Paul Newman and Robert Redford are Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, two of the most-likable outlaws ever to hit the screen. With a posse hot on their heels, the train-robbing duo go on the run with their schoolteacher friend (Katharine Ross) in tow. Times they are a-changin’ and civilization is quickly threatening to tame the Wild West. The George Roy Hill-directed, William Goldman-scripted blockbuster is an extraordinarily entertaining blend of fact and fiction, winning Oscars for Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography (Conrad Hall), Best Original Score (Burt Bacharach) and Best Song. But it’s the incandescent chemistry between Newman and Redford that make this one an all-time classic.
“One of cinema’s greatest ever advertisements for pure entertainment” – Richard Luck, Film4
“Note-perfect performances, a screenplay steeped in both nostalgia and a timely sense of insight, and anti-heroes you can’t help but love: it’s no surprise that the always re-watchable Butch And Sundance was once labelled the most likeable film ever made.” – Bob McCabe, Empire Magazine
Kim Morgan discusses Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid on the New Beverly blog.
