Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Mort Drucker and written by Arnie Kogen in issue No. 136, July 1970. In 1979 "", a prequel, was released starring Tom Berenger as Butch Cassidy and William Katt as the Sundance Kid. It was directed by Richard Lester and written by Allan Burns. William Goldman, the Oscar-winning writer of the original film, was an executive producer. Jeff Corey was the only actor to appear in the original and the prequel. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 American Western film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman (who
The Legend of Butch & Sundance had died in Bolivia after the shoot-out [in 1908]. I took that contradiction and thought, 'What a great film that would make.'" Fasano later said that the production team strove for historical accuracy. Actor David Clayton Rogers said he practiced gun handling and horseback riding for the role of Butch Cassidy. "True West Magazine"s Henry Cabot Beck reviewed "The Legend of Butch & Sundance" unfavorably stating "I don't suppose this family-friendly picture would offend anyone who wants to see a return of a Kenny Rogers-type Oater, but true buffs who want an adult and ambitious Western had best look elsewhere."