Butch and Sundance: The Early Days DVD as a double billing with "Death Hunt" on February 1, 2011. It is currently available on BLU-RAY through Timeless Media Group. Butch and Sundance: The Early Days Butch and Sundance: The Early Days is a 1979 Western film and prequel of sorts to the 1969 film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". It stars Tom Berenger as Butch Cassidy and William Katt as the Sundance Kid. It was directed by Richard Lester and written by Allan Burns. It generally received mixed reviews but was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design. Wyoming. Wannabe outlaw Butch Cassidy joins
Brian Cassidy of the Special Victims Unit, he lacks the emotional maturity to deal with sex crimes and the language to describe them. He views his partner, John Munch (Richard Belzer), as a mentor. Cassidy has a drunken one-night stand with fellow SVU Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), and expresses a desire to pursue a relationship. Benson turns him down, however, citing a policy of not having relationships with co-workers. Years later, Benson expresses regret at the way she handled the situation. This and the stress of the unit wear Cassidy down and, after an outburst in the squad room directed at