Barry Levinson With five years spent on the film's making, Redford was credited by director Walter Salles for being instrumental in getting it made and released. 10 highest-grossing film for 1974 as it was re-released due to the popularity of The Sting. | | Gross: Sections. 1,153,252 | I reckoned I would avoid submarines and just stick to the flying, if I could ever find a way to get that activity started. In the twenties and thirties aviation represented what space travel came to represent during my childhood in the sixties and seventies- mankind's most thrilling new adventure. | [57] James Redford was a writer and producer, while Amy Redford is an actress, director, and producer. Director: Catherine McCormack, Gene Saks Dennis Quaid, Michael Caine, His directorial debut, Ordinary People, which followed the disintegration of an upper-class American family after the death of a son, was one of the most critically and publicly acclaimed films of the decade, winning four Oscars, including Best Director for Redford himself, and Best Picture. Action, Comedy, Crime. Robert Downey Jr., He received a second Academy Awardfor Lifetime Achievementin 2002. Robert Redford, I wanted to see it in much the same way as the outlaws did, by horse and by foot, and document the adventure with text and photographs."[40]. The film was a huge success and made him a major bankable star,[4] cementing his screen image as an intelligent, reliable, sometimes sardonic good guy. Crime, Drama, Mystery. | 134 min Locklear was a nationally Abraham Polonsky Desperate to provide care for her daughter, down-on-her-luck Jean moves in with her father in-law from whom she is estranged. | | Gross: 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. Willie Nelson, Votes: Let me show you a hammerhead stall, he said. Director: [citation needed], Soon after that, he starred in the baseball drama The Natural (1984). 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 . | | He released his third film as a director, A River Runs Through It, in 1992, which was a return to mainstream success for Redford as a director and brought a young Brad Pitt to greater prominence. Charlie McDowell No seats, only canvas webbing along either side of the fuselage for seating. Jack Clayton Having been a hunter and fisherman all my young life (it was sometimes necessary for us, if we intended to eat regularly), I continued to hunt and fish the great Alaska outback. I ran out with a crowd of town folks and other kids. | [69] In 2019, Redford penned an op-ed in which he referred to Trump's administration as a "monarchy in disguise" and stated "[i]t's time for Trump to go. Robert Redford, | Did you know that most of the articles at Air Facts are written by readers like you? | Robert Redford, In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter. Sidney Poitier, Redford went on to found the Sundance Film Festival, which became the country's largest festival for independent films. As usual Robert Redford was great as Waldo Pepper ! [34] Redford was a co-producer and, with Emma Thompson and Nick Nolte, costar of the 2015 Broad Green Pictures film A Walk in the Woods, based on Bill Bryson's book of the same name. | Chris Eyre (Smoke Signals) will direct the pilot and executive produce. 101 min 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. | 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. Comedy, Crime, Drama. As a disillusioned biplane pilot named Waldo who had missed flying in WWI takes up barnstorming and later he carries out a movie career in his quest for the glory he had missed . Dakota Fanning, $50.80M, PG [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]. WebAfter spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson (Robert Redford) returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Oakes Fegley, | Gross: $47.74M, PG-13 92 min Robert Redford Paul Sand, Votes: Glenn Close, | The pair have almost no relationship, but that all changes when Addie tries to make a connection with her neighbor. [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). Stars: WebRobert Redford takes to the skies in this rousing and dramatic thrill-ride! Redford starred in The Discovery and Our Souls at Night, both released on Netflix streaming in 2017. This is a great movie, from a very special era in movies, and contains an all-time great scene that speaks to the darker nature of humanity. Mary Steenburgen, Mary Steenburgen, Votes: Action, Crime, Thriller. WebCaptain America: The Winter Soldier. | $87.10M, PG 128 min 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. Joe Russo 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. Sam Neill, This is a really enjoyable film with considerable depth. Getty Images 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. Director: Robert Redford, Their highly passionate relationship descends into comical discord in a five-flight New York City walk-up apartment. If you are sensitive with chivalry spirit, and not only war chivalry, maybe this film is made for you. Jon Avnet $70.60M, PG-13 Desperate for money, they preform numerous barnstorming stunts at various air-shows, such as Wing Walking, sometimes with tragic results. Natalie Wood, Director: I would solo out on Friday the 13thin April of 1956, after seven hours of dual instruction. [4] He later studied painting at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and took classes at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (Class of 1959) in New York City. Steve Burton, Votes: I simply had to earn my pilot wings. 