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Robert Redford has died

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Re: Robert Redford has died

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"Sneakers" is such an entertaining watch for anyone that's never seen it. Well worth your time. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/

Haven't rewatched since it was first released. As an audio person I was particularly impressed with a scene whereby someone who was locked in a trunk determined their location by remembering the sound made by bumps on a specific road. Is that right? Or am I thinking of the last time I was kidnapped?

Re: Robert Redford has died

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No, the roof: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk0Mzci2Sks

I'm thinking of the scene where they talk about the corrupting influence of money: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifJMFqSV7ic

I love the way you confidently relied on your 80s film trivia memory to correct someone online without double checking. Im not being sarcastic its kinda cool.

Re: Robert Redford has died

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I used to feel some sort of strange reassurance whenever I'd see him on screen, in any kind of film, in any kind of role.

Being an espionage lover, of course, Spy Game will have a special place; then there's him playing Sundance Kid, but I remember him for Out of Africa and The Way We Were. I know many might say, 'But he was not central in them'; I'd say that he was. And no, not the only central role. That's how I remember him and these films. What masterpieces of films, and how beautifully he played his roles in these; and the things he stood for.

Re: Robert Redford has died

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post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm thinking of the scene where they talk about the corrupting influence of money: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifJMFqSV7ic

I love the way you confidently relied on your 80s film trivia memory to correct someone online without double checking. Im not being sarcastic its kinda cool.

Sneakers is from 1992.

Re: Robert Redford has died

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I used to feel some sort of strange reassurance whenever I'd see him on screen, in any kind of film, in any kind of role. Being an espionage lover, of course, Spy Game will have a special place; then there's him playing Sundance Kid, but I remember him for Out of Africa and The Way We Were . I know many might say, 'But he was not central in them'; I'd say that he was. And no, not the only central role. That's how I r…

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Re: Robert Redford has died

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"Sneakers" is such an entertaining watch for anyone that's never seen it. Well worth your time. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/

There are moments when I’m driving over the San Mateo Bridge and I instantly think about this movie.
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