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  • Watch Shaw (Paul Newman), Kelly (Robert Redford) and Hickey (Dana Elcar) pull off the ultimate $500,000 con in on one of the biggest mob bosses in Chicago in the 7-time Academy Award winner, The Sting!
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    Synopsis:
    Winner of 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, The Sting stars Paul Newman and Robert Redford as two con men in 1930s Chicago. After a friend is killed by the mob, they try to get even by attempting to pull off the ultimate "sting." No one is to be trusted as the twists unfold, leading up to one of the greatest double-crosses in movie history. The con is on!
    © 1973 Universal Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
    Cast: Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Robert Shaw
    Produced by: Tony Bill, Julia Phillips, Robert L. Crawford, Richard D. Zanuck, Michael Phillips
    Directed by: George Roy Hill
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 819

  • @kithill1423
    @kithill1423 2 роки тому +676

    Robrt Shaw told George Roy Hill he might not be able to do the film due to a leg injury. George said, "No problem: the limp will make character seem even grumpier"

    • @johnricci7264
      @johnricci7264 2 роки тому +34

      I never realized that limp was real!

    • @bully3628
      @bully3628 2 роки тому +31

      @@johnricci7264 yes, apparently Robert Shaw injured his knee playing tennis or racquetball a couple weeks before filming started and had to wear a leg brace. The limp was incorporated into the character and the brace was hidden by the baggy suit pants as was the style in that time period.

    • @stephenhosking7384
      @stephenhosking7384 2 роки тому +18

      Great trivia! George was right - the limp adds to the character! Our last view of him is from behind as he limps away, more than a bit "grumpy". LOL! Every time I see these clips, I keep thinking that Lonnegan is a real person, caught in a scene with actors. And not just "actors" in the movie (as intended).

    • @joseywales4638
      @joseywales4638 2 роки тому +3

      There you go again. Telling lies to make friends.

    • @JoJo-tu1fc
      @JoJo-tu1fc 2 роки тому +1

      Fantastic

  • @matteoromenghi
    @matteoromenghi Рік тому +306

    50 years later, still a masterpiece of movie.

    • @donut5143
      @donut5143 8 місяців тому

      you realize this is a piece of garbage old ass movie for old people right? there are much better cinematic productions these days and they include a diverse group of people and genders@@tengille

    • @melchiorvulpius4799
      @melchiorvulpius4799 5 місяців тому +1

      ...and really good music!

    • @rickw3243
      @rickw3243 3 місяці тому +1

      My father who fought in WW2 loved that movie.

  • @simonthomas5367
    @simonthomas5367 2 роки тому +588

    The chemistry between Redford and Newman was just magical. 2 amazing actors at the top of their game.

    • @jymfysher7704
      @jymfysher7704 2 роки тому +8

      It looks like Decapario and Pitt may be teaming up again to be the new Newman/Redford after the recent ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD.Their chemistry together is being called the closest ever to these two iconic actors and I would love to see them do a film like THE STING or BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID as it's been a half century since a dou of such exceptional actors have given audiences those vibes !

    • @vinniemoran7362
      @vinniemoran7362 2 роки тому +4

      @@jymfysher7704 Closest ever. But not quite. I've seen reports of Hollywood considering the rebooting of both Redford films with Pitt, but it never came to pass. Same with McQueen's "Bullitt". Pitt probably has the good sense not to try.

    • @jymfysher7704
      @jymfysher7704 2 роки тому +2

      @@vinniemoran7362 Your right,nobody is gonna be able to match the magic Redford and Newman had together.Even they only teamed up twice knowing another mega hit film was like lightning striking the same place thrice.And why remake films that are as good today as back then? I think many people who saw OUATIH noticed that Leo and Brad seemed to echo the same chemistry that Robert and Paul had together, so the connection was made and many wanted to see them pair up again .Any remakes would be Hollywood sacrilege so an original in the same vein as the two previous iconic flicks is what will hopefully happen .And I'm sure the studio is frantically looking for the right script.But surely the salary demands of both Actors will be in the hundred million range so I expect there will be a huge budget, which is good because there will be little left for CGI !!

    • @jadezee6316
      @jadezee6316 2 роки тому +4

      newman was levels above redford here

    • @289cobra9
      @289cobra9 2 роки тому +8

      Do Not Remake This Movie!!

  • @bulkvanderhuge9006
    @bulkvanderhuge9006 2 роки тому +355

    1973, two years later, in 1975, Robert Shaw would show up on Amity Island, hunting a Great White Shark to earn the money back he lost in the Sting.

    • @nothosaur
      @nothosaur 2 роки тому +16

      It's a sequel! I knew it!

    • @LeeFred78
      @LeeFred78 2 роки тому +6

      But he was only going to make $10,000 if he caught that shark! What about the other $490K? :)

    • @david10101961
      @david10101961 2 роки тому +29

      Sadly for him, he got taken by sharks on both occasions.

    • @nothosaur
      @nothosaur 2 роки тому +6

      @@LeeFred78 That first $10,000 was to recover the amount of his final bet in the final hand of poker on the train. Baby steps. 😀

    • @bulkvanderhuge9006
      @bulkvanderhuge9006 2 роки тому +6

      @@david10101961 Haha, good one!

  • @iceberg1966
    @iceberg1966 2 роки тому +106

    Redford and Newman were great, but Shaw and Walston and Durning and the rest of the cast was brilliant, this Movie is so great, I wish they made them like this today.

  • @evermar1
    @evermar1 2 роки тому +510

    Even with the stellar cast, Robert Shaw was simply amazing.

    • @dang1861
      @dang1861 2 роки тому +32

      His character made the movie... do ya follaw?

    • @rufust.firefly4890
      @rufust.firefly4890 2 роки тому +34

      @@dang1861 Name's Lonnegan, you're gonna remember that or you're gonna get yourself another game. Tempers seem to be running a little...HIGH.

    • @cramkisson9709
      @cramkisson9709 2 роки тому +6

      Robert Shaw, Rod Stieger ,Sidney Poitier, Paul Newman.My all time favorites.
      ,

    • @robertklose2140
      @robertklose2140 2 роки тому +1

      @@cramkisson9709 Rod Steiger wasn't in this film. Were you referring to the crooked cop character played by the hefty Charles Durning?

    • @cramkisson9709
      @cramkisson9709 2 роки тому +2

      @@robertklose2140 I was referring to all time great actors.

  • @qaz3000
    @qaz3000 2 роки тому +34

    To those that feel like this is a "big" con for 500k. Know that in todays money that is 9.9 million $ When I first watched to movie I used an inflation software to get a better feel of what was actually at stake.

  • @franceshynes6057
    @franceshynes6057 2 роки тому +535

    I first saw this movie when it first came out. When Newman and Redford were shot the whole theater went silent and when they both came alive, you could hear a collective sign of relief. Edith Head received an Academy Award for costume design. At her acceptance speech she said “I got to dress these two men and received an award for it”.

    • @JoshAbridged
      @JoshAbridged 2 роки тому +2

      Wow you’re old

    • @l.1273
      @l.1273 2 роки тому +10

      @@JoshAbridged Me too. Saw it when it was newly released. Great film.

    • @jackburton6330
      @jackburton6330 2 роки тому +6

      Never saw this, but love all these cats. I'll see it now.

    • @dang1861
      @dang1861 2 роки тому +14

      Same here. My parents took my brother and me to a drive-in to see this. I was 7 years old and didn't understand the movie, but I do remember that scene. It wasn't until I became an adult and watched it again that I fully appreciated the whole movie.

    • @bobbyfrancis8957
      @bobbyfrancis8957 2 роки тому +11

      Frances Hynes- I saw this soon after it won its Oscars, at a
      walk-in theater that no longer exists today. The audience especially enjoyed the poker game on the train part.

  • @Traveler19491
    @Traveler19491 2 роки тому +212

    I'm old enough that I saw this in the theater when it first came out. To this day it's probably the best twist ending of any movie ever made.

    • @MrGruffteddybear
      @MrGruffteddybear 2 роки тому +7

      Followed closely by, if not tied with, Shawshank Redemption for best twist in a movie.

    • @trieunguyen5897
      @trieunguyen5897 2 роки тому +5

      Unusual suspects was also great ending

    • @hardcoreclassicenjoyer
      @hardcoreclassicenjoyer 2 роки тому +2

      As a youngan, i can say they rarely make movies with good twists these days. The only other one that i put as high on my list as 'the sting' is 'the departed' from 2006

    • @georgemoore7186
      @georgemoore7186 2 роки тому +4

      If you want to see a movie with twists that you don't see coming but which all make sense in the end....watch a movie called "The Game" with Michael Douglas, it was a great movie but the twists and turns will leave you guessing all the way

    • @dannysunay4386
      @dannysunay4386 2 роки тому +2

      And back then, there was no social media to spoil the ending. It was a complete beautiful twisted ending.

  • @vinniemoran7362
    @vinniemoran7362 2 роки тому +194

    Every single actor, right from the leads to the smallest characters, were all brilliant. Sign of a truly great film, producer and director.

    • @fredofromchicago777
      @fredofromchicago777 2 роки тому +5

      Plus the casting directors

    • @michaelparenteau1855
      @michaelparenteau1855 Рік тому +2

      Check out Mike Lally in the last scene--great! Shaw shoves him away from the betting window; later, Mike has hands held high when the "Feds" barge in!
      Mike was rumored to have appeared in every one of the original Columbo episodes (except for the 2 pilots).

    • @gidget101
      @gidget101 Рік тому +1

      And Casting Director!!!

    • @2okaycola
      @2okaycola 9 місяців тому

      Amazing

    • @classicalperformances8777
      @classicalperformances8777 8 місяців тому

      ​@fredofromchicago777 it was Joanna Woodward who suggested Redford

  • @rickrose5377
    @rickrose5377 2 роки тому +155

    I was in college and working in a record store when this movie was released. You couldn't keep the soundtrack album in stock -- you could sell as many as you could get your hands on. Ragtime was hot, briefly, and everyone who was previously unfamiliar with him, learned Scott Joplin's name.

    • @The_Other_Ghost
      @The_Other_Ghost 2 роки тому +4

      Nothing like ragtime music.

    • @rickrose5377
      @rickrose5377 2 роки тому +2

      @@The_Other_Ghost
      It is as familiar as a popular, modern American audience ever got wirh Scott Joplin and a bygone American style. Joplin was otherwise an arcane museum piece. Being a purist was not a luxury you could afford.

    • @StoutProper
      @StoutProper 2 роки тому +2

      Any relation to Janice?

    • @SSky06
      @SSky06 2 роки тому +4

      "I was in college and working in a record store when this movie was released."
      I just wanted to say I was born in 1988 and am extremely jealous of this entire sentence, from start to finish. I miss college now that I'm in my 30's, but the idea of working in a record shop in the heyday of 1973 and getting to go see this movie in theatres sounds even better.

    • @stephenhosking7384
      @stephenhosking7384 2 роки тому +3

      The Sting came a couple of years after The Great Gatsby, which triggered a "Jazz Era" revival. The soundtrack album also sold well - had it myself and loved the old tunes. I was in high school, and jazz and ragtime enjoyed a craze in the school dance music.

