A rodeo star past his prime steals his company's horse and rides into the desert, accompanied by a feisty reporter. Glenn Close, Tomas Milian, Votes: | Director: | | An ambitious young woman, determined to build a career in television journalism, gets good advice from her first boss, and they fall in love. Mark Ruffalo, | Gross: Hollywood star Robert Redford is "in mourning" following the death of his son James at the age of 58. After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. In 2014, Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.[1][2]. Oprah Winfrey, 18,535 Charles Durning, Votes: 102 min | Sydney Pollack 110 min | [4] Redford also owned a Park City restaurant, Zoom, that closed in May 2017. The film's stars were Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda (her debut), and Ray Walston. Stars: Not only was he the executive producer and co-star, but the film's serious subject matter the Watergate scandal and its attempt to create a realistic portrayal of journalism also reflected the actor's offscreen concerns for political causes. Not a bad introduction to the Air Force too bad it was in the back. | Oakes Fegley, Bo Brundin, Mark Ruffalo, 131 min Waldo Pepper (Redford) is a former WWI biplane pilot who feels he missed out on his chance to earn glory during the war and dreams of being the first man to perform the risky "outside loop." | Seymour Cassel, Votes: You can decide whether that added confidence was, in the last analysis, a good or a bad thing. Regarding Redford's maternal lineage, the Harts were Irish from Galway and the Greens were Scots-Irish who settled in the United States in the 18th century.[8]. $51.43M, PG-13 Robert Redford, | Gross: The story revolves around Waldo Pepper, a flight instructor from the post-Word War I era, who along with his buddies have a passion for stunt flying. The political satire The Candidate (1972) was a moderate box office and critical success. [73], Redford is opposed to the TransCanada Corporation's Keystone Pipeline. | She had moved in with Redford in the 1990s and shared his home in Sundance, Utah.[62]. Stars: Robert Redford, Stars: Finally, I was able to find a DVD copy on E-Bay (apparently it is not currently available on DVD through normal means) and I am glad I did so. [citation needed]. 8.4. | "[70] Redford later co-authored another op-ed in which he criticized Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic while also citing the collective public response to the pandemic as a model for how to respond to climate change. I don't know why it isn't available on DVD. Robert Redford, Stars: I just didnt like it all that much. Steve Burton, Votes: Stars: Stars: "The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation. Will Geer, | It also explored the political and social issues of South America that influenced Guevara and shaped his future. WebCaptain America: The Winter Soldier. | The friendship between two Arizona dirt bike racers is tested when they both lust for an attractive runaway young woman who joins them on the racing circuit. Willie Nelson, Votes: | Portions of the movie Jeremiah Johnson (1972), a film which is both one of Redford's favorites and one that has heavily influenced him, was shot near the ski area. Robert Redford, Robert Redford It wasnt much later that a captured Japanese two-man submarine was displayed in my hometown of 12,000 residents. Most recently, Sundance Productions produced Chicagoland (CNN), Cathedrals of Culture (Berlin Film Festival), The March (PBS) and Emmy nominee All The President's Men Revisited (Discovery), Isabella Rossellini's Green Porno Live!, and To Russia With Love on Epix. In 1995, Redford signed a deal with Showtime to start a 24-hour cable television channel devoted to airing independent films. Douglas had made it, but I dont think they expected this one to be quite so Spartan. 57,897 David Lowery | Gross: Director: 101 min Flying over a world covered in the flat white of a fresh snow, I was lost from the moment the wheels left the ground until the engine was shut down an hour later. "[45], The University of Southern California (USC) School of Dramatic Arts announced the first annual Robert Redford Award for Engaged Artists in 2009. 106 min | Gross: In 2010, he was made a chevalier of the Lgion d'Honneur. Web12,851 Robert Redford Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO All Sports Entertainment News Archival Browse 12,851 robert redford stock photos and images available, or search for pattinson or robert de niro to find more great stock photos and pictures. 159,713 Waldo Pepper (Robert Redford) is a former WWI biplane pilot who feels he missed out on his chance to earn | Mike Connors, The Air Force didnt teach me to fly, though I was once scheduled for the OCS (Officer Candidate School) class that would later see me assigned to flight school. Drama, War. [4] The film landed eight Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture and Best Director (Alan J. Pakula), while winning for the Best Screenplay (Goldman). Now thats dangerous. Robert Redford, Great For People Who Love These Old Planes, Spectacular story about WWI fliers turned barnstorming aerial stunt pilots including superb flying sequences, One of the all-time greatest scenes in movies. 