The good-natured film from director George Roy Hill, one of the most popular (and highest-grossing) westerns ever made, revived the careers of two ""golden-boy"" Hollywood actors:superstar Paul Newman (in most of his previous films, he had been a rebellious loner -The Hustler (1961),Hud (1963), andCool Hand Luke (1967))newcomer Robert Redford - who had previously appeared in stage plays and only a few films (i.After an attack by wild monkeys, Colonel Dovchenko met his death in a mound of giant siafu ants.To evade capture by the Russians, the five of them successfully launched their amphibious vehicle over a cliffside into a raging river, but faced three gigantic rapids drops in the water ("Three times it drops!").One of the bluebloods from Kentucky.And if you don""t like the color, honey, we""ll change it."Maudie orders a chair from one of the waiters and satirically jokes: "Service here is terrific." Maudie plays havoc with he proper arrangements at the dinner, upsetting Mrs.Jellyman in particular.Maudie""s rapid-fire dialogue includes:- "I could go for some of that stuff in the bottle."- "Remember the night we""re all at the eatin"" house when a flock of them gangsters came in and tried to take me from ya.He owned a racetrack, a shooting club, drilling rig companies, several oil companies - but his records indicated that he was in trouble.Grasping claws of another tree threaten her.Leaves blown in a whirlwind follow her as she runs for her life.Her frightened psychological state is outwardly manifest in the scenery surrounding her.She is overwhelmed by hundreds of frightening pairs of eyes, and finally collapses on the ground in exhaustion.