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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Made in 1969 Directed by George Roy Hill Also directed Funny Farm Written by William Goldman Won the ’76 Oscar for “All The President’s Men” Starred Paul Newman as Butch Oscar for “Color of Money” Voiced Doc Hudson in “Cars”
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Made in 1969 • Directed by George Roy Hill • Also directed Funny Farm • Written by William Goldman • Won the ’76 Oscar for “All The President’s Men” • Starred Paul Newman as Butch • Oscar for “Color of Money” • Voiced Doc Hudson in “Cars” • Starred Robert Redford as Sundance • Oscar for directing “Ordinary People” • Also starred in Spy Game with Brad Pitt • Jack Lemmon turned down Sundance role for “Odd Couple” role
Newman and Redford did jump off the cliff but only it was only six feet. • Newman, Redford, and Roy Hill also worked together on “The Sting” • “Hello Dolly” was being filmed right next door. • Bolivia scenes shot in Mexico. • All crew and cast came down with Monteczuma’s Revenge, except for Redford, Newman and Kathi Ross • Real sister of Butch Cassidy visited the set. • Brando considered to team with Newman.
Bob Dylan was sought after to sing the iconic song, but declined. • All songs by Burt Bacharach • River jump scene shot at Century Ranch, Malibu, CA • Dustin Hoffman considered for role of Butch • Newman did own bicycling stunts because stunt double kept falling off. • Actual name of Butch and Sundance’s gang was the Wild Bunch, this name coincided with the Brando film so they changed it. • Body count = 30 • Original title was The Sundance Kid and Butch Cassidy
Steve McQueen sought after for Sundance role but dropped out. • Warren Beatty also was considered. • On first day of train robbery scene, Ross came to the set. The crew was short a camerman so Ross filled in after being taught by the Cinematographer. • Real “Hole in the Wall Gang” hid near Delta, CO where one of their famous bank robberies occurred. • Won 9 BAFTA awards, the record for any film. • In actuality before they went to Bolivia the two bandits went to Patagonia (Argentina).
The gun battle at the end was historically inaccurate. • Only a few officers and a relatively small number of Bolivian Army troopers. • Took place at night, not in daylight. • Won 4 Oscars, 1 Golden Globe, 1 Grammy, 2 Laurels, and 1 WGA Award. • Oscars – Cinematography, Music, Song, & Writing. • Golden Globe - Score (Music) • Grammy – Original Score for Motion Picture • Laurel – Action Drama & Music Man • WGA – Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen.