Robert Redford Has Died

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

174•uptown•2h 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•54m 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•53m ago

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

wpm•49m ago

No more secrets, Marty.

CrulesAll•44m 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_•38m 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•34m ago

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

ascagnel_•28m ago

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

ionwake•13m ago

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.

parenthesis•7m ago

Sneakers is from 1992.

nailer•43m 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•39m 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•36m 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•21m ago

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?

hbarka•5m ago

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

gdubs•2m ago

Not to mention one of the most ridiculously stacked casts — it's incredible how many greats are in it. And it's one of my favorite hacking movies of all time.

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•50m ago

I even got the protagonists watch (seiko Pepsi)

sho_hn•28m 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.

kerblang•4m ago

I do think this is one of Redford's very best films. A lot of detractors make the mistake of assuming the character is intended to represent an expert & experienced sailor, leading to a complete misread of the story. It is possible to be both clever & unwise.

jackallis•1h ago

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

RIP RR

seanc•22m ago

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

duxup•21m 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•1h 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•48m ago

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

the_real_cher•1h ago

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

zelias•1h ago

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

gigatexal•34m 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•28m 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•18m ago

#SETEC_ASTRONOMY

mrbluecoat•16m ago

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

shelled•10m ago

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.

gdubs•3m ago

His performance in Spy Game is really great — recently rewatched it. The way he captured so well the idea that younger generations think they've got it all figured out — but the old hats still have some tricks up their sleeve.

gdubs•5m ago

They really don't make them like Robert Redford anymore — truly one of my favorite actors who could elevate anything he was in. 89 is an impressive run — especially given how sharp he was right up til the end.

If you've never seen his movies, you can basically pick them at random and you'll find a good one. But All the President's Men is one of my favorite films of all time.

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