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has there ever been a pairing like Redford and Newman?

posted 13 years ago by lostto
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I'm really surprised to find no posts here re: this inspired pairing. I have often read how much both men have hated their status as some of Hollywood's most gorgeous men. Both were such skilled actors, deliberate and conscientious re: the craft, and have hated the distraction their looks created....but one just can't help but think at times during this movie "this has got to be one of the most high-wattage handsome pairings of all time". Over the years I've noted how women always react when this movie is mentioned...and they're first comments are never about the movie (though pretty universally liked or loved), but about the effect of both these men together on the screen!

[–] MissMargoChanning 9 years ago

Hope and Crosby in the road pictures. 

"Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night"

[–] surrealcentral 9 years ago

Slow to the party, but I was inspired.
While there never has been, nor ever will be a pairing like Redford and Newman, I will suggest the following:
Redford and Morgan Freeman in An Unfinished Life ( I loved Redford as the cranky old man character, he did it perfectly)
Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis in Thelma and Louise (no one said it had to be all about male actors and movie buddies)
Kathy Bates and Alfe Woodard in The Family That Preys (excellent on screen together)
Susan Sarandon and Goldie Hawn in The Bangor Sisters

I'm sure I'll think of five more after I post this.

BTW: the other Redford/Newman film The Sting was wonderful, but I seem to fixate on the taps on Redford's shoes while he is running through the streets so many times in that movie! I can hear them now. He must have been getting lots of exercise with all that running. I wonder if the taps ever made him slip on those paved streets? Did he speak as many minutes of dialogue as he spent running around? All in fun, I love the movie, but those taps......

I may be a little prejudiced about the never will be comment, but hey, Redford has been the lust of my life since Sundance.

[–] JohnMcClane88 8 years ago

For me Redford and Newman were the best.

I know all to well that movie history has an abundance of great pairings of actors and actresses but these two are my all time favorite.

After The Sting came out I waited 35 years for them to make another movie together but it never happened, I heard them say for years if they ever found the right script they would love to work together again.

I guess it just wasn't meant to be.

I am happy we got the two movies we have.

[–] FunRoyal 8 years ago

Arnold and Sly!

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[–] daflaminga 8 years ago

There will never be a pair like Redford and Newman. I think they will always be the classic movie duo that all others will try to emulate in some way, but will fall short. This movie is genius. Yes, it has a great script and great direction...but the reason it's forever one of the best movies of all time is because of the undeniable, unforgettable, chemistry between Redford and Newman.

[–] hungriheart-724-232540 8 years ago

In terms of star power and charisma, Sean Connery(James Bond) and Harrison Ford(Indiana Jones) were the most high profile pairing in a movie

[–] johnnm58 (545) 6 years ago

Lancaster and Douglas.

[–] christomacin (4655) 4 years ago

Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy (48 Hours)
John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd (SNL, The Blues Brothers, Neighbors)

[–] partydjz (424) 4 years ago

Just wanted to mention another great pairing of super talented actors, Dustin Hoffman with Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy, which won the Oscar the same year that Butch & Sundance was nominated.