BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION 

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The moment Cassie finally connects Redford as Sundance with the Sundance film festival in Utah is priceless!

Fun fact: Paul Newman as the established actor was cast as Sundance and Redford and the newcomer was cast as Butch Cassidy. However after meeting and getting to know each other, the two actors opted to switch roles. Newman and Redford started a lifelong friendship after making this movie. Their friendship on camera is just as real off camera. Best chemistry in film history.

The great Burt Bacharach who wrote 'Raindrops..' passed away in Feburary at the age of 94, he won two Oscars for the music in this film.

It's basically a true story, so you can't really avoid the ending. It's nice that they filmed the ending with an old school rule... never show your heros die.

Yes, not only is the Sundance Film Festival named after Robert Redford's character from this movie, most of the movie was also filmed in Utah! Fun fact, the real life Butch Cassidy was born and raised in Utah and was a from a Mormon family. There's another great Western starring Redford that was also filmed in Utah called Jeremiah Johnson.

Best movie ever. Not a misplaced word or action in the whole thing. Newman and Redford had enough charisma and chemistry for 10 movies.

I absolutely love how Cassie has to make a happy ending for every film she watches in her head, and it's always a gift when she shares it! Great reaction!

Writer Wiliam Goldman pretty much single-handedly created the modern buddy movie with this one. It's truly a landmark screenplay and birthed hundreds of wannabes copycats. And Newman and Redford knocked it out of the park with their easy comfy chemistry. This is a yearly re-watch for me.

"Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" was the first time Robert Redford and Paul Newman were paired on screen. "The Sting" was the second time. Both were among the hit movies of the year they were released. And yes, this movie is where Mr. Redford got the name for his film festival. The big guy in the knife fight was played by, oddly, Ted Cassidy, who is more famous for being the butler Lurch on the 60's TV show "The Addams Family", and Sundance's girlfriend was Katherine Ross, in her most memorable film role. It is possible that, in reality, Butch and Sundance did return to the USA, family members swear to it, and there is some evidence to support it. Of course, there is also supposedly proof they died in South America, if you ask around.

This movie has sentimental value for me. I grew up watching it with my Dad. It was our favorite movie to watch together. We’d always quote it: “Who are those guys?”

Still one of the BEST Westerns ever made, not to mention the complete TALENT on display both behind the camera and in front of it.

"They need a disguise, but they don't have a dollar store." Oh, Cassie you KILL me!

The Greatest Buddy Film Ever. The first of the 2 films starring Paul & Robert showcased their skills and chemistry to the hilt. Indeed 'the bad guys' are pretty much outlaw anti-heroes and in 1969 it was a phenomenon particularly with the Oscar-winning song RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD sung by BJ Thomas and written by Burt Bacharach (who both recently passed away). Katherine Ross was fresh from her other iconic film THE GRADUATE. The duo became fast friends for life and were collaborating on a third project but Paul passed away so sadly only 2 great films together (but what films!) Indeed Sundance Film Festival created by Redford is named after his character (BTW originally Paul was going to play that role w/Steve McQueen as Butch). Paul Newman is one of my fave actors and human beings of all-time - he was such a good natured and charming SOB that EVERYONE loved. His Hole-In-The-Wall charity (yep named after the film's gang) was created to raise $ for charity for underprivileged and disenfranchised children for a summer camp which still continues to this day thru his foundation business venture Newman's Own - i.e. salad dressings, lemonade and yes Cass - POPCORN! - whose non- profit organization turns over 100% of its earnings to the charities. Unheard of. A biography on Newman came out earlier this year that you so should read Cass - he led a truly amazing life and he was very down to Earth. And yes Redford is still alive and making films.

Butch's real name was Robert Leroy Parker, and Sundance's was Harry Longbaugh. Robert Redford was originally supposed to play Butch but suggested a character switch. There are stories that Butch and Sundance left Bolivia and returned to the States.

"Who are those guys?" was the famous phrase of the day. We used it in business meetings when competitors showed up in market. Lots of fun watching them escape Lord Baltimore and the posse. Newman and Redford were box office gold. RIP Paul.

William Goldman wrote this screenplay. He also wrote the book and the screenplay for The Princess Bride and Marathon Man. Other screenplays included Misery and All the Presidents Men and The Stepford Wives. Phenomenal writer. He won an Academy Award for the screenplay for this movie. Well earned.

