Robert Redford dead at 89

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7:34a, 9/16/25
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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/robert-redford-movie-star-sundance-122155678.html

Coin flip as to whether I should post this in Entertainment or Politics. Good actor, though I prefer his earlier stuff.
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7:51a, 9/16/25
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Ouch. So many good films and roles. RIP.
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7:51a, 9/16/25
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He leaves behind a volume of work, both as an actor and director, which I think can be appreciated outside of political views.
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7:51a, 9/16/25
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RIP the Sundance Kid.
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7:55a, 9/16/25
Damn
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7:57a, 9/16/25
Absolute legend.

The Sting is one of the rare perfect movies.

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8:29a, 9/16/25
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He was the epitome of cool. How cool is this photo? - he and Paul Newman playing ping pong. I'm guessing during the filming if Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.
What do you boys want for breakfast BBQ ?.....OK Chili.
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8:33a, 9/16/25
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Spy Game is a phenomenal movie.

As is The Natural of course.
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8:34a, 9/16/25
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He was a giant. Started Sundance Film Festival which I somehow forgot and should be obvious from the name.
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8:45a, 9/16/25
Hail Hydra
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8:52a, 9/16/25
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Going to have to rewatch Jeremiah Johnson this week.
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8:56a, 9/16/25
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"The Candidate" was one of my Robert Redford favorites followed by "All the President's Men".

I didn't realize Redford was born the same week as my father. He outlived my dad by 4 months. What a life. RIP.

Kris Kristofferson was another model 1936 (as the young girls say these days) who we lost during the past year. We're reaching the end of the road for lots of legends.
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9:01a, 9/16/25
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89. He had a good run. Apparently, he died of The Natural causes.
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9:13a, 9/16/25
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In my Mt Rushmore of actors (who made movies during my lifetime).
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In reply to HollywoodBQ • 9:15a, 9/16/25
My dad was born the same year, although he waited until the last day of the year to arrive.
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9:22a, 9/16/25
Younger folks don't realize he was probably the biggest movie star in the world over about a 7 year run from 69-76. That included Butch, All the President's men, The Way we Were, The Sting, Downhill Racer, the Great Gatsby, 3 days of the Condor, and Jeremiah Johnson. One of the best stretches for an actor in movie history. A few years later he won an Oscar as a director for Ordinary People.
And then he came back a few years after that with The Natural., which is maybe the best baseball movie ever made..

A true legend.
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In reply to oragator • 9:38a, 9/16/25
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oragator said:
Younger folks don't realize he was probably the biggest movie star in the world over about a 7 year run from 69-76. That included Butch, All the President's men, The Way we Were, The Sting, Downhill Racer, the Great Gatsby, 3 days of the Condor, and Jeremiah Johnson. One of the best stretches for an actor in movie history. A few years later he won an Oscar as a director for Ordinary People.
And then he came back a few years after that with The Natural., which is maybe the best baseball movie ever made..

A true legend.


I don't think it's a maybe. It is the best baseball movie ever made. I also learned in his obituary that he played collegiate baseball at University of Colorado before dropping out of school. Didn't know that.
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9:40a, 9/16/25
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
All the President's Men
The Natural
Three Days of the Condor
Jeremiah Johnson
Brubaker

Edit to add A Bridge Too Far, although RR was just another very familiar face in that cast

These are the movies that I most remember RR from. I also really appreciated the stature he brought to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in his role as the SHIELD director, which was one of the many things in Captain America: The Winter Soldier that gave that movie a more grounded feel and harkened back to the spy movies of the 70s (which of course, RR was in a famous one in Three Days of the Condor).

RIP
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In reply to oragator • 9:41a, 9/16/25
oragator said:
Younger folks don't realize he was probably the biggest movie star in the world over about a 7 year run from 69-76. That included Butch, All the President's men, The Way we Were, The Sting, Downhill Racer, the Great Gatsby, 3 days of the Condor, and Jeremiah Johnson. One of the best stretches for an actor in movie history. A few years later he won an Oscar as a director for Ordinary People.
And then he came back a few years after that with The Natural., which is maybe the best baseball movie ever made..

A true legend.


How dare you leave Legal Eagles out of that tribute!!!
Forever stuck in my head due to Debra Winger's hair style and that Rod Stewart song.
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9:44a, 9/16/25
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A great one. I met him once....very nice actually.

You know that Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah. Well he was there for it staying at the Stein Eriksen Lodge in Deer Valley where we were for a ski trip in Jan of 1982 maybe. Met him at dinner in the lodge he had a big group of 12 or so. None of the others were famous I think just people with the film festival which he had founded in the late 70s. Smaller lodge and there were not many people bothering him. But he shook hands and signed some autographs on the way in. I was 16 but certainly knew who he was.

My favorites:
All The Presidents Men
Brubaker
The Sting
The Natural
Sneakers - one of the last movies for River Phoenix

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In reply to P.H. Dexippus • 9:52a, 9/16/25
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P.H. Dexippus said:
Going to have to rewatch Jeremiah Johnson this week.


Probably my favorite of his movies.
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In reply to YouBet • 9:57a, 9/16/25
He actually hit the home run in the final scene. I don't remember how many takes it took, but he was a decent player.
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10:15a, 9/16/25
Better moment than the actual home run.

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10:21a, 9/16/25
Sneakers doesn't get near enough love.

"There is a war, old friend, and the winner will not be decided by who has the most bullets but by who controls the information"
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10:24a, 9/16/25
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There goes Roy Hobbs - the best there ever was.
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10:26a, 9/16/25
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Also a really good director of course

Ordinary People - for which he received his only Oscar
A River Runs Through It - great pic he was also narrator
Milagro Beanfield War
Quiz Show - also nominated for best picture and director
The Horse Whisperer
The Legend of Bagger Vance
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If you were to watch 1 Robert Redford movie this week, what would it be?
Thanks and gig'em
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In reply to Aggie_Journalist • 11:17a, 9/16/25
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Aggie_Journalist said:
If you were to watch 1 Robert Redford movie this week, what would it be?

The Natural or Sting for the ones I've seen.
But for one I haven't seen, All the Presidents Men or Three Days of the Condor
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In reply to Aggie_Journalist • 11:26a, 9/16/25
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Aggie_Journalist said:
If you were to watch 1 Robert Redford movie this week, what would it be?

I think I may queue up Spy Game tonight, much more recent than a lot of his classics but one of the ones I know the best.
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In reply to Zombie Jon Snow • 11:29a, 9/16/25
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A great one. I met him once....very nice actually.

You know that Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah. Well he was there for it staying at the Stein Eriksen Lodge in Deer Valley where we were for a ski trip in Jan of 1982 maybe. Met him at dinner in the lodge he had a big group of 12 or so. None of the others were famous I think just people with the film festival which he had founded in the late 70s. Smaller lodge and there were not many people bothering him. But he shook hands and signed some autographs on the way in. I was 16 but certainly knew who he was.

My favorites:
All The Presidents Men
Brubaker
The Sting
The Natural
Sneakers - one of the last movies for River Phoenix


So he was actually the founder of Sundance…and you were there in around year 4
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In reply to Btron • 11:29a, 9/16/25
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Btron said:
Aggie_Journalist said:
If you were to watch 1 Robert Redford movie this week, what would it be?

The Natural or Sting for the ones I've seen.
But for one I haven't seen, All the Presidents Men or Three Days of the Condor


Same although I'm not sure if I've actually seen The Sting....
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In reply to Drunken Overseas Bettor • 11:34a, 9/16/25
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I insert "Pick me out a winner Bobby" all the time into conversations.
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