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Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)

Movie"Before the fame when fun was the name of the game."
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PG 1 hr 51 minJun 15th, 1979Western, ComedyButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Collection PosterPart of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Collection
Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, and crack-shot outlaw Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, soon to be known as The Sundance Kid. This is the 'prequel' of how they met, their first clumsy robberies, the heroic dangers that abound them together, the secret that nearly tore them apart, and the impossible train heist that made them notorious for life. 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.
StarringWilliam KattTom BerengerJeff Corey
DirectorRichard Lester

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 15th, 1979
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 22nd, 2005 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Pantheon Entertainment Corporation, William Goldman Productions, 20th Century Fox
Movie Tags:
19th centuryoutlawgunfightprequelwyoming, usa

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Collection

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 American Western film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman. 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 pair and Sundance's lover, Etta Place (Katharine Ross), flee to Bolivia in search of a more successful criminal career. In 1979, Butch and Sundance: The Early Days, a prequel of sorts, was released starring Tom Berenger as Butch Cassidy and William Katt as the Sundance Kid. It was directed by Richard Lester and written by Allan Burns. William Goldman, the writer of the original film, was an executive producer. Jeff Corey was the only actor to appear in the original and the prequel.