A prequel of sorts to butch cassidy and the sundance kid, chronicling the two. It was directed by richard lester and written by allan burns. If the two characters hadnt been called butch and sundance you would wonder why on earth the movie was. Tom berenger and william katt star in the roles made famous by paul newman and robert redford in the original. Starring tom berenger and william katt as butch and sundance. A star wars story, i kept thinking of a 1979 movie called butch and sundance. Catching up with robert redford at sundance, talking barbra, the 70s, and the future of indie film. Butch and sundance the early years soundtrack cd details and availability.
Originally published in movietone news 6263, december 1979 there are undeniable similarities between butch and sundance. 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. I personally do not see that this prequel film was trying to meet or exceed the original but rather, provide a fun addition and a playful homage to it. Based loosely on fact, the film tells the story of wild west outlaws robert leroy parker, known to history as butch cassidy paul newman and his partner harry longabaugh, the. Butch and sundance, the early days 1979 theatrical trailer. Kramer norma rae best director robert benton, kramer vs. The early days is that it ends so long before the emotional conclusion of the story that its just two lives in midstream. The early days is a film that is a prequel to the 1969 paul newman film. With william katt, tom berenger, jeff corey, john schuck. The early days 1979 richard lester on allmovie if you were casting a prequel to butch cassidy.
Original butch and sundance the early years 1979 movie. Redford named the sundance film festival after the sundance kid. The first outing that i know of was when slim whitaker played butch cassidy in the 1933 tom tyler epic deadwood pass no sign of sundance though. Patrick williams butch and sundance the early days. 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 1979, starring tom berenger and william katt in the roles originated by robert redford and paul newman. The early days 1979 william katt in butch and sundance. Ross played etta place again in a tv movie, wanted. The wild bunch is a film, directed by sam peckinpah, that is loosely based on butch cassidys exploits. The early days, williams wrote an eclectic score playful, beautiful, filled with adventure and bravado, tenderness, and gorgeous melodic themes. Steve mcqueen and warren beatty were allegedly offered the part of the sundance kid.
Butch cassidy is played by tom berenger and sundance is played by william katt. William katt portrayed the sundance kid and tom berenger played butch in butch and sundance. The early days, rather than getting into comparing the quality or other aspects of the two movies. The early days may not in the same league as the original, but its a good enough film in its own right, and at least worth a rental.
Tom berenger was cast as butch on the strength of his breakout turn in looking for mr. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid 1969 press book paul newman, robert redford. The early years was an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of george roy hills 1969 film butch cassidy and the sundance kid, which not only made a lot of money but came to be looked at as an important contribution to. Butch cassidy tom berenger is in prison, serving a sentence for robbery, one of many, when he is called to see the governor arthur hill who introduces him to sheriff bledsoe, the man who brought butch to justice. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across. I dont feel there are major inaccuracies, but rather too much latitude and omission. Image 1 of 2 robert redford left as the sundance kid and paul newman as butch cassidy, in a scene from the film butch. Original screenwriter william goldman contributed to allan burnss script, adding scenes he intended for the first. The early days is a 1979 western film and prequel of sorts to the 1969 film butch cassidy and the sundance kid. The buddy movie is a staple of cinema, and its smallscreen analog is equally widespread. The early days is presented on bluray courtesy of timeless media group with an avc encoded 1080p transfer in 1. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. The film follows the duo during their first meeting and their initial heists.
Butch cassidy and the sundance kid is a film where butch cassidy is played by paul newman and sundance is played by robert redford. Catching up with robert redford at sundance vanity fair. The early days 1979 cast and crew 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. Butch and sundance the early days dvd, joel fluellen,jill. Young butch cassidy tom berenger and the sundance kid william katt. The early days i wish they would have done a better job with is the historical accuracy, the chronology of events, and the other gang members. The film starring newman and robert redford was one.
William goldman, oscarwinning writer of butch cassidy. Of course, since we had to tell you about its existence, its clear that it wasnt nearly as successful as butch cassidy and the sundance kid had been. Goodbar, and the resemblance william katt tvs the greatest american hero had to robert redford made him a natural choice for sundance. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid is a 1969 american western film directed by george roy hill and written by william goldman who won the academy award for best original screenplay for the film. The film starring newman and robert redford was one of. Christopher allen lloyd born october 22, 1938 is an american actor. Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.
