For those unfamiliar with the original "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" movie it is a worthwhile thing to rent it and watch this classic high rated western of 1969 as well as to browse the annals on the subject of the characters at the library. Blackthorn is a fitting 21st century send-off for the legendary romantic Butch Cassidy, now assuming the name of James Blackthorn. This western gives the audience its money's worth in cinematography; because it actually takes place in Bolivia where it was filmed, it also has an authentic feeling we need to credit the producer for. You will feel the terrain challenging the former rogue cowboy as a good western does. I was very pleased to have picked the movie by chance and gotten such an unexpected experience. Any 'westerns' lover will love this movie.
For a bit of author (I mean me) trivia: I often confuse the names of Sam Shepard, who plays the role Blackthorn as well as I could have hoped, with that of Sam Elliott, another actor who's cowboy roles are as legendary as Robert Duvall or Tommy Lee Jones. I've heard others make that same mistake which is why I thought it might be interesting to write this. It turns out, according to my research, Sam Elliott played in the original "Butch Cassidy and " (just a glorified extra part) and married Katherine Ross in 1984 who played the role of Etta Place in the original "Butch Cassidy and ".
In Blackthorn, we have a few flashback moments of Butch, Sundance and Etta as they trek through South America, to help the audience unfamiliar with the original key characters or for those like me who had forgotten most of the original film story, get that important background in perspective. The final adventure, or what may well be the final adventure of Cassidy/Blackthorn is one that provides many of the typical western story development, luck, good and bad, struggle against the elements to escape from the law and from other irate parties, unlikely friendships, shoot-outs and an ending that leaves the imagination ponder for hope as far as the fate of the hero goes. I suppose my recommendation does not come as a big surprise.
For a bit of author (I mean me) trivia: I often confuse the names of Sam Shepard, who plays the role Blackthorn as well as I could have hoped, with that of Sam Elliott, another actor who's cowboy roles are as legendary as Robert Duvall or Tommy Lee Jones. I've heard others make that same mistake which is why I thought it might be interesting to write this. It turns out, according to my research, Sam Elliott played in the original "Butch Cassidy and " (just a glorified extra part) and married Katherine Ross in 1984 who played the role of Etta Place in the original "Butch Cassidy and ".
In Blackthorn, we have a few flashback moments of Butch, Sundance and Etta as they trek through South America, to help the audience unfamiliar with the original key characters or for those like me who had forgotten most of the original film story, get that important background in perspective. The final adventure, or what may well be the final adventure of Cassidy/Blackthorn is one that provides many of the typical western story development, luck, good and bad, struggle against the elements to escape from the law and from other irate parties, unlikely friendships, shoot-outs and an ending that leaves the imagination ponder for hope as far as the fate of the hero goes. I suppose my recommendation does not come as a big surprise.