Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
91%RT Audience Score: 92%
Awards & Nominations: Won 4 Oscars
21 wins & 15 nominations total
With its iconic pairing of Paul Newman and Robert Redford, jaunty screenplay and Burt Bacharach score, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid has gone down as among the defining moments in late-’60s American cinema.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is the kind of movie that makes you want to grab a cowboy hat and start practicing your quick draw. With a perfect blend of humor and action, it’s no wonder this film has stood the test of time. The chemistry between Paul Newman and Robert Redford is electric, and the witty banter between their characters will have you laughing out loud. Sure, there are some dark moments, but they only serve to make the film more compelling. So grab some popcorn and settle in for a wild ride with Butch and Sundance. Yeehaw!
Production Company(ies)
Columbia Films, Anouchka Films, Orsay Films,
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Zion National Park, Utah, USA
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
1969
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 50m
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Language(s):English, Spanish
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Oct 24, 1969 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2006
Genre(s)
Western/Action
Keyword(s)
starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin, Henry Jones, Jeff Corey, directed by George Roy Hill, written by William Goldman, Western, Action, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Chris Stuckmann, John Mahoney, Dave Kehr, TIME Staff, Whitney Willaims, Bob McCabe, Richard Schickel, Taylor Baker, Sarah Brinks, Mike Massie, Michael Ross, Bernard Drew, PG, 20th Century Fox, John Foreman, Burt Bacharach score, train robberies, bank robberies, Bolivia, fast-draws, posses, torrid love affair, character study, remarkable friendship, Butch Cassidy, Robert Leroy Parker, The Sundance Kid, Harry Longbaugh, Etta Place, Sheriff Steve Bledsoe, Mono, Scope (2.35:1)
Worldwide gross: $102,310,697
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $931,701,636
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 107
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 101,603,232
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $6,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $54,639,544
Production budget ranking: 734
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $29,423,394
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $847,638,697
ROI to date (est.): 1,008%
ROI ranking: 123
Robert Redford – The Sundance Kid (Harry Longbaugh)
Katharine Ross – Etta Place
Strother Martin – Percy Garris
Henry Jones – Bike Salesman
Jeff Corey – Sheriff Steve Bledsoe
Director(s)
George Roy Hill
Writer(s)
William Goldman
Producer(s)
John Foreman
Film Festivals
Sundance
Awards & Nominations
Won 4 Oscars
21 wins & 15 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (54) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (48) | Rotten (6)
It’s a hilarious film with some surprising dark moments…it’s a damn good one.
September 7, 2018 | Rating: A-
Chris Stuckmann
ChrisStuckmann.com
TOP CRITIC
It is a great film and will be an exceptionally popular and profitable one.
October 3, 2015
John Mahoney
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
You have to admire the craft and assurance of the thing even as its artificiality hits you in the face.
May 27, 2011
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Every character, every scene, is marred by the film’s double view, which oscillates between sympathy and farce.
October 1, 2008
TIME Staff
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
The John Foreman production is episodic, but George Roy Hill’s direction is so satisfying in catching the full value of the Goldman screenplay that a high degree of interest is sustained.
October 1, 2008
Whitney Willaims
Variety
TOP CRITIC
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.
May 10, 2006 | Rating: 5/5
Bob McCabe
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Busch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a perfectly harmless and quite entertaining film.
November 1, 2021
Richard Schickel
LIFE
Episode 15: The West Was Red
September 1, 2021 | Rating: 65/100
Taylor Baker
Drink in the Movies
Overall I felt disappointed in the film, I wanted to more engaged then I was.
April 1, 2021
Sarah Brinks
Battleship Pretension
A most unusual, quirky, eccentric Western biography.
August 24, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Quite simply, the most entertaining Hollywood film around.
January 15, 2020
Michael Ross
Los Angeles Free Press
The film is a raffish, good humored ballad with Butch and Sundance as a pair of lovable rogues — a Bonnie and Clyde to a ragtime beat.
July 11, 2019
Bernard Drew
Gannett News Service…
Plot
Butch and Sundance are the two leaders of the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. Butch is all ideas, Sundance is all action and skill. The west is becoming civilized, and when Butch and Sundance rob a train once too often, a special posse begins trailing them no matter where they run. Over rocks, through towns, across rivers, the group is always just behind them. When they finally escape through sheer luck, Butch has another idea, “Let’s go to Bolivia”. Based on the exploits of the historical characters.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Paul Newman and Robert Redford’s on-screen chemistry in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is what really elevates the production, according to audience reviews.
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