Back in front of the camera, Redford received good notices for his role in director Lasse Hallstrm's An Unfinished Life (2005) as a cantankerous rancher who is forced to take in his estranged daughter-in-law (Jennifer Lopez)whom he blames for his son's deathand the granddaughter he never knew he had when they fled an abusive relationship. Robert Redford, Sydney Pollack | Gross: | Jeepers! 175 min | Gross: Classic "Biggles Opera" - Redford at his most handsome! [64] Redford has supported Republicans, including Brent Cornell Morris in his unsuccessful campaign for the Republican nomination for Utah's 3rd congressional district in 1990. Redford made his film debut in War Hunt (1962). $82.99M, PG He continued acting and starred in Brubaker (1980), as well as playing the male lead in Out of Africa (1985), which was an enormous box office success and won seven Oscars including Best Picture. The honors recipients are recognized for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts: whether in dance, music, theater, opera, motion pictures or television. [4][9] He has described himself as having been a "bad" student, finding inspiration outside the classroom, and being interested in art and sports. [4] Redford also owned a Park City restaurant, Zoom, that closed in May 2017. | The film's opening title card read: "Nebraska, 1926" and shows the old black-and-white Universal Pictures logo presentation, which features an old early 20th Century plane flying around the orbit of the planet earth . Laurence Olivier, Votes: $15.00M, R [4] Redford also continued work in films with political contexts, such as Havana (1990), playing Jack Weil, a professional gambler in 1959 Cuba during the Revolution, as well as Sneakers (1992), in which he co-starred with River Phoenix and Sidney Poitier, his first teaming with the latter. Stars: My father never started a job he didnt finish, and that sort of thing rubbed off on me. After many tragedies, he is reduced to being a Hollywood stuntman under an assumed name in a movie about the legendary dogfight. The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate. In conclusion, I think that this was the first film that I watched, thinking I am an adult enjoying an adult story. [4], Through its various workshop programs and popular film festival, Sundance has provided much-needed support for independent filmmakers. After I had earned my ticket, as they say, I realized that personal airplanes, like boats, are pretty much just big holes in the sky, and into which their owners throw large sums of money. Action, Adventure, Drama. Director: How can this film barely have more than a single page of comments? [74] In 2013, he was identified by its CEO, Russ Girling, for leading the anti-pipeline protest movement.[74]. Typical of the seventies, hidden melancholy. About 16,000 of those hours were made while flying the Alaska outback, just another of Alaskas long list of ragbag bush pilots. Hes had two books published by Voyageur Press: Flying the Alaska Wild and The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles. 138 min $5.13M, R Ryan O'Neal, | I have often wondered if this gruesome event inspired The Great Waldo Pepper's scene where Waldo's friend crashes and burns. Peter Yates Redford had long harbored ambitions to work on both sides of the camera. Robert Redford, Hubbell, aka Robert Redford, was the heartthrob of every woman who ever watched not only the The Way We Were, but several other of his feature films, as well. | 16 and 17 in box office grosses for 1975, respectively. Adventure, Drama. For decades, Robert Redford has been a pillar of Hollywood, known for his acting, his directing, and for creating the Sundance Film Festival. Sydney Pollack Iain Armitage, R Two years after the afterlife is scientifically proven, a man attempts to help a young woman break away from her dark past. Kitchen. Melvyn Douglas, You can decide whether that added confidence was, in the last analysis, a good or a bad thing. [37] He briefly reprised his role as Alexander Pierce for a cameo appearance in Avengers: Endgame, filmed in 2017 prior to the completion of the former film. Star: 102 min Valerie Perrine, Robert Redford isn't merely the star of the movie All Is Lost he plays the only character. In 1993, he played what became one of his most popular and recognized roles, starring in Indecent Proposal as a millionaire businessman who tests a couple's morals; the film became one of the year's biggest hits. Michael J. Pollard, Sections. Ruth Gordon, TV-MA 129 min | In Inside Daisy Clover (1965), which won him a Golden Globe for best new