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. Crime, Mystery, Thriller. For the next 10 years I knew I would be a fighter pilot! | Gross: Redfords liberal political engagement off-screen has always overflowed effortlessly into his acting work and in the roles he has chosen. 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. Jason Segel, Not Rated 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. The two rivals become partners in Doc Dillhoefer (Philip Bruns)'s flying circus. Post WW-I barnstorming pilot has a shot at living his dream. | It wasnt much later that a captured Japanese two-man submarine was displayed in my hometown of 12,000 residents. On the way up, he described to me the tragic effects of a tail slide in anything other than a military fighter plane. "[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. 138 min Sean Connery, 73,639 He starred with Natalie Wood in Inside Daisy Clover (1965) which won him a Golden Globe for the best new star. 144 min | Robert Redford, I knew right then that flying would be my world, though I had no idea how I was going to go about starting the whole process. | Gross: $0.03M, G Anita Hfer, See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. FAQ Sydney Pollack The pilots depicted are Ormer Locklear (1891-1920), Earl Daugherty (1887-1928), Speed Holman (1898-1931), and Ernst Udet (1896-1941). Brian Dennehy, Votes: Redford was nominated for a Golden Globe, his first Best Actor nomination for a Golden Globe, and won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, his first time winning an acting honour from that group (he had been nominated in 1969 for Downhill Racer). 8,211 I nearly weep writing about him. In April 2014, Redford played the main antagonist of the Marvel Studios superhero film Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Alexander Pierce, the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. A rodeo star past his prime steals his company's horse and rides into the desert, accompanied by a feisty reporter. | | 8.4. 81,714 Director: | Gross: The same year saw his first teaming (on equal footing) with Jane Fonda, in Arthur Penn's The Chase. | Gross: [29] Later that year he appeared in the prison drama Brubaker (1980), playing a prison warden attempting to reform the system. 856,305 He gets into a rivalry with Axel Olsson (Bo Svenson) who travels with his girlfriend Mary Beth (Susan Sarandon). Golf? Jack Warden, Alessandro Nivola, Votes: Stars: 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. Meanwhile, Redford returned to familiar territory when he reteamed with Meryl Streep 22 years after they starred in Out of Africa, for his personal project Lions for Lambs (2007), which also starred Tom Cruise. Action, Drama, Thriller. | In August 2018, Redford announced his retirement from acting after completion of the film, though the following month, Redford stated that he "regretted" announcing his retirement because "you never know". [4] Robert attended Van Nuys High School, where he was classmates with baseball pitcher Don Drysdale. [14] While at Colorado, Redford began drinking heavily and, as a result, lost his half-scholarship and was kicked out of school. Seymour Cassel, Votes: 218,905 | Directors: A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by the Crow tribe and proves to be a match for their warriors in single combat on the early frontier. And I remember this movie, by title only, but never saw it. 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. Redford appeared in the 2011 documentary Buck by Cindy Meehl, where he discussed his experiences with title subject Buck Brannaman during the production of The Horse Whisperer. Michael Ritchie Once inside, he yanked the chute off the floor, brandished it high above his head, and said in a loud voice, I can see the headlines now: C-54 CRASHES ONE SURVIVOR. The panache of a real live single-engine fighter pilot, I thought. Katharine Ross, | 58,022 Robert Redford, 57,897 Stars: Robert Redford, He earned an Emmy nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Voice of Charlie Pont (1962). Mark Ruffalo, Redford also directed Matt Damon and Will Smith in The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000). But his interpretation as Stars: Did all pilots get that sort of attention? | $29.47M, PG-13 50,967 Director: This is a well shot film (the light in the Prarie scenes are beautiful) about why people love flying and how it gets into their bones to the point where they will take great risks with their lives as well as other people's! He shouted, Take me back! Then he explained what that control surface really did. | Gross: Meryl Streep, James Gandolfini, | Gross: David Lowery Kristin Scott Thomas, | His ASES, Commercial and Instrument Rating followed. He starred alongside Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), which was a huge success and made him a major star. 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. Martin, Robert Redford, Tina Elmo and Vince Not only did Redford show his skills as an actor, but he also got into directing and proved he was one of the best in the business. Robert Redford, No wonder! Ill be eternally grateful for that. 