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73. Quiz Show Was Secretly A Great Political Film

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 11:41 AM

17 hrs ago

About the need for our institutions to be truthful for democracy to work. It was never really about a quiz show.

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Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89 [View all] BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago OP

Total heartthrob. :( Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #1

Too many times used quote but here. Men wanted to be him, women wanted to be with him. twodogsbarking 16 hrs ago #83

Oh damn............ Bengus81 20 hrs ago #2

R.I.P. Lovie777 20 hrs ago #3

I had the opportunity to meet him and he was really a nice and interesting person Pachamama 20 hrs ago #4

Awww, no! Mad_Dem_X 20 hrs ago #5

Sigh, another one lost 😮‍💨 cstanleytech 20 hrs ago #6

Butch and Sundance are back together again FakeNoose 20 hrs ago #7

Now I'm crying 😢 mountain grammy 19 hrs ago #49

Two superb actors. They were great together in The Sting too. n/t AdamGG 10 hrs ago #100

... greatauntoftriplets 20 hrs ago #8

That's sad. I liked him. yardwork 20 hrs ago #9

I loooooooooooved him JustAnotherGen 19 hrs ago #40

He didn't know that women turned guys down when asked for a date. Really. twodogsbarking 20 hrs ago #10

This message was self-deleted by its author highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #26

Newman and Redford, one of the greatest duos of all time bmichaelh 20 hrs ago #11

Redford and Jane Fonda bmichaelh 19 hrs ago #46

Damn, I just watched him and all the other greats in "A Bridge Too Far" last night. Efilroft Sul 20 hrs ago #12

A long life, well-lived. God bless. (nt) Paladin 20 hrs ago #13

A good man. A good example of what a good man OUGHT to be Vogon_Glory 20 hrs ago #14

Wish we could clone him Marthe48 20 hrs ago #15

Watch yer topknot. Watch yer'n underpants 20 hrs ago #16

Jeremiah Johnson, a movie near and dear to my heart. Dr. T 19 hrs ago #33

I loved his movies and acting skills but... llmart 19 hrs ago #37

Will Greer "Bear Claw" had been blacklisted in the 50's underpants 19 hrs ago #58

I will reserve Wisconsin camping for any other season than winter! LOL LeftInTX 17 hrs ago #76

No mosquitoes and my beer never gets warm. Awesome! Dr. T 16 hrs ago #84

Please see post #77 - I posted the trailer for Jeremiah Johnson FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #79

Warner Brothers wanted to shoot it on a backlot to save money. underpants 16 hrs ago #81

Yes, my mistake ... I thought it was Idaho FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #89

One of my favorite movies... Bayard 15 hrs ago #88

Safe passage sir. AllyCat 20 hrs ago #17

RIP "The Great Waldo Pepper". JohnnyRingo 20 hrs ago #18

One of my favorites Mr.Bee 19 hrs ago #54

As I said, there was actual stunt flying JohnnyRingo 16 hrs ago #80

Couldn't even add a comment because I liked him in so many things but here is one related to the now BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #19

One of Redford's best, and one of my all-time favorites FakeNoose 17 hrs ago #75

RIP and thank you for your work, Mr. Redford. nt PunkinPi 20 hrs ago #20

So sad. Now this is a man to mourn Ray Bruns 20 hrs ago #21

Damn, another person's death that should have been tRump. BigmanPigman 20 hrs ago #22

. NewHendoLib 20 hrs ago #23

All those ... and Jeremiah Johnson too! FakeNoose 17 hrs ago #77

"Fine figure of a man." SergeStorms 7 hrs ago #107

Great actor and man orangecrush 20 hrs ago #24

From Variety: "With his environmental activism, anti-establishment approach highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #25

A comment during trump's first term from Robert Redford. lostincalifornia 20 hrs ago #27

Speaking out for the good of community. oasis 7 hrs ago #110

RIP to a great actor, director BluenFLA 20 hrs ago #28

Awwww DownriverDem 20 hrs ago #29

Rest In Peace BlueKota 20 hrs ago #30

One of the best! mcar 20 hrs ago #31

Adored him for decades. He was a great activist as well as an actor. I got to sinkingfeeling 20 hrs ago #32

