Now that we know just how much time the two outlaws actually spent together, certain moments in the original seem ridiculous, such as when butch and sundance learn each others real names they have a similar discussion here, and when butch admits. The early days movie trailer and get the latest cast info, photos. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Bud cassidy sundance kid wikipedia butch cassidy a sundance. 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. The early days 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Butch and sundance, the early days 1979 theatrical trailer duration. 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. I dont feel there are major inaccuracies, but rather too much latitude and omission. The early years was the first film to actually use the term prequel. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid movie quotes rotten. Starring william katt, tom berenger, jeff corey, john schuck. The early days is a movie that intends to fill in the gaps of. The film follows the duo during their first meeting and their initial heists.
Original screenwriter william goldman contributed to allan burnss script, adding scenes he intended for the first. It was directed by richard lester and written by allan burns. 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. Aug 06, 2016 sherlock holmes the spider woman 1943 full movie the best classic movies classic cinema duration. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. Official theatrical movie poster for butch and sundance. Realising that their days of robbing harriman railways are over, butch and sundance along with etta disappear into the anonymity of the big city. The early days full movie in hd visit a \ butch and sundance. The early days is a pleasant and handsome western that draws us inexorably toward these reflections.
Burns wrote this prequel to the william goldman film and it suffers by comparison. Film locations for butch cassidy and the sundance kid, in. If events of crucial interest had really happened to butch and sundance in the early days, either a they would have been included in the original movie, or b the present film would not have waited so easily for ten years to be made. Kid 1969 which chronicles the two outlaws lives in the years before the events portrayed in the 1969 movie. Butch and sundance the early years soundtrack cd details and availability. 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. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are.
The film, per its title, traces the formative days of butch and sundances careers as softhearted western outlaws, and their creation of the holeinthewall gang. 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. Back in 1979 prequels were a rarity in fact, some folks say that butch and sundance. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. 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. Find great deals on ebay for butch and sundance and butch and sundance kenner. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid 1969 blaze of glory. The early days was the first film to actually use the term prequel. 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. Jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. The early days is a 1979 western film and prequel of sorts to the 1969 film butch cassidy and the sundance kid. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid is a film where butch cassidy is played by paul newman and sundance is played by robert redford. Goodbar, and the resemblance william katt tvs the greatest american hero had to robert redford made him a natural choice for sundance. But the minute you start to whine or make a nuisance, i dont care where we are, im dumping you flat.
What im saying is, if you want to go, i wont stop you. 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. In this prequel to butch cassidy and the sundance kid, the outlaw duo meet and team up for a life of crime. Saddle up and ride with the showdowns, shootouts, bad guys and good times in the days before the fame when fun was the name of the game. Sherlock holmes the spider woman 1943 full movie the best classic movies classic cinema duration. Butch cassidy tom berenger, platoon and cohort the sundance. Whether thats true or legend, there certainly werent many true prequels prior to it. Original butch and sundance the early years 1979 movie. Tom berenger was cast as butch on the strength of his breakout turn in looking for mr. 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. First movie my dad ever taped in january 1981, we watched it over. Production on superman ii began before superman was completed, and had to be halted to concentrate on getting the first movie completed.
Tom berenger and william katt star in the roles made famous by paul newman and robert redford in the original. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid is a 1969 american western film directed by george roy hill and written by william goldman. The movie plot was typical but i think it was done well. Butch and sundance, the early days 1979 theatrical trailer. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It stars tom berenger as butch cassidy and william katt as the sundance kid. 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. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws.
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