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." [36] Redford played bank robber Forrest Tucker in the drama film The Old Man & the Gun, which was released in September 2018, and for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. The popular and acclaimed All the President's Men (1976) was a landmark film for Redford. 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Classic "Biggles Opera" - Redford at his most handsome! The dramatic love story of small-town Mississippi girl Alva Starr and railroad official Owen Legate, set during the Great Depression. Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. | Gross: It was years later that I found myself in the uniform of the United States Air Force. Watching all these wonderful actors in their prime, the great storyline and the great cinematography for the first time has had me enthralled. The cast includes Margot Kidder, Bo Svenson, Edward Herrmann and Susan Sar Scenes with Robert Redford and Bo Svenson climbing out on the wing were done without any security harness or parachutes. When Ezra and Waldo drive up to the farmhouse in Ezra's pick-up it is very obvious that the truck looks far too old for the 1920's time frame of the movie. Stephen Dillane, Votes: [4] Redford also owned a Park City restaurant, Zoom, that closed in May 2017. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen. Julia Roberts, Sweet, heroic pilot portrait, with a few mindboggling, terrifying stunts. [11][12] He went on to travel in Europe, living in France, Spain, and Italy. Gene Hackman, The citizens of a Texan town become concerned and panicked when a local bad boy escapes prison and heads for his hometown. [26] Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) placed as the No. 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. | Gross: Oh and Ive never been lost again, by the way. and leader of the Hydra cell operating the Triskelion. [4] In the latter film, Redford worked from a screenplay by Paul Attanasio with noted cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and a strong cast that featured Paul Scofield, John Turturro, Rob Morrow, and Ralph Fiennes. This movie starts out rather laid back and sweet in nature, but it suddenly turns rather bleak and depressing halfway through for a short moment, which is somewhat odd and not fitting to the general laid back mood of the rest of this family picture. | Crime, Drama. | 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). | Now thats dangerous. Two years after the afterlife is scientifically proven, a man attempts to help a young woman break away from her dark past. After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson (Robert Redford) returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends, Stephen Katz (Nick Nolte). Michael Ritchie One of his last television appearances until 2019 was on October 7, 1963, on Breaking Point, an ABC medical drama about psychiatry.[20]. Director: | Paul, a conservative young lawyer, marries the vivacious Corie. This movie has special significance for me because I first saw it as a. The Great Waldo Pepper is a 1975 American drama film directed, produced, and co-written by George Roy Hill. Mia Farrow, Woody Harrelson, [48] He was a 2010 recipient of the New Mexico Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts. Redford is of English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry. Dispatched to the front lines during the Korean War, an idealistic American soldier discovers the horrors of combat and comes at odds with a psychopathic member of his platoon. Stars: [13] While there, he worked at a restaurant/bar called The Sink, where a painting of his likeness still figures prominently among the bar's murals. George gave me my first hour of dual instruction that day. Tom Cruise, The aviator-poet John Magee was able to write in his sonnet "High Flight" that while flying he had "slipped the surly bonds of Earth" and "put out my hand, and touched the face of God". As Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world, he teams up with a fellow Avenger and S.H.I.E.L.D agent, Black Widow, to battle a new threat from history: an assassin known as the Winter Soldier. In my mind it is an exploration of the competitive nature of the flyers themselves - whether friends or rivals, one soon becomes acutely aware of their constant need to push their limits, not only amongst themselves but also within themselves. Stars: | | Stars: Ive learned that not every pilot goes through that metamorphosis, but I certainly did. Robert Redford, Cate Blanchett, | Gross: All the President's Men (1976), in which Redford and Hoffman play Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, was a landmark film for Redford. The film's stars were Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda (her debut), and Ray Walston. Stockard Channing, 3,092 | Gross: | Director: The shock of a driven golf ball striking the club bag I was leaning against woke me from my daydream. | Robert Redford, [19], Redford earned an Emmy nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Voice of Charlie Pont (ABC, 1962). $49.85M, R [25] The romantic period drama with Barbra Streisand, The Way We Were (1973), was the 11th highest-grossing film of 1973. Maude's brother Ezra (Ed Herrmann) is building a monoplane to attempt the impossible outside loop. Robert Redford, | It is both fun to watch and has some depth to it - it is not just a piece of fluff. 