Do you have a favorite Paul Newman movie or movies?

[red dog 1]

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I loved all his movies, especially "Cool Hand Luke" - "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"
"The Hustler" - "Somebody Up There Likes Me" - "The Verdict" - "The Color of Money" - and
"The Sting"

If I had to pick one, it would probably be "Fat Man and Little Boy" (1989)



(Feel free to list as many favorites as you want)

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. Nobody's Fool, ( a sleeper; it's great); The Verdict; Cat On a Hot Tin Roof.

Those are three *best*.

All his work was good.

ETA: Hud.

[gratuitous]

39. I'll second "Nobody's Fool"

"The Verdict" was a bit overlong, but I liked it. Best line for me was when Newman and his lawyer mentor Jack Warden are talking over the case:

NEWMAN: Who's the Diocese got?
WARDEN: Concannon.
NEWMAN: Hmmh. He's good.
WARDEN: "Good"!? He's the fuckin' prince of darkness!

James Mason was at his low-keyed menacing best in that one.

"Absence of Malice" is also an underappreciated movie.

[no_hypocrisy]

51. Third recommendation for "Nobody's Fool".

I was transfixed the entire movie, a rare phenomenon.

THAT, my friends, was acting!

[redwitch]

2. I loved him and Redford together.

My two favorites are Butch Cassidy and The Sting.

[malthaussen]

3. Yep, they had great chemistry.

One of my favorite clips:

Poor Lurch!

-- Mal

[magical thyme]

6. RULES?!? There ain't no rules in a knife fight!

[mopinko]

4. the sting.

but yeah, plop me down for a couple hours of just looking at the man. i dont even care if the sound works.
with redford, well, lets just say i wont pay much attention to the popcorn.

[Wolf Frankula]

5. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Would make a jump like that if you didn't have to?

Wolf

[red dog 1]

24. My favorite quote from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

BUTCH: I'll jump first.
SUNDANCE: Nope!
BUTCH: Then you jump first.
SUNDANCE: No, I said!
BUTCH: What's the matter with you?
SUNDANCE: I can't swim!
BUTCH: (Laughing) Are you crazy? The fall'll probably kill ya'

[IrishEyes]

7. The Long Hot Summer

I love the "Long Hot Summer". Paul Newman is ridiculously handsome in that film. I love "The Sting". It is one of my favorite films. I also like "Slap Shot". It might be my favorite sports movie. "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" was really wonderful. Paul Newman was just a great actor and apparently a nice person.

[blue neen]

15. My goodness, yes!

Newman was very sexy in that film, playing opposite his love, Joanne Woodward!

[WinkyDink]

8. "From the Terrace."

[CTyankee]

9. Practically all of them but I really loved Exodus...

[valerief]

10. Harper. The Mackintosh Man. The Drowning Pool. Torn Curtain.

I also like the ones already listed on this thread.

So hard to pick a favorite.

[Tom_Foolery]

11. Yep!

[AgingAmerican]

12. Cool hand Luke

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[TexasBushwhacker]

32. CHL and HUD for me n/t

[mackerel]

13. How do you choose!?! I could spend a week watching his films and never be bored.

I haven't seen The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean mentioned. Good film.

[panader0]

14. Not just a great actor, but a Democrat and he gave all the money

from his products to charities. All of it. I still use Newman's Italian salad dressing.
His wife, Joanne Woodward is a great actress as well.
One of my faves. All of his films were good.

[red dog 1]

25. As of 2014, Newman's Own has donated in excess of $400 million dollars to various charities

You're right about him being a life-long Democrat.

For his support of Eugene McCarthy in 1968 (and effective use of television commercials in California) and his opposition to the Vietnam War, Newman was placed 19th on Richard Nixon's enemies list, which Newman claimed was his greatest accomplishment.

[TexasBushwhacker]

34. He used to joke that his "Newman's Own" made more

money than his movies. He also let his daughters know, early on, that they would not be getting an inheritance. He did end up leaving each of them $500K though. The rest was split between the Newman's Own Foundation and his wife Joanne.

[red dog 1]

35. I didn't know that.

But I did find this:
"Inside the Family Battle for the Newman's Own Brand Name"
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/07/paul-newmans-own-family-feud-susan-newman

(From the Vanity Fair article)
"When Paul Newman died in 2008, he left his Newman's Own food empire, and the charitable foundations it supports, in the hands of his advisor Robert Forrester.
But his eldest daughter says the family believes their father's principles are being betrayed."

[TexasBushwhacker]

36. Yeah, I read that article

What it boils down to is that he mades changes to his will just months before he died, choosing to leave more money for Joanne's support and that money wouldn't be going to his daughters' foundations until after Joanne's death. I think his daughters, especially Nell, expected to have more control over the company and the Newman's Own Foundation. I don't think they were expecting a lot of cash.

[Generic Brad]

16. I'm partial to "The Hustler"

It's either that or "The Verdict" for me.

[Glorfindel]

17. The Long, Hot Summer

A practically perfect cast, with Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Lee Remick, Tony Franciosa, Angela Lansbury, and Orson Welles. But, really, Paul Newman could have read the phone book and I'd have listened to him.

