Danny Glover, Votes: A billionaire offers $1,000,000 to a young married couple for one night with the wife. | [14] While at Colorado, Redford began drinking heavily and, as a result, lost his half-scholarship and was kicked out of school. Now, in 2013 I found it on Netflix and find it to be a very nice, very enjoyable movie. 2014, Movie - Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Redfords liberal political engagement off-screen has always overflowed effortlessly into his acting work and in the roles he has chosen. Drama, Western. He starred with Natalie Wood in Inside Daisy Clover (1965) which won him a Golden Globe for the best new star. Not as a pilot, but as a passenger, boarding an aircraft for my first ever airplane ride. 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. 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. Marlon Brando, 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 . Since that day, he successfully completed his Private License check ride on March 4, 1957. | Herbert later became Governor of Utah. 125 min | *Spoiler/plot- The Great Waldo Pepper, 1975. 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. | Let me show you a hammerhead stall, he said. Director: New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, List of awards and nominations received by Robert Redford, Political Action Committee of the Directors Guild of America, "Editor's Letter: The Ties That Bind the TIME 100", "Sponsored Archives: A Robert Redford Retrospective, Redford Turns West Again", "New England Historic Genealogical Society", "Did Robert Redford play high school baseball with Don Drysdale? Director: Fonda and Redford were paired again in the popular big-screen version of Barefoot in the Park (1967)[4] and were again co-stars many years later in Pollack's The Electric Horseman (1979), followed 38 years later with a Netflix feature, Our Souls at Night. Their highly passionate relationship descends into comical discord in a five-flight New York City walk-up apartment. 83 min With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe. After a journalist discovers his identity, a former Weather Underground activist goes on the run. | Affixed to one wall of his small office was a certificate of commendation from the Civil Aeronautics Administration, that Department of Commerce arm now known as the Department of Transportations Federal Aviation Agency. 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. And I remember this movie, by title only, but never saw it. 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. Sidney Poitier, Yaphet Kotto, [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. $0.12M, PG-13 Director: 161 min Waldo is trying to free him from the burning plane. I didnt know then that it was more properly called Runway 6 or Runway 24, depending upon the direction a pilot would be pointed for either his takeoff or his landing. Director: | Gross: Drama, Romance. Post WW-I barnstorming pilot has a shot at living his dream. Shauna Redford is a painter and married to journalist Eric Schlosser. 47,323 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. Director: Director: | [47] On October 14, 2010, Redford was appointed chevalier of the Lgion d'honneur by President Nicolas Sarkozy. It does a wonderful job of capturing a bygone era of the Twenties when after World War I, the airplane was a big toy played with by some big kids. WebThe story: Robert Redford plays the part of an ex-World War 1 pilot, who has become a pilot stuntman after the war. Director: Director: 117 min Barbra Streisand, Drama, Romance. The Great Waldo Pepper really is a work of cinematic art. Julia Roberts, Oakes Fegley, | Portrait of Robert Redford advocating against the demolition of Santa Monica Pier while filming "The Sting", Los Angeles, California, 1973. Oona Laurence, Votes: George Roy Hill Sweet, heroic pilot portrait, with a few mindboggling, terrifying stunts. The aging train would leave Anchorage headed for Seward, passing south and east on its way out of the city. 134 min In 2016, he took the supporting role of Mr. Meacham in the Disney remake Pete's Dragon. Director: Robert Redford, | The examiner took immediate control of the little airplane and told me I had just scared years off his life. Stars: Director: It was a whole new experience. Robert Redford, 98 min I would solo out on Friday the 13thin April of 1956, after seven hours of dual instruction. $41.51M, Passed $82.99M, PG [26] In 1974 Redford became the first performer since Bing Crosby in 1946 to have three films in a year's top ten grossing titles. Gary Winick | Redford puts his all into the role of a pilot seeking glory after World War I. Not all audiences can fully dive into the magic meaning of this feature. Robert Redford | I ran out with a crowd of town folks and other kids. Jack Warden, [4] Redford also owned a Park City restaurant, Zoom, that closed in May 2017. 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. Personal finances would delay the private pilots license until the following year. 