Um, you are in trouble if you can't barf out a 5 page paper in less than an hour.

Learning to whip up a 3-5 page paper at the drop of the hat is really the most important skill you could have in life if you aren't going in a science direction.

Having to write a 5 page paper on a topic as general and easy as Robert Redford sounds like a 6th grade assignment. In fact in the 3rd grade I remember writing an essay on Wilt the Stilt.

correct this for me please.


Ryan Burch 10/24/10
Block: 3
Film and Digital Editing


Essay on Robert Redford’s Carreer
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Robert Redford had, arguably, one of the most diverse and influential careers of any film-maker. He has been an actor, film director, enviromentalist, and a producer. His work was changed the film genre forever, and the movies he was involved with surely left a lasting impression on their veiwers. Robert Redford had a very strange introduction and lead-up to his film career. Reford was born in California in 1936. He grew up in Los Angeles, California, and after graduating highschool in 1954, he attended Pratt Institute of Art, in New York City. While a student at Pratt he focussed on painting, but also took several theater classes at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts involving set design and costuming. These theater classes are Reford’s first real introduction to a film related study.

Aftering getting married and starting a family with his wife, Redford’s career began rather swiftly. While living in New York City he had a few small actiong rolls in the plays, “Tall Story” (1959) and in “The Highest Tree” (1959). He was eventually noticed by several important film-makers. He gained most of his fame early on in his career by strictly acting in many telivision series. Starting in 1959 he appeared as a guest star in several telivision shows. His first roll was in “The Untouchables”, which was a television series that began in 1959. It was a “crime drama” that focussed on fighting mobsters and gangs in Chicago. Redford’s roll was minimal, but he played a charecter named “Snowball” in the fourth season of the show. After his first roll his name quickly spread as a handsome and talented actor. Later that year he was asked by Richard Lewis, to be in his new series called “Whispering Smith”. It was an American Western that was filmed in Colorado, and also began in 1959. Reford was this time rewarded a more important roll, and played Johnny Gates, one of the main charecters in the second episode of the first season. The episode aired on May 15th, 1961. This airtime again shown the spotlight on Reford, making it clear he was a very talented.

Becoming more and more well known by important producers and film-makers, Redford was asked by Alfred Hitchcock to play a roll in his anthology series, “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, which featured dramas, mysteries, and thrillers. This series was extremely seccessful, airing over 360 episodes in its 10 year exsistence. Redford’s involment in such a popular and succesful show, put another knotch in his belt. Continually moving up the ranks, his next roll came in “Route 66” which was a series about two men traveling across America. He had a part in three episodes in the second season, between the years of 1961 and 1962. Redford took a short break from film, and acted in two more theaticral performances on Broadway. These included “Sunday in New York” (1962) and his most important roll, was Mr. Ashley in “Barefoot in the Park” (1963). He also played a roll in the short TV series called “Dr. Kildare” in 1966. Certaintly the most popular TV show that Redford acted in was Rod Serling’s show “Twilight Zone.” Reobert Redford played a roll in several episodes in the “Origional Series” in 1964. The show made a re-occurence 20 years later, and then another revival 20 years after that, in 2002. By this time Redford’s had been involved in a handful of the most popular TV shows from the late 50’s to the early 60’s, but what pushed him over the edge, was his supporting roll in “The Voice of Charlie Pont” in 1962. His name was fairly known by most producers and important people in the film business at this point, but Redford had not nearly reached his potential, and in 1962, he began his acting career in film.

Redford made his debut on the big-screen in Denis Sanders’ film “War Hunt”. He received a very important roll, which was a large jump from his rare appearences in the television series’ he had been a part of. Redford plays the starring roll of Private Loomis, and is assigned to an infantry company on the front line. This being said, the most important part of this film for Redford was not the fame that he gained from the actual movie. It was actually the connection that was created between him and Sydney Pollack, who was also an actor in “War Hunt”. Pollack and Redford became close on the set, and down the road, Pollack would direct seven films which he cast Redford in. This friendship and connection gained many oppurtunities for Redford, and eventually brought him to the forefont of the film world!

