Thursday, October 2 10:00 am
McManus Room
Enjoy Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the most successful western ever made at the time of its 1968 theatrical release. Two of the Wild West’s most notorious outlaws were effectively whitewashed in this lighthearted romp, a box-office champion and multiple Oscar winner that marked the first teaming of superstars Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Newman stars as Butch, the quick-witted leader of Old Wyoming’s Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, while Redford portrays the Sundance Kid, a fast-draw artist who serves as Cassidy’s right-hand man but also rivals him for the affections of comely Katherine Ross. (110 mins.)