[cyberswede]

18. He's brilliant in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"

And "The Sting" is a fave of mine.

[PufPuf23]

19. Sometimes a Great Notion

Newman directed and starred along with Henry Fonda.

The film is based upon Ken Kesey's novel of the same name.

The story is of an Oregon family of gypo loggers.

[Brother Buzz]

20. I use quotes from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Cool and Hand Luke all the time...

so I guess it's fair to say those two wonderful movies are at the top of my list.

[A HERETIC I AM]

21. "Winning"

The film that sparked his love affair with motor racing. Beautifully shot and one of the three or four great racing movies of all time. (The others are "Le Mans", "Grand Prix" and "Heart Like a Wheel". "Days of Thunder" doesn't hold a candle to these)

Also "Absence of Malice" was excellent

When I worked in Indy Car Racing in the 90's I had the pleasure of seeing Mr Newman every race weekend. Though he tended to keep to himself and avoid attracting crowds, he was always kind and good hearted. He was known for never giving autographs but I had the opportunity to get him to sign a helmet that was to be auctioned for charity. When I asked if he would be so kind to sign it, he said "sure! Just drop it by the coach" (the team motor home).

He was well loved and respected by everyone in the race paddock.

[jakeXT]

33. I'll have to check it out, and I haven't even seen the documentary from this year

[leftyladyfrommo]

22. My heart is still broken.

He was my all time favorite. I loved every movie of his I saw.

This world is just a lot emptier without him.

[red dog 1]

26. + 1

[TuxedoKat]

23. The Young Philadelphians

One of my favorite actors too.

[annabanana]

27. That man was beautiful, inside and out!

He really walked the walk when he could have coasted. Never left his wife for a younger model, donated all profits of his grocery line to charity.. A talented and nuanced actor.. and, of course,

drop dead gorgeous. . .

[narnian60]

29. Those eyes.

Sigh.

[leftyladyfrommo]

40. And the Hole In One camp

For kids with cancer. He used to spend time put there mowing and stuff because the kids didn't know he was famous.

[BainsBane]

28. The Hustler.

Love it. I like most of the others too, but the Hustler is my favorite.

[douglas9]

30. Hombre

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hombre_(film)

[LWolf]

31. As a 12 yo

I saw "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" so many times I could repeat the script line by line along with them...not that there was any long, complicated dialogue, lol.

Just because it's an icon from my youth, that has to be my favorite.

2nd in line...Cool Hand Luke

[riderinthestorm]

37. No, they're all favorites! How could I just list one?!

Paul Newman was a rare soul - a tremendous person inside and out

[kairos12]

38. Slapshot

[DFW]

41. Silent Movie!!

j/k!! The Verdict is my favorite hands down.

[KamaAina]

42. No, but I have a favorite Paul Newman spaghetti sauce

Actually, I have a favorite Newman memory. Mom took me to see The Sting when I was what we would now call a tweener, and to The Ships in downtown Westport, Conn. (Paul's home town!) afterward.

[red dog 1]

43. I'll have to try that one

I usually buy Newman's Own plain ol' Marinara sauce.

[KamaAina]

44. I've never had that one, either

I just searched for pics of Newman's Own sauce. It came down to that or -- you guessed it -- plain ol' marinara.

[dr.strangelove]

45. Towering Inferno. Newman + McQueen = Awesome!

A little OJ Simpson adds to the drama too.

In all seriousness, its either Cool Hand Luke or Slapshot.

[pokerfan]

46. Cool Hand Luke

Dragline: Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet-head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me - with nothin'.

Luke: Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

47. My top 5 in no particular order:

Hud
Butch Cassidy
Judge Roy Bean
Buffalo Bill and the Indians
The Sting

Honorable Mention: The Hustler and Hombre

[ProfessorGAC]

48. Wow! You Picked Some Good Ones

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof is pretty good. Boy, is he good looking in that movie!

I really, really like Absence of Malice. I usually don't like anything with Sally Fields in it, but that one is really good. Melinda Dillon is really good in that. I'll watch the whole movie just for that scene where Wilford Brimley shows up from D.C. to find out what the heck is going on.

Your choice of "Fat Man..." was unexpected, but i don't disagree.

[red dog 1]

50. "Fat Man & Little Boy" is a very underrated film, IMO

but the script, the directing, and the acting is superb!

As you probably already know, it was based on the true story of the development of the Atomic Bomb,

Paul Newman is outstanding as General Leslie R. Groves.

The rest of the cast is great as well; including John Cusack, Laura Dern and Dwight Schultz as Robert Oppenheimer.

I'be probably seen "Fat Man" at least 40 times.

[Paladin]

49. "The Verdict."

One of the best closing scenes ever.

[patricia92243]

52. The Long, Hot Summer was the first movie I saw him in. Loved him ever since.

[Blue_Tires]

53. I dunno... My answer would either have to be

"Most of them", or "All of them"

[cwydro]

54. Cool Hand Luke.

Hands down.