It was directed by richard lester and written by allan burns. Una pelicula dirigida por richard lester con tom berenger, william katt, jeff corey, john schuck. Legendas butch cassidy and the sundance kid legendas portuguese br. The early days is a 1979 western film and prequel of sorts to the 1969 film butch cassidy and the sundance kid. What do you do when you have a smash hit film that becomes an instant classic, that breaks boxoffice records, and that audiences flock to see. Also starring peter weller, brian dennehy and christopher lloyd.
Ten years after the great butch cassidy and the sundance kid, british director richard lester best known for beatles and musketeers movies and writer allan burns who did mostly tv work along with a little romance put together this prequel about the duos early years. Ta spiffing romantic western, originally written for jack lemmon butch and paul newman sundance, though both steve mcqueen and warren beatty were considered for the kid before director george roy hill insisted on newcomer robert redford, fresh from his success in barefoot in the park. 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 also manages to do a retroactive disservice to the original. The early days is streaming, if butch and sundance.
The early days 1979 tcf film with tom berenger at right as butch and william katt as sundance. Butch and sundance, the early days 1979 theatrical trailer. The early days 1979, which is nothing more than a madefortv movie and it shows. Tom berenger was cast as butch on the strength of his breakout turn in looking for mr. Back in 1979 prequels were a rarity in fact, some folks say that butch and sundance. April 3, 2016 you never met a pair like butch and the kid. The early years was the first film to actually use the term prequel. Original screenwriter william goldman contributed to allan burnss script, adding scenes he intended for the first. Legendas butch cassidy and the sundance kid legendas. The film follows the duo during their first meeting and their initial heists. 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. Tom berenger and william katt star in the roles made famous by paul newman and robert redford in the original. The early years boldly reveals the beginnings of a fruitful and fantastic friendship detailing their auspicious first meeting, a. 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.
The actors playing butch and sundance, tom berenger and william katt, are very good. It is fairly entertaining but it is also held captive by an overly cute storyline. The early days is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Butch and sundance, the early days 1979 theatrical. The early days pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from. A tale of two determined young outlaws, butch and 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. A prequel of sorts to butch cassidy and the sundance kid 1969 which. Goodbar, and the resemblance william katt tvs the greatest american hero had to robert redford made him a natural choice for sundance.
The early days is a pleasant and handsome western that draws us inexorably toward these reflections. 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. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid is with paul newman tribute and the robert redford post. Despite having two experienced actors such as tom berenger and william katt. It could have been a much better movie, especially in view of the theme treated. The early days 1979 richard lester on allmovie this prequel to the newmanredford vehicle. 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.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Official theatrical movie poster for butch and sundance. 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. In this prequel to butch cassidy and the sundance kid, the outlaw duo meet and team up for a life of crime. The early days 1979 richard lester on allmovie if you were casting a prequel to butch cassidy. Starring tom berenger and william katt as butch and sundance. Scenes of butch and sundance the early days 1979 for the best quality vintage movie stills please visit. Aug 15, 2016 butch and sundance, the early days 1979 theatrical trailer duration. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited. Butch and sundance the early years soundtrack cd details and availability. Butch and sundance the early days is pretty much of the same thing. Film locations for butch cassidy and the sundance kid, in.
It stars tom berenger as butch cassidy and william katt as the sundance kid. Butch and sundance, the early days 1979 theatrical trailer duration. 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. Corey, brian dennehy titolo originale butch and sundance. If you are familiar with the movie that inspired this one butch cassidy and the sundance kid, starring paul newman and robert redford youll see some.
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. While specifics and timing are off, most of the jobs shown in butch and sundance. 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. Starring william katt, tom berenger, jeff corey, john schuck. The early days is the 1979 western prequel to the 1969 classic butch cassidy and the sundance kid. The early days soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. The last days of butch cassidy and the sundance kid. With william katt, tom berenger, jeff corey, john schuck. This movie pretty much goes through the same territory as the same movie. Original butch and sundance the early years 1979 movie. Jul 15, 2015 the last days of butch cassidy and the sundance kid at the end the movie butch cassidy and the sundance kid, paul newman and robert redford reload their sixshooters and exchange a final round of wisecracks, then dash valiantly into a plaza rimmed with bolivian soldiers. 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. The early days pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released butch and sundance. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid is a 1969 american western film directed by george roy hill and written by william goldman.
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