Redford’s second roll was in a film called “Inside Daisy Clover” which was produced in 1965. It’s based off of a novel by Gavin Lambert, and the plot revolves around a trailer-park tomboy’s road to stardom. Her name is Daisy Clover, and she is played by Natalie Wood. Redford plays the roll of Wade Lewis, who is Daisy Clover’s lover. The connection between Redford and Natalie Wood continues in Sydney Pollack’s movie, “The Property Is Comdemned”. Redfords connection with Pollack is beginning to play a part in his career. Redford and Wood are again cast as lovers, and play the two main charecters in the movie. The movie is about a small town in the south during the depression. Redford plays a railroad worker named Owen Legate, who meets Alva Starr (played by Natalie Wood) at a party, and the two start their relationship from there. The movie was released in August 1966, and added to Redfords growing popularity.

Quickly after this shooting of “The Poperty Is Condemned” was completed, Redford recieved another roll in “The Chase” as Charlie Reeves. He is teamed up with Jane Fonda, playing Redford’s sister Anna Reeves. This is yet another actress who is creating a name for themselves that Redford will later be paired up with again. This reunion between Redford and Fonda comes within the next year, when they recieve the two main rolls in the film “Barefoot in the Park”. Redford was already farmiliar with the plot of the story, because he acted int he origional theatrical version on Broadway son years earlier. In the film version, Redford plays Paul Bratter, a young attourny who lives in a 6th floor apartnement with his newly married wife, Corie Bratter (Jane Fonda). After being teamed up in two films, and receiveing the two main rolls in both of them, Fonda and Redford were still to be paired up one last time, again with Redford’s friend Sydney Pollack as director. But this would not come untill nearly 13 years later.

Redford was not in another film for two years. Because he had gained so much popularity and fame so quickly. He became worried about his image. Redford did not want to become another one of those “blonde pretty boy” actors. Because of this he declined rolls in rolls in both “The Graduate” and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. It was not unill 1969 that Redford found what he was looking for. He played Harry Longabaugh, also knows as the “Sundance Kid” in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” This is an American Western film about two gang-leading bank-robbers. The duo and their gang eventually get caught, and the rest of the film reloves around them escaping the police, as they ride on horseback around the west. This was certaintly the most popular movie that Redford acted in during his carreer, and his popularity as a good looking, intelligent, and talented actor. The movie had a gross revenue of over one-hundred million dollars and is still a fairly popular movie, even 40 years after its release.

After “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”, Redford suffered a lul in his carreer. He was involved in several movies, such as the “Downhill Racer” (1969), which he was an executive produver of, but was a rather unpopular drama about ski-racing. In 1969 he recieved the leading roll as Deputy Sheriff Cooper, in “Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here”, which again was unsoccessful in expanding his career. Three years later he starred in Peter Yates’ film “The Hot Rock”, which was based off of Donald E. Westlake’s novel. Redford plays Dortmunder, an ex-criminal who is recently released from jail. He is then approached by his brother-in-law and Redford’s charecter is asked to steal a valuable gem from a museum. The rest of the movie focusses on accomplishing this task, and Redford clearly has the most prominant roll throughout the film. Unfortunately, this movie again continued the slump Redford was currently in. However, “The Hard Rock” would forunately put an end to this downward spiral, and Redford was about to reunite with Pollack, and the success they used to have would continue in the way they started, putting Redford right back on top of the acting world.

Redford agained teamed up with Sydney Pollack for his 1972 film “Jeremiah Johnson”. Redford received a starring roll as the main charecter, Jeremiah Johnson, who seeks to live a secluded life in the mountains, after being a Mexican War veteran. The Warner Bros film was very successful, and it was what Redford needed to get his career back on track! Redford again recieved a leading Roll in Michael Ritchie’s “The Candidate” (1972). The film includes very political themes, including corruption. Redford plays Bill McKay, an average, 30 year-old man, who is unexpectingly thrown into the middle a race for a California Senate seat. Redford pulls off the roll extremely well, and the movie is a succes because of it. Pollack and Redford yet again, reunite. Only one year later, “The Way We Were” was released, with Robert Redford again, as the lead charecter. He plays Hubbell Gardiner, a college student, who is very a talented writer. His lover in the movie is Katie Morosky, who is played by Barbra Streisand, and these two famous actors make the movie a great sucess. He also had a leading roll in George Roy Hill’s movie “The Sting.” Redford plays a small time con-man named Johnny Hooker, in Illanois. He was again paired up with Paul Newman, just like he was in “Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid”. He was nominated for an Oscar for his appearence in “The Sting”, which just continued his career in the right direction.