star, he played a bisexual movie star who marries starlet Natalie Wood, and rejoined her along with Charles Bronson for Sydney Pollack's This Property Is Condemned (1966) again, as her lover, though this time in a film which achieved even greater success. Major urging: see this film. Stanley Tucci, Director: And I also found some tiny links in common with MOBY DICK story, though the story has nothing to do with it. Charles Aidman, This film reunited him with Jane Fonda, finishing at No. Scarlett Johansson, Activist and filmmaker James Redford died on Friday after $1.76M, Not Rated Director: Paul Newman, | On February 22, 2019, Redford received the Honorary Csar at the 44th Csar Awards in Paris. [54], Robert Redford is the co-owner of Wildwood Enterprises, Inc., with Bill Holderman, producer, with the following film credits: Lions for Lambs; Quiz Show; A River Runs Through It; Ordinary People; The Horse Whisperer; The Legend of Bagger Vance; Slums of Beverly Hills; The Motorcycle Diaries; and The Conspirator.[55]. The ball had hit the bag, held in place with my crossed arms atop the club heads, just below my belt level. Jo Marr, Votes: For the next 10 years I knew I would be a fighter pilot! | | Gross: After this initial success, Redford became concerned about his blond male stereotype image[21] and turned down roles in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 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. [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). [41], In 1995, he received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Bard College. 159,713 Crime, Drama, Mystery. [25] The crime caper reunion with Paul Newman, The Sting (1973), became the top-grossing film of 1974[26] and one of the top 20 highest-grossing movies of all time when adjusted for inflation, plus landed Redford the lone nomination of his career for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Behind these implements came an Air Force Captain, stocky, blond, blue-eyed, and all smiles. Director: I love this picture for many reasons. | | $0.03M, G Noah Beery Jr. [4], In 1975, Redford's hit movies included 1920s aviation drama, The Great Waldo Pepper (1975), and the spy thriller Three Days of the Condor (1975), alongside Faye Dunaway, which finished at Nos. Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. In 2012, Redford directed The Company You Keep, in which he starred as a former Weather Underground activist who goes on the run after a journalist discovers his identity. I knew, too, that he had trained U.S. Navy pilots before he returned to civilian life to begin training the one thousand young airplane drivers for which he had earned both the CAAs gratitude and that certificate of accomplishment. Director: Trouble was, the only way to get from here to there in that wild country was by air. 1,153,252 | Barbra Streisand, Delle Bolton, Joe Mantegna, Votes: Helen Mirren, | | Ivan Reitman Only my stalls, spins, and skids boosted me through that checkride, Im sure. Adventure, Drama, Western. | Gross: Stars: In The Clearing (2004), a thriller co-starring Helen Mirren, Redford was a successful businessman whose kidnapping unearths the secrets and inadequacies that led to his achieving the American Dream. Robert Redford, Willie Nelson, Votes: Great reading, though! 2014, Movie - Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Alan J. Pakula 110 min Director: But Waldo was going to change all that - even if it killed him . At first, I certainly didnt come naturally to flying. Lasse Hallstrm Debra Winger, Biography, Crime, Drama. Barry Levinson Robert Downey Jr., $29.47M, PG-13 14,849 Bo Brundin, His ASES, Commercial and Instrument Rating followed. In April 2014, Redford, a Pitzer College Trustee, and Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley announced that the college will divest fossil fuel stocks from its endowment; at the time, it was the higher education institution with the largest endowment in the US to make this commitment. At first I thought the Stinson was going to make a landing on the small, grass strip, but the pilot only flew low across the field to drop a canvas bag of some sort from the open cabin door. But his interpretation as Other directorial projects have included the period drama A River Runs Through It (1992), based on Norman Maclean's novella, and the expos Quiz Show (1994), about the quiz show scandal of the late 1950s. A little extra never hurt, so the weekends saw me on the golf links. External Reviews I don't know why it isn't available on DVD. [17][18], In 1960, Redford was cast as Danny