Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) Audio Commentary

Rob Caravaggio Commentaries

Paul Newman and Katherine Ross, dodging raindrops

RC-2013-113: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
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William Goldman researched the story for years, and director George Roy Hill toiled through the production with a bad back so that now, years later, some creep on the Internet can blithely say that their fim doesn't seem as great to him as it used to. Yes, I used to like it so much more than I do now, and throughout the commentary I analyze the diminishing returns, taking the time to parse the difference between movies that are nostalgic about the old west and movies that are nostalgic about movies about the old west. I like Burt Bacharach but think his song is one of the oddest choices ever made in an otherwise solid film. There is much laughter at the heroes' leap off the cliff, and much eye-rolling at Newman's bicycle gags. Sync up by hitting "pause" after the 20th Century Fox logo has faded to black, then wait for the countdown.
Show Notes

• The nuances of Goldman's script
• The Team America montage song
• An interview with Goldman

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