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]. | Robert Redford, | John Saxon, They had four children: Scott Anthony Redford (September 1, 1959 November 17, 1959), Shauna Jean Redford[57] (born November 15, 1960), David James Redford (May 5, 1962 October 16, 2020),[58][59] and Amy Hart Redford (born October 22, 1970). 108 min Director: And in this feature, it is also emphasized the true nature of the humans, for instance after the plane crash, with the poor man agonizingI am ashamed to belong to the human kind when I watch this. 110 min He has also supported advocacy groups, such as the Political Action Committee of the Directors Guild of America. After many tragedies, he is reduced to being a Hollywood stuntman under an assumed name in a movie about the legendary dogfight. Stephen Dillane, Votes: 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. Both were a bit tipsy, but they were having lots of fun, and the weather was truly fine. It hurt, but I passed on the chance. | I thought I had failed my flight test before I had completed my first turn after takeoff. Danny would slide grandly through town toward the little grass airstrip behind the wheel of his brand-new, bright red, Chrysler Town-and-Country convertible, drawing sighs from all the local girls. 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 era the picture is set in is mostly the Roaring Twenties , specifically the period is between 1926 and 1931 , in which bitter pilots are reduced to defying death in air flying circus such as Waldo Pepper (Robert Redford) , Axel Olson (Bo Svenson) and Ezra Stiles (Edward Herrmann). | [11][12] He went on to travel in Europe, living in France, Spain, and Italy. I had to somehow earn the money to afford the flying machines. It's 1926. Drama, Romance. A tale of knights of the air, in a quest of their Graal. Gottfried Reinhardt Steve Burton, Votes: Alan Arkin, Charles Durning, Votes: 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. He released his third film as a director, A River Runs Through It, in 1992. [42], In 1996, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. | | Redford states, "The Outlaw Trail. Director: Waldo has been telling tall tales. 102 min The popular and acclaimed All the President's Men (1976) was a landmark film for Redford. A security pro finds his past returning to haunt him when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving a particularly important item. Melvyn Douglas, Crime, Drama. | 138 min During the summer weeks, I would tie tomatoes for one dollar a thousand, some days earning as much as four dollars. E.G. Kate Reid, PG Thank you! | Gross: | Charles Boyer, Stars: He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment. 81,547 Director: Awards 14,849 The Second Greatest Flyer in the World . Kim Basinger, Votes: "The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation. 116 min As a teen-age in the mid-1930's I saw Ernst Udet drag the Oakland Airport with his swept-wing bi-plane inverted and pick a handkerchief off the runway with his wing tip. | Gross: 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. Anybody who likes old airplanes, stunt flying or just plain adventure and an interesting story should like this early Robert Redford film. Mary Steenburgen, In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter. | 181 min Stars: | Gross: Whether real or imagined, it was a name that, for me, held a kind of magic, a freedom, a mystery. | [56], Since founding the nonprofit Sundance Institute in Park City, Utah, in 1981, Redford has been deeply involved with independent film. Metacritic Reviews. He endorsed Democratic President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012. A crowd of onlookers, who came to watch the aerial show, has gathered around the burning plane, staring while Waldo tries to free his best friend. $6.26M, PG Michael Ritchie Redford made his film debut in War Hunt (1962). [73], Redford is opposed to the TransCanada Corporation's Keystone Pipeline. The political satire The Candidate (1972) was a moderate box office and critical success. Only my stalls, spins, and skids boosted me through that checkride, Im sure. | Tommy Matsuda, PG Jane Fonda, | Gross: Brian Dennehy, Votes: [38][39], In 1976, Robert Redford published The Outlaw Trail: A Journey Through Time. Drama, Family, Romance. And, from that day to this, I have never looked back. 20,570 On February 22, 2019, Redford received the Honorary Csar at the 44th Csar Awards in Paris. 10 highest-grossing film for 1974 as it was re-released due to the popularity of The Sting. [4] The romantic drama The Great Gatsby (1974) was the No. | Stars: The same year saw his first teaming (on equal footing) with Jane Fonda, in Arthur Penn's The Chase. | | Ron Leibman, 108 min WebRobert Redford takes to the skies in this rousing and dramatic thrill-ride! | Ritesh Batra | After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. | Brit Marling, Appearing on stage in the late 1950s, Redford's television career began in 1960, including an appearance on The Twilight Zone in 1962. Dustin Hoffman, | Gross: Drama, War. [19], Redford earned an Emmy nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Voice of Charlie Pont (ABC, 1962). | Great reading, though! | | Morgan Freeman, 101 min | The perfect tool for practicing flow flight. 