Buddy movies live and die on their stars' chemistry. By that metric, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" is the best buddy movie ever made. Paul Newman and Robert Redford are the perfect pair as the titular duo. Newman's killer smile and charisma are perfect for Cassidy, the grinning charmer, while Redford has a deadpan wit attuned to a stone-faced and laconic straight man like Sundance. William Goldman's script is one of the most quotable ever written, and the actors' comedic timing etched the lines into our memories.
However, the film's casting went through different iterations before settling on the final pairing...
The post The Behind-the-Scenes Chaos of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid's Casting Process appeared first on /Film.
However, the film's casting went through different iterations before settling on the final pairing...
The post The Behind-the-Scenes Chaos of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid's Casting Process appeared first on /Film.
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