This movie was a huge success for Redford, Newman and its director George Roy Hill. They teamed up together again a couple of years later to film The Sting. Butch and Sundance allowed Redford to become a sort of mega star and start asking for much more money. It also gave him the freedom to become a producer and make the movies he wanted to make like Jeremiah Johnson. (Highly recommend, by the way). That's why when he bought a ranch in Utah he called it the Sundance ranch. Later he started his own film festival to help young independant film makers get visibility. He called that the Sundance film festival.

When we were kids, my dad made us watch this, and my brother and I groaned when it started in black and white. Now that's probably my favorite part of the whole movie!

Yay! Finally watching this! A true classic, and yes, you should watch the original Magnificent Seven too. Steve McQueen was originally cast to play Sundance but he quit because he couldn't get top billing. Paul Newman was already a big star by this point. Several other well known actors were considered before Newman's wife, Joanne Woodward, suggested an up and coming actor named Robert Redford. The studio initially said no, wanting a more established actor, but Woodward, Newman, and director George Roy Hill convinced them. The men tracking Butch and Sundance were from the Pinkerton agency, a detective agency who was known for never giving up and always getting their man. "For a moment there I thought we were in trouble."- one of the best last lines in a movie ever.

"for one moment I thought we were in trouble" one of my favorite lines

This one is on my shortlist for favorite movies. Best buddy duo ever, and Paul Newman is at his best.

The real Butch Cassidy was a real charmer. He was once hauled before a judge in I think it was Wyoming Territory, and they judge said "Butch I'll make you a deal. If you swear to quit robbing banks, I'll let you go." and Butch had the gall to say "Sorry, Judge, but I can't do that. But if you let me go, I promise I'll never rob another bank in Wyoming". And the judge said "OK" and let him go! Butch kept is promise, too.

I’m so jealous and happy that you are discovering Redford and Newman. They’re real life friendship is beautiful. Newman was a true pure soul.

The people chasing Butch and Sundance were members of the Pinkerton Detective Agency which still exists today

3:30 I know I’m not on Patreon or anything, but I have to put in a word for “The Magnificent Seven.” It’s a fabulous flick and it’s got a boatload of talent running around in it, including Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach (who you’ll remember from “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”), Robert Vaughn, and Steve McQueen (yes, the “Cooler King,” himself). 7:44 And this is what Lurch looks like in color. 9:44 The Marshall is Kenneth Mars, who’s probably more well known for his comic roles in Mel Brooks movies. He was the Inspector with the wooden arm and monocle in “Young Frankenstein,” and he was the playwright Franz Liebkind in “The Producers.” He was also the voice of King Triton in “The Little Mermaid.” 18:03 This is Jeff Corey. Fabulous character actor. He was the villain in the original “True Grit,” he’s in episodes of “Star Trek” (original series), “Night Court,” and “Babylon 5,” as well as dozens of other TV series in the 50s through the 90s. 19:44 To this day I wonder if J.K. Rowling misheard the name of “Lord Baltimore” the tracker…

"They Call Me Nobody" (1973) is a western very much like this-a combination of humor/drama and fun.

Paul Newman and Robert Redford both said that this was the most fun movie they ever made, mainly because they spent so much time drinking and partying in Mexico between shooting, it felt more like a vacation than a movie shoot.

You have no idea, NO IDEA, how happy just seeing the thumbnail made me.

I would catch snippets of this as a kid, but only saw it start to finish for the first time in my last month of high school, and I quite enjoyed it. My favorite part is when Sundance admits to being unable to swim, particularly the sheepish nod he does that says, “So there’s that.” followed by Butch howling with laughter after what he just heard registers.

Great review. As others have mentioned, Outlaw Josey Wales and Silverado are two great westerns with lighter make-you-smile moments throughout to balance out the more serious scenes.

Harvey Logan was played by Ted Cassidy, who achieved fame as Lurch the butler in the original Addams Family TV series.

So glad you are enjoying the classics!!! When you grew up watching these kind of movies, it’s sad to see how far and few comparable movies they make these days. Paul Newman and Robert Redford are great together. Too bad Carly didn’t watch it with you. Keep up the good work!!!

🎵 Raindrops keep fallin' on my head...🎵

I was wondering if Cassie would come back for a Newman, Redford pairing. She will absolutely love this!

It’s an obscure line as you’ll ever find but I love Butch telling Flatnose, (who was “really rooting for him” in the knife fight) “Well, thank you Flatnose. That’s what sustained me in my time of trouble.”

