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OT: Rest In Peace Robert Redford

nomar said:
He was in a lot of classic films, but two of my favorites of his are Sneakers and Spy Game. Each was riveting.
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I just watched spy game for the 5th time last week.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Legendary leading man. RIP to one of the greats. So many wonderful films. It is sobering to watch these bigger than life characters exit the mortal plane. Need to rewatch The Sting, Three Days of the Condor, Butch and Sundance and others. Sneakers is a guilty pleasure as well.
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HuskyHawk said:
Legendary leading man. RIP to one of the greats. So many wonderful films. It is sobering to watch these bigger than life characters exit the mortal plane. Need to rewatch The Sting, Three Days of the Condor, Butch and Sundance and others. Sneakers is a guilty pleasure as well.
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I'm glad you mentioned three days of the Condor .... it was an exceptional movie but you never heard it mentioned very much ... The Natural is another film of his that stands out ... many more
 
Buzzyboy said:
I'm glad you mentioned three days of the Condor .... it was an exceptional movie but you never heard it mentioned very much ... The Natural is another film of his that stands out ... many more
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Sneakers was another film that was wonderfully done and so very clever ... thanks for the mention
 
When I was a newly-minted teen I was living overseas and a second cousin came to visit from Tehran where for some reason he had access to equipment for mass copying VHS tapes. Anyway - he brought a duffel bag full of tapes for us since he knew there were few English language options on TV where we lived. Among those tapes were Butch Cassidy/Sundance, Three Days of the Condor, and The Sting. I must have watched each of them at least 15 times. All great movies.
 
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dvegas said:
Knowing his was connected with Paul Newman, a fabulous actor, great guy and Westport resident who had a relationship with the Mitchell's, the clothiers/friends ofJim Calhoun (and major UConn donors), I'd like to think Robert Redford had a spot in his heart for the Huskies. Too bad he didn't get a part, or even a cameo in Slap Shot, the greatest sports movie ever made!
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Just found out, Robert Redford lived (or at least owned a home) on Davis Hill Road in Weston from the late 1970's to the mid 1990's. About a mile from his buddy Paul's house in Westport. The house is actually on the market for sale currently if anyone wants to own a piece of history, and can afford Weston!
 
dvegas said:
Just found out, Robert Redford lived (or at least owned a home) on Davis Hill Road in Weston from the late 1970's to the mid 1990's. About a mile from his buddy Paul's house in Westport. The house is actually on the market for sale currently if anyone wants to own a piece of history, and can afford Weston!
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How much? I don’t know which one, just looked atone, 2 million and $27,000 taxes? It’s very nice.That must have been a starter home for him.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Sneakers is a guilty pleasure as well.
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I love this movie and thought it was underrated. It was a great cast with Redford, Sydney Poitier (another legend), Sir Ben Kingsley, David Strathairn, Dan Akroyd, Mary McDonnell, River Phoenix, Donal Logue and of course the great James Earl Jones. There are also a handful of guys you know when you see their face like Stephen Tobolosky, Timonthy Busfield... etc.. The cast just seemed to click with each other and it's a fun story.
 
dennismenace said:
My favorite was Jeremiah Johnson. Seen it countless times. Civil war vet who left the civilized world. Used to read books about the West and Mountain men as a kid. Supporting actors were very entertaining. Life in the west was terrifyingly dangerous. Bittersweet movie about life and sudden death. Photography was spectacular.
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You've come a long way, Pilgrim.
 
temery said:
Likely just my age talking, but I don't think future generations are gonna have a Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen (all b. in '20s or '30s) ... as leading men.
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Or Gene Hackman, Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford ....

Obviously The Sting and Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid are at the top of my list, but there are a few highly underrated Redford movies - Sneakers, The Last Castle, and Three Days of the Condor are really good.

RIP to another great actor I grew up with.
 
My favorite Redord movies were the two with Newman, The Sting and Butch. Although I’m a huge baseball fan, I never really enjoyed The Natural. But I agree that they should have found a part for Redford in Newman’s favorite movie, Slapshot. Such a great movie IMO.

Only Redford directing could make me enjoy fly fishing as shown by Brad Pitt’s character in River Runs Through It. Great sermon scene with Tom Skerrit (sp). “You can love completely without complete understanding”

Ordinary People another great directing job with a superb cast.
 
Spaceman213J said:
One of my dad's favorite movies that has to watch every year is Jeremiah Johnson and both my parents watch A River Runs Through It every fall.
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Thanks. I think there is something enchanting and almost mystical about the beauty of the Rocky Mountains.
 
Robert Reford was an icon, no doubt. I do think he relied on his looks to mostly carry him. I don't recall a movie or scene where I thought his acting was phenomenal. Great Hollywood Actor though. RIP RR
 
Kolumbo said:
Robert Reford was an icon, no doubt. I do think he relied on his looks to mostly carry him. I don't recall a movie or scene where I thought his acting was phenomenal. Great Hollywood Actor though. RIP RR
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Crazy take. He couldn’t help the way he looked and of course Hollywood wanted someone that good looking. You know a lot of major movie stars that are ugly people?
What is phenomenal acting? What could he have done better acting wise in The Sting or The Natural?
 
jibsey said:
Crazy take. He couldn’t help the way he looked and of course Hollywood wanted someone that good looking. You know a lot of major movie stars that are ugly people?
What is phenomenal acting? What could he have done better acting wise in The Sting or The Natural?
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I just gave RR credit for his good looks, not criticizing him for it. If you don't know what great acting is, I can't explain it to you. Many get by on looks, personality, style, etc. Others really get into the acting part of it.
 
jibsey said:
Crazy take. He couldn’t help the way he looked and of course Hollywood wanted someone that good looking. You know a lot of major movie stars that are ugly people?
What is phenomenal acting? What could he have done better acting wise in The Sting or The Natural?
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btw, The Sting was great. It was his only academy award nomination.
 
Redford played Redford. I don't think he had a lot of range compared to contemporaries like Newman, Hoffman, or Hackman. I also don't particularly love The Natural as took a great story by Malamud and Disneyfied it. In the book, Hobbs was not a good guy.
 
Son of Robert said:
3 days of the Condor, with I think Faye Dunaway, early to mid 70s. The Sting is one of my favorite movies ever, Redford, Newman, Shaw. The man had a good, and long Life for sure. I also think he supported a lot of very worthy causes throughout his Life.
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Three days of the Condor is a very underrated movie.
 

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