Robert Redford retires from acting

[Mapache 1117]

I'll have to watch one of my all-times favorites in his honor. Spend a lot of time up in the areas where it was filmed, beautiful country.

 

 

Edited August 6, 2018 by Mapache

[Biff Tannen 45647]

Man, I watched the new Pete's Dragon this weekend with him (no I don't have kids, I just like Disney, blow me) and was thinking how he is still such a great actor at his age.  Sad to see him go.  Gonna have to go brush up on his classics.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

I guess the 50 egg record will stand forever.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

45 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

I guess the 50 egg record will stand forever.

That's Paul N. Redford, not Robert R. Redford....I'm pretty sure.....

[deadshank 24652]

46 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

I guess the 50 egg record will stand forever.

[Incredulity 11619]

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

35 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

That's Paul N. Redford, not Robert R. Redford....I'm pretty sure.....

Wait. Robert Redford isn't making salad dressing anymore?

[Red Five 40777]

RIP. Loved him in The Hustler.

[miguelito 11232]

I guess he just couldn't handle the truth, if you know what I mean.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

He was really great in "Being John Goodman".

[Deej 76735]

Loved him on tv in The WIld Wild West. 

[Biff Tannen 45647]

Wasn't he also the drummer for Molly Hatchet?

[DougO 5242]

Judging from his work, seems like he retired from acting about 30 years ago.

Had a few great ones, though.

[RPM 26305]

3 Days of the Condor was pretty solid.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13490]

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[bluto 4905]

he's got one coming out in a month or two that looks like it could be really damn good. Old man and the gun

[Macanudo 12971]

Sneakers is a very underrated movie.

[TonyTexas 10501]

Who cares that she couldn’t act.

[freyguy 4252]

This is how you hijack a thread, folks.

[Fuck Tim Beck 3814]

19 hours ago, Macanudo said:

Sneakers is a very underrated movie.

This right here. 

[miguelito 11232]

too many secrets

[Guest Lobo]

Mr. Bryce retired?  

[KaiserSoze 998]

Be a beacon

[BERT 4358]

Even though it has Jane Fonda in it, Barefoot in the Park is a very good movie. Pretty damn funny too. 

[thrillhammer 683]

Barefoot in the Park is excellent.  He was damn good in Electric Cowboy too, and Butch Cassidy.

[Kennythetiger 9372]

Think you used enough dynamite there, Butch?

[Underdog 28540]

Watched a bit of that movie where he's on a boat all alone, pretty much looked to have retired from acting by then. 

[nycHorn 2977]

 

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

5 hours ago, Underdog said:

Watched a bit of that movie where he's on a boat all alone, pretty much looked to have retired from acting by then. 

Yeah, not sure he actually says a word the entire film does he ?

[Brandywine 1315]

7 hours ago, BERT said:

Even though it has Jane Fonda in it, Barefoot in the Park is a very good movie. Pretty damn funny too. 

I loved that movie BECAUSE Jane Fonda was in it. 

[Brandywine 1315]

He’s one of the few actors that I’ll watch anything he’s in. A very talented person as well as a visionary. He opened a lot of doors for independent film makers with his Sundance Film Festival. 

Edited August 8, 2018 by Brandywine

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

10 minutes ago, Brandywine said:

He’s one of the few actors that I’ll watch anything he’s in. A very talented person as well as a visionary. He opened a lot of doors for independent film makers with his Sundance Film Festival. 

Which I believe was a result of Jeremiah Johnson..  The movie, not the guy.......... still living out there..... somewhere....

[Art Vandelay 1712]

 

 

Edited August 8, 2018 by Art Vandelay

[Mileslong 4725]

Three of my all time favs:
Jeremiah Johnson
The Sting
Butch and Sundance

[pyrohornIII 4814]

Just watched The Sting with my son last night.  Tonight is Butch and Sundance.

I would add The Natural.  He was on scholarship as a pitcher at CU, but he got kicked out for drinking.

 

His later work is pretty good too.  He did some good stuff on aging.   

A Walk in the Woods and Our Souls at Night are both good movies, once you get past how he looks.  I would guess he had plastic surgery on his eyes.     Interesting his leading lady in "Souls" was Fonda.  Maybe he thought it would be his last, so he wanted to complete the circle.

[Art Vandelay 1712]

It hasn't been mentioned, but he was also really, really good in Spy Game (2001) with Brad Pitt. Very underrated movie, IMO.

[South Austin 52374]

This probably belongs in the unpopular opinions thread, but I always thought Redford was overrated.  He always seems relatively flat, without a great range of emotions or character.  I like him okay, but don't think he belongs anywhere near the pantheon of great actors.

[WhatTheBuck 28764]

On August 6, 2018 at 6:14 PM, Macanudo said:

Sneakers is a very underrated movie.

It would be a classic if they could've come up with a better ending. Great cast, great story, and then they go full "Hollywood liberal" with the ending. Not that I disagree with the overall intent of the message but it was just so heavy handed. That and the part about everyone giving their demands at the end was super cheesy. Awww...Leo just wants that FBI chick's number...isn't that romantic? Blecch.

[WhatTheBuck 28764]

13 hours ago, Mileslong said:

Three of my all time favs:
Jeremiah Johnson
The Sting
Butch and Sundance

All the President's Men

[hayden_horn 11362]

On 8/7/2018 at 9:16 PM, nycHorn said:

 

this is one of my favorite ever movie scenes. "swim? hell, the fall alone'd probably kill ya"

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

2 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

All the President's Men

Add Brubaker to that list and I'm in.

[BERT 4358]

7 hours ago, South Austin said:

This probably belongs in the unpopular opinions thread, but I always thought Redford was overrated.  He always seems relatively flat, without a great range of emotions or character.  I like him okay, but don't think he belongs anywhere near the pantheon of great actors.

You mother fucker

[mulletpelini 5210]

I watched Invasion USA a billion times when I was a kid.

[RPM 26305]

 

[Hornius Emeritus 12447]

He learned to swim at Barton Springs. No kidding.

[52-80 19136]

1 hour ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

He learned to swim at Barton Springs. No kidding.

i believe you.  theres even photos of it

 

 

 

[Art Vandelay 1712]

5 hours ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

He learned to swim at Barton Springs. No kidding.

Yep. He talks about that in The Unforeseen, an excellent documentary about the development around Barton Springs (Redford was an executive producer on the film). If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.

 

 

[Don Johnson 4751]

6 hours ago, RPM said:

 

That looks pretty damn good.  

[bamachine 1230]

On 8/10/2018 at 8:06 AM, South Austin said:

This probably belongs in the I've lost my goddamned mind thread, but I always thought Redford was overrated.  He always seems relatively flat, without a great range of emotions or character.  I like him okay, but don't think he belongs anywhere near the pantheon of great actors.

ftfy

[AUS-97HORN 11753]

On 8/10/2018 at 11:27 AM, WhatTheBuck said:

 That and the part about everyone giving their demands at the end was super cheesy. Awww...Leo just wants that FBI chick's number...isn't that romantic?

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