Redford slowly removed himself from the acting part of film-making, but not before he played key rolls in a few extremely popular movies. In 1974 he played “Jay Gatsby” in “The Great Gastby”, and again in 1975 he played Great Waldo in George Roy Hill’s “The Great Waldo Pepper”. That same year he was teamed up again with Pollack in “Three Days of Condor” which deals with political issues after the Vietnam War. Another great hit Redfords was “All the President’s Men” which he not only plays Bob Woodward in, but he also helped write the origional script, was an extremely popular movie. It is still watched in Social Studies classes (including my Social Studies 3 class) around the country because of its detailed descriptions and reinactments of the Cuban Misile Crisis. His last roll during this stage of his career was in Sydney Pollack’s romance “The Electric Horseman” (1979), where Redford not only reunietd with Pollack once again, but also with Jane Fonda, who played his lover in “Barefoot in the Park”. The fact that Redford has played important rolls in several politcally focussed movies in such a short time period showed his personal opinions and worries about Governmental issues.

For most of his career, Redford has always hoped that someday he would have the opurtunity to direct, as his long time friends Sydney Pollack had. Other than the breif time in 1969 when he was an executive producer of the rather unpopular film, “Downhill Racer”, Redford had never gotten a chance to direct. It was this stage in his career, where he would finally be able to accomplish this goal. His first oppurtinuty to direct a film completely on his own came in 1980, when he directed “Ordanary People”. Redford is clearly annoyed with the steriotypically glamorous and perfect life that Hollywood portreys in the majority of their movies. In this film he attempts to show the “unhappy ending” or the messed up and depressing side of life, that is often covered up in the wonderland, that is film. “Ordinary People” is th story about a disfunctional family, who has just lost a son in a boating accident. The movies focusses on the other son reaction tot he situation, and how his life spirals downward into depression. He blames himself for the death of his brother, and feel his parents hate him. The mother eventually leaves the husband, and the son figures things out somewhat, but he is not happy or okay, to say the least. This film embodies the messed-up but realistic part of life. Redford uses a style where he doesnt try to avoid the extremely depressing and sad parts of the story, but instead he shows the events exactly as they were written, not leaving out anything. Redford’s upfront style continues through his career as a directlor.

In 1988 Redford directed the movie “The Milagro Beanfield War”. Redford’s style is again shown through this movie, along with slight political messages, that he showd interest in earlier in his career. “The Milagro Beanfield War” takes place in New Mexico, and revolves around the theme of big business take over. Outside of his film career, Redford word as an enviromentalist, and attempted to expland Native American and Mexican imagrants rights. His voice on these subjects is noticably projected through this film. In the the movie, the farmers are decieved to sell their land to big companies, even though in the long run, the taxes will rise, and the whole oppuration will not be beneficial tot he farmers. Again, Redford shows things for how they really are, he doesnt try to justify the big business mens actions, but he clearly shows that what they are doing is deceiptful. Like “Ordinary People”, Redford again doesnt glamorize the situation. He shows things how they really are, that these people who live outside of the city, and earn their low wages,are being lied to and taken advantage of by the big businesses in the city. Redford is clearly voicing his opinion, and he uses shots of the broken down shacksand poverty stricken community to show that these wealthy large business do not care about the poor people they are taking advantage of. Redford, is making is clear that these Mexican famers are treated unfairly, and showing the public how they are actually treated, certantly attracts attention tot he subject. The action of the people who live in Milagro demonstrate how closely knit the comunity is, and that each person plays a key roll in the success and well-being of the town. The long pans of the fields, and the actors connection and love for their land, demonstrates the beauty of being living a self-sustaining lifestyle using nature. This leads to the final theme in the movie. Redford is showing that the relationship between human and nature is a beautiful thing. Further more he’s showing that humans depend on nature, and should value it accordingly. Redford is annoyed with the glamorized city life that is Hollywood’s version of reality, but he shows how life is for the majority of people, and he is attempting to demonstrate it through his film, “The Milagro Beanfield War”.

