PeterRS Posted September 16 Posted September 16 He was one of the greats, part of a generation of American movie stars whom everyone knew and whose movies include some of the best-known. Can we ever forget Butch Cassiday and the Sundance Kid or The Sting? At a time when Trump is dragging US politics back into the gutter, we surely remember how Robert Redford inspired us along with Dustin Hoffman in the movie version of the classic Bernstein and Woodward's All The President's Men which showed how Nixon disgracefully also corrupted the system. Later in his career Redford spent more time as a director. His movies were perhaps less well known, although like All The President's Men, Quiz Show with the great British actor Paul Scofield illustarted how such popular American TV shows were rigged. Robert Redord: 1936 - 2025. tm_nyc and kokopelli3 1 1 Quote
Members unicorn Posted September 18 Members Posted September 18 One of my first movie memories after I hit puberty was when my father took me out to see 3 Days of the Condor. I remember how warm he made me feel when I watched him onscreen... PeterRS 1 Quote
Members Pete1111 Posted September 20 Members Posted September 20 I had never seen Butch Cassidy, until a few years ago it screened at one of the old movie palaces at an event in celebration of classic movies. An interesting comment by the event host, in Brokeback Mountain when Ennis and Jack jumped off a cliff into the water, that was an homage to Butch Cassidy. I remember as a boy how breathtakingly handsome Redford was yet it was not talked about in the same way as it would be now. He was a beauty. Quote