  • @jamsheadaziz3999
    @jamsheadaziz3999 2 роки тому +37

    Robert Shaw. Such a menacing onscreen performance. Especially that stare and his taunt to Newman "not only are you a cheat but a gutless cheat".

  • @arkady714
    @arkady714 2 роки тому +26

    $500,000 in 1933 would be $10.8 million in 2022. Holy crap...

    • @jackburton6330
      @jackburton6330 2 роки тому +2

      "It's close!" :D

    • @ComedyBros5
      @ComedyBros5 Рік тому +1

      and $11.5mil in 2023! Inflation is out of this world!

    • @markvoelker6620
      @markvoelker6620 4 місяці тому

      $500k was 25,000 ounces of gold ($20/ounce back then).
      Today, at ~$2400/ounce, that’s $60 million. At 4:1 odds, the payout would be $240 million.

    • @ruffnek
      @ruffnek 15 днів тому

      Good way to think about it​@@markvoelker6620

  • @andrewfield5656
    @andrewfield5656 2 роки тому +14

    “We’re gonna need a bigger briefcase”

  • @stephenpowell5912
    @stephenpowell5912 2 роки тому +49

    Beautifully acted ,Shaw ,Redford and Newman were brilliant in The sting ❤️love the Ragtime Music score ❤️🎼🎙️

  • @dominicpetruzzelli3134
    @dominicpetruzzelli3134 2 роки тому +267

    Probably the best movie I've ever seen, they even conned the audience at the end.....brilliant !

    • @289cobra9
      @289cobra9 2 роки тому +12

      I was 12 when seeing this in the theater in 1974. I thought the FBI was real.
      Greatest movie ever!

    • @rickrose5377
      @rickrose5377 2 роки тому +3

      Well, I wouldn't go so far as that...but it's close.

    • @sengchenteh
      @sengchenteh 2 роки тому +5

      2 great actors and a great director!

    • @chuckschafer6728
      @chuckschafer6728 2 роки тому +1

      @@289cobra9 YOU WERE LUCY I WAS 13 IN 1973AND MY FATHER WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO SEE IT

    • @richardpoplis6777
      @richardpoplis6777 2 роки тому

      Agreed 1000%

  • @Eleventhearlofmars
    @Eleventhearlofmars Рік тому +2

    How many people was that con money being split to? There seems a lot of people to pay out there who took part in that con and they only got half a million dollars didn’t they?! I always used to think the split wouldn’t of been worth all that bother and risk, or did they do it for the fun as well?! 😂

    • @luisruizalvarez6860
      @luisruizalvarez6860 Рік тому

      That's a lot of money to share with them, they are pro's with nothing to lose.

    • @Wolfinger1935
      @Wolfinger1935 7 місяців тому +2

      Imagine 200-300 con men in on it. After expenses and Gondorf and the top guys taking a larger percentage, they might have walked off with $1000 each. Valued today around $18K. Not bad...especially during the depression. Plus they were doing it as revenge for the killing of Redford's partner Luther earlier in the film..

    • @Eleventhearlofmars
      @Eleventhearlofmars 7 місяців тому

      @@Wolfinger1935 not really life changing though. Oh well, it’s only a film anyway I suppose. 👍🏼😂

  • @roadrules3671
    @roadrules3671 2 роки тому +34

    My All Time Favorite Movie; and in my opinion; one of the Greatest Films ever made. Just Outstanding.

  • @mck1972
    @mck1972 Рік тому +4

    FYI: $500K in 1935 is the equivalent of $11M today when adjusted for inflation.

  • @ladsgomez5954
    @ladsgomez5954 2 роки тому +35

    I watched this movie a hundred times and it never gets old. I just love it.

  • @nikolauswolff5791
    @nikolauswolff5791 2 роки тому +32

    Paul Newman was a legend and he will remain as one.

  • @gw5309
    @gw5309 2 роки тому +108

    Three of my all time favorite movies are "Cool Hand Luke", Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" and "The Sting". Paul Newman was such a brilliant actor.

    • @cloudstreets1396
      @cloudstreets1396 2 роки тому +2

      What about “The Hot Rock” ?

    • @georgemorley1029
      @georgemorley1029 2 роки тому +6

      Watch the Hustler.

    • @fomori2
      @fomori2 2 роки тому +2

      There's no rules in a knife fight... lol

    • @rufust.firefly4890
      @rufust.firefly4890 2 роки тому +1

      @@georgemorley1029 No kidding. Seen it at least 10 times and know 90% of the lines by heart.

    • @davidhaber5304
      @davidhaber5304 2 роки тому +2

      Don’t forget The Verdict. Newman was sensational

  • @michaeldwatkins_
    @michaeldwatkins_ 2 роки тому +13

    "Not only are ya a cheat. You're a gutless cheat as well" - honestly, how can anything be this perfect? How can that be possible? Just genius.

  • @johnnymfbravo7163
    @johnnymfbravo7163 2 роки тому +98

    Great movie. All because of the acting and the story. No special effects or corny, over-the-top super heroes. Why can't they make movies like this anymore?

    • @austinteutsch
      @austinteutsch 2 роки тому +7

      Pixar and kids growing up in front of a video game screen ruined Hollywood. The market now is 14 to 35, people and kids with no brain to hold a story down. No more Driving Miss Daisy.

    • @korswe
      @korswe 2 роки тому +6

      Shashank Redemption comes close thought

    • @Ladybugseason
      @Ladybugseason 2 роки тому +4

      You need talent, Hollywood is talentless.

    • @jayseaborg3895
      @jayseaborg3895 2 роки тому +3

      How many people these days would have the patience to sit through a movie like this, following all of the subtle plot twists and character development? As you said, no special effects, no super heroes...anybody making such a film today would lose money.

