BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID at HOLLYWOOD TEEN MOVIES

TITLE: Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
CLASSIFICATION : PG
DIRECTOR: George Roy Hill
STARRING : Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin, Henry Jones, Jeff Corey, George Furth, Cloris Leachman, Ted Cassidy, Kenneth Mars, Donnelly Rhodes, Jody Gilbert, Timothy Scott, Don Keefer.
TAGLINES:
* Not that it matters, but most of it is true.
* You never met a pair like Butch and The Kid.
* They're taking trains... They're taking banks and they're taking one piece of baggage!

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid: DVD Synopsis
One of the most popular screen westerns ever made, this Academy Award winning classic blends adventure, romance and comedy to tell the true story of the West`s most likeable outlaws. No one is quicker than Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) when it comes to get rich quick schemes, and his sidekick Sundance (Robert Redford) is a wizard with a gun. When these two bungling bank and train robbers tire of running from the law, they set out for Bolivia with Sundance`s girlfriend (Katharine Ross). Though they can barely speak enough Spanish to communicate `This is a stick-up`, that`s only a minor detail to the two nicest `bad-guys` who ever rode the West.

* Butch blows the train car to smithereens while trying to use dynamite to open the safe:

The Sundance Kid: Think ya used enough dynamite there, Butch?

* Butch and Sundance preparing to jump from the cliff into the river:

Butch Cassidy: Then you jump first.
The Sundance Kid: No, I said.
Butch Cassidy: What's the matter with you?
The Sundance Kid: I can't swim.
Butch Cassidy: Why you crazy, the fall will probably kill you.

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid: Tony's Comments
"Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid" is a buddy western movie with a difference, it has everything you would expect in a good western plus more, it crosses all genres, action, adventure, drama, suspense and of course comedy. Nominated for 7 Academy Awards "Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid" went on to win four including, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Best Song and Best Screenplay. Paul Newman is in his prime & Robert Redford is at his youthful best, the two actors combine brilliantly together and give possibly their best performances ever. The film features many comedic moments the most memorable being, the train robbery (blowing up the safe), the duos jump into the river (Redford's character can't swim) and of course the bank robberies (Butch and Sundance unable to speak the lingo). The chemistry they produced on screen was spot on and their popularity as a duo went through the roof, so much so that there was a demand for them to appear in more films together. The result was the hugely popular heist film "The Sting"(1973), which won 7 Oscars including Best Picture. "Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid" was such a box office hit that the film spawned a prequel "Butch and Sundance: The Early Days" (1979), starring William Katt and Tom Berenger. It is interesting to note that both Warren Beatty and Steve McQueen were offered the role of "Sundance" and when Redford was eventually given one of the roles he was cast as Butch and not Sundance. It was at Redford's suggestion that Newman and him switch roles. Also, Bob Dylan was originally meant to sing the famous Academy Award winning Burt Bacharach number "Raindrops Drops Keep Falling On My Head".

Biography: Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid VHS

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid [DVD](1969) DVD
One of the most successful and entertaining Westerns of all time chronicles the hair-raising adventures of outlaws Butch (Paul Newman) and Sundance (Robert Redford) as they hold up banks on both sides of the border while being pursued by a super-posse of lawmen. Katharine Ross co-stars in George Roy Hill's production from William Goldman's Oscar-winning script. 112 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English 5.1 and Dolby Surround, French; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary by Hill, more; "making of" documentary; interviews; DVD-ROM content; scene access.
Gunfighters Of The West: Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid VHS

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid(1969) VHS
Butch And Sundance: The Early Days(1979) VHS
The fun-filled "prequel," showing how the outlaw buddies first met and started their infamous careers, stars Tom Berenger and William Katt as the desperado duo. Enjoyable Western action/comedy co-stars Jill Eikenberry, Brian Dennehy. 110 min.