Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" has gone down as among the defining moments in late-'60s American cinema. Newman and Redford's chemistry was praised as was the film's charm and humor. The film earned $15 million in rentals in North America during its first year of release. With US box office of over US$100 million, it was the top-grossing film of the year. Adjusted for inflation, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" ranks as the 34th top-grossing film of all time and the top 10 for its decade, due in part to subsequent re-releases. It was the eighth most popular
Butch Cassidy not to disclose his final resting place since "[T]hey had chased him all his life, and now he's going to rest in peace." This story is also recounted by W.C. Jameson in "Butch Cassidy: Beyond the Grave", referencing the 1975 book Betenson co-authored with Dora Flack, "Butch Cassidy, My Brother". William T. Phillips claimed to have known Butch Cassidy since childhood. In his book "In Search of Butch Cassidy", Larry Pointer speculated that Phillips was actually Butch Cassidy, based upon stories in Phillip's unpublished manuscript, "The Bandit Invincible," and a resemblance between Phillips and Cassidy. However, in 2012, Pointer obtained