| Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Richard Lester |
| Written by | Allan Burns |
| Produced by | Steven Bach Jack B. Bernstein William Goldman Gabriel Katzka |
| Starring | William Katt Tom Berenger |
| Cinematography | László Kovács |
| Edited by | George Trirogoff |
| Music by | Patrick Williams |
Production companies | Pantheon William Goldman |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9 million[1] |
| Box office | $5,136,913[2] |
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days is a 1979 American Western film and prequel to the 1969 film. It stars Tom Berenger as Butch Cassidy and William Katt as the Sundance Kid, with Jeff Corey reprising his role as Sheriff Bledsoe.
It was directed by Richard Lester and written by Allan Burns. It generally received mixed reviews but was nominated for an Oscar for Best Costume Design.[3]
The film is set in Wyoming. The outlaw Butch Cassidy finds a new partner-in-crime, but he has a stalker who wants him dead. The man is a former ally of Butch who is convinced that Butch betrayed their former gang.
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey (1988). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. Scarecrow Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-0810842441.
- ^ "Butch and Sundance: The Early Days". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "1980 Academy Awards". oscars.org. Retrieved March 23, 2023.