101 min 181 min Stars: 5 for 1986),[30] won a Golden Globe for Best Picture,[31] and won seven Oscars, including Best Picture. Drama, Sport. Drama, Romance. Personal finances would delay the private pilots license until the following year. That way, I was able to carefully settle atop a boxcar with the main landing gear straddling the centerline of the car, riding along with the tail in the air and the two main wheels firmly planted on the top of the car. Drama, History, Thriller. Director: | Redford is also one of the founders of the Sundance Film Festival. | A tale of knights of the air, in a quest of their Graal. James Redford, an activist, filmmaker and philanthropist, has died, a rep for his father, actor and director Robert Redford, confirmed to CNN Tuesday. Whether real or imagined, it was a name that, for me, held a kind of magic, a freedom, a mystery. [25] The romantic period drama with Barbra Streisand, The Way We Were (1973), was the 11th highest-grossing film of 1973. Shauna Redford is a painter and married to journalist Eric Schlosser. This film marked the only time Redford would star with Marlon Brando. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward memorabilia to go up for auction. The Champ first airplane and occasional bushplane. $18.21M, PG-13 Redford went on to found the Sundance Film Festival, which became the country's largest festival for independent films. Stars: [citation needed], Starting in 1973, Redford experienced an almost-unparalleled four-year run of box office success. On October 23, 1955, I marched resolutely across the frozen ground adjacent to Anchorage Merrill Fields east-west runway. $259.77M, GP Stars: Trouble was, the only way to get from here to there in that wild country was by air. [38][39], In 1976, Robert Redford published The Outlaw Trail: A Journey Through Time. 856,305 Drama, Mystery, Thriller. | Director: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi. Michael Pea, Votes: Gottfried Reinhardt | | At the end of those two years, I took my discharge at Wright Patterson Air Force Base at Dayton, Ohio, and scooted right back to the Big Empty. [23] While Redford did not receive an Academy Award or Golden Globe nomination for playing the Sundance Kid, he won a British Academy of Film and Television Award (BAFTA) for that role and his parts in Downhill Racer[24] (1969) and Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969). Michael Kitchen, Votes: Stars: | Gross: My favorite scenes: Pilot destroying the platform; the plane going through the barn; Waldo Pepper walking on the wing of a flying plane, the pilot taking the plane down a city street. Action, Crime, Thriller. Peter Yates 9,665 Ken Kwapis In 2013, he starred in All Is Lost, directed by J.C. Chandor, about a man lost at sea. $50.80M, PG Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush's military service, and the subsequent firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers. | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi. In looking back, I wonder if I might not have scared the flight instructor out of his wits that cold March day: he actually forgot to sign my pilot log book! Sydney Pollack [65], As an avid environmentalist, Redford is a trustee of the Natural Resources Defense Council. 82,088 And in this feature, it is also emphasized the true nature of the humans, for instance after the plane crash, with the poor man agonizingI am ashamed to belong to the human kind when I watch this. "[46], Redford received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Brown University at the 240th Commencement exercises on May 25, 2008, with the actor also speaking at the ceremonies. | Gross: I nearly weep writing about him. For decades, Robert Redford has been a pillar of Hollywood, known for his acting, his directing, and for creating the Sundance Film Festival. [26] Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) placed as the No. Faye Dunaway, During pre-WWII McCarthyism, a diametrically opposed couple come together only to find out that genuine friendship and physical attraction is not enough to overcome fundamental societal beliefs. 169 min I saw it aged 13 and it absolutely thrilled me. Kitchen. I was relocating from Great Falls, Montana, to Silver Lake, Washington, and my ride was an Air Force C-54, one of those four-engine jobbies that civilian airlines were then calling the DC-4. He has a half brother,[4] William, from his father's first marriage. Mort Mason soloed on Friday the 13th (April 1956) on an airplane with skis, in a 20-knot crosswind at Lake Hood, Alaska, in a serious snowstorm. The latter film, which was also produced by Redford, reunited him with co-star Jane Fonda for the fourth time and garnered positive reviews. Redford supports environmentalism, Native American rights, LGBT rights,[63] and the arts. Biography, Comedy, Crime. Typical of the seventies, hidden melancholy. He meets up with other aviators and has many adventures in the USA. Cliff Robertson, | | By the time we got to the plane it was burning fiercely with the pilot trapped in the cockpit and no way the men in the crowd could have rescued him. | 266,483 [75] In November 2012, Pitzer launched the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability at Pitzer