There has yet to be a stronger screen chemistry any greater than Redford and Newman was then....They did remain close friends up until Newmans death. This was really the movie that put Redford on the Hollywood map as a leading man and heart throb. He went on to leverage that power to make some incredible films in the 70's (Jerimiah Johnson/All the Presidents Men/3 days of the Condor) and of course founded the Sundance Film institute giving Independent Film makers a voice in Hollywood. Also can't underestimate all the wonderful environmental causes he's supported over the years. We were lucky to have him....

I think, if anything, this movie is about the end of the Wild West. It's set in 1899, the turn of the century, and we hear it said by several characters in the movie that "their (Butch and Sundance) time is over." The railroad looms large in most westerns because the railroad means progress, i.e. an end to the "wild" west. This is such a bittersweet film. One of my all-time favorites.

The 1960s-1970s started a trend of “bad guys are good guys” movies - among many were this one, Bonnie & Clyde and The Sting.

"The SWAT of the horse police." That one had me rolling that is funny Cassie.

I was 9 when this movie came out. I watched it with my dad, who was a big Paul Newman fan. Redford and Newman had great chemistry for it being the first movie they acted in together. You can see that chemistry in their next movie together---The Sting. If I may make another Newman movie suggestion Cassie, you should try The Verdict. The man can act. Paul Newman passed in 2008, but he left behind a large body of work and some good performances, including the one you watched. Hey, Redford ain't bad either. Anyway, thank you for your wonderful reactions.

Most sponsor advertisements are necessary evils, but that one was hysterical! Well done, -Cassie- Sweetface! 🤣

Katherine Ross (Etta) has been married to Sam Elliot for about 35 years now. : ) And yes, the Sundance film festival got it's name due to Robert Redford's character, Sundance, in this movie.

Hi Cassie, I was waiting for this one, and you didn't disappoint. Newman and Redford were one of the greatest duos in cinema history. Their only other collaboration was "The Sting", but what memorable movies they are. They each had great careers apart. Would be well worth your time to check out more of their films. You're correct, Newman has passed away, and Redford is still alive. The Sundance Film Festival is indeed named after Redford's character. I think the way the final scene was filmed was perfect. No one wanted to see such lovable, charming characters killed, even moreso two stars like Newman and Redford.

Oh my gosh, when you realized the Sundance Festival and the Sundance Kid were connected, that was priceless! (and yet you shared it on here for free! Thanks, Cassie!) 😄

I think your reaction is what a lot of us feel, and what we're meant to feel, at the end of this film. We love these two (three, really) so much, we want them to succeed even though we know what they're doing is wrong, and we really hurt when the ending comes, even though we knew it was coming and may even have been deserved. I think there's also the impression that Butch & Sundance aren't suited for any other way of life, and they occupy an era that is quickly fading, is essentially gone. For them to go out in a blaze of glory, charging madly out together, may have been the best thing for them. They end as a sepia snapshot of history, never aging, never finding disillusionment, never understanding what it is to become obsolete and useless. (For another film that tweaks this same heartstring, see "Robin and Marian." (1976))

My parents took me to see this when it came out. One of the great westerns.

Love your reactions! That "strip at gunpoint" scene held a very special place in my heart and made my 12 year old self fall head over heels in love with Katharine Ross. ❤🥰😍

This was the World's Greatest "First-Date" Movie of its day. And beyond

One of my dads favourite films which I watched so much as a kid, I had forgotten just how good it was.

I saw this at a theater when it first came out in 1969. I loved it.

This was my dad's favorite movie, because he was born in Adamsville, UT, about 9 miles outside of Beaver, Ut, where Butch Cassidy (Robert LeRoy Parker) was born on April 13, 1866, but mainly because he loved the musical soundtrack. My dad's family moved to Beaver shortly after he was born. Many of the Gunn family, including my dad, granddad, great granddad, great great granddad, their wives, many of my aunts and uncles, two of my siblings and others are buried just to the right of the entrance to the Beaver cemetery (Mountainview Cemetery) because they were some of the first settlers in Beaver. I like to think that maybe my great great grandfather knew the Parker family and Butch as they lived in Beaver until Butch was 13 years old. I'll never get tired of watching Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid for as long as I live, because of how much my dad loved this movie!

Comparing the posse chasing Butch and Sundance to the Central Park Rangers chasing Santa in Elf was pure genius! 😂

Paul Newman was also a race car driver and with that in mind he voiced the character "Doc Hudson" in the Pixar movie "Cars"

A great screenplay by William Goldman, who also wrote The Princess Bride, which explains the great humor. Great reaction!