The early days starred tom berenger as cassidy and william katt as the sundance kid. Lanky, darkhaired, gravelvoiced, holloweyed, and possessing almost skeletal facial features that. 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 after a string of train robberies. 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. 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. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid on film of course the best known version of the famous outlaws on film is 1969s butch cassidy and the sundance kid, written by william goldman and directed by george roy hill. The early days contributor names richard lester director. Butch and sundance the early days dvd, 2005 for sale. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid is a 1969 american western film directed by george roy hill and written by william goldman. The early days soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. 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. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid the ultimate collectors edition. 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. Back in 1979 prequels were a rarity in fact, some folks say that butch and sundance.
Production on superman ii began before superman was completed, and had to be halted to concentrate on getting the first movie completed. 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. Whenever i see anyone comment upon this little film, they immediately begin by blasting it because it cannot compare with the classic. Butch and sundance the early days original motion picture. The early days 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The swedish rock band kent released a song titled sundance kid on their. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. 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. The early days is the 1979 western prequel to the 1969 classic butch cassidy and the sundance kid. First on the bill is richard lesters gentle western comedy butch and sundance. In this prequel to butch cassidy and the sundance kid, the outlaw duo meet and team up for a life of crime. 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 film directed by richard lester with.
Pop culture 101 butch cassidy and the sundance kid. The early years was the first film to actually use the term prequel. Short film live action harry mathias, jay zukerman and larry hankin, producers. The early days is the ideal movie excreted by twentieth century fox film corporation, pantheon entertainment corporation, william goldman productions, that comes with a description of the movie is a prequel of sorts to butch cassidy and the sundance kid, chronicling the two outlaws lives in the years before the events. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies. A prequel of sorts to butch cassidy and the sundance kid, chronicling the two outlaws lives in the years before the. Palm springs brings the funny with andy samberg and cristin milioti sundance film festival 2020. The early days movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Robert glasper acoustic trio featuring vicente archer and justin tyson with dj jahi sundance. Paul newman made a total of 62 films and was nominated for 10 oscars. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Elizabeth montgomery played his fugitive girlfriend in the 1974 film mrs.
It stars tom berenger as butch cassidy and william katt as the sundance kid. This adventurethemed twoforone offers a pair of unrelated titles issued by 20th century fox over a twoyearspan. In 1979, a prequel was made to cassidys most wellknown film adaptation. Butch and sundance the early days dvd, joel fluellen. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid italian fotobusta. Christopher lloyd complete filmography show list info. From then on butch and, less often, the sundance kid made regular appearances. The film, per its title, traces the formative days of butch and sundances careers as softhearted western outlaws, and their creation of the holeinthewall. Each of the detailed ratings you select will result in a cumulative score for this film. A barelyremembered prequel starring tom berenger as butch and william katt as sundance entitled butch and sundance. The early days william katt tom berenger jill eikenberry 1979 young butch cassidy tom berenger and the sundance kid william katt team up for adventure in the old west. Patrick williams1979butch and sundancethe early dayskritzerland 20320kbps download here. Patrick williams1979butch and sundancethe early days.
Christopher lloyd is among hollywoods busiest and best character actors and has created a number of unforgettable roles on television and in film. The early days you are looking for humorous, exciting and realistic movies about with gunfight, outlaw, adventure, crimes, heist, old west and gang themes of comedy and western genre shot in usa. The early days was the first film to actually use the term prequel. It works perfectly in the film, complementing the visuals, the comedy, and the drama, a real oldfashioned honesttogoodness film score by a master composer. Bud cassidy sundance kid wikipedia butch cassidy a.
It stars tom berenger as butch cassidy and william katt as the sundance kid it was directed by richard lester and written by allan burns. This film established them as attractive robinhoodtype, notsobad outlaws just as the old west was passing, an image which has considerable basis in history. Canada french title butch cassidy et le kid, premiers exploits. Long before butch cassidy and the sundance kid in 1969 butch and sundance had appeared on the screen. Best original screenplay, cinematography, original score, original song.
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