The great waldo pepper movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Robert redford takes to the skies in this rousing adventure. This is a great movie, from a very special era in movies, and contains an alltime great scene that speaks to the darker nature of humanity. The film is the story of a series of missed opportunities and tragic mistakes but told with the improbable gusto of a showman. Yeah, i had a small part in george roy hills the great waldo pepper 1975 and i helped cast some of the extras. Watch the great waldo pepper online verizon fios tv.
Waldo becomes part of the barnstorming flying circus of the late 20s. The great waldo pepper 1975 movies, tv, celebs, and more. The great waldo pepper 1975 george roy hill synopsis. The war was over and the worlds greatest flyers had never met in combat. Released 1975, the great waldo pepper stars robert redford, bo svenson, bo brundin, susan sarandon the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Set during 19261931, the film stars robert redford as a disaffected world war i veteran pilot who missed the opportunity to fly in combat, and examines his sense of postwar dislocation in 1920s america. Robert redford stars as the great waldo pepper, a young pilot back from world war i, barnstorming his way across the midwest. Hill transports you to another time with period clothing, music, pacing, haircuts, speech, and biplanes. The great waldo pepper 1975 making nice in the midwest. I rather enjoyed bo svensons likable pilot verteran axel olsson. Biplanes in the sky the great waldo pepper youtube.
I thought i had merely stumbled upon the movie but then saw the scenes were intercut with other scenes of ernest borgnine and realized it was the tv show airwolf. Also in the cast are bo svenson, margot kidder, edward herrmann, and susan sarandon. You can rent or buy the great waldo pepper instantly here. The great waldo pepper the internet movie plane database. But its a great one to analyze and find a fellow movie geek to pick it apart with after the credits have rolled. The great waldo pepper 1975 is the story of the aviators who survived the war in the air and returned to civilian life needing to scratch a living with the only skills they had. Watch the full length movie of the great waldo pepper online or on the fios mobile app. Hard to find good pics of plane without watching movie and screen capture it. Standard j1 biplane that starred in the great waldo pepper.
The great waldo pepper 1975 cast and crew moviefone. The great waldo pepper is a 1975 drama that features dare devil airplane stunts and action. The great robert redford has this part really nailed down. World war i veteran waldo pepper fictitiously 18951931, played by robert redford feels he has missed out on the glory of aerial combat after being made a flight instructor. The great waldo pepper is a 1975 american drama film directed, produced, and cowritten by george roy hill. The great waldo pepper 1975 the great waldo pepper. The great waldo pepper is vastly entertaining and a good deal more besides. May 22, 2016 recently discovered that the biplane flown by robert redfords character in the movie the great waldo pepper was just a couple hours drive from my home. Hes a great foil for redford to act off of for a majority of the movie.
The great waldo pepper is a film of charm and excitement, a sort of bittersweet farewell to a time when a man with an airplane could make a living taking the citizens of nebraska on their first fiveminute flights. The great waldo pepper 1975 directed by george roy hill. The great waldo pepper 1975 the great waldo pepper 1975. A biplane pilot who had missed flying in wwi takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the. I remember going to a halloween party in a nice sports car, way back then, dressed as the great waldo pepper, in a flight uniform with scarf, and knowing that my time, at that age, was very similar to his. Ernst kessler dr1 skin movie, the great waldo pepper. Aerial tale set in the 1920s about a traveling aviator whose exaggerations look to be discovered when he begins work on. I was born in pennsylvania but i was raised in houston. Ive been a huge fan of the film waldo pepper for years and i feel it is highly underrated and overlooked. He is as disillusioned with civilian life as pepper is, and ignoring the entreaties of the films director, stages a genuine dogfight sans live ammo with his old opponent. Add a spark to any performance with this famous henry ma. Have any of us ever seen any robert redford movie that was less than stellar.
World war i veteran waldo pepper fictitiously 18951931, played by. Page 1 of 2 ernst kessler dr1 skin movie, the great waldo pepper. Shes angry with waldo pepper for continually putting his life at risk, while still harboring affections for her old flame. Apr 23, 20 the great waldo pepper isnt a light watch, and be careful watching it with kids i can remember being very agitated at the stunts and crashes that occurred in the story. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the great waldo pepper near you. Henry mancinis score is a delightful recollection of former americana. The crowd, bored by the nowcommonplace sights of loops and a 3,000. Aerial tale set in the 1920s about a traveling aviator whose exaggerations look to be discovered when he begins work on a film with a pilot with whom he claims to have done battle.