*Since I was a kid, all of my Boomer uncles kept telling me that I had to see this movie. I finally saw it a week before this reaction. I'm glad I did. My uncles were right.*

This was once of my favorites movies. My father passed away recently but I do remember him taking me to see this movie when I was 9 years old. 😂

And, just FYI, this movie is where Paul Newman got the name for his camps, for disabled kids Hole in the Wall, and, as you discovered, Robert Redford got the name for his film festival. Originally, Steve McQueen was to play Butch and Paul Newman was to play Sundance. Luckily McQueen pulled out of the movie, and Newman worked hard to get Redford cast as the Kid. This movie was where Newman and Redford met and became life along friends till Newman past in 2008.

A few years back one of my sweet daughters ran in the NY Marathon and I accompanied her from Western Canada in the role of her support team. If your not a competitive runner a participant is required to raise a mininmum $5000 for charity. She chose the Hole in the Wall Gang Charity (Paul & Joanne Newman's) and with 100 other runners they raised over $1,000,000 for the cause. Many of the recipients, child cancer survivors, were there and thanked the runners and of course the Newmans for their great work. It was one of the best weekends of both my and my daughters life.

"For a moment there I thought we were in trouble..." one of the most iconic lines of the era.

This is one of my all time top ten movies. As a kid my mother worked in a cinema , saw this every day of its run. It was in the cinema for 6 weeks. Could have watched it everyday for six weeks more.

Etta is played by Katheryn Ross. She is married to Sam Elliott who was in Tombstone. He plays Virgil Earp, the one with the longish grey hair and mustache. Yes Robert Redford is still alive, unfortunately Paul Newman is not. He died in 2008. I saw this at the drive-in when it came out. I was 11, my sister was 13 and my brother wss 6. The next day my mother could hear a commotion coming from my brothers room. He was jumping off of his top bunk and screaming oooohhhhh shiiiiitttt like them jumping off the cliff. That's the night we were driving through downtown Atlanta and my brother decided to see what would happen and yelled duck he's got a gun. My dad almost ran us into a telephone pole. 😂

The jump off the cliff is one of those PERFECT movie moments. You never forget it once you've seen it.

Popcorn Lady: "Bolivia is going to catch on." Proof that Popcorn Lady is psychic.

When we heard "Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head" when we watched this movie at the theatre, we didn't think it belonged in a western either.

If you enjoy Paul Newman, you really need to see him in the movie Cool Hand Luke. It is an awesome performance.

"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" was a great metaphor for the end of the Old West and the turn toward modernity. They were part of a bygone era.

I had no idea about this but apparently, Sam Elliot -- Katherine Ross' husband since 1984 -- actually had a bit role in this film. He was "Card Player #2"

Another fun western that you'd love is Silverado. Great cast, great music, amazing cinematography. A must watch western.

Two of the most beautiful men ever to grace the screen ❤

I ran into Paul Newman - literally - at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I was going into the old IMS Media Center as he was coming out. The movie he made right before "Buch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" was "Winning", in which he played a race car driver alongside his real-life wife, Joanne Woodward. While learning to drive a race car for "Winning", Newman found he had a talent for driving and became a successful amateur racer. He later became the owner of a championship racing team: Newman-Haas Racing. Among his drivers at NHR were Mario and Michael Andretti. If I could recommend one Newman movie and one Redford movie, the Newman movie would be "Slap Shot", one of the funniest sports movies ever made which despite being totally outrageous is very accurate portrayal of life in the minor leagues (hockey, in this case) in the 1970s. My favorite Redford movie (non-Newman/Redford category) is "All the President's Men" - an Oscar-winning look at the Watergate scandal and the reporters who brought it to light. One other actor in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" that I believe you have seen on the channel before is George Furth, who played Woodcock, the guy protecting the train for Mr. E.H. Harriman of the Union Pacific Railroad. Furth was one of the citizens of Rock Ridge in "Blazing Saddles".

The best western of all time! I was raised a good Mormon Boy just like Butch. i was 12 when this came out and I wasn't allowed to see it because in the trailer when they jumped of the cliff the swearing was bleeped out and I might be corrupted if i accutally heard the word. For a couple of years I had to make do with the Mad Magazine retelling called "Butch Catastrophe and the Stun-Dunced Kid". The drawing of Harvey just after Butch kicks him in the groin during the knife fight still makes me chuckle thinking about it. I've seen the movie 20 times + over the years and it's still enjoyable every time I see it.

Etta told you exactly how this movie would end: "...and I'll do anything you ask of me except one thing. I won't watch you die. I'll miss that scene if you don't mind."

