Sam Shepard Reinvents Paul Newman's Butch Cassidy in This Gritty Western

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Michael John Petty is a Senior Features Writer for Collider who writes mostly about Westerns but also loves superheroes and supernatural thrillers.

The Big Picture If you're a fan of the iconic Western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, you might be disappointed that the film never got a traditional sequel. Though many actors along the way have taken up the roles of Butch and Sundance as their own, few compare to the performances displayed in the 1969 feature starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford.

While Paul Newman's Butch, who we know and love, is witty, charismatic, and generally upbeat in the face of danger, James Blackthorn is a different story. Hardened by the death of his friend, the loss of his woman, and the life he's lived mostly in solitude, Blackthorn soon discovers that his old flame, Etta Place , has died, leaving a young adult son behind.

Related 'A Walk in the Woods' Almost Reunited Robert Redford and Paul Newman Paul Newman and Robert Redford were last seen onscreen together in 'The Sting.' Not everything in Shepard's performance is doom and gloom, and if it was, Blackthorn wouldn't be nearly as interesting. At one point, the Butch Cassidy we all remember from the '60s shows up with a small guitar and sings "Sam Hall," a song covered most famously by Johnny Cash near the end of his career.

 

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