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3 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

Heresy perhaps but Sneakers might be my favorite. RIP to a legit old school silver screen legend. 

Sneakers is great. I rented it like a dozen times before bought it on iTunes. Pretty much the perfect late night movie after football. 

27 minutes ago, Wiler77 said:

His Granddad built the house my wife's Aunt currently lives in and that's where he spent summers growing up.

I think it was like 15-20 years ago my wife's Aunt gets a call from "Bob's people" explaining he would like to come visit the house and relive memories.  She had no idea the history.

He shows up and proceeds to spend several hours telling her and my wife's uncle about the story of his granddad building it and his memories of the times he spent here.

They are to call him Bob, as that's what his friends call him, and if they ever want to come to Sundance Film Festival, please call him and they will be his special guest.  They never took him up on that.

My MIL was some kinda pissed she wasn't notified ahead of time he was coming (they didn't tell anyone).  Lol.

That's a great story.  I assume somewhere near central Austin given the age?

Great supporting role in A Bridge Too Far. Hail Mary, full of grace!

25 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

That's a great story.  I assume somewhere near central Austin given the age?

I think I'd classify it as Tarrytown, but I don't exactly know the Tarrytown borders.

It's a really nice stone house

Fuck it, I'll say it -- He was great in The Way We Were.

Also, Ordinary People might have been the greatest directorial debut ever.

So many great roles.  And a huge supporter of independent film.

Jeremiah Johnson is my favorite of his movies, but Butch/Sundance and The Sting are right up there, too.

He also wrote a book for National Geographic that I really enjoy -- The Outlaw Trail.

RIP, Mr. Redford

16 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

i feel like y'all are sleeping on legal eagles. that's a mistake.

 

I named my three faves, but there are several of his movies I will watch anytime they're on, including River Runs, Sneakers, All the President's Men, Old Man & the Gun, 3 Days of the Condor, Tell Them Willie Boy is Here, Brubaker, and this one just to name some of them.

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I always liked this one, even though it was a flop and was panned.  It had a great soundtrack by Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins

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3 hours ago, Wiler77 said:

They are to call him Bob, as that's what his friends call him, and if they ever want to come to Sundance Film Festival, please call him and they will be his special guest.  They never took him up on that.

Well that’s a whopper of a fucking mistake 

4 hours ago, bschoolprof said:

One of the all times greats.  This hurts.  His closing narration in A river runs through it still gives me chills.

 

This is poetry that even Robert Frost or Walt Whitman would envy

RIP to one of the last great movie stars, and a hell of an actor.

An Unfinished Life was one I surprisingly liked 

3 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Fuck it, I'll say it -- He was great in The Way We Were.

Also, Ordinary People might have been the greatest directorial debut ever.

Great in Out of Africa too.

9 hours ago, Kennythetiger said:

I can’t swim!  

rofl

the FALL will probably kill ya...

the thing about Redford is that we all have our favorites and our top tens, but if there's a Redford movie on TV we're probably watching that one, too

@henrygandorf's comment on Legal Eagles for example

this would hit harder if Mom were still alive to mourn him

my parents collected Navajo weavings... Mom found out that Redford had touched a rug in a gallery, and she bought it on the spot

7 hours ago, henrygandorf said:

just woke up. robert redford has died, and everything is worse now. 

in 4 of my top 10 movies all time and directed a 5th. 

“my dad wanted me to be a baseball player.”

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Let me guess:

Acting

The Sting 

The Natural

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 

Three Days of the Condor 

 

Directing

A River Runs Through It 

7 hours ago, Captain Ron said:

Damn shitty news today.

 

Sneakers is one of my faves. So damn good, among so much of his work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RIP to one of the greats

Sneakers is a great movie and in fact a bit ahead of its time with the whole "technodork turned technobro goes bad" plot line. 

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Just now, henrygandorf said:

i feel like y'all are sleeping on legal eagles. that's a mistake.

 

Was going to post this. Excellent choice.

4 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Fuck it, I'll say it -- He was great in The Way We Were.

Also, Ordinary People might have been the greatest directorial debut ever.

He was a gifted actor and a good director but no.

Can't remember all the details but there was a story about him and Newman when Newman died. They were friends off camera and Redford got tired of Newman always talking auto racing so he found an old wrecked Porsche and had it delivered to Paul's house with no explanation.  Later Newman returned it as some sort of a lump of car. Redford had it made into a lawn ornament and sent it back

8 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Spy Game should be getting more run on here. Probably my favorite late era acting role for Redford. 

"Why do think they( his wives) keep dumping him?"

5 hours ago, Wiler77 said:

I think I'd classify it as Tarrytown, but I don't exactly know the Tarrytown borders.

It's a really nice stone house

I saw a photo of that stone house in an Austin book years ago with the caption identifying it as the former Redford home.

Young Bob made it possible for Mrs Llama to achieve at least half of her quality orgasms back in the day (indirectly).  I particularly liked Three Days of the Condor.  Never felt at ease around postmen after that one.

 

1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Let me guess:

Acting

The Sting 

The Natural

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 

Three Days of the Condor 

all the president's men

 

Directing

A River Runs Through It 

quiz show

fixed.

3 hours ago, Red Five said:

The Electric Horseman is great and should be watched by anyone who hasn’t seen it.

Agreed. Certain local musician made his acting debut in it as well.

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My top 3 Redford movies,

Electric Horseman

Little Fauss and Big Halsy

Butch and Sundance 

Think I will watch all 3 this week

 

You didn’t see Lefors out there did you?

RIP to one of the all-time greats….

12 minutes ago, Ignatius said:

You didn’t see Lefors out there did you?

RIP to one of the all-time greats….

You ever get tired of being right all the time?  

20 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

 

 

I’m not sure most of us will pass him on the list even if he’s dead

4 hours ago, Surly Bevo said:

Sneakers is a great movie and in fact a bit ahead of its time with the whole "technodork turned technobro goes bad" plot line. 

and unlike SO many "hacker" movies, technically accurate

3 hours ago, Wally Pryor said:

Agreed. Certain local musician made his acting debut in it as well.

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Who Is This GIF by Trombone Shorty

 

Spoiler

SERIOUSLY I'M JUST KIDDING please don't kill me i know who Willie is dangit

 

6 hours ago, Surly Bevo said:

Sneakers is a great movie and in fact a bit ahead of its time with the whole "technodork turned technobro goes bad" plot line. 

Kind of wild how much it really hit the mark, back in the early 90s.

 

 

13 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

Brubaker

Don't forget The Last Castle. 2 excellent prison movies about fuck the man.

Welp, Surly brothers and sisters, this is one of those mile marker and signpost passings, makes me think of mortality, of aging.  I, for one, am growing tired of being reminded. Grampaw Lllama made it to 89, which seemed ancient to me then.  Redford did things with style and flair and confidence, elevating every project he touched.  As someone posted above, if you see that a Redford film is on, you’ll probably watch it and enjoy the fuck out of it.  If only our teams’ corches could coach as well as that dude could act!

Had to fire up All the President's Men last night. "You're both paranoid. She's afraid of John Mitchell, and you're afraid of Walter Cronkite."

I fired up sneakers last night still great. My parents watched Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid.

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