116 min This time, I could see a line trailing out behind the plane, one that appeared to terminate at some sort of big three-pronged fishing hook. I dont advise this sort of thing, but those were different days and Alaska was most definitely a different place. First I must say that this beautiful movie handles the wide screen format extremely well, to watch it on TV comes near to an act of profanation. Robert Redford isn't merely the star of the movie All Is Lost he plays the only character. Ken Kwapis Klaus Maria Brandauer, Later in the checkride, he asked me for a power on stall. Director: In 1909, when young Paiute Indian Willie Boy returns to his California reservation to be with Lola, whose father disapproves of him, a killing in self defense takes place, triggering a massive man hunt for Willie. George Roy Hill [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. Redford had long harbored ambitions to work on both sides of the camera. Mark Ruffalo, Faye Dunaway, Joe Russo During 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. | Gross: Redford states, "The Outlaw Trail. Bo Svenson, Votes: Drama, Thriller. Karl Michael Vogler, Unrated | $47.95M, R And, inside that office, I got my first look at Mr. George Kitchen. | Director: They emigrated to New York City in 1849, immediately settling in Stonington, Connecticut. | and The Graduate. Robert Redford, Elisabeth Moss, Votes: 126 min In 2014, Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Katharine Ross, The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliott, who happens to be a dragon. 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". [75] In November 2012, Pitzer launched the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability at Pitzer College. [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. 97 min He released his third film as a director, A River Runs Through It, in 1992. Director: This film reunited him with Jane Fonda, finishing at No. Camilla Sparv, 103 min Robert Redford, [61], In July 2009, Redford married his longtime partner, Sibylle Szaggars, at the Louis C. Jacob Hotel in Hamburg, Germany. Anthony Russo, Scott Redford died of sudden infant death syndrome at the age of .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}2+12 months and is buried at Provo City Cemetery in Provo, Utah. Other executive producers include George R.R. | Gross: With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe. In 2016, he took the supporting role of Mr. Meacham in the Disney remake Pete's Dragon. 11,258 I was sitting on the dirty plywood floor when, through the open loading doors, sailed a thrown crash helmet and a parachute. And, from that day to this, I have never looked back. $1.76M, Not Rated 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. Director: He reconnects with sometimes girlfriend Maude (Margot Kidder). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Stars: 125 min Dustin Hoffman, | [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. This was it, then. Jane Fonda, Max von Sydow, Votes: | As early as 1969, Redford had served as the executive producer for Downhill Racer. Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, It made me feel great and I've had a fascination with film ever since. | Just after World War II, I used to watch returned U.S. Navy pilot Danny ONeill flying off that same little grass strip. As it turned out, he couldnt have done me a bigger favor. A very interesting story about a combination of a pilot/peddler! The Second Greatest Flyer in the World . 131 min 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? Appearing on stage in the late 1950s, Redford's television career began in 1960, including an appearance on The Twilight Zone in 1962. The Milagro Beanfield War is the story of the people of Milagro, New Mexico (based on the real town of Truchas in northern New Mexico), overcoming big developers who set about to ruin their community and force them out with tax increases. Stars: Stars: Ritesh Batra | Stars: Phil Alden Robinson | 27,666 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. 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! Waldo is trying to free him from the burning plane. [60] Redford has seven grandchildren. | On February 22, 2019, Redford received the Honorary Csar at the 44th Csar Awards in Paris. Star: [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. | Gross: Strother Martin, Votes: Watch out for the final minutes, with Kessler character, the most fascinating of the film, a so moving character. Redford attended the University of Colorado in the 1950s and received an honorary degree in 1988. Don Porter, Votes: | | Demi Moore, | Redford is also one of the founders of the Sundance Film Festival. Pieter Jan Brugge Steve Buscemi, Votes: After passing both the written and the practical exams, and being awarded the private pilot license I had worked so hard to get, my friends seemed to crawl out of the woodwork, always needing a ride to some distant place. A free-spirited big-game hunter he hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his,. 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