She later appeared in 1973s sisters, the great waldo pepper with robert redford, and 1979s the amityville horror. Redford, in fine matineeidol form, is dashing and charismatic as he reteams with his frequent collaborater, academy awardwinning director george roy hill. The great waldo pepper represented the third filmic collaboration between star robert redford and director george roy hill. Jun 16, 2014 robert redford takes to the skies in this rousing adventure. The narrative of this film is a post ww i era quest for former military pilots looking for ways, some of them rather inventive, to keep in the flying game. Waldo is trying to free him from the burning plane. Recently discovered that the biplane flown by robert redfords character in the movie the great waldo pepper was just a couple hours drive. George roy hill, william goldman, and robert redford reprise their butch cassidy and the sundance kid teaming in the great waldo pepper, an entertaining period drama about a man trying to recapture glory he may have never had to begin with. In the 1920s, waldo pepper is a downonhis luck former world war i pilot who gets by on making.
Nov 07, 2009 bo brundin flying in great waldo pepper bobrundin. Some movie posters for this film featured a long text preamble that read. The great waldo pepper is an uneven and unsatisfying story of anachronistic, pitiable, but misplaced heroism. Aug 11, 2007 another retro trailer with corey burtons voice. Robert redford stars as an aerial ace, unable to cope with the segue from pioneer. The great waldo pepper 1975 official trailer youtube. The great waldo pepper 1975 tt0073075 a biplane pilot who had missed flying in wwi takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory he had missed.
Spoiler ahead i speak of the scene where ezra stiles, waldo peppers best friend has crashed, and he is trapped in his plane, which has caught on fire. Waldo pepper redford is a former wwi biplane pilot who feels he missed out on his chance to earn glory during the war and dreams of being the first man to perform the risky outside loop. Watch the great waldo pepper online 1975 movie yidio. Aerial tale set in the 1920s about a traveling aviator whose exaggerations look to be discovered when he begins work. But waldo was going to change all that even if it killed him. She rose to prominence as lois lane, the awardwinning daily planet journalist and clark kents love interest in all four superman films from 1978 to 1987. The narrative of this film is a post ww i era quest for former military pilots looking for ways, some. Set during 19261931, the film stars robert redford as a disaffected world war i veteran pilot who missed the opportunity to fly in combat, and examines his sense of. A biplane pilot who had missed flying in wwi takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory he had missed. Redford plays waldo pepper who is a veteran pilot who is bitter that he did not see combat in world war i. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Robert redford waldo pepper bo svenson axel olsson bo brundin ernst kessler susan sarandon mary beth geoffrey lewis newt edward herrmann ezra stiles a biplane pilot who had missed flying in wwi takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory he had. Former wwi pilot waldo pepper works in an air show.
Waldo pepper robert redford is a former wwi biplane pilot who feels he missed out on his chance to earn glory during the war and. The great waldo pepper cast and crew cast photos and. Waldo pepper robert redford is a former wwi biplane pilot who feels he missed. The great waldo pepper is one of robert redfords best films and roles. Some other folks in the cast are a tragic edward herrmann who hasnt got the skill as a pilot that redford has and shows it. The great waldo pepper is a 1975 film directed by george roy hill and starring robert redford in the title role. Taking on rival after rival, waldo meets his match in axel bo svenson, an airshow promoter. Academy awardwinner robert redford is the great waldo pepper, a biplane pilot who finds fame and glory as a barnstormer who recreates infamous wwi dog fights for motion picture cameras. George roy hills aerial epic drama the great waldo pepper 1975 is a tragedy drama masquerading as a pleasant historical adventure. The great waldo pepper 1975 cast and crew aerial tale set in the 1920s about a traveling aviator whose exaggerations look to be discovered when he begins work on a film with a pilot with whom he. The great waldo pepper 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
I related to the movie at that time in other words. Feb 09, 2015 robert redford takes to the skies in this rousing adventure. Kidder is sweet, gripping, and sympathetic in her supporting role. After losing his performance permit, he gets a job as a movie stunt pilot. Buddy hacketts duck joke has everyone rolling on the tonight show starring johnny carson duration.