Editing George Roy Hill (section)

===Feature film director===
[[File:Paul Newman and Roy Hill, RIT NandE 1976 Jul12 Complete.jpg|thumb|right|Hill (right) with actor [[Paul Newman]] on the set of ''[[Slap Shot]]'' in 1976]]
Hill's success as a theatre director led to his first feature as director – the film version of ''[[Period of Adjustment (film)|Period of Adjustment]]'' (1962).<ref>'Adjustment' Made by George Roy Hill: More Film Rivals Urged; TV's Vanda Plans. 'Picnic' Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times December 8, 1961: C13.</ref> Starring [[Jane Fonda]] and [[Jim Hutton]], it was a box office success.<ref name="Mannix">{{Citation | title = The Eddie Mannix Ledger | publisher = Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study | place = Los Angeles}}.</ref> He was meant to follow with an adaptation of ''[[The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich]]'' by [[William Shirer]] at [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] for producer [[John Houseman]] but it was not made.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/12/02/archives/tv-director-set-for-movie-debut-george-hill-will-oversee-filming-of.html|title=TV DIRECTOR SET FOR MOVIE DEBUT: George Hill Will Oversee Filming of Play and Book|authorlink=Howard Thompson (film critic)|author=Thompson, Howard|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 2, 1961|page=16}}</ref> In light of that his next project was an adaptation of [[Lillian Hellman]]'s ''[[Toys in the Attic (1963 film)|Toys in the Attic]]'' (1963) starring Dean Martin.<ref>Yvette Plays in 'Toys in the Attic' Los Angeles Times October 9, 1962: C9.</ref> Hill's next step was a movie based on the novel ''[[The World of Henry Orient]]'' (1964). Hill and producer [[Jerome Hellman]] bought the rights for their own Pan Arts Company.<ref>BY WAY OF REPORT: 'Orient' in Manhattan --Other Film Matters Of 'Charlemagne' By A. H. WEILER. New York Times April 14, 1963: 103.</ref> The movie was critically acclaimed but was a commercial disappointment.

Hill was hired to direct the blockbuster ''[[Hawaii (1966 film)|Hawaii]]'' (1966) after [[Fred Zinnemann]] pulled out.<ref>"'Hawaii's' Direction by George Roy Hill: O'Briens Talk Pirandello; Who Needs Public Domain?". Scheuer, Philip K. ''Los Angeles Times'' April 27, 1964: C19.</ref> Reportedly, when budget estimates reached $14 million, the producers attempted to replace Hill with [[Arthur Hiller]], but abandoned the idea after hundreds of native [[Polynesians]] in the cast went on strike, declaring: "We can and will perform only for our friend, Monsieur Hill."<ref name="Telegraph"/> The movie was a huge commercial success. Hill rebuilt his Hollywood reputation with the [[Julie Andrews]] musical ''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie]]'' (1967) produced by [[Ross Hunter]]. Hill was fired during the editing process because he wanted to make the film shorter, whereas Universal wanted to turn it into a [[Roadshow theatrical release|roadshow production]].<ref name="tread">"Don't tread on George Roy Hill". Vernon, Scott. ''Chicago Tribune'' May 21, 1972: m20.</ref> However it was a solid box office hit.<ref>"Big Rental Films of 1967", ''Variety'', January 3, 1968, p 25. Please note these figures refer to [[Gross rental|rentals accruing to the distributors]].</ref>

He returned to Broadway to direct ''[[Henry, Sweet Henry]]'' (1967), a musical version of ''The World of Henry Orient'', but it only lasted for 80 performances. He was meant to follow that with a film called ''Hamburger Dreams'', about a screenwriter in 1930s Hollywood, but it was never made.<ref>Director for 'Hamburger'
Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times May 8, 1967: e36.</ref> Instead, Hill had a huge commercial success with ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]'' (1969), based on a script by [[William Goldman]] and starring [[Paul Newman]] and [[Robert Redford]]. The film received seven [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations, including ones for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], and won four, including for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]], "[[Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head]]" at the [[42nd Academy Awards]].<ref name="super"/> In 1970, he said a common theme of his films was innocence vs evil.<ref>A Partisan of the New-Old West Blume, Mary. Los Angeles Times March 15, 1970: p51.</ref> Hill followed it with ''[[Slaughterhouse-Five (film)|Slaughterhouse-Five]]'' (1972). "Most of the characters in my film are not too bright," he said in a 1972 interview.<ref name="tread"/>

Hill was reunited with Newman and Redford in ''[[The Sting]]'' (1973), which won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director at the [[46th Academy Awards]].<ref name="Times"/> The success of ''Butch Cassidy'' and ''The Sting'' meant that, for a time, Hill was the only director in history to have made two of the top 10 money-making films.<ref name="NY Times"/> Hill disliked tardiness on set. Paul Newman said of his time (as [[Butch Cassidy]]) on ''Butch Cassidy'': "If you weren’t on time, he’d take you up in his airplane. Scare the bejesus out of us."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article693084.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517061419/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article693084.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2011|title=Interview|date=July 27, 2006|access-date=May 3, 2010|first=Greg|last=Hurst}}</ref>