Robert Redford Has Died

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/movies/robert-redford-dead.html

145•uptown•1h ago

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uptown•1h ago

"Sneakers" is such an entertaining watch for anyone that's never seen it. Well worth your time.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/

JKCalhoun•1h ago

He more or less was everywhere when I was growing up in the 1970's. "The Sting", "All the President's Men", etc. "The Great Waldo Pepper" was often on T.V. growing up.

"Jeremiah Johnson" though is still a favorite of mine. Got me into blackpowder.

And surprised later when watching The Twilight Zone and he turned up as "Death": https://youtu.be/9tfyv4BZRug

JdeBP•43m ago

And, of course, "Three Days of the Condor", ending in the middle of "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen".

geerlingguy•1h ago

"My voice is my passport. Verify me"

sgt•1h ago

My first thought when I saw his name. I love many of his movies but Sneakers has to be my favorite!

duxup•41m ago

It's such a "old fashioned" kind of film, the key scenes are so memorable.

wpm•38m ago

No more secrets, Marty.

CrulesAll•33m ago

A friend of mine that was in Desert Storm taught me this. Of course, he was on the other side

One of my favourites. Great cast.

Kingsley and Redford on the roof: "There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information"

ascagnel_•26m ago

They're not on the roof for that scene; they're in his office, using the computer room's air conditioning as a sound mask (and using a Cray Y-MP as a bench). While the movie takes some very early-90s liberties with technology (especially the scene where they use the chip), it's remarkably respectful of hacking -- there's a stronger emphasis on social engineering then the purely technical, and my "head canon" is that the chip itself is a quantum chip capable of breaking any then-known encryption.

PhotonHunter•23m ago

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

ascagnel_•17m ago

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

nailer•32m ago

It’s also one of the few hacking movies that stands up - assume ‘the box’ is a prototype quantum computer. Better yet assume it has a production process with such a high failure rate they’ve been churning these out for years just to produce a single working instance.

braum•28m ago

just a few days ago I had an idea for a shirt and sent it to a designer on fiverr. I was very pleased with what I got back. "Secrets are Power" was my nod to one of my favorite movies Sneakers! Rest in Piece Mr. Redford.

http://bit.ly/3Ip3tr3 link to the shirt if you want to look at it. there is a message encoding in the background.

wslh•25m ago

I think it is one of the more realistic hacker movies. You can read also about Leonard Adleman's participation in the movie[1]. Adleman is the A in RSA.

Also, Lawrence (Larry) Lasker[2] was the writer of Sneakers AND War Games!

[1] https://molecularscience.usc.edu/sneakers/

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Lasker

IndySun•9m ago

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vkhadilkar•1h ago

https://archive.md/QlkSj

sunscream89•1h ago

Redford was an excellent human off screen. Applied his fame and resources in meaningful ways. His biography is worth a read.

iszomer•1h ago

RIP. The Last Castle.

senthil_rajasek•1h ago

Rest easy "Sundance Kid".

wyldfire•1h ago

"Why you crazy -- the fall will probably kill you!" [1]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyR7XB0VBPM

trillic•1h ago

"All is Lost" (2013) funny enough got me interested in offshore sailing in my late teens.

Incredible performance by Redford, first film that really left an impression on me. There is only one or two lines of dialogue in the entire film.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2017038/

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/all-is-lost-2013

JodieBenitez•1h ago

Came here to say this. Incredible movie.

spapas82•39m ago

I even got the protagonists watch (seiko Pepsi)

sho_hn•17m ago

I loved this very much, and I've seen it a couple of times. Together with "Touching the Void" it ranks high on my list of the best survival pictures ever made, a specific genre I enjoy very much.

And it's very intimate. 106 minutes of just you the viewer, and Robert Redford. I might just rewatch it tonight. It feels fitting.

jackallis•1h ago

this gets me everytime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsDnrFBpsBk

RIP RR

seanc•11m ago

I knew which scene that was before I clicked the link.

duxup•10m ago

What a wonderful narration.

bookofjoe•1h ago

https://archive.ph/i00mB

toomuchtodo•1h ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Redford

dkrich•1h ago

The introduction to a river runs through it is an interesting read. I never realized how much creative influence Redford had over the production of the movie until I read it a few months ago.

fl4tul4•1h ago

RIP Bob Redford, your movies will stay with us forever.

sizzzzlerz•1h ago

Any actor with even 10% of successful movies that Redford would be considered an "A" lister. Thanks for all the entertainment for 5 decades, Robert. RIP.

mentalgear•1h ago

Oh no - we’ve lost a great defender of democracy and the environment. Throughout his personal life and professional film career, he consistently sought to spotlight government, corporate, and military-industrial corruption while shining a light on the importance of democracy. The world has lost a remarkable person!

Do yourself a favor and watch some of his most important movies that represented his ideology "Truth", "Brubaker", "Sneakers" or "Spy Game".

lapcat•59m ago

Redford's Sundance Institute and Sundance Film Festival was a monumental contribution, changing the film industry for the better, a boon to indie filmmakers. IMO this is Redford's most important legacy.

This is so essential now especially as Hollywood has become more consolidated and corporate.

julienchastang•37m ago

I heard the late Roger Ebert once say that Robert Redford had done more for independent cinema than anyone.

the_real_cher•54m ago

Him at 89 was more handsome than me in my 20's.

zelias•49m ago

I found the Watchmen HBO series alternate universe version of Redford as “liberal version of president Ronald Reagan” a fascinating thought experiment

gigatexal•23m ago

Sad. He was so prolific and such a good actor. I liked a lot of his films. Two in particular were The Last Castle and Spy Game.

nsriv•17m ago

"Lions for Lambs" is widely panned, but I think spoke to a particular subset of people interested in doing over talking. RIP to a great.

OhMeadhbh•7m ago

#SETEC_ASTRONOMY

mrbluecoat•5m ago

His directing skills were legend too: Quiz Show, The Legend of Bagger Vance, A River Runs Through It, ....

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