    • @korswe
      @korswe 2 роки тому +3

      @@jayseaborg3895 Napoleon Dynomite is one of the most profitable movies of all time

  • @giovannigino3675
    @giovannigino3675 Рік тому +2

    I realized at once that Gondorff and Hooker just pretended to die. There are neither blood nor bullet-holes in the back oh Hooker's jacket. The blood from Gondorff's wound does not spread. Lonnegan should have noticed too, but he was only interested in his money. I apologize for my shaky English

  • @jackmackenzie2482
    @jackmackenzie2482 2 роки тому +11

    Just wondering if anyone watching realizes that the pharmacy that Doyle Lonnigan is sitting in waiting for that phone call is the same store used many years later in the 1st. Back To The Future Movie Starring Michael J.Fox and Christopher Lloyd!

    • @evanjazzista
      @evanjazzista 2 роки тому +3

      Are you serious?? You mean the place where Marty McFly meets his dad young? That's priceless trivia, thank you! :)

    • @jackmackenzie2482
      @jackmackenzie2482 2 роки тому +1

      @@evanjazzista Yes the same!!

    • @jackmackenzie2482
      @jackmackenzie2482 2 роки тому +1

      @@evanjazzista Obviously in Back To The Future-Updated to fit the time, but yes the same set. I heard it on Turner Classic Movies. A pretty good source for information such as this!!

  • @westhigh1976
    @westhigh1976 2 роки тому +5

    The only flaw in this movie was the facto that too many people were in on the con...in real life somebody would have squealed in a group that large...otherwise a great movie

    • @andychauhan6544
      @andychauhan6544 2 роки тому +1

      True that.

    • @tommym321
      @tommym321 2 роки тому

      Tell that to the “election was stolen” people 🙄

  • @cristinabumbac151
    @cristinabumbac151 Рік тому +11

    This movie is a sting itself! Amazing actors, brilliant plot...and Redford and Newman made two of the greatest movies ever: this one and of course Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, both unforgettable and unique.

  • @billbarry4179
    @billbarry4179 11 місяців тому +15

    50 years since this was released, saw it at the theater, every actor was ultra talented, They really don't make them like this where actual performances are needed, wish they still had acting like this

    • @nothosaur
      @nothosaur 10 місяців тому

      1973 -- we've got wonderful acting
      2023 -- we've got CGI 'splosions

  • @johnricci7264
    @johnricci7264 2 роки тому +22

    One of my favorite movies of all time. I'll bet I've seen it 50 times. Amazing cast and fantastic script. One of my favorite parts is the score, which was all Scott Joplin ragtime pieces produced by Marvin Hamlisch. I studied ragtime and dixieland piano from 1968-71 as I was playing piano in a dixieland band, and playing (very underage) in dive bars at the time. I can still play most of that score from memory. Great stuff!

  • @Kingfisher1215
    @Kingfisher1215 2 роки тому +14

    How many the Sting fans saw it in the theater? I did in Sterling Colorado. This and American Graffiti came out in 1973. Two of my favorite movies.

    • @doncallangher6177
      @doncallangher6177 2 роки тому +1

      Sterling in 1975. I pulled off driving to Missouri (the long way) looking for a gas station and some fella coming the other direction waved at me. That never happened anywhere else.

    • @billpayer2
      @billpayer2 10 місяців тому +1

      I saw it first run on a date with my wife to be. They conned both of us. We never saw that ending coming. Wife & I still together and looking forward to our 50th anniversary next year.

    • @Rookiemist8k
      @Rookiemist8k 8 місяців тому +1

      Movies were so great back In the day. I watched most of them at the drive-in

  • @luishumbertovega3900
    @luishumbertovega3900 2 роки тому +8

    Newman, Redford, Shaw, Gould, Durning, Elcar, Walston, Brennan, what a cast !!!

  • @gavincourtney3162
    @gavincourtney3162 2 роки тому +23

    Still one of my favourite movies of all time
    An absolute classic

  • @sholland42
    @sholland42 2 роки тому +15

    Robert Shaw in another masterpiece.

  • @gw5309
    @gw5309 2 роки тому +81

    Went with my parents to see this at the theater in 1973. I was fourteen and going to the theater wasn't something they did very often. Dad loved it, and he didn't love much that came out of Hollywood.
    I distinctly remember some guy behind us yelling "Aw Shit!" when Hooker opened his eyes 🤣
    RIP Mom (1921 - 2017) & Dad (1913 - 2008). I miss you both.

    • @johnquick4880
      @johnquick4880 2 роки тому +6

      your pop was ahead of his time.

    • @rickrose5377
      @rickrose5377 2 роки тому +4

      G W
      I'm six years older than you (if you can imagine such a thing), and between college and graduate school, I managed record stores. One of the places I attended graduate school was at NYU, and my classes met next door to the burned out shell of the old Fillmore East.
      I'm from the midwest, but I had a theater company in Los Angeles, and was home visiting my mom in Illinois one Christmas. She worked on her feet like a dog 'til she was 89, and while I was visiting her -- as I pulled up a chair for her to sit down one Sunday morning that December -- she collapsed in a heap from a massive stroke. Because I was actually there when it happened, I got her to the hospital so quickly, that there was no cognitive damage, and I gave up my theater company to move back to Illinois and become her full-time caregiver. I did that for the last seven years of her life.
      My parents were near contemporaries of yours. My dad was born in late December of 1912, and my mom was born in November 1914 and passed away in 2011.
      I mentioned my classes being next to the remains of the Fillmore East, 'cuz, well -- The Allman Brothers. Oh, and this is for you:
      ua-cam.com/video/YmPcVsAmrxo/v-deo.html

