Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) on Netflix
In Wyoming, wannabe outlaw Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, teams with sharpshooter Harry Longabaugh, who calls himself the Sundance Kid. O.C. Hanks, of Butch's old gang, stalks him.
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Plot summary
Robert Leroy Parker, known as Butch Cassidy, is a wannabe outlaw in Wyoming. He joins forces with a sharpshooter, Harry Longabaugh, who calls himself the Sundance Kid. The two carry out a series of robberies together. Butch is stalked by O.C. Hanks, a member of his former gang. Hanks is convinced that Butch betrayed the gang, and he wants Butch dead.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
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- William Katt was cast as the Sundance Kid after making First Love and being called "a young Robert Redford", while Tom Berenger won the role of Butch Cassidy after the studio was impressed by his performance in Looking for Mr. Goodbar.
- Jeff Corey was the only actor to reprise his role from the original 1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, returning as Sheriff Bledsoe in the prequel.
- Director Richard Lester said he had never seen the original 1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the first movie his prequel followed.
