With paul newman, robert redford, katharine ross, strother martin. Steve mcqueen and warren beatty were allegedly offered the part of the sundance kid. The audio sounds pretty good with the same audio as the first film. Butch cassidy played by newman and his companion in crime, the sundance kid redford, find that. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid film by hill 1969. The early days is a 1979 western film and prequel of sorts to the 1969 film butch cassidy and the sundance kid. The early days contributor names richard lester director. The early days 1979 tom berenger in butch and sundance. The early days 1979, starring tom berenger and william katt in the roles originated by robert redford and paul newman. Aug 20, 2015 the inescapable problem of butch and sundance.
A prequel of sorts to butch cassidy and the sundance kid 1969 which chronicles the two outlaws lives in the years before the events portrayed in the 1969 movie. The early days also manages to do a retroactive disservice to the original. Gwynne,john schuck,jeff corey,tom berenger,william katt. The early days movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
A decade after george roy hills classic western comedy butch cassidy and the sundance kid, lester helmed this underrated prequel, chronicling the wild youths and historic meeting of cinemas most genial outlaws. The early days is a movie that intends to fill in the gaps of events prior to butch cassidy and the sundance kid that were not disclosed in the later movie. The early days is telling us the story of how butch and sundance came to be friends, tell us some of their history. A prequel of sorts to butch cassidy and the sundance kid, chronicling the two.
The film, per its title, traces the formative days of butch and sundances careers as softhearted western outlaws, and their creation of the holeinthewall gang. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid is a 1969 american western film directed by george roy hill and written by william goldman. Tom berenger was cast as butch on the strength of his breakout turn in looking for mr. A prequel of sorts to butch cassidy and the sundance kid, chronicling the two outlaws lives in the years before the events portrayed in the newmanredford movie. Ross played etta place again in a tv movie, wanted. William goldman, the writer of the original film, was an executive producer. Patrick williams butch and sundance the early days. The early days, williams wrote an eclectic score playful, beautiful, filled with adventure and bravado, tenderness, and gorgeous melodic themes. Gwynne,john schuck,jeff corey,tom berenger,william katt director. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid is a truly awesome film. October 24, 1969 butch cassidy and the sundance kid is available at as a wide screen special edition dvd, a 2disc collectors edition dvd, on bluray, and on vhs.
Butch cassidy and the sundance kid, american western film, released in 1969, that was a classic of the genre, especially noted for the pairing of paul newman and robert redford as the titular outlaws. My name is nobody western english free and full movie. Butch and sundance the early days bluray blu ray dvd for. The early days, a prequel, was released starring tom berenger as butch cassidy and william katt as the sundance kid.
Butch cassidy and the sundance kid is a film of great writing, direction, and cinematography, but the performances of paul newman and robert redford are what really elevate the production. The early days 1979 06151979 us western 1h 55m user score. In this prequel to butch cassidy and the sundance kid, the outlaw duo meet and team up for a life of crime. Tom berenger and william katt do a good job as butch and sundance, and at times katts resemblance to robert redford is uncanny. Butch and sundance the early days dvd, joel fluellen,jill. Back in 1979 prequels were a rarity in fact, some folks say that butch and sundance. The early days the list contains related movies ordered by similarity.
The following list is the filmography of actor, writer, director and producer, robert redford. The early scene where cassidy kicks logan in the balls was intended to make it clear that cassidy was not a traditional tough guy hero who followed a code of manly honor. With william katt, tom berenger, jeff corey, john schuck. Joel fluellen,jill eikenberry,christopher lloyd,brian dennehy,peter weller,michael c. The film, per its title, traces the formative days of butch and sundance s careers as softhearted western outlaws, and their creation of the holein the wall gang. If events of crucial interest had really happened to butch and sundance in the early days, either a they would have been included in the original movie, or b the present film would not have waited so easily for ten years to be made. Hong kong shorts tour showcasing a wide variety of story and style, the sundance film festival short film tour is a 95minute theatrical program of eight short films from the 2016 edition of the january festival.
In an era in which coldblooded killers such as jesse james and the younger brothers terrorized the american west, butch cassidy, the sundance kid and their wild bunch gang took. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid movie locations of. Contrary to the 1969 film butch cassidy and the sundance kid in which the outlaws go down in a blaze of glory amid a hail of bullets, it appeared that cassidy had shot his wounded partner. It was directed by richard lester and written by allan burns. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. The early days william katt tom berenger jill eikenberry 1979 young butch cassidy tom berenger and the sundance kid william katt team up. Butch and sundance the early days bluray blu ray dvd. This despite the fact that it contains several good laughs and three sound performances. Ta spiffing romantic western, originally written for jack lemmon butch and paul newman sundance, though both steve mcqueen and warren beatty were considered for the kid before director george roy hill insisted on newcomer robert redford, fresh from his success in barefoot in the park most of the filming was around zion national park in utah, where the little town in. It is about the end of an era a fictional one, maybe, but one no less important than the real thing. Tom berenger and william katt star in the roles made famous by paul newman and robert redford in the original. See more ideas about sundance kid, butches and paul newman. The film follows the duo during their first meeting and their initial heists.