Redfords next movie “A River Runs Thourgh It” was directed in 1992, and it grossed over 40 million dollars. Like “Ordinary People” and “The Milagro Beanfield War”, this movie also focusses on the life outside of the city. The plot takes place in Missoula, Montanta in the 1920s and 1930s. The main charecters are two boys, who grow up in a very religious family, and also practicically live on the banks of the rivers. They attend school and church in the morning, but the rest of their livse are devoted to fly fishing. The numerous scenes of the brothers out on the crystal clear streems, sorrounded by endless evergreen-covered mountains and valleys, clearly demonstrate Redford value and respect for nature. The use of long zoomed out, panning shots show true beauty of the wilderness. In the majority of the outdoors shots, the backround is usually just as important as the foreground. The facial expressions of the youngboys are also used to demonstrate their astonishing sorroundings. Redford’s style is certaintly notable in the scenes where there is people or animals, but stricly nature. There is certaintly a similar theme in this film as there was in “The Milagro Beanfield Wars”, and that is that nature should be valued, because humans need it to survive. Redford demontrates this very successfully, showing the boys catching trout, and then bringing them home in order to feed the family. Along with showing the positive and beatiful side of the interaction between human and nature, Redford also shows the honest and negative side of the “City” life. Redford agains attempts to detract from the drinking and partying filled life that is promoted by Hollywood. This theme that is apparent in several of the films Redford directed is shown in “A River Runs Through It”, by the fact that both Paul, one of the main charecters, and another man have extreme troubles with alcholism. They struggle to be happy when they go to parties and bars. Paul is constantly reminded, that he finds his true hapiness out on the water, sorrounded by nothing but the magnificent enviroment, as opposed to when he is drinking. Redford subtly again shows his value of nature by filming all of the community fairs, and town get togethers on the rivers. This shows that the people of Missoula value their sorroundings, and truely understand, how lucky they are to live where they do, as opposed to in the dirty and overcrowded city.

Redford also aludes to the cultural events occuring at the time. The bar’s are all underground, and there are several references to cops not being able to find them. Another cultural acceptance at the time, that one can notice in the movie, is racism. Norman, who is the older of the two brothers, makes a remark about “real black jazz”, which shows that at the time, blacks and whites were not viewed as one being, but the were looked at from different perspectives. Racism towards Native Americans is also apparent, and another cultural reference in the movie. Paul tries to bring his Indian girlfriend to the bar, but the bouncer tells him that “Injuns” are not allowed. Paul is also later thrown in jail for beating up a guy who “made a rmark about his girlfriend.” Another cultural allusion that was noticable was the Great Depression. Towards the end of the movie, the two brothers parents, are anxious about paying for college for Norman, something they had no concern about when he was leaving for his firest year at the University. The other brother Paul, also gets into trouble when he loses a little money on the poker table, which clearly shows times are tough, and that the early years of the Great Depression have certaintly began.

Redford also acted in a few movies after his directing days, such as “The Natural” in 1984, which was a movie about a base-ball player. He recieved nominations for Oscars for his roll as Lieutenant General Eugene in “The Last Castle” in 2001. Redfords two most recent films were in 2004, where he narrated the Walt Disney move “Sacred Plannet” and starred as Wanye Hayes in “The Clearing”. Later that year, Redford produced “The Motorcycle Diaries”, a movie about the journey and life of Che Guevara, a Marxist revolutionairy. Redfords career in film ended in 2005. He completed two projects in 2005. He played Einar, in Lasse Hallström’s drama “An Unfinished Life”, and shortly after he directed and starrted in an update to Michael Ritchie’s film “The Candidate”. He then played the voice of Ike in “Charlotte’s Web” in 2006, and acted, co-produced, and co-directed “Lions for Lambs” in 2007. Which is a drama about the connection between a group of soldiers in Afghanistan, a teacher at a California College, a reporter, and a U.S. Senator. Another accomplishment of Redford is the Sundance Film Festival. After “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”, Redford had extra money, so he decided to buy a ski area in Utah, because he so greatly valued the enviroment. Several of his movies, including “Jeremiah Johnson” were filmed on his property. Over the years, the filming and acting that happened on his property expanded, and it became an annual thing. Now known as one of the most prestgios film focussed events in the entire world, the Sundance Film Festival was founded by Redford. Since then, Redford has created the Sundance Institute and the Sundance Cinemas, he continues to reside in his Utah home, and is occasionally starred in a film. His career has undoubtedly slowed down since his days as actor, producer, and director, but the 50 plus years of work Robert Redford has put into the film industry, will undoubtedly never be forgotten.

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did you mention that Redford was a fucking pussy liberal?? you would get a A if you did

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