    • @gw5309
      @gw5309 2 роки тому +3

      @@rickrose5377 Thought that might be a link to ABB live and the Fillmore. But Warren is always appreciated too. Sometimes when my wife (of 45 years) and I are kicking back (with drinks usually) I'll play "Mutineer" for her. Makes her cry.
      Thanks for sharing about your folks. Sorry about the loss of your Mom. I was blessed to be bedside with both my folks when they threw off their earthly chains. It was tough, but I'm glad I was there. They were tough and had seen and done a lot in their 90+ years
      So speaking of Live at The Fillmore, some people think it may be the best live album ever recorded, including at least one of these guys:
      ua-cam.com/video/KxhK5xTDVNg/v-deo.html

    • @rickrose5377
      @rickrose5377 2 роки тому +2

      @@gw5309
      Oh, well done, sir -- thanks for that. I said I was six years older than you, so my freshman year at college, 'Eat a Peach' was released, but prior to that 'Idlewild South' and 'Live...' were pouring out the window of every dorm room. And this was in Connecticut!
      I'm a northener and a hopeless Cubs' fan, and my wife is from Madison, Wisconsin, but in college, I dated a rich girl from Roswell, and half my friends from college are from Georgia. Others are from Biloxi and from Metairie.
      You and your wife have a terrific week.

    • @davidhaber5304
      @davidhaber5304 2 роки тому +2

      You and I are close in age. Born in 1958. My dad 1925. Mom 1927. Still lucky to have a sharp mom. Anyway would have liked to have known you G W. We loved the movies as well. This one a classic. During the pandemic my wife and I got hooked on TCM. The movies of the 30’s and 40’s. The best. It’s all we watch. Stories unreal. The most beautiful actresses. And actors that were men. Love it. Hope your well.

  • @brianlee8891
    @brianlee8891 2 роки тому +103

    Why can't movies be made like this anymore? simply classical master piece.

    • @diamondgeezertunes
      @diamondgeezertunes 2 роки тому +6

      B'coz the studios love to churn out repeated fodder aimed at the 15- 24 yr old market ( X-men, Spider, iron, bat ..any animal infact!!) .. It's all now down to Box Office and not the craft of good movies with a great cast and a brilliant storyline .. !!

    • @RivetGardener
      @RivetGardener 2 роки тому +11

      Too much stoopid CGI and fiery explosion laden junk. It takes skill and an art to create story-lines, dialogue and cinematography like this.

    • @coryc9040
      @coryc9040 2 роки тому +4

      The only movie that make money are about superheroes nowadays. Nothing else is worth the risk when you know you can have a huge box office hit with 100 spiderman movies in a row.

    • @filthywings353
      @filthywings353 2 роки тому +2

      Because it’s been done before…

    • @seanknox7321
      @seanknox7321 2 роки тому +3

      They are. We just make so many more movies than we use to.

  • @FishtownRec
    @FishtownRec 2 роки тому +10

    Lol that cashier box is real secure with that door open

  • @annsmith7207
    @annsmith7207 2 роки тому +10

    Redford and Newman : The all-time 2 best male film actor partnerships on screen. It doesn’t get better.

  • @jackmackenzie2482
    @jackmackenzie2482 2 роки тому +39

    One of the Greatest Movies ever made!! Newman and Redford were Naturals together!! 2 movies-2 Smash Hits!!

  • @ebonymanley26
    @ebonymanley26 2 роки тому +10

    This a great movie one of my favorites Robert Redford and Paul Newman ❤

  • @james-p
    @james-p 2 роки тому +4

    Robert Shaw was so good, I'd bet even the other actors were scared crapless of Doyle Lonnegan!

  • @marshaloiscamillephilpotts5718
    @marshaloiscamillephilpotts5718 2 роки тому +15

    I love the everything about The Sting 1973 from 1930s setting to the music, costumes, the action, the writing, the acting and the directing and I love the cast too and I love Paul Newman and he is excellent as Henry "Shaw" Gondroff and I love Robert Redford and he is excellent as Johnny "Kelly" Hooker and the chemistry between Newman and Redford is off the charts and so good and interesting and I love Robert Shaw and he is excellent as Doyle Lonnegan and The Sting also has a very, talented and interesting group of supporting actors and actresses and The Sting was highly successful at the 46th Academy Awards in 1974 and it was nominated for 10 Oscars and The Sting was released on Christmas Day in 1973 and it won 7 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director George Roy Hill, Best Film Editing and Best Writing (Original Screenplay) David S Ward and Redford was also nominated for Best Actor and The Sting also rekindled Newman's career after a series of big screen flops and the screenplay of The Sting is regarded one of the best ever written and The Sting was a massive critical and commercial success and The Sting 1973 was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry of the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". I love The Sting it is one of my best and my favourite movies of all time.

    • @illaoibo3823
      @illaoibo3823 2 роки тому

      I can't tell if this is ironic

    • @polarstar
      @polarstar 2 роки тому

      and? ...

    • @pftittl
      @pftittl 3 місяці тому

      "I was told I could learn something from you. Already know how to drink."

  • @ellik3802
    @ellik3802 2 роки тому +10

    Very good looking scene

  • @ComedyBros5
    @ComedyBros5 Рік тому +7

    It's hard to find a movie with as much rewatch value as this one. Everything about is so damn lovable! I really wish Redford and Newman teamed up for more than Butch Cassidy and this.
    This, The Prestige, The Godfather, Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Once Upon a Time in The West, Alien, and Braveheart are all simply in a league of their own.

    • @IndieVolken
      @IndieVolken 4 місяці тому

      Braveheart is for dumb disney adults

  • @davesmith1921
    @davesmith1921 2 роки тому +15

    I saw this in a theater when I was a teenager. One of the best movies ever made and the best ending of any movie.