Tilford, a mentally disturbed young man trapped in the wreckage of his family garage, in "Breakdown", one of the last episodes of the syndicated adventure series, Rescue 8, starring Jim Davis and Lang Jeffries. Alec Guinness, A tale of knights of the air, in a quest of their Graal. | Pieter Jan Brugge Everything on the ground looked the same to me, except for the nearby Chugach Mountains, and I knew right then that I was never destined to fly. [citation needed], Redford continued as a major star throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Director: I will always have a great tenderness for this movie, full of nostalgia and forgotten spirit, if you compare with the movies from now. Stars: Jon Avnet | Abraham Polonsky 50,230 Golf? But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it Director: 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. 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. Dan Aykroyd, WebCaptain America: The Winter Soldier. I like the civilian side to this film. I speak of the scene where Ezra Stiles, Waldo Pepper's best friend has crashed, and he is trapped in his plane, which has caught on fire. Appearing on stage in the late 1950s, Redford's television career began in 1960, including an appearance on The Twilight Zone in 1962. | Gross: Sydney Pollack E.G. | Drama, Romance. In the 1980s, Redford began his career as a director with Ordinary People (1980), which was one of the most critically and publicly acclaimed films of the decade, winning four Academy Awards including Best Picture and the Academy Award for Best Director for Redford. Susan Sharendon's sudden exit was a real shocker, which took me months to get over. With the financial proceeds of his acting success, starting with his salaries from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Downhill Racer, Redford bought a ski area on the east side of Mount Timpanogos northeast of Provo, Utah, called "Timp Haven". | His latest book is, Pilots really are made, not born Im proof, https://airfactsjournal-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/06175115/champ.jpg, https://airfactsjournal-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06142440/Air-Facts-Logo340.jpg, COPYRIGHT 2011-2023, SPORTSMAN'S MARKET, INC. All Rights Reserved. | Ive called him George for six decades now, but I still think of him as Mr. 103 min 104 min And about 8 years earlier, when I was about 6, I lived in Rio Vista on the Sacramento River mid-way between Sacramento and San Francisco, when a mail plane crashed in a grain field just outside of town. Robert Redford he wasnt, but a pilot he certainly was. George Roy Hill Rod Lurie Charles Bronson, "[67][68] A representative later clarified that Redford's statement, taken from a longer conversation with Larry King, was not intended to endorse Trump for president. Dustin Hoffman, $6.74M, R The political satire The Candidate (1972) was a moderate box office and critical success. I was sitting on the dirty plywood floor when, through the open loading doors, sailed a thrown crash helmet and a parachute. | Gross: Michael Kitchen, Votes: Gene Hackman, | And I remember this movie, by title only, but never saw it. 27,666 Julia Roberts, In 1995, Redford signed a deal with Showtime to start a 24-hour cable television channel devoted to airing independent films. Drama, Romance, Western. I simply had to earn my pilot wings. | Gross: Robert Redford, After a journalist discovers his identity, a former Weather Underground activist goes on the run. The commendation was for having safely soloed more than one thousand student pilots! Sydney Pollack | THey do nothing but stare while Waldo screams at them, begging for their help. Redford in his youthful heyday, following the success of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Susan Sarandon as the female lead, and yet, apparently, so few have ever seen this that less than two pages covers comments. 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. Very good earlier Robert Redford flying movie. 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. Casey Affleck, From that day to this, I just slip the airplane on and go wherever I decide to go. | 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. Charlie McDowell Robert Redford, Sweet, heroic pilot portrait, with a few mindboggling, terrifying stunts. 110 min She had moved in with Redford in the 1990s and shared his home in Sundance, Utah.