College. Fonda and Redford star as Addie Moore and Louis Waters, a widow and widower who've lived next to each other for years. Catherine McCormack, | Now, in 2013 I found it on Netflix and find it to be a very nice, very enjoyable movie. | Gross: Redford starred in The Discovery and Our Souls at Night, both released on Netflix streaming in 2017. But the scene that really sticks in my mind is Susan Sarandon's stunt on the wing; that must've been one harrowing experience! Affixed to one wall of his small office was a certificate of commendation from the Civil Aeronautics Administration, that Born on August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, Robert Redford has proved to be one of the great talents in American film, starring in classics such as The Robert Redford, Drama, Romance, War. Redford puts his all into the role of a pilot seeking glory after World War I. WebAvengers : Endgame. | Inside a small lean-to attachment to the Quonset hut-shaped hangar was the flight office. Showing Editorial results for robert redford. Robert Downey Jr., | Nevertheless, Robert Redford was and is a wonderful actor, and has produced many indelible film characterizations for over 50 years. From The Chase (1965) to Truth (2015), Mr. Redford has always entertained with taste and excellence. Here are 34 of his best acting efforts. Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc Disney+ SPOILER AHEAD!! Stars: [4] His first film as director was 1980's Best Picture winner Ordinary People, a drama about the slow disintegration of an upper-middle class family, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director. And I also found some tiny links in common with MOBY DICK story, though the story has nothing to do with it. I simply had to earn my pilot wings. Brian Dennehy, Votes: Redford gained popularity for his looks and golden boy style, so he quickly became picky with roles and focused on showing he was more than that. Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, | Director: Director: Tell us what you think about this feature. | Director: Did all pilots get that sort of attention? [66] Redford is the first quote on the back cover of Donald Trump's book Crippled America (2015), saying of Trump's candidacy, "I'm glad he's in there, being the way he is, and saying what he says and the ways he says it, I think shakes things up and I think that is very needed. Director: 73,639 But I expect this was a common occurrence. In J. C. Chandors All Is Lost, Robert Redford is a sailor adrift in the Indian Ocean. [4][9] He has described himself as having been a "bad" student, finding inspiration outside the classroom, and being interested in art and sports. Retiring CIA agent Nathan Muir recalls his training of Tom Bishop while working against agency politics to free him from his Chinese captors. Jon Avnet External Reviews 110 min 116 min Watch out for the final minutes, with Kessler character, the most fascinating of the film, a so moving character. | 126 min I didnt know then that it was more properly called Runway 6 or Runway 24, depending upon the direction a pilot would be pointed for either his takeoff or his landing. Redford also directed Matt Damon and Will Smith in The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000). Redfords liberal political engagement off-screen has always overflowed effortlessly into his acting work and in the roles he has chosen. But his interpretation as [11][12] He went on to travel in Europe, living in France, Spain, and Italy. I had determined to perform every maneuver in a very positive manner, so I added power, pulled the nose up, w-a-a-a-y up! A bookish CIA researcher in Manhattan finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust. They had four children: Scott Anthony Redford (September 1, 1959 November 17, 1959), Shauna Jean Redford[57] (born November 15, 1960), David James Redford (May 5, 1962 October 16, 2020),[58][59] and Amy Hart Redford (born October 22, 1970). | Gross: Robert Redford, Redford made his film debut in War Hunt (1962). | Julia Roberts, Director: THey do nothing but stare while Waldo screams at them, begging for their help. After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face. His Broadway debut was in a small role in Tall Story (1959), followed by parts in The Highest Tree (1959) and Sunday in New York (1961). Robert Redford, Perhaps because the ultimate tone of the movie is darker, the movie still captures that fun that permeates Butch Cassidy. 8 highest-grossing film of 1974. He had a critical and box office hit with Jeremiah Johnson (1972), and in 1973 he had the greatest hit of his career, the blockbuster crime caper The Sting, a reunion with Paul Newman, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award; that same year, he also starred opposite Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were. It was definitely an acquired skill for me, and, without question, not one with which I had been born. Ron Leibman, 9 in the box office for 1980. $5.13M, R Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor and filmmaker. Robert Redford | George Roy Hill He endorsed Democratic President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012. 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