Young butch cassidy tom berenger and the sundance kid william katt. The buddy movie is a staple of cinema, and its smallscreen analog is equally widespread. The early days was the first film to actually use the term prequel. Actually, it was the first time a big budget film showed a character being kicked in the balls, so the producers had to fight the censor board over the length of the shot. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and exciting films with plots about crimes, partners, old west, gunfight, chases and races, rivalry and heroes mostly in western, comedy and drama genres. Playing for keeps is a film about a fictionalized adventure where the main character finds out his son is running with the wild bunch. Tom berenger and william katt in butch and sundance. Nov 16, 2018 william goldman, who won oscars for his screenplays for butch cassidy and the sundance kid and all the presidents men, died at 87.
Butch cassidy and the sundance kid 1969 rotten tomatoes. The early days 1979 prequel to the 1969 western butch cassidy and the sundance kid in which a gang of bank robbers arrive in a small town disguised as preachers. The early days is a movie that intends to fill in the gaps of events prior to butch cassidy and the sundance kid that were. July 1894 butch cassidy is found guilty of horse theft and sentenced to two years in. The mysterious deaths of butch cassidy and the sundance kid. The early days is that it ends so long before the emotional conclusion of the story that its just two lives in midstream. Butch was sick and went to bed early, but sundance stayed up late, telling francis about the robbery. Oct 28, 2018 laverne and shirley, butch and sundance call them partners in crime or dynamic duos, a wellmatched tv or movie team is comedy or drama gold. Amazingly innovative for its time, and even by todays standards, there is an incredible mix of ideas, both aural and visual, that simply takes this movie way over the top. Directed by richard lester overall the quality of this film is quite good with clear and sharp picture with pretty good color. The ultimate telling of the story of butch cassidy, the. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid movie facts mental floss. What im saying is, if you want to go, i wont stop you.
But the minute you start to whine or make a nuisance, i dont care where we are, im dumping you flat. Film locations for butch cassidy and the sundance kid, in. Based loosely on fact, the film tells the story of wild west outlaws robert leroy parker, known as butch cassidy paul newman, and his partner harry longabaugh, the sundance kid robert redford, who are on the run from a crack us posse. The early days is streaming, if butch and sundance. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid taos unlimited movie. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. The early years, williams wrote an eclectic score playful, beautiful, filled with adventure and bravado, tenderness, and gorgeous melodic themes. Butch and sundance the early days dvd, 2010 for sale.
The early days 1979 pg 1h 55min comedy, western 1979 uk a prequel of sorts to butch cassidy and the sundance kid 1969 which chronicles the two outlaws lives in the years before the events portrayed in the 1969 movie. See more ideas about sundance kid, sundance, paul newman. Best original screenplay, cinematography, original score, original song. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid must have looked like a natural on paper, but, alas, the completed film is slow and disappointing. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. The early days was the first of the modernday prequels this one to butch cassidy and the sundance kid. Butch cassidy tom berenger, platoon and cohort the sundance kid. Butch and sundance the early days dvd, joel fluellen. Its plot is said to have been inspired by the august 1900 holdup of a union pacific train by butch cassidys hole in the wall gang. If the two characters hadnt been called butch and sundance you would wonder why on earth the movie was. The early days is a film that is a prequel to the 1969 paul newman film. The early days full movie in hd visit a \ butch and sundance.
Butch and sundance the early days product category. This prequel to the newmanredford vehicle butch cassidy and the sundance kid was written by tv sitcom veteran allan burns and stars tom berenger as butch and william katt as sundance. It works perfectly in the film, complementing the visuals, the comedy, and the drama, a real oldfashioned honesttogoodness film score by a master composer. Now that we know just how much time the two outlaws actually spent together, certain moments in the original seem ridiculous, such as when butch and sundance learn each others real names they have a similar discussion here, and when butch admits. Butch cassidy is played by tom berenger and sundance is played by william katt. It is about the end of an era a fictional one, maybe, but one no. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. The cast also included peter weller, brian dennehy and jeff corey, who. But a decade later, in 1979 someone finally came up with a way to bring back butch cassidy and the sundance kid not in a sequel, put a prequel. Saddle up and ride with the showdowns, shootouts, bad guys and good times in the days before the fame when fun was the name of the game. The main appeal of the movie is the long final scene of the train. Butch and sundance the early days dvd, 2005 for sale. It stars tom berenger as butch cassidy and william katt as the sundance kid.
All critics 3 fresh 2 rotten 1 the main appeal of the movie is the long final scene of the train robbery, where the visual gags are entertaining, appropriate, and well placed. First on the bill is richard lesters gentle western comedy butch and sundance. Such was the enormity of the boxoffice hit butch cassidy and the sundance kid in 1969, sequels and prequels were inevitable. The early days is a pleasant and handsome western that draws us inexorably toward these reflections.
Pop culture 101 butch cassidy and the sundance kid. The early days is the 1979 western prequel to the 1969 classic butch cassidy and the sundance kid. The bandit also spoke of having made several attempts to settle into a life following the law, but that these attempts were always thwarted by emissaries of the police and detective agencies who were tracking, and forced him to return to flight. This adventurethemed twoforone offers a pair of unrelated titles issued by 20th century fox over a twoyearspan. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid movie quotes rotten. Goodbar, and the resemblance william katt tvs the greatest.