[62]. [73], Redford is opposed to the TransCanada Corporation's Keystone Pipeline. Ron Leibman, | | It was a whole new experience. The Great Waldo Pepper is a 1975 American drama film directed, produced, and co-written by George Roy Hill. The little plane seemed to fit me perfectly. Tony Scott The same year saw his first teaming (on equal footing) with Jane Fonda, in Arthur Penn's The Chase. Robert Redford may or may not be retired from acting. Redford states, "The Outlaw Trail. | Shocker! As usual Robert Redford was great as Waldo Pepper ! $18.21M, PG-13 Robert Redford, Votes: [56], Since founding the nonprofit Sundance Institute in Park City, Utah, in 1981, Redford has been deeply involved with independent film. 95 min It was a name that fascinated me - a geographical anchor in Western folklore. 131 min Redford puts his all into the role of a pilot seeking glory after World War I. Director: WebRobert Redford he wasnt, but a pilot he certainly was. 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 [44], In 2008, he was awarded The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, one of the richest prizes in the arts, given annually to "a man or woman who has made an outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world and to mankind's enjoyment and understanding of life. *Spoiler/plot- The Great Waldo Pepper, 1975. | Later, while flying alone to build up the required local flying hours before cross-country solo flight would be allowed, I would time my low altitude practice flights to coincide with the Alaska Railroad train schedule. He starred with Natalie Wood in Inside Daisy Clover (1965) which won him a Golden Globe for the best new star. Michael Caine, Director: Stars: Susan Sarandon, Votes: 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. Robert Redford, Just after World War II, I used to watch returned U.S. Navy pilot Danny ONeill flying off that same little grass strip. Flying in those conditions is unimaginable to me as an owner of an upgraded Beechcraft with multiple redundant systems and devices. 47,323 | | Director: Stay up to date with the latest articles and selections from our archives. He shouted, Take me back! Then he explained what that control surface really did. 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This movie has stood the test of time. He went on to receive Best Director and Best Picture nominations in 1995 for Quiz Show. Brad Pitt, Oh and Ive never been lost again, by the way. | 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]. Drama, Sport. [4], Redford's next film, Legal Eagles (1986) alongside Debra Winger, was only a minor success at the box office. WebDuring WW2, a lonely German air-raid warden captures two downed American airmen and keeps them prisoner in his basement way past the end of the war. And that's not a novelty. Stars: 6,587 $37.12M, PG Jennifer Lopez, [29] Later that year he appeared in the prison drama Brubaker (1980), playing a prison warden attempting to reform the system. Stars: | The movie proved to be Redford's biggest success of the decade and Redford and Pollack's most successful of their seven movies together. $49.85M, R [16], Starting in 1960, Redford appeared as a guest star on numerous television drama programs, including Naked City, Maverick, The Untouchables, The Americans, Whispering Smith, Perry Mason, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Route 66, Dr. Kildare, Playhouse 90, Tate, The Twilight Zone, The Virginian, and Captain Brassbound's Conversion, among others. | Golf has always struck me as something of a dangerous undertaking. Seymour Cassel, Votes: Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor and filmmaker. It is both fun to watch and has some depth to it - it is not just a piece of fluff. That was the equivalent of ten thousand hours as an instructor, and I know George did a lot more than just mete out flight instruction to young would-be pilots. Faye Dunaway, Stockard Channing, Cate Blanchett, A dandy fringe benefit, I thought, if that were true. James Vanderbilt | Gross: | Gross: The flight over the Rocky Mountains didnt last long enough for me, since the entire time was spent in listening to the hangar flying tales of a genuine, in-the-skin fighter pilot. | Gross: Robert Redford, Votes: A New York district attorney works and flirts with his adversary and her kooky artist client, who is on trial for a murder she didn't commit. One of his last television appearances until 2019 was on October 7, 1963, on Breaking Point, an ABC medical drama about psychiatry.[20]. Action, Drama, Thriller. Anybody who likes old airplanes, stunt flying or just plain adventure and an interesting story should like this early Robert Redford film. 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