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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, English, Spanish, Korean, Subtitled
The Sundance Kid (Robert Redford) is the frontier's fastest gun. His sidekick, Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman), is always dreaming up new ways to get rich fast. If only they could blow open a baggage car without also blowing up the money-filled safe inside...or remember that Sundance can't swim before they escape a posse by leaping off a cliff into rushing rapids. So Butch and Sundance pack their guns, don new duds, and, with Sundance's girlfriend (Katharine Ross), head down to Bolivia. A winner of four Academy Awards (including Best Screenplay and Best Song), here is a thoroughly enjoyable blend of fact and fancy done with true affection for a bygone era and featuring the two flashiest, friendliest funniest outlaws who ever called out "hands up!"
"A cool, charming, anachronistic Western, with great chemistry between Newman and Redford..." Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.com
"Told with great humor and infinite style." Find-A-Video
"Delightful seriocomic character study...Goldman's original screenplay...brims over with sharp dialogue." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"...unforgettably played by Newman and Redford...The writer's research...is astoundingly accurate..." The Motion PIcture Guide
"...a box office classic." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
Editor's Note
This 1969 Western encapsulates the genre, with dramatic chase scenes on horseback through breathtaking landscapes, daring robberies of banks and trains, true comradery between cowboys who would risk their lives for one another, and copious amounts of renegade charm. Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) is the smart, savvy leader of The Hole in the Wall Gang, and his sidekick the Sundance Kid (Robert Redford) ranks among the best shooters the West has known. This combination of brains and menace allows the duo to roam unchallenged, staging petty robberies when needed and otherwise kicking back at the local brothel. But when a six-pack of the best cowboys in nearby states gather to bring down the rebels, using a Native American tracker to follow them across rivers, over mountains, and through deserts; Butch and Sundance decide to flee. Gathering Sundance's girlfriend (Katherine Ross), they make their way to Bolivia via New York City. Unfortunately, old habits die hard, and before they know it, the charismatic criminals find themselves in an all-too-familiar situation, this time facing South American enemies.Directed by George Roy Hill, BUTCH CASSIDY's balance of drama, action, and humor is a winning combination on its own. But this excellent tale of friendship and adventure is most successful for its talented leads, who fill every scene with wit, skill, and machismo. A broad color palette showcases glorious sunsets and peaceful rivers running through the craggy Rocky Mountains, while brief interludes of black and white still shots inject artistic flair. In every sense a classic, BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID is simply timeless.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital Mono | | Audio: French, Spanish Dolby Digital Mono | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish, Korean, Cantonese | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 9/23/2008 |
| Running Time: 110 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1969 | | Catalog ID: 2246813 | | UPC: 00024543468134 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Spanish, Cantonese | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Winner (1970) | | | Golden Globe, Burt Bacharach, Best Original Score | |
Nominee (1970) | | | Golden Globe, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Best Motion Picture - Drama | | | Golden Globe, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Best Original Song | | | Golden Globe, William Goldman, Best Screenplay | |
Winner (1970) | | | Oscar, Conrad L. Hall, Best Cinematography | | | Oscar, Burt Bacharach, Best Music, Original Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical) | | | Oscar, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Best Music, Original Song | | | Oscar, William Goldman, Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Material Not Previously Published or Produced | |
Nominee (1970) | | | Oscar, George Roy Hill, Best Director | | | Oscar, John Foreman, Best Picture | | | Oscar, William Edmondson, David Dockendorf, Best Sound |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...Enthralling on-camera anecdotes..." 01/27/1995 p.3DEntertainment Weekly
"...The Western comedy that ushered in the Age of the Buddy Movie..." -- Rating: A- 02/10/1995 p.79 Sight and Sound
"...[With] immaculate windscreen cinematography -- Westerns don't come any more glossy..." 02/01/2001 p.62 Total Film
"...The dialogue sparks, the direction is immaculate and the final shot is simply unforgettable..." 09/01/2000 p.102 Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "[The film] should be cherished for its stars' chemistry, 27-minute chase sequence, climactic shootout, freeze-frame-and-pull-out final shot, warm photography and fresh take on a weary theme..." 07/01/2006 p.128 ReelViews 9 of 10
Despite arriving during the era when this kind of movie was beginning a slow but inexorable fall from public favor, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid remains one of the best crafted and most beloved of all the Westerns. In addition to launching Robert Redford's career into orbit and polishing Paul Newman's reputation as a leading man, Butch Cassidy also solidified screenwriter William Goldman's position in Hollywood...The primary differentiator between Butch Cassidy and the hundreds of other films littering the genre is its lighthearted tone. The movie is jovial without being silly; it retains the sense of adventure that characterizes the Western, but replaces the often somber mood with one that is airy and, at times, almost comedic...Although Butch Cassidy wasn't the first movie to pair up a couple of wisecracking best friends in an action/adventure setting, this film became the model of how well that approach could work when done right. It's easy to see a little of Butch and Sundance in nearly every action duo to reach the screens during the last 30 years. And that, more than anything, is a testimony to the lasting influence of one of the most atypical of all the Westerns. - James Berardinelli
Chicago Sun-Times 7 of 10
"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" must have looked like a natural on paper, but, alas, the completed film is slow and disappointing. This despite the fact that it contains several good laughs and three sound performances...The problems are two. First, the investment in superstar Paul Newman apparently inspired a bloated production that destroys the pacing. Second, William Goldman's script is constantly too cute and never gets up the nerve, by God, to admit it's a Western...Director George Roy Hill apparently spent a lot of money to take his company on location for these scenes, and I guess when he got back to Hollywood he couldn't bear to edit them out of the final version. So the Super-posse chases our heroes unceasingly, until we've long since forgotten how well the movie started and are desperately wondering if they'll ever get finished riding up and down those endless hills. And once bogged down, the movie never recovers...It does show moments of promise, however, after Butch, the Kid and his girl go to Bolivia. There are some funny difficulties with Spanish, for example. But here the script throws us off. Goldman has his heroes saying such quick, witty and contemporary things that we're distracted: it's as if, in 1910, they were consciously speaking for the benefit of us clever 1969 types. - Roger Ebert
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