  • @kaveman1021
    @kaveman1021 2 роки тому +25

    One of the best memories of my Dad was when he took me to see this. The first "grown-up" movie he took me to see.

    • @afrayedknot9169
      @afrayedknot9169 2 роки тому

      I have the same feeling about “Jeremiah Johnson”

    • @justabaker5609
      @justabaker5609 2 роки тому +2

      I'm just the opposite. My dad hadn't been to a movie in over twenty years when it came out and I took him. Great experience.

    • @mikezip9423
      @mikezip9423 2 роки тому

      Dads are heroes

  • @smartleo3064
    @smartleo3064 Рік тому +8

    I started this movie on TV at 1-2AM with zero knowledge about it while flipping channels and finished it and was blown away by twist ending. It was way ahead of its time and one of the best endings in history to date.

    • @smartleo3064
      @smartleo3064 Рік тому

      I watched it more than a decade back but it still on my mind to come back for ending.

  • @MrHellenas23
    @MrHellenas23 2 роки тому +2

    I watched it over and over again, but still can't get it. How does Shaw knows what to bet, and what does his friend tell him later on to change his mind. Was the race a replay, so they all knew the result excepts Shaw, or what? and what exactly his friend told him, that the horse was sick?

    • @BradiKal61
      @BradiKal61 2 роки тому +6

      The races had already happened and Ray Walston was reading tickertape transcripts of the races. When they found a 4:1 winner they picked that as the race because it had low odds so Lonnegan would be sure to bet a lot so his win would put Henrys pretend gambling operation out of business. A high odds winner would let Lonnegan bet less money and they wanted to scam him for aa much as they could .
      When you bet on a horse its to win (1st place), place (2nd place), or show (3rd place)
      When the "inside guy" called Lonnegan he only said "PLACE your bet on lucky Dan in the third , which Lonnegan took to mean WIN. When he showed up at the gambling partner he stressed PLACE meaning that he'd said to bet on Lucky Dan to PLACE, come in SECOND, and Lonnegan believed he'd placed the bet incorrectly and would lose.

  • @ralphadamo1857
    @ralphadamo1857 2 роки тому +5

    When Robert Shaw's character got the tip on the pay telephone, the caller did say to "Place it on Lucky Dan," horse racing terminology that Shaw's character surely should have known, as "Win, Place, or Show" are basic, well-understood terms in the game. So, even though this "game" was really a con, Shaw's character wasn't very astute, as the caller's tip was a good one if he had actually followed the caller's tip.

    • @sabrefan1111
      @sabrefan1111 2 роки тому +5

      Place it on Lucky Dan is not the same as Lucky Dan to Place. That's the beauty of the con.

    • @ralphadamo1857
      @ralphadamo1857 2 роки тому +2

      @@sabrefan1111 I know what you mean. I was once in Renos and liked a horse named "To Win." So, when I went to the window, I said, "I'd like to place a show bet on "To Win." It confused the heck out of the casino's agent.

  • @newtonpeart8573
    @newtonpeart8573 2 роки тому +3

    I just keep watching certain scenes over and over aftre all these years,they don't make these types of movies anymore.

  • @xamurai00
    @xamurai00 2 роки тому +3

    Here in Ireland you can buy ''Bushmills'' whiskey and the label has never really changed.. This is why i have a love for brewers..

  • @KapitanKremmen
    @KapitanKremmen 2 роки тому +30

    Brilliant film, they don't make quality like that anymore.

    • @gd3369
      @gd3369 2 роки тому +4

      you got that right ... this movie is amazing ...

    • @spizzenergi2292
      @spizzenergi2292 2 роки тому +7

      In my top 5 best movie’s ever made….. I had to watch it a few times to get it though

    • @stevesteve0521
      @stevesteve0521 2 роки тому +2

      Agreed one of my all time favorite movies

  • @davidmarshall5596
    @davidmarshall5596 2 роки тому +12

    Brilliant actors both...a film that is up there with the best!

  • @restlessforacurevids
    @restlessforacurevids Рік тому +5

    Acting is so good in this movie. Newman locks all on Shaw, when he asks "what are the odds?" he keeps staring at Shaw. Excellent.

  • @BradiKal61
    @BradiKal61 2 роки тому +10

    Great writing. A flawless con on the villian and a couple on the audience as well

  • @PhilMoskowitz
    @PhilMoskowitz Рік тому +22

    A winning cast, excellent script, timely music, and a competent director unconcerned with inserting his own style, all make for a perfect film.

  • @alanw505
    @alanw505 2 роки тому +2

    I like how the movie Stings the audience with that fake cop who was actually a part of The Sting itself.

  • @Influx27
    @Influx27 2 роки тому +12

    Even without the big con story, this movie is still great

  • @writerconsidered
    @writerconsidered 2 роки тому +7

    And the last man standing is the kid Robert Redford. To the best of my knowledge he's the only one alive today. Amazing cast of characters all around. I recognize and remember almost all of them. Including the cop escorting Robert Shaw out.

    • @sonlover62
      @sonlover62 2 роки тому +2

      Charles Durning … died 2012

    • @rufust.firefly4890
      @rufust.firefly4890 2 роки тому

      James Sloyan, Charles
      Dierkop and Sally Kirkland are still around.

    • @rufust.firefly4890
      @rufust.firefly4890 2 роки тому +1

      RobtEarl Jones(Luther) was James
      Earl Jones father.

  • @franklesser5655
    @franklesser5655 2 роки тому +4

    Paul Newman was sort of nice looking.

