 8.2
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8.2/10 from 94,204 users
Metascore: 58/100
Reviews: 273 user | 108 critic | 8 from Metacritic.com Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close. Director:George Roy HillWriter:William Goldman |
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Cast
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| Katharine Ross | ... | ||
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Macon
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Jody Gilbert | ... |
Large Woman
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Timothy Scott | ... |
News Carver
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Fireman
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Charles Dierkop | ... |
Flat Nose Curry
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Butch and Sundance are the two leaders of the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. Butch is all ideas, Sundance is all action and skill. The west is becoming civilized and when Butch and Sundance rob a train once too often, a special posse begins trailing them no matter where they run. Over rock, through towns, across rivers, the group is always just behind them. When they finally escape through sheer luck, Butch has another idea, "Let's go to Bolivia". Based on the exploits of the historical characters. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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They're taking trains... They're taking banks and they're taking one piece of baggage! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
24 October 1969 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Butch Cassidy See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$102,308,900 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Campanile Productions, Newman-Foreman Company See more »
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Butch Cassidy: What happened to the old bank? It was beautiful.
Guard: People kept robbing it.
Butch Cassidy: Small price to pay for beauty.
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(uncredited)
Music by 'Thomas Hastings'
Lyrics by Augustus Montague Toplady
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Did You Know?
Goofs
The locomotives on the trains are class K-28s, which were not produced until 1923, for exclusive use by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad on their narrow gauge track in Colorado and New Mexico. (SOURCE: Model Railroader Cyclopedia Volume 1: Steam Locomotives, p. 81.) See more »Quotes
[first lines]Butch Cassidy: What happened to the old bank? It was beautiful.
Guard: People kept robbing it.
Butch Cassidy: Small price to pay for beauty.
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Crazy Credits
The opening 20th Century-Fox logo is shown in sepia tone instead of the usual color scheme. See more »Soundtracks
"Rock of Ages"(uncredited)
Music by 'Thomas Hastings'
Lyrics by Augustus Montague Toplady
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"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" is rightfully hailed as one of the greatest westerns ever made, although much of the movie takes place in South America. It is a great look at two likeable outlaws, full of witty dialogue and exciting action sequences.
Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) and The Sundance Kid (Robert Redford) are two bank robbers, chased by the law. The plot follows them as they travel to Bolivia after a railroad president hires a posse to hunt them do. The story is mostly composed of short pieces telling a little story about them. There is really no connection all the way through, for the most part.
The story isn't about the plot, however. It is about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It is a close look at two criminals, the talented Sundance Kid, and Butch Cassidy, the one who does all the thinking. The charisma and screen presence of the two actors and the way they work together is what drives the film. Watching the two interact, with a superb script full of great dialogue, is what makes this movie so exciting.
See this movie if you are a fan of westerns, or just a fan of good movies. It is exciting, superbly made (with lots of interesting silent scenes to music and montages of photographs), but it also has a lot of depth.
**** out of ****