So sorry to hear this!! bluestarone 19 hrs ago #34

I watched the Horse Whisperer last week. hamsterjill 19 hrs ago #35

This is heartbreaking. choie 19 hrs ago #36

Memories.... tishaLA 19 hrs ago #38

Jinx! BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #41

With the wonderful Barbra Streisand BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #39

Holy moley! MissMillie 19 hrs ago #42

Only one Oscar nomination as an actor? WestMichRad 19 hrs ago #43

... 2naSalit 19 hrs ago #44

Out of Africa. Great movie as are many others. twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #45

I'll be lighting a candle .. BattleRow 19 hrs ago #47

... ancianita 19 hrs ago #48

RiP to one of the greats. All his other great movies are mentioned here but mine will always be The Hot Rock ms liberty 19 hrs ago #50

All the Presidents Men will be always be on the TOP for me. riversedge 19 hrs ago #51

oh darn it, he will be missed Puppyjive 19 hrs ago #52

Damn... Talitha 19 hrs ago #53

Jeremiah Johnson, my all time favorite movie CanonRay 19 hrs ago #55

That's also my favorite Redford film. oasis 7 hrs ago #109

RIP Mr. Redford! sdfernando 19 hrs ago #56

RIP area51 19 hrs ago #57

Robert 😢 Clouds Passing 18 hrs ago #59

Great actor, great man, good long life. barbtries 18 hrs ago #60

Thanx Robert Botany 18 hrs ago #61

So sad to hear this Tree Lady 18 hrs ago #62

Aw, man. LoisB 18 hrs ago #63

Calm, cool, extra nice in an excessively good-looking man. Festivito 18 hrs ago #64

A little trivia I haven't read anywhere. defacto7 18 hrs ago #65

The Natural. He definitely was! Raven123 18 hrs ago #66

Serious bummer. RIP Robert. Demnation 18 hrs ago #67

He was my hero and inspiration Envirogal 18 hrs ago #68

Ah! Didn't know he also reached out to kids in his environmentalism.... electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #93

The NRDC office building is named after him Envirogal 12 hrs ago #95

Would love to see Redford's funeral service scheduled for this coming Sunday. Paladin 17 hrs ago #69

Just now, I told a 25 year old office mate of mine that Redford had died SpankMe 17 hrs ago #70

I knew I liked him Lulu KC 17 hrs ago #71

R.I.P Mr Redford. aurora the great 17 hrs ago #72

Quiz Show Was Secretly A Great Political Film DrFunkenstein 17 hrs ago #73

Thank you Robert Redford for your works and your words of wisdom LetMyPeopleVote 17 hrs ago #74

Time, the actual clicking of the clock, has gone too far this time. Beowulf42 17 hrs ago #78

This one hits hard. So many movies and The Twilight Zone. twodogsbarking 16 hrs ago #82

RIP! wolfie001 16 hrs ago #85

All I can say right now is TexasBushwhacker 16 hrs ago #86

Wow, for some reason i never thought of him Figarosmom 15 hrs ago #87

I'll be watching, throughout the day ... aggiesal 14 hrs ago #90

;( elleng 14 hrs ago #91

He was also a producer catchnrelease 14 hrs ago #92

I see on IMDB that Dark Wind was his last acting credit. underpants 11 hrs ago #98

Rest easy Sundance. BHDem53 12 hrs ago #94

Dang, RIP. Talented, Activist, and did I mention so handsome!... electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #96

He grew up in an almost completely Latino neighborhood in LA underpants 10 hrs ago #99

Interesting, and his family living in Spain for a few years. electric_blue68 9 hrs ago #102

thank you for the memories, Mr. Redford Skittles 12 hrs ago #97

One of the best combined resumes as actor and director AdamGG 10 hrs ago #101

The one thing I recall was that his Sundance Film Festival was moving out of Utah BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #104

Maybe I'm overlooking one but I can't think of a bad movie he was in ... Jarqui 9 hrs ago #103

Robert Redford was a good man. ReRe 9 hrs ago #105

To his family................The Kid and Johnny Hooker.............. turbinetree 7 hrs ago #106

Sad news 😪 Raine 7 hrs ago #108