Robert Redford retires. Best Redford film?

[True Dough]

Farewell, Mr. Redford. You've given us many classics.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/06/robert-redford-retires-the-old-man-and-the-gun


What is your favorite Robert Redford film?

[CatMor]

1. Mine is "Three Days of the Condor"

[MrScorpio]

24. Same here

To be followed by Butch Cassidy

[underpants]

34. The thing that got me about that movie

was that there really wasn't a lot there. His talent and Dunaway's and the director made what could have been a looooong drawn out film into one that was compelling.

"He reads a LOT"

[CatMor]

44. I found it so interesting being made 43 years ago .....

and it was about big oil and this many years later it's still about big oil.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

50. A quote:

Joe Turner: Boy, what is it with you people? You think not getting caught in a lie is the same thing as telling the truth?

[jalan48]

35. One of my all time favs.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

42. Agreed but have you seen Spy Game released in 2001?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266987/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Redford and Pitt; IMHO a good team.

[CatMor]

43. I have not seen that one ....

sounds like a good one. I'll have to watch it.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

48. It's very well done

Trivia:
Robert Redford was drawn to the film because, "It's a thinking man's action film. That was the basic draw to the project."

The filmmakers call this a companion piece to Robert Redford's Three Days of the Condor (1975).

The scene where Robert Redford's character asks Brad Pitt's character if he knew anybody in 'this apartment house' and tells him to be up on one of the balconies in five minutes is from a book by former Mossad agent Victor Ostrovsky who describes this test as part of the training of a Mossad agent.

I'm also a David Hemmings fan.

[PJMcK]

2. There are too many good ones to choose from

Here are my favorites:

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Sting
Three Days of the Condor
Barefoot In The Park
All Is Lost
Out Of Africa
The Great Waldo Pepper

[lame54]

23. Jeremiah Johnson...

The Hot Rock
The Candidate
The Electric Horseman

[Sanity Claws]

3. Maybe not his best, but I loved him in The Way We Were

I was in high school at the time and thought he was so so so good looking.

[True Dough]

4. I never noticed

but I guess his facial features are maybe better than average?

[Snellius]

59. Definitely NOT Barefoot in the Park

With equally emotive co-star Jane Fonda their acting talent runs the gamut from A to B.

[Boomerproud]

37. The final scene when they meet up on a New York street always makes me cry.

I love TWWW.

[ghostsinthemachine]

5. The Sting

Followed by my personal favorite, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

[Raven123]

6. Same here

[geardaddy]

10. +1 for The Sting

[smirkymonkey]

11. The Sting was my favorite too!

[Aristus]

13. Mine too.

Just watching him and Paul Newman doing their thing. They never lost the power to dazzle.

[unblock]

26. one of the best films ever, imho. everything was nearly perfect.

brilliant score that fit even though it was technically the wrong time period (ragtime was closer to the 1890s than the 1920s).

con upon con. we think we're in on it, but even the audience gets conned (the glove).

amazing acting, legendary cast, fantastic costumes and scenes, great script, and a plot that's intricate but actually works.

really hard to find a better all-around movie, imho.

[Awsi Dooger]

58. Definitely it was The Sting

One of my all time favorites.

Only thing I didn't like in that movie was, "Place it on Lucky Dan."

Gamblers and schemers would never be that sloppy, to rely on one-word being recognized as a "place" wager instead of a win wager, not with so much at stake. There would have been very specific lengthy dialog on the matter.

Besides, large place wagers are very rare and would trigger suspicion immediately in a joint like that. Win is best value and bridge jumpers bet to show.

[nmgaucho]

7. One of my all times favorites...Jeremiah Johnson

I've watched it more than any other movie by far.....Spend a lot of time up in the same area it was filmed, four corners, the Wasatch and Zion.

[Wellstone ruled]

9. Oh yes,number unno.

Understand that was one tough Movie to make. Know the area were they did a lot of Filming, One tough bugger in the fall and winter.

[ghostsinthemachine]

20. Loved it.. Even got into black powder

Guns after watching that. Even a 60 caliber sharps buffalo rifle, just like the movie.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

51. Bear Claw Chris Lapp: Elk don't know how many feet a horse has! n/t

[Dave Starsky]

55. Hell, yes. Jeremiah Johnson!

There have been very few movies like it. Gorgeous scenery, a main character who doesn't say much, occasional action. A gripping movie all the way. I love Jeremiah Johnson!

[CanonRay]

8. Jeremiah Johnson

Probably seen it over 30 times. Just visited Snow Canyon State Park in Utah where a number of scenes were filmed.

[nmgaucho]

14. Love the areas where it was filmed

[Bayard]

30. I read where some of it was filmed on his own land....

Definitely one of the best, then Butch Cassidy and Sundance, Electric Horseman. Never saw him in anything bad, although a lot of people didn't like The Horse Whisperer. Wonderful as a director for, A River Runs Through It. Great movie.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

12. Top 3: The Candidate, All the President's Men, + Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

60. I'd probably go The Sting, The Candidate, and ATPM

Honorable mention to "Barefoot in the Park"

I'm surprised more people didn't say "The Way We Were." It's not my favorite by any stretch, but many people I know love it.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

15. Electric Horseman, The Natural, The Hot Rock

[TlalocW]

16. Captain America: The Winter Soldier

I think his heyday was right around when I was born. I did like him in, "Sneakers," though.

