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- 1969
- M
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 50 m
- 1969
- M
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 50 m
Summary The Sundance Kid (Redford) is the frontier's fastest gun. His sidekick, Butch Cassidy (Newman), is always dreaming up new ways to get rich fast. Times are changing in the west and life is getting tougher. So Butch and Sundance pack their guns, don new duds, and, with Sundance's girlfriend (Ross), head down to Bolivia. Never mind that the...
Directed By: George Roy Hill
Written By: William Goldman
- 1969
- M
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 50 m
- 1969
- M
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 50 m
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
66
8.6
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Summary The Sundance Kid (Redford) is the frontier's fastest gun. His sidekick, Butch Cassidy (Newman), is always dreaming up new ways to get rich fast. Times are changing in the west and life is getting tougher. So Butch and Sundance pack their guns, don new duds, and, with Sundance's girlfriend (Ross), head down to Bolivia. Never mind that the...
Directed By: George Roy Hill
Written By: William Goldman
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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77% Positive
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0% Mixed
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23% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
66
77% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
23% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
It is a great film and will be an exceptionally popular and profitable one.
Note-perfect performances, a screenplay steeped in both nostalgia and a timely sense of insight, and anti-heroes you can't help but love.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 167 User Ratings
8.6
94% Positive
157 Ratings
157 Ratings
4% Mixed
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6 Ratings
2% Negative
4 Ratings
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 167 User Ratings
8.6
94% Positive
157 Ratings
157 Ratings
4% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
2% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
I know there are people who love or don't like this film, but I am one of those who loves it. It is a different kind of western, but in my mind, that is not a bad thing, quite the contrary. I loved the first ten minutes, that was very clever and refreshing. The cinematography is fabulous, doing perfect justice to the beautiful scenery. The score is suitably jaunty, and the Raindrops Falling on My Head interlude is a wonderful touch and quite moving come to think of it. The script is witty and infectious, not to mention memorable, and the direction and pace I had no problem with either. Robert Redford and especially Paul Newman are perfect as the charismatic outlaws and their chemistry is simply unforgettable. All in all, just a great movie and one of my favourites of the genre. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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It is much better and funnier than the "The Sting" precisely because it allows the two stars to play off each other.
The movie is jovial without being silly; it retains the sense of adventure that characterizes the Western, but replaces the often somber mood with one that is airy and, at times, almost comedic.
The over-all production is very handsome, and the performances fine, especially Newman, Redford, and Miss Ross, who must be broadly funny and straight, almost simultaneously.
After a few minutes of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, I began to get that depressed feeling, and, after a half hour, felt rather offended...The director, George Roy Hill, doesn't have the style for it. The tone becomes embarrassing...George Roy Hill is a "sincere" director, but Goldman's script is jocose; though it reads as if it might play, it doesn't, and probably this is't just Hill's fault.
Every character, every scene, is marred by the film's double view, which oscillates between sympathy and farce.
A film that has rightly become a classic. An anti-western with the heroes on the run for most of the film, it broke the mould in how westerns were being made. Great performances from Newman, Redford and Ross, beautifully shot and told, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" is great viewing again and again and again.
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I really enjoyed this film - its a classic biopic, with great performances from Paul Newman and Robert Redford as the titular characters. This isn't a western film, like I maybe accidentally assumed it to be, although it does have a western feel to it. Its not full of action, though there is plenty of that at times. Its a good character driven drama, with some very witty dialogue and some quite amusing scenes, plus some reasonably tense moments too. I could have done without the montage mid way through shot in old fashioned brown - with music playing over still shots but I guess it helps tell the story of what isn't being shown on screen, namely the two criminals travelling to Bolivia. I found the incidental music played in the background a short while later quite amusing too. I was surprised how entertaining and amusing this was really. Also I can't not compliment it on the great wide landscape shots. The cinematography certainly isn't bad. Given this film dates from 1969, it stands up quite well and I'd certainly recommend this.
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Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
The chemistry between the lead characters is the key to this feature that breeds soft moments in this hardcore western world where everything is fair. George Roy Hill's brilliant execution skills helps this feature sail off to the shore smoothly where a bit more editing would have done no harm. Robert Redford and Paul Newman are convincingly good in their sibling sort of relation and carries it all on their shoulder. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid being a character driven feature has brilliant performance, execution and character development in it but unfortunately lacks a gripping screenplay that may allow the audience to drift off once in a while.
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Production Company
Campanile Productions,
George Roy Hill-Paul Monash Production,
Newman-Foreman Company,
Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
Release Date Oct 24, 1969
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating M
Tagline Just for the fun of it!
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 4 Wins & 7 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
BAFTA Awards
• 9 Wins & 10 Nominations
