Paul Newman and Robert Redford meet their fate under a hail of bullets in the climatic last scene of Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.
One of my all time favorite films is Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid ~ the ultimate male bonding film. Paul Newman and Robert Redford were magnificent together because they shared and played off each others same sly and irreverant sense of humor.
Paul Newman died of cancer yesterday at 83 years old but I will always remember him as Butch Cassidy turning to his buddy Robert Redford ( The Sundance Kid ) as they watched a relentless posse closing in on them as they perched in hiding high up on a cliff ~ overlooking a surging river below them. " Who are those guys " Butch exclaims as they get ready to jump into the river far below them.
Iranians are not known for their love of American pop culture or movie stars, but this weekend they're mourning Paul Newman.
A major state newspaper took the unusual step of printing a front-page story about Newman's death. Government dailies traditionally trumpet the Islamic Republic's staunch anti-American stance and ignore Western culture.
More liberal independent newspapers also ran front-page articles on the iconic American actor.
The headline in one read, "The end of the last classic star." Another paper mourned, "The end of the blue-eyed kid."
Paul Newman, a humble and talented person. He will forever be in our hearts.
News of Paul Newman's death Friday left fans and admirers with a feeling of abrupt loss this weekend, wondering how a figure of grace who always had been close at hand -- whether onscreen in one of his 50-plus film roles or, in a late-career twist, smiling down from bottles of salad dressing on supermarket shelves -- was suddenly gone.
Barbara Walters shares a moment with actor Paul Newman before buckling into his race car.
ABC's Barbara Walters had one of the last extended conversations with the blue-eyed titan, catching up with Newman last fall at Limerock Racetrack in Lakeville, Conn., where the film star went on weekends to indulge his passion for auto racing.
"There's something exhilarating about it," Newman, 82 at the time, told Walters. "I don't plan to be winning a lot of races, but it's fun to just get in the car, and it's very relaxing actually."
In the interview, Newman told Walters that he would no longer work as an actor -- despite having been nominated for an Academy Award for his role alongside Tom Hanks in "Road to Perdition" just five years earlier.
"I simply cannot remember lines, and maybe it's become psychological, or whatever," Newman said. "Doesn't make any difference. Because once your confidence goes, you're working at maybe 50 percent of your potential."
The two went on to talk about Newman's philosophy of life, his long marriage to actress Joanne Woodward, his opinion on his own looks and what his epitaph would be. A transcript of the interview, beginning with Newman's take on his early years in the business,
Newman: I certainly never expected to be a professional actor. I never expected to be in movies.
Walters: What did you expect? What were you going to do?
Newman: I thought I would probably become a teacher.
Walters: Then you were discovered and the rest is history.
Newman: I don't know that it's history. It's there.
Walters: Do you miss acting?
Newman: Yes.
Walters: You do?
Newman: Very much.
Walters: You're a very modest person. There's always been about you a kind of laid back, easy-going, don't-take-credit-for-it person. Do you know what I'm talking about?
Paul Newman and Robert Redford meet their fate under a hail of bullets in the climatic last scene of Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.