  • @user-ib4mi5eq7u
    @user-ib4mi5eq7u 8 місяців тому +2

    No cellphones, no computer special effects, no woke people, one of the best movies ever made. Hollywood has a lot to learn with Hollywood.

  • @favoriteyummy2648
    @favoriteyummy2648 2 роки тому +4

    Great movie, I'm watching it vhs in 2022 😎👍🎞

  • @CaseyW491
    @CaseyW491 5 місяців тому +4

    These two are American treasures, as are all the classics they brought us.

  • @rbd168
    @rbd168 Рік тому +6

    I watch this film many times and NEVER get tired of it. Never better than Newman and Redford together.

  • @chuckhawksworth3849
    @chuckhawksworth3849 2 роки тому +3

    The book is very good too. It has things that are missing from the movie. My favorite film. Period.

  • @jerroldkazynski5480
    @jerroldkazynski5480 2 роки тому +7

    A BIG thanks to Hollywood for creating a great movie. And thanks to Chicago for having a movie set, the autos period correct, and the whole package of clothes and street scenes that were made for this movie.

  • @stevenholquin2127
    @stevenholquin2127 4 місяці тому +2

    This is a Good lesson
    You Must Pay Attention and
    Listen Carefully

  • @elizabethevangeliste8725
    @elizabethevangeliste8725 2 роки тому +10

    I wrote to Robert Redford after seeing this movie ~ he sent me an autographed picture ! 😉💋😎🖤✌️🤘🙏

  • @janysmahoney1271
    @janysmahoney1271 2 роки тому +2

    Cmon b honest now, who's here f the movie?(personally speaking)quite simply the sexiest male pairing of the 20th Century by a *long chalk,* an the film ain't half bad either.
    Possibly my 5,000th viewing since 73'release an yet Shaws ice cool an steeply stare still sends chills up my bones. *The strength of ANYTHG is how it holds up 20,30-50yrs later an boy this film still holds true even after all these yrs..Deseverdly 5 Oscar Winner.*

  • @Talboy-p4e
    @Talboy-p4e 3 місяці тому +1

    ❤ Classic
    We had the best golden years back then
    Always great stars all the time ❤
    To day totally rubbish
    No actors and actress
    All look the same
    All genders
    Thank god we had the best stars always
    Back then 1950 /70
    My time machine going back
    Tube channel ❤❤
    Instant choice always any time watching
    Thanks......

  • @animalntelligence3170
    @animalntelligence3170 2 роки тому +3

    I think I saw the merry-go-round in Santa Monica (on the pier) not too long after this movie was made. In those days, Venice Beach and Santa Monica itself near the beach were on their way down but there was a big renovation in maybe the early 2000s -- I don't know what things are like now. It is cool to see something in a movie that you have seen in real life.

  • @mikethebeginner
    @mikethebeginner 2 роки тому +1

    I don't know what year "The Sting" was supposed to be set, but half a million in 1928 would be more than eight and a half million dollars in 2022. I know they had to make it seem like a lot of money to 1973 audiences, but it's a little far-fetched that a man would bet that much on a horse race...in a betting parlor, coming in off the street. My grandparents had a beautifully built, 5,500-square-foot mansion that cost $22,000 to build in 1928. If the mark had wanted to bet $100,000 it would have been more believable. But maybe audiences don't worry about details like that.

    • @saoirsedeltufo7436
      @saoirsedeltufo7436 Рік тому

      1936, it's very much during the Depression
      I'd recommend watching the film but the whole point is that gambling joint is a scam, because they do the races after they've actually happened. Lonnegan gets inside information (I think supposedly from someone who gets the results before they go out) on who to bet on, hence he bets the half a mil because he thinks he's guaranteed to win, which is the con at the centre of this film

  • @z3my4l
    @z3my4l 2 роки тому +37

    When you have actual actors and a script you don’t need CGI.

    • @wesleydunphy9182
      @wesleydunphy9182 2 роки тому +2

      if you hate technology so much get off the fucking internet use a telegram

    • @dang1861
      @dang1861 2 роки тому +4

      Agreed. CGI has ruined movies. The actors act in front of a blue screen

    • @TP-xe2hi
      @TP-xe2hi 2 роки тому +1

      Back in the day, part of the Universal Studio tour showed you how they created film matts to mimick the 30s Chicago backdrop specifically for this movie.

  • @NieceCamilaYTManager
    @NieceCamilaYTManager 6 місяців тому +1

    Tamara Cruz Morale Manger Anilk Gracias Espanol 3 years MB Researches Bucky Barnes road Wallingford CT

  • @briansalisbury4764
    @briansalisbury4764 2 роки тому +5

    Two of most good looking guys ever in one movie

  • @e-spy
    @e-spy 2 роки тому +18

    The Sting is one of my all time favorite movies. There are quite a few of them, but gaslight with Ingrid Bergman is another, as is cold mountain. Renee Zellweger was amazing. They seem to rely on tricks these days, rather than substance. I would love it if we could have both!

    • @tvs3497
      @tvs3497 2 роки тому

      Well, you can't. Hollywood ain't what it used to be, pal. It's ruined, it's all woke now. Just take what they give you and keep your mouth shut if you don't want to be canceled. Now if you don't mind, pass me that popcorn.

    • @e-spy
      @e-spy 2 роки тому

      @@tvs3497 lol, you can't even talk about movies without saying something hateful??? You must be super fun at parties.

  • @RoyJHopwood
    @RoyJHopwood 2 роки тому +7

    The Sting is my favorite movie of all time ever since I first saw it in 1973 (my next is The Great Escape). I have watched it many times since then and it remains my favorite. It may have 'holes' in it, as others have commented on, but it is a thoroughly entertaining film that moves along and doesn't get bogged down. I look forward to watching it many more times before I fall off the twig.

