VHS : Butch & Sundance: Early Days
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starring: William Katt, Tom Berenger, Jeff Corey, John Schuck, Michael C. Gwynnedirected by: Richard Lester
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0086162111730
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: February 15, 1987
Running Time: 111 minutes
Sales Rank: 47731
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
The first film to actually bill itself as a 'prequel,' this Richard Lester effort certainly didn't measure up to the Robert Redford-Paul Newman original, but it's better than you'd think. That's because of Lester's terrific sense of slapstick and his ability to deflate legends. He gets Newman and Redford lookalikes Tom Berenger and William Katt and puts them through a series of screwups and miscues, as the two would-be outlaws find that breaking the law is no easy business. Writer Allan Burns's script isn't long on story, but it offers both plausible and entertaining explanations of how these two came to be partners. --Marshall Fine
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - What A Prequel Should Be: Filling In The Back Stories! And This One Is Great Fun To Boot!
This review is for: "Butch & Sundance: The Early Days" (DVD; widescreen)
I never actually saw "Butch & Sundance: The Early Days" until I purchased the DVD last month. However, I have had a long standing interest in them and the Wild Bunch since I was about 12--some five years before "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," with Paul Newman and Robert Redford, was released--and had seen parts of this "prequel" movie on television. So, when I saw the DVD on sale on Amazon, I bought ... Read More
Rating: - Fun Western Prequel!
I am dating myself, but I remember seeing this film in the theatres. (Of course, I was 6. Yeah, that's right...six years old. OK, we'll go with that...)
I enjoyed it in my callow youth, and I find that now that I am a little more (ahem) mature, I still enjoy it. It's a cute little film with lots of future stars, a nice pace and altogether an entertaining movie.
But, as I have noted in other reviews of this film, it doesn't really have a plot. Just a series of adventures these two ... Read More
Rating: - Underrated, and underappreciated because of comparison
I love this film, just as much as the 69 Newman/Redford film. This prequel is often compared to its predecessor and is deemed worse because of its lack of a star cast. But these 'unknowns' as they were then, portrayed the young outlaws better than any other actors I can think of.
Berenger has got the charming, motormouth, egotistical Butch down to a tee and Katt's brooding Sundance is just as attractive as Redford's was.
The film has also been accused of having an empty plot, ... Read More
Rating:  - Not good at all...
Tom Barrenger and William katt star as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid. Only watched the video once and it sat in my video cabinet collecting dust. Tom barrenger's role as Butch Cassidy was better then the Sundance Kid role played by William Katt. Butch was the one that was trying to show him the ropes of being a GOOD outlaw.. William Katt comes across as a stuffy know it all. At one point in the film he KICKS a guy in the knee! OVERGROWN BABY!!! If you want to see a true western please check ... Read More
Rating: - Not a Knock-Off, it stands on its own!
Mention this title and most folks roll their eyes, "Oh, just some lame knock-off of the Newman/Redford classic," but not so. This is a really fun and funny movie! It was made years after the Redford/Newman movie, so it wasn't just a rush to make a fast buck before the popularity wore off. The story is solid, the cinematography beautiful and it's filled with little touches that put it a cut above most westerns.
Directed by Richard Lester, who brought us, among other things, A Hard Day's Night, ... Read More
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