by Wendy Bull

Created on: April 06, 2007   Last Updated: May 18, 2007

I first got introduced to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid via my mum, who loved this film and every time it came on the TV we would sit and watch it together. Mostly as a youngster I got bored half way through and went off to play but as I got older I watched it all the way through and soon grew to love the film.

I brought it on DVD when I was an adult and have watched it numerous times over the years.

The Story~~

Made in 1969 this film is about two extremely good friends, Butch Cassidy who's the thinking one of the partnership and The Sundance Kid who's pretty handy with a gun and useful to have in a shoot out.

The two are lead members of the Hole-in-the-Wall gang, a group of about 6 men who rob trains and banks for a living. However, after robbing the Union Pacific Railroad train once too often, the law hires a group of elite men to track them down and bring them to justice.

Butch and Sundance spend days on the run trying to escape the constant threat of the trailing posse, only to find them right behind every step of the way. Eventually, more through a panicky exit from a mountaintop into a raging river the duo escape and decide to quietly exit from this crazy life to Bolivia with Sundance's girlfriend, Etta Place.

Still robbing banks for a living, how long will it be before they are caught and brought to justice?

The Characters~~~~

Obviously the two main characters in this film are Butch and Sundance but Etta is definitely an important person in both their lives. She is their solid rock in a life on uneasy, restlessness.

Katharine Ross plays Etta Place and she is so suited for the role. She is beautiful and calm, sensible yet passionate at the same time. She is Sundance's girlfriend but she also loves Butch and this leads to the famous bicycle scene where they play in the hay and Butch does his stunts on the bike. All this is done to the Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head song by Burt Bacharach. I used to hate this scene but it has gown on me and it really shows you the sensitive side to Butch and how much he cares for Etta, but also his loyalty to Sundance as he knows Etta is his girlfriend and he will not step over the line. Etta also shows her loyalty by the same trait.

Paul Newman and Robert Redford play butch and Sundance respectively. I cannot imagine any other couple doing these roles. They work together so amazingly well and Butch puts over the comic lines, which are included through the film, so brilliantly.

Originally Dustin Hoffman was considered for

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