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Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

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1979 | 111 min | Western, Comedy

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Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 33% on Rotten Tomatoes, soft box office and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Blazing Saddles, start here.
The mood
Light and funny.
The pace
Breezy, at 1 hr 51 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • Made in 1979: an older pace and style.

Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, and crack-shot outlaw Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, soon to be known as The Sundance Kid. This is the 'prequel' of how they met, their first clumsy robberies, the heroic dangers that abound them together, the secret that nearly tore them apart, and the impossible train heist that made them notorious for life. Saddle up and ride with the showdowns, shootouts, bad guys and good times in the days before the fame when fun was the name of the game.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    33% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsBelow par

    Nominated for 1 Oscar.

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $5 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 22K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Richard Lester

  • William KattSundance Kid
  • Tom BerengerButch Cassidy
  • Jeff CoreyRay Bledsoe
  • John SchuckHarvey Logan
  • Michael C. GwynneMike Cassidy
  • Peter WellerJoe Le Fors
  • Brian DennehyO.C. Hanks
  • Christopher LloydBill Carver
  • Jill EikenberryMary
  • Joel FluellenJack the Bartender