    • @markjohnson4962
      @markjohnson4962 7 місяців тому

      Note: The Great Escape has no female roles. That movie could not be made today.

  • @jackmackenzie2482
    @jackmackenzie2482 2 роки тому +4

    Always Loved Robert Shaw as Well. I remember watching this in the Movies when it 1st came out! I was watching TCM one night when they were highlighting The Sting. I remember Ben Manchewitz mentioning that Robert Shaw enjoyed working with Newman and what a Professional he was. He didn’t have the same praise for Redford. He said he more than once held up shooting by showing up late. He said that Redford thought he was too big a Star and was too Snobby and Cocky!!

    • @kathygarner8897
      @kathygarner8897 2 роки тому +1

      Redford was known for always being late.

  • @adamedwards2435
    @adamedwards2435 2 роки тому +2

    Splitting 500k in the 1920's...Nice Con! 👏

  • @daedralord1
    @daedralord1 4 місяці тому +1

    My grandad was Paul Newman’s chauffeur for 3 weeks here in Ireland in the late 70s. He would sit up front with my grandad and talk about anything. He never sat in the back. Funny enough Sofia Loren wouldn’t sit in the back. I remember my grandad jokingly saying that Sophia was only woman he would have left my grandmother for

  • @Malt454
    @Malt454 2 роки тому +1

    Keeping in mind that $500,000 then would be about $10.6 million today.

  • @dennish300
    @dennish300 2 роки тому +5

    One of the best films ever produced!

  • @javiergarciaflorez2103
    @javiergarciaflorez2103 11 місяців тому +1

    Como os quiero atodos❤❤

  • @richardhuffman1593
    @richardhuffman1593 Рік тому +2

    One of my top 3 movies of all time. #1 also is a Paul Newman movie. Cool Hand Luke, I've watched this movie a thousand times, and I'll watch it a thousand more. Simply perfection. 7:36

  • @seandoyle2983
    @seandoyle2983 2 роки тому +2

    Even with half a million, that's a damned expensive con.

  • @richierich8334
    @richierich8334 2 роки тому +1

    Walking into a Bookies with $10.5 million in 2022

  • @cedricliggins7528
    @cedricliggins7528 2 роки тому +7

    Lonnegan was a sharp dresser

    • @jeffthebracketman
      @jeffthebracketman 2 роки тому +3

      @cedric liggins Don't you mean Liniment? LOL

    • @ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid
      @ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid 10 місяців тому

      Well that's good enough for last place.
      Winner was a sharp thinker. Much more valuable. 👍

    • @pftittl
      @pftittl 3 місяці тому

      @@jeffthebracketman Lonnahan

  • @marks.6480
    @marks.6480 2 роки тому +3

    Back in the 70's my friend's Dad brought home a Video Disc Player for "consumer testing". It came with a small selection of movies like Jaws, Cabaret, Jesus Christ Superstar, Smokey & the Bandit, Andromeda Strain and also The Sting. I must have seen it at least a dozen times.

  • @davidaltman3867
    @davidaltman3867 2 роки тому +1

    it was never explained in the sequel how lonagin found out they were still alive

  • @dixjam2258
    @dixjam2258 2 роки тому +4

    No matter how many times I see this movie, I always ask the same damn question (not that it matters as far as the quality of the film is concerned): For a scam involving SO many people, splitting 400.000 USD in so many parts doesnt sound like much to me, plus: nobody in that varied lot was too greedy to accept his cut and make a mess of things, they were all somehow principled and disciplined thieves....

    • @TomSmith-em2iu
      @TomSmith-em2iu 11 місяців тому +2

      They did it for payback for killing their friend, not for the money.

    • @TomSmith-em2iu
      @TomSmith-em2iu 11 місяців тому +1

      The would have done it for free.

    • @ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid
      @ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid 10 місяців тому

      @@Chris-eo6ct But nowhere near enough to warrant the support, as was the point of the comment.
      Everyone there is motivated by vendetta, not money. It wouldn't work if it was just money.

  • @adaleciobarreto9416
    @adaleciobarreto9416 4 місяці тому +1

    estão esquecendo da musica que se tornou tema inesquecível. ¹

  • @Jenjenilou
    @Jenjenilou 2 роки тому +3

    These two are the epitome of the phrase 'blue eyed boys'.

  • @The_Undecided_1
    @The_Undecided_1 2 роки тому +1

    shame most directors that made great movies are all dead now mostly. All new movies are made for children because the directors are children too

  • @VesaGuardian
    @VesaGuardian 2 роки тому +6

    This has to be one of my all time favorite movies.

  • @ayokay123
    @ayokay123 Рік тому +3

    I was 14 when I saw it at the theatre. Immediately begged mom for $2 to buy the album. Basically wore it out after a couple of years, then bought the sheet music. EVERY single kid who played piano was compelled to learn The Entertainer, Solace, and Maple Leaf Rag.

  • @ak5609
    @ak5609 2 роки тому +3

    I grew up with one of the most sympatic actors of all times. Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid. I love to see the movie over and over again.

  • @mariadelourdes3380
    @mariadelourdes3380 2 роки тому +13

    Filmaço, não me canso de vê!!

  • @singerrb4984
    @singerrb4984 2 роки тому +3

    I saw this movie when the line for tickets was around the block and we waited in line for an hour to get tickets. What a great movie!

  • @chilledbarnacle
    @chilledbarnacle 2 роки тому +2

    RIP Eileen Brennan

  • @fungjimmy6260
    @fungjimmy6260 Рік тому +1

    A film masterpiece!🥰👍🙏🌷🌹🌺😆😆😄🙏🙏🙏