"Think ya used enough dynamite there, Butch?" A great film through and through, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is at once funny, exciting, and beautiful. Set in the late 1890s in the American West (specifically Wyoming), the leaders of the Hole in the Wall Gang, Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) and the Sundance Kid (Robert Redford) are planning a big bank robbery. Upon returning to their hideout, they find that Butch has been replaced as leader of the group. After reasserting control, the gang decides to rob a train not once, but twice. The first robbery goes well; the second, not so much. Chased down by a posse, Butch and Sundance flee to Bolivia, where they continue their life of crime.
Also starring Katherine Ross, the film won four Academy Awards, including for the song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head." A great film for movie lovers of all ages, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is timeless.
Rating: 4/4
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