Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

19691969
66
1h 50min

Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

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Wyoming, early 1900s. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their hee... Read allWyoming, early 1900s. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Their solution - escape to Bolivia.Wyoming, early 1900s. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Their solution - escape to Bolivia.

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Won 4 Oscars
- 21 wins & 15 nominations total

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Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Paul Newman and Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Paul Newman and Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Paul Newman and Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Paul Newman and Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Paul Newman and Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Paul Newman and Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Paul Newman and Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Ted Cassidy, Charles Dierkop, Dave Dunlop, and Timothy Scott in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

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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 rocks, 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. —John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

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Taglines
- Just for the fun of it!
Genres
Certificate
- 6
Parents guide

Trivia
Paul Newman's charity for children with serious medical conditions is named Hole in the Wall Camp after Butch's gang.

Goofs
In the opening sequence when Sundance shoots the gun belt off the card player, the film was cut to make the quick draw appear faster. You can see Butch's image jump across the screen in the background.

Quotes
Sundance Kid: [Butch and the Kid are on the edge of a cliff preparing to take on the posse pursuing them] Ready?
Butch Cassidy: No, we'll jump.
Sundance Kid: Like hell, we will.
Butch Cassidy: No, it'll be okay. If the water's deep enough and we don't get squished to death, they'll never follow us.
Sundance Kid: How do you know?
Butch Cassidy: Would you make a jump like that if you didn't have to?
Sundance Kid: I have to and I'm not gonna.
Butch Cassidy: Well, we got to. Otherwise, we're dead. We're just gonna have to go back down the same way they come. Come on.
Sundance Kid: Just one clear shot, that's all I want.
Butch Cassidy: Come on.
Sundance Kid: Uh-uh.
Butch Cassidy: [leans into the Kid] We got to!
Sundance Kid: Get away from me.
Butch Cassidy: Why?
Sundance Kid: I wanna fight 'em!
Butch Cassidy: They'll kill us.
Sundance Kid: Maybe.
Butch Cassidy: You wanna die?
Sundance Kid: Do you?
Butch Cassidy: Alright. I'll jump first.
Sundance Kid: Nope.
Butch Cassidy: Then you jump first.
Sundance Kid: No, I said.
Butch Cassidy: What's the matter with you?
Sundance Kid: I can't swim!
Butch Cassidy: [pauses, then laughs] Are you crazy? The fall will probably kill ya.
[pause, then they start running to the edge]
Sundance Kid: OOOOH SHIIIIIT!
[Butch and the Kid land in the water]

Crazy credits
Opening disclaimer: Most Of What Follows Is True

Alternate versions
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.

Connections
Featured in The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (1970)

Soundtracks
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head
(uncredited)
Music Burt Bacharach
Lyrics Hal David
Performed by B.J. Thomas (as B. J. Thomas)

Top review

8/10

I can't believe people are slating this movie!

OK, for those of you who aren't sure whether "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" is a good, or even great movie, just do the following:

Scroll up to "memorable quotes". Go on, do it and then read what follows. I'll be right here when you get back.

Finished? Did you read those lines? THAT, my friends, that and the fact they are spoken by some great actors is what makes this film so wonderful. They are perfectly balanced between being funny, endearing and also revealing about the characters. There's genuine emotion and warmth in a lot of that.

Conrad Hall, George Roy Hill, Burt Bacharach et al all contributed marvelously but I love the cast; such quality and for some of them, in small, but memorable roles: George Furth, Ted Cassidy, Kenneth Mars, Strother Martin, Katherine Ross and the stars at the top; Newman and Redford who did perfect justice to Goldman's script.

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Release date
- January 29, 1970 (Netherlands)
Countries of origin
- United States
- Mexico
Official site
- Official site
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Also known as
- The Sundance Kid and Butch Cassidy
Filming locations
- Zion National Park, Utah, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $102,308,889
Gross worldwide
- $102,310,697

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Runtime
- 1h 50min
Color
- Color
- Black and White
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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