Robert Redford hit a forever home run with iconic ‘Natural’ role

Robert Redford hit a forever home run with iconic ‘Natural’ role

There are many, many reasons why 41 years later “The Natural” remains the gold standard for baseball movies (and probably for sports movies as a whole). Three are so many things to like across its 122-minute running time.  I like that Joe Don Baker completely hams it up as The Whammer, and doesn’t even pretend … Read more

Robert Redford had to fight off women — including co-stars Jane Fonda and ‘infatuated’ Barbra Streisand: sources

Robert Redford had to fight off women — including co-stars Jane Fonda and ‘infatuated’ Barbra Streisand: sources

Robert Redford had to fight off some of Hollywood’s most famous women, including Jane Fonda and an “infatuated” Barbra Streisand. Even Meryl Streep admitted to having a “huge crush” on Redford while they filmed “Out of Africa.” Indeed, the screen legend, who died Tuesday at 89 at his home in Utah, made everyone fall in … Read more

How Robert Redford went from Hollywood’s top leading man to changing the movie business forever

How Robert Redford went from Hollywood’s top leading man to changing the movie business forever

Jane Fonda accosts Robert Redford, who died Tuesday at age 89, in a scene from “Barefoot in the Park.” With flattery. “You’re always dressed right, you always look right, you always say the right thing,” she runs down in the 1967 comedy.  “You’re very nearly perfect.” Robert Redford starred opposite Jane Fonda in “Barefoot in the Park.” … Read more

Barbra Streisand pays tribute to Robert Redford after his death: ‘He was one of a kind’

Barbra Streisand pays tribute to Robert Redford after his death: ‘He was one of a kind’

The way they were.  Barbra Streisand is speaking out following the death of former co-star Robert Redford, who died at age 89 on Tuesday. “Every day on the set of The Way We Were was exciting, intense and pure joy,” Streisand began her Instagram tribute post on Sept. 16. “We were such opposites: he was … Read more

How Robert Redford wanted to be remembered before his death at 89

How Robert Redford wanted to be remembered before his death at 89

Robert Redford knew what he wanted his legacy to be years before his death. The “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” star, who died at his home in Utah at age 89 on Tuesday, opened up about his legendary acting career in a candid interview with Esquire in 2017. “For the work,” Redford told the … Read more

Why Robert Redford announced his retirement — then backtracked: ‘That was a mistake’

Why Robert Redford announced his retirement — then backtracked: ‘That was a mistake’

On Tuesday, Hollywood legend Robert Redford died at age 89.  “Robert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah — the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved,” Rogers & Cowan PMK chief executive Cindi Berger told The Post in a statement.  “He will be … Read more

Robert Redford through the years: From TV star to Oscar-winning legend

Robert Redford through the years: From TV star to Oscar-winning legend

Robert Redford, an actor, director, producer, and activist, died at age 89 on Sept. 16, 2025. Redford’s career began in television before he became a leading man in films like “Barefoot in the Park,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “The Sting” and “All the President’s Men.” He won an Oscar in 1981 for directing … Read more

Robert Redford dead: Oscar winner and ‘Barefoot in the Park’ icon was 89

Robert Redford dead: Oscar winner and ‘Barefoot in the Park’  icon was 89

Robert Redford — a two-time Oscar winner who charmed audiences with “The Way We Were” and “Barefoot in the Park,” directed the complex dramas “Ordinary People” and “Quiz Show,” and founded the Sundance Institute to promote independent storytelling — has died. He was 89. The Hollywood icon passed away early Tuesday morning at his home … Read more

Robert Redford, 88, makes first acting appearance in 6 years — and requests a closed set

Robert Redford, 88, makes first acting appearance in 6 years — and requests a closed set

The Sundance Kid is back.  Robert Redford, 88, appeared onscreen for the first time in six years with a cameo in the AMC / AMC+ show “Dark Winds.”  Along with George R. R. Martin, 76, who wrote the books on which “Game of Thrones” is based, the legendary actor is an executive producer on “Dark … Read more

How Barbra Streisand got Robert Redford on board for ‘The Way We Were’

How Barbra Streisand got Robert Redford on board for ‘The Way We Were’

She never gave up, did she? Hollywood icon Barbra Streisand revealed that she struggled to get Robert Redford to star in their 1973 film “The Way We Were.” Streisand, 81, makes the stunning claim in her upcoming memoir “My Name Is Barbra,” which is set to hit bookstores Nov. 7. “Bob is that rare combination… … Read more

Jane Fonda disses Robert Redford: ‘Has an issue with women’

Jane Fonda disses Robert Redford: ‘Has an issue with women’

This will sting. Jane Fonda revealed Friday she “was in love with” Robert Redford, her on-screen partner for four films — but the “Ordinary People” director, 86, “did not like to kiss” and “has an issue with women.” “He’s always in a bad mood, and I always thought it was my fault,” said Fonda, 85, … Read more

Barbra Streisand demanded ‘take after take’ of sex scene with Robert Redford

Barbra Streisand demanded ‘take after take’ of sex scene with Robert Redford

Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford’s memorable sex scene in their classic 1973 romantic drama “The Way We Were” was filmed over the course of two days. However, according to Robert Hofler — author of the new bombshell book “The Way They Were: How Epic Battles and Bruised Egos Brought a Classic Hollywood Love Story to … Read more

Robert Redford demanded ‘bad in bed’ line cut from ‘The Way We Were’

Robert Redford demanded ‘bad in bed’ line cut from ‘The Way We Were’

Robert Redford refuses to let anyone think he could possibly be bad in bed, according to a new book. Redford, 86, insisted on cutting a piece of dialogue from “The Way We Were” implying that his character Hubbell wasn’t good in bed, author Robert Hofler revealed. His book, “The Way They Were: How Epic Battles … Read more

Robert Redford wore 2 pairs of undies to ‘protect himself’ from Barbra Streisand

Robert Redford wore 2 pairs of undies to ‘protect himself’ from Barbra Streisand

Robert Redford needed some extra protection when he filmed his love scenes with Barbra Streisand in the drama “The Way We Were.” The “Ordinary People” director, 86, reportedly forced himself to wear two pairs of underwear to “protect himself” from the singer, 80, according to a new book. Robert Hofler’s recently released book, “The Way … Read more

Why Robert Redford didn’t want to star alongside Barbra Streisand in ‘The Way We Were’

Why Robert Redford didn’t want to star alongside Barbra Streisand in ‘The Way We Were’

Fans of the 1973 romance drama “The Way We Were” know that Robert Redford’s Hubbell Gardiner and Barbra Streisand’s Katie Morosky don’t end up together by the finale. But what viewers may not know, is that Redford, 86, initially didn’t want to star alongside the iconic singer in the Sydney Pollack film. Robert Hofler’s upcoming … Read more