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DVD OF THE WEEK: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
William Goldman’s Academy Award-winning script casts relative newcomer Robert Redford (Barefoot in the Park, 1967) as Butch and superstar Paul Newman (The Hustler, 1961, Cool Hand Luke, 1967) as Sundance as the leader and first lieutenant of the Hole-In-The-Wall Gang. In the early 1900s, Butch and Sundance arrived at the end of a long stream of bank/train robbers and highwaymen in the 19th century. Modern-day Robin Hoods, they are hunted by a super posse and decide to pack their bags and hop a train to Bolivia, where they hoped for better luck. Their exploits were perfect for a film that was intended to portray outlaws who mock and defy authority and the Establishment. There are many memorable moments in this film, but the final shootout has deservedly made cinematic history.
Certainly a film to warm the winter blues!
The DVD is available for loan at 791.4372 on the ground floor of the University Library.
Movie trivia: Warren Beatty was originally cast for the Butch role and Steve McQueen for the Sundance Kid role. The two male leads would again co-star in The Sting (1973) with ten Oscar nominations and seven wins.
Q. What was the name of the smash hit song from the film?
The Buzz #16
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