Robert Redford bids farewell to acting with throwback crime caper

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Robert Redford bids farewell to acting with throwback crime caper

By Gina Cherelus and Rollo Ross

 

Actor Robert Redford arrives for the international premiere of The Old Man & the Gun at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Canada, September 10, 2018. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

 

TORONTO (Reuters) - Robert Redford bowed out on Monday from a 50-year acting career, calling what he has said will be his final movie "a wonderful film to go out on."

 

The Toronto Film Festival audience erupted with applause after the screening of comedy caper "The Old Man & the Gun" in which Redford, 81, plays a charming, real-life bank robber who was caught 17 times during the course of a 60 year crime career but who managed to escape from jail every time.

 

"I've always been attracted with the idea of outlaws since I was a kid and I played that out in my work a lot, so this just followed suit," the "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" star said.

 

"It's just an upbeat film. It's a true story. It's a wonderful film to go out on," he said.

 

Redford said last month that he would retire from acting after the release of "The Old Man & the Gun". He has said he wants to spend more time on art - his first love - and plans to continue directing.

 

Movies like "All the President's Men," "The Sting" and "Out of Africa" turned Redford into one of the biggest stars of the 1970s and 1980s but despite winning a directing Oscar for "Ordinary People" in 1980, he has never won an Academy Award for acting.

 

Director David Lowery said "The Old Man & the Gun" was "a spiritual successor" to the movies that made Redford a star and that he shot the movie in the style of 1970s crime films.

 

Asked to sum up Redford's appeal, Lowery said that the actor's voice and face on camera had a quality that "can captivate you like nothing else."

 

"He has it and very few people do," Lowery said.

 

"The Old Man & the Gun," which also stars Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover and Casey Affleck, opens in U.S. movie theaters on Sept. 28.

(Reporting by Gina Cherelus and Rollo Ross; editing by Jill Serjeant)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-09-11

[PatOngo]

Not a movie buff myself, always viewed actors as grossly overpaid pretenders.....give me a book any day.

[alfalfa19]

I thought his best movies where  Jeremiah Johnson and Three Days of the Condor.  Downhill Racer wasn't bad, either.  He has a great body of work, and will be missed. 

[lannarebirth]

18 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Not a movie buff myself, always viewed actors as grossly overpaid pretenders.....give me a book any day.

 

I didn't see your name in the title.

[mtls2005]

Trailer for this film looks like it might be good? Cast is awesome: some old-timers: Sissy Spacek, Tom Waits, Danny Glover, and newcomers like Denzell's son, John David Washington (awesome in BlacKKKlansman, and Ballers).

 

The screenplay is by New Yorker staff writer David Grann; I remember the article from The New Yorker ca. 2003.

 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/01/27/the-old-man-and-the-gun

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[watcharacters]

20 minutes ago, lannarebirth said:

 

I didn't see your name in the title.

Did you check the really tiny print?     

1 hour ago, alfalfa19 said:

I thought his best movies where  Jeremiah Johnson and Three Days of the Condor.  Downhill Racer wasn't bad, either.  He has a great body of work, and will be missed. 

 

I like the  movies you listed.    My favorite by quite a margin is not so widely  known I believe.     I've watched "Havana"  numerous times  and always enjoy it.     Lina Olin, the Swedish actress co-starring  in the film is enough  in itself to make me enjoy it.   

[PatOngo]

28 minutes ago, lannarebirth said:

 

I didn't see your name in the title.

Whatever are you talking about?

[mtls2005]

1 hour ago, alfalfa19 said:

I thought his best movies where  Jeremiah Johnson and Three Days of the Condor.  Downhill Racer wasn't bad, either.  He has a great body of work, and will be missed. 

 

16 minutes ago, watcharacters said:

Did you check the really tiny print?     

 

I like the  movies you listed.    My favorite by quite a margin is not so widely  known I believe.     I've watched "Havana"  numerous times  and always enjoy it.     Lina Olin, the Swedish actress co-starring  in the film is enough  in itself to make me enjoy it.   

 

Three of these liked films directed by Sydney Pollack: Jeremiah Johnson, Three Days of the Condor and Havana.

 

Michael Ritchie directed Downhill Racer and The Candidate, the latter being one of my favorite Robert Redford films, but hard to choose just ten favs from his repertoire.

 

 

[LomSak27]

I like how both Paul Newman and Robert Redford; Butch and Sundance, decided at a certain point that no they were not doing more films. Age takes it toll and they did not want to be a caricature as there health declines. 

 

"Sheriff Bledsoe: I never met a soul more affable than you, Butch, or faster than the Kid, but you're still nothing but two-bit outlaws on the dodge. It's over, don't you get that? Your time is over and you're gonna die bloody, and all you can do is choose where".

 

I thought Spy Games was pretty good, too.

Edited September 12, 2018 by LomSak27

[giddyup]

20 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Not a movie buff myself, always viewed actors as grossly overpaid pretenders.....give me a book any day.

This might be a bit out there, but have you considered that it's possible to enjoy more than one art form?

[PatOngo]

4 minutes ago, giddyup said:

This might be a bit out there, but have you considered that it's possible to enjoy more than one art form?

Yes, and I agree.

[giddyup]

1 hour ago, PatOngo said:

Yes, and I agree.

Then maybe expand your horizons.

[watcharacters]

1 hour ago, PatOngo said:

Yes, and I agree.

 

3 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Then maybe expand your horizons.

 

 

Guess it's a matter of choice itnt.

[giddyup]

4 minutes ago, watcharacters said:

 

 

 

Guess it's a matter of choice itnt.

Exactly, and it's my choice to comment innit?

[watcharacters]

1 minute ago, giddyup said:

Exactly, and it's my choice to comment innit?

 

Yes it is.    We all have choices.

 

I earlier spoke about a  Robert Redford film (Havana  https://www4.123movies.st/watch/havana.kwjo6/vym0y7 )  that I feel is my favorite.    Anyone notice I offer a link to the film I post about.

 

My post as with so many is not meant to offend in any way.

 

If a person chooses to read and shun films, I say "good for them".   Reading is great.    Films offer a different experience than reading.

 

I don't happen to read as well as I did in the past or I could easily do the same.

 

Good luck to all.

 

[CanuckThai]

The movie (trailer) looks great.  He certainly still has a great screen presence.

[PatOngo]

38 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Then maybe expand your horizons.

I'm content 

[mtls2005]

My run at a top 10 as an actor, forgetting about his directorial gems; Oscar for Best Director for Ordinary People, and a few others like The Conspirator, Quiz Show, Horse Whisperer, A River Runs Through It, Milagro Beanfield War.

 

As an actor…admittedly eclectic…in no particular order:

 

Downhill Racer
The Candidate
The Last Castle
The Natural
All the President’s Men
The Sting
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Little Fauss and Big Halsey
Barefoot in the Park
Three Days of the Condor
 

[timendres]

10 hours ago, watcharacters said:

 

I earlier spoke about a  Robert Redford film (Havana  https://www4.123movies.st/watch/havana.kwjo6/vym0y7 )  that I feel is my favorite.    Anyone notice I offer a link to the film I post about.

Yes, I so appreciate this spam site popping up alerts telling me my computer is infected with a virus, and opening pop under windows with online casino ads. And, no movie to be found. Thanks.

[theguyfromanotherforum]

Robert Redford, Tom Watts, Danny Glover are all to all for this s...