US EditionRemembering Robert Redford and Paul Newman’s Porsche Prank
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The Independent
The Independent (US)Classic films, pranks and a crushed Porsche: Redford and Newman’s rare friendship
After first meeting while making ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’, the two Hollywood greats forged an enduring relationship. Kevin E G Perry looks back at one of cinema’s great bromances
Paul Newman came from Montgomery Clift and Marlon Brando, from the great tragic heroes of Hollywood, intense and theatrical. Robert Redford, in the background, was a more modern figure, less intense but equally complex. Read
In the 1970s, cinema went through a prolific stage of titles that eventually became classics. It doesn’t matter if the list is chronological (Contact in France, The Last Movie, The Conversation), alphabetic (Caught dead end, That dark object of desire, Taxi Driver, A very particular day), by director (Spielberg, Coppola, Scorsese), actor or actress. Whatever combination is used, the result is overwhelming. When a project finds its ideal director…
Robert Redford and Paul Newman got into an epic prank war over a Porsche
Paul Newman (L) and Robert Redford | Evan Agostini/Getty ImagesRobert Redford died at 89 years old today. He was one of Hollywood’s most iconic leading men and a proud patron of the arts, founding the Sundance Film Festival. He was also a fan of sports cars and racing on the track. He even introduced his buddy Paul Newman to racing. Newman became obsessed with motorsports, winning his class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Daytona. But when Newman…
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