While our allotment of advance tickets has sold out online, additional tickets will be available to purchase at the door each night of the show, first come, first served.
Richard Lester helms the prequel to the original George Roy Hill film starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, with newcomers Tom Berenger (Platoon, Major League) and William Katt (Carrie, Big Wednesday) as a young Butch and Sundance. We tag along with them as they meet, form the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang and go up against Sheriff Bledsoe (Jeff Corey, the only actor returning from the original) for the first time. Lester works his usual casting magic with a sterling group that includes Jill Eikenberry, Jon Schuck (McCabe and Mrs. Miller), Peter Brocco, Michael C. Gwynne, Brian Dennehy (Silverado), Peter Weller (Robocop) and Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future). Laszlo Kovacs (Easy Rider, Shampoo, Ghostbusters) did the first-class cinematography.
“Butch and Sundance: The Early Days is a pleasant and handsome Western… Laszlo Kovac’s photography, Richard Lester’s direction, the goodhearted performances of Tom Berenger and William Katt are all impossible to dislike.” – Roger Ebert
Read the vintage Movietone News review comparing Butch and Sundance: The Early Days with Robin and Marian
Marc Edward Heuck discusses our 2016 Richard Lester Film Festival on the New Beverly blog.
Chris D explores Richard Lester’s diverse career on the New Beverly blog.