TlalocW

[empedocles]

17. Favorite Redford scene, Sundance Kid, trapped on a hi cliffedge looking down at only possible escape

Sundance says, - "I can't swim".

Butch - [with one of the best laughs I've ever heard], 'the fall will probably kill ya'

[gratuitous]

32. Or in All the President's Men

Redford's Woodward is getting on an elevator with Dustin Hoffman's Bernstein, when Hoffman lights up a cigarette: "Is there anywhere you WON'T smoke?"

[Boomerproud]

38. That film could have failed in every way and instead it was a masterpiece.

Acting, direction, script, editing. Perfection.

[braddy]

18. Little Fauss and Big Halsy

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065989/

[nmgaucho]

19. I admire him even more for his stance on environmental issues

https://vimeo.com/146947405

[Guilded Lilly]

21. Impossible task!! I will have to binge watch my DVD collection to research before answering 😜

[Zorro]

22. All is Lost

An astounding solo performance.

[Mendocino]

25. Jeremiah Johnson

As good as Butch/Sundance and The Sting or All The Presidents Men were, he carried JJ on his shoulders alone. My liberal/environmental outlook was forged by that film

[underpants]

33. Watch yer top notch

Watch yern

[hibbing]

27. I always liked Barefoot in the Park

The juxtaposition of his uptight character and Jane Fonda's free wheeling character was good.


Peace

[asiliveandbreathe]

28. This isn't even fair...The Electric Horseman, Spy Game, and my all time favorite

Out of Africa....

From Spy Game "Operation dinner out" - Many more dinners out, sir....

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

49. Muir to Bishop:

Nathan Muir: That's exactly what it's about. Because what we do is unfortunately very, very necessary. And if you're not willing to sacrifice scum like Schmidt for those that want nothing more than their freedom, then you better take a long hard look at your chosen profession my friend. Because it doesn't get any easier. You wanna walk? You wanna walk, walk.

[asiliveandbreathe]

53. Excellent writing throughout Spy Game..sometimes I think about

those things we hear about, as you know, the tip of the iceberg reporting..

BTW - your signature line.. be well

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

56. Screenplay: Michael Frost Beckner

Same screenwriter in Sniper (1993)

You can tell when the director and screenwriter understand each other and agree on the characters and plot. Giving credit where it is due, Redford's delivery and timing along with expressions and mannerisms are so well composed and executed few others could give an equal performance.

re: sig line - Daniel Webster was an amazing Senator. This country is lucky to have had him. Thanks and take care.

[getting old in mke]

29. From his director's chair

I've always had a fondness for "The Milagro Beanfield War".

[3catwoman3]

31. Another vote for ...

...The Sting.

Everything about that movie was a delight.

[Shrek]

36. The Last Castle

With Tony Soprano as the prison warden.

[hlthe2b]

39. Heavens... too many to name. This is a mensch among mensch and we've been blessed to

have him, from his acting, directing, producing, promoting talents, to his incredible environmental and progressive advocacy.

I wish we still had his bud, Paul Newman around, but I am selfish enough to wish we'd benefit from Redford for many many years to come.

[Leith]

40. Lots of Good Ones to Choose from

But these made my final list:

The Sting
Three Days of the Condor
All the President's Men
Sneakers - I was studying math in cryptography at the time and I was amazed that the math the guy was talking about in the lecture was correct and real! Fun movie all 'round, too.

[Alpeduez21]

41. Definitely Sneakers

Jeremiah Johnson and the Sting.

[kwassa]

45. Downhill Racer

[Ptah]

46. "Three Days of the Condor" was kinda rape excuse porn.

[Yavin4]

47. Three words: The Sundance Festival

That will be his greatest legacy to the art of motion pictures.

[Satch59]

52. A fan for 49yrs...first movie star crush...

And has turned into such an admiration for someone who has given back to the industry and our environment without huge fanfare...

Fave has to be Butch...my intro to him at age 10...gasped at my first site of that beautiful face...

Thanks Bob... Headed to Sundance Resort in a couple weeks for a company retreat, a slice of heaven.

[peekaloo]

54. The Candidate

"What do we do now?"

[Totally Tunsie]

57. The Sting for sure,

with All The President's Men closely following.

[GusBob]

61. A pedantic distinction

A great movie with RR in it (1)*


OR

A great movie because RR is in it (2)**

1. Out of Africa- Meryl Streep steals the show. Anybody could have played RR's role, maybe even better. But still one of my favorite literary movies of all time

2. Jerimiah Johnson-RR makes it a great movie

My favorite scene goes something like this

JJ: how goes the war?
Pilgrim: what war?
JJ: the war between the president of the united states and the president of Mexico
Pilgrim: Why.....it's been over some time now.
(long pause)
JJ : who won?

[Ilsa]

62. The Horse Whisperer, All the President's Men,

Three Days of the Condor, The Way We Were.

I like the attention to detail in The Horse Whisperer, and the psychology of the story.