This movie made those of us who were teenagers when it came out into instant Katherine Ross fans. She and Sam Elliott have been married about 40 years - he was Virgil Earp in Tombstone. And I am sure Cassie will enjoy "Open Range" - one of my favorites of the newer movies. But still not my top favorite, as I always hold "The Searchers" in that spot.

Thank you! My favorite Robert Redford movie is Three Days of the Condor

Every time I see something about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, I remember the MAD magazine spoof of it called Botch Casually and the Some Dunce Kid. Too funny.

It was the success of this film, along with the obvious and bankable chemistry between Redford & Newman that led to "The Sting"

The guy who challenges Butch to take over the gang in the first part of the movie played "Lurch" in the Addams Family.

One of the earliest movies I remember seeing in the theater. Raindrops wins Oscar for best song and it has NO BUSINESS being in this movie but what a scene!

At 11:30 . . . . This really had the gals in the audience going , when I saw this movie back in 1970 , When they thought that something was going to happen ! Then Katherine Ross said " I wish you would get here on time " Then the gals in the audience relaxed . ; - )

Brilliant foreshadowing when Etta says she's going back ahead of them. Earlier she told them she'd do anything except watch them die. In my heart the freeze frame lets them escape and live a life equivalent to Witness Protection.

One of my top ten movies. it's totally different than any western, especially for the time period, and it had humor and it left you a bit sad at the end.

Great viewing. If you want a feel-good movie, watch "Havey," most underrated movie. Has Jimmy Stewart in it. You'll love it. Great message, too.

Katherine Ross (“Etta”) also was the love interest for Dustin Hoffman in his breakout role in “The Graduate.”

When this movie came out in 1969, Paul Newman was an established actor. He'd already been nominated for a Best Actor Oscar four times. But this was a breakout role for Robert Redford. The movie he did just previous to this one, Barefoot in the Park, got him some notice, but Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid made him a star.

I don't watch many western movies. But I have always adored this one. I have seen it soooo many times!

I saw this movie in the theater with my dad. "Damn Butch, did you use enough dynamite?" Effen classic.

My dad would pick out the yellows and greens. He loved those. Since he passed in 2012 I find myself choosing those first too, remembering him.

An absolute classic. One of the best movies ever.

Robert Redford in " The Electric Horseman" is an underated film. Jane Fonda and Willie Nelson are also in the movie.

Hey Cassie... - This screenplay won the Best Screenplay Oscar, and the winner was William Goldman. He would later write the novel and the screenplay of 'The Princess Bride' and win a second Oscar for 'All The President's Men..." starring Redford and Dustin Hoffman as the real-life journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and their coverage of the Watergate scandal that ended the Nixon Presidency. - Katherine Ross (Etta) was a very hot star at the time she made this, having just been in 'The Graduate' with Dustin Hoffman. She basically retired from acting, but her husband is a working character actor with an amazing mustache...she's married to Sam Elliott! - The Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival were both named by Redford because of this role. Seeing you make the connection was PRICELESS!!!! - The Hole In The Wall Gang has a new meaning today, as the name is now that of an organization that helps disabled and ill children to have summer camp experiences in camps all over, funded by the Newman's Own food products line that uses 100% of all after-tax profits for the food products for the camps and many other philanthropic and educational endeavors that were close to the hearts of both Paul Newman and his equally amazing wife and legendary actress Joanne Woodward. Paul sadly passed in 2008. Joanne is still alive but has Alzheimer's, which was diagnosed in 2007. The Newman's Own line has generated over $550 million since 1982. A wonderful documentary about them called 'The Last Movie Stars' on HBOMax was directed by Ethan Hawke.

You ain't never seen a western till you see "The Outlaw Josey Wales."

You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for this one! 😂

It is a fun film to watch, Redford and Newman were a great acting pair. Glad you liked it. Also, to maybe make you feel better, the rumor was that Butch did make it back to Utah after the Bolivian shootout. His sister and the rest of the family swear he lived several years after getting back. So there might be a bit of a happy ending for you. Keep up the great reactions!!

Rio Bravo is a western made for you. Three generations of stars, honour, outlaws, romance and a happy ending.

Another great reaction, Cassie. One of my Pop's favorite flicks, released the year I was born. My pop used to sing " Raindrops keep falling on my head" as a kid, so it means a lot when I hear it. Great choice. Oh, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who would call you Sweetface, as it definitely fits :)

Great chemistry, great script, great director, and two of the best actors at the top of their game. What else you want?

Love this classic film

For a very long time.... the line, "Who ARE those guys???!" was on everyones lips !!

It's really good that this movie is finally getting more attention. The music is great. RIP, Burt Bacharach @