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Favorite Hubbell/Redford shirtless scenes?

posted 10 years ago by CoreyMangold1987
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OMG, Redford has more shirtless scenes in this film than I think he has in any other one of his movies, which surprised me considering the movie's seminal topic.

He was getting up there in years when he made this movie, he was almost forty I think, but still eye candy whether setting up the volleyball net for kids or while passed out drunk next to Katie in bed.

Apparently he ended up drawing up a contract stating that he didn't have to do shirtless scenes because he got sick of directors asking him do them, lol.

[–] film-collector 10 years ago

Then I suggest you watch "This Property Is Condemned" and prepare yourself. This time he is with a VERY beautiful Natalie Wood. VERY passionate.

"I think you'll just LOVE Peckerwood!"

[–] BoyWiththeGreenHair 10 years ago

Redford is shown barechested a lot in this film, I notice. The shirtlessness is never an integral part of the plot but rather appears to be gratuitous exhibitionism. I don't recall barechested scenes like this in Redford's other films - at least at this level. Not that I'm in any way offended, but were the producers and Pollack catering to a female demographic? Or was it just the reality of living by the beach in CA which would make him want to go shirtless? lol

[–] bedrock1960 9 years ago

"Getting up there in years"? Redford was 35 damn years old when he made this film. Hell, how old are you? 15?
I shudder to think what you would consider a 50 year old.....at death's door, no doubt.

[–] BoyWiththeGreenHair 7 years ago

Semantics