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. Finally, I was able to find a DVD copy on E-Bay (apparently it is not currently available on DVD through normal means) and I am glad I did so. | Drama. 8 highest-grossing film of 1974. | Robert Redford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Redford, Votes: [4] Redford's wife Lola was from Utah and they had built a home in the area in 1963. Dennis Quaid, There are two noted aviation deaths in this movie, one in particular at a county fair, that is very painful to watch. [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]. Brian McCarthy, PG [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. James Gandolfini, | Gross: He gets into a rivalry with Axel Olsson (Bo Svenson) who travels with his girlfriend Mary Beth (Susan Sarandon). I first saw this film in the theater almost 30 years ago and have caught it a few times on TV since. | Robert Redford, Peter Yates [60] Redford has seven grandchildren. I simply had to earn my pilot wings. Adventure, Drama. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award from four nominations, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, the Cecil B. DeMille Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. | But, over the last few years, the star hasn't been acting as frequently, and there has been a lot of discussion about whether he is officially retiring or not. The younger This was it, then. If you are sensitive with chivalry spirit, and not only war chivalry, maybe this film is made for you. Redford is the president and co-founder of Sundance Productions, with Laura Michalchyshyn. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. As an executive is held captive by a former employee, it's up to his wife to deliver the ransom. Ken Kwapis I dont advise this sort of thing, but those were different days and Alaska was most definitely a different place. Sydney Pollack | Jane Alexander, Votes: 9,665 Karl Michael Vogler, Unrated Mason says, My logs, not always attentively kept, now show 18,000 flying hours as PIC. Robert Redford, Everyone was grim-faced and silent, except for one smart alec who said he wished he'd brought his knife and fork because the burning pilot smelled good. $20.64M, PG Emma Thompson, By the end of my fourth hour of dual flight instruction, I could perform a two-turn spin in either direction and pull back out into level flight within ten degrees of a pre-determined heading. In looking back, I wonder if I might not have scared the flight instructor out of his wits that cold March day: he actually forgot to sign my pilot log book! But the scene that really sticks in my mind is Susan Sarandon's stunt on the wing; that must've been one harrowing experience! Disney+ Stars: Crime, Drama, Thriller. For decades, Robert Redford has been a pillar of Hollywood, known for his acting, his directing, and for creating the Sundance Film Festival. His biggest Broadway success was as the stuffy newlywed husband of Elizabeth Ashley in the original 1963 cast of Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park. Anita Hfer, See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. | Gross: Desperate for money, they preform numerous barnstorming stunts at various air-shows, such as Wing Walking, sometimes with tragic results. I like the civilian side to this film. Redford went on to found the Sundance Film Festival, which became the country's largest festival for independent films. Meryl Streep, Marshall, Votes: But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it Director: Having directed Robert Redford in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Sting", George Roy Hill cast him yet again in "The Great Waldo Pepper". His greatest Broadway success was as the stuffy newlywed husband of co-star Elizabeth Ashley's character in Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park (1963). You know the kind: crooked smile, even teeth, Steve Canyon in uniform. | Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con. The 85-year-old Redford himself has gone back Robert Redford, Mike Connors, Tomas Milian, Votes: 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. | Chris Eyre (Smoke Signals) will direct the pilot and executive produce. 25,579 The dramatic love story of small-town Mississippi girl Alva Starr and railroad official Owen Legate, set during the Great Depression. Biography, Drama, History. Redford did not direct again until The Milagro Beanfield War (1988), a well-crafted, though not commercially successful, screen version of John Nichols's acclaimed novel of the Southwest. 95 min Redford starred in The Discovery and Our Souls at Night, both released on Netflix streaming in 2017. External Reviews The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate. Retiring CIA agent Nathan Muir recalls his training of Tom Bishop while working against agency politics to free him from his Chinese captors. Sidney J. Furie Daryl Hannah, [49], On May 24, 2015, Redford delivered the commencement address and received an honorary degree from Colby College in Waterville, Maine. | 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. 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