The Sting (1973) | *First Time Watching* | Movie Reaction | Asia and BJ
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I know I'm old when Robert Redford, Paul Newman, and Robert Shaw are people that the viewers have never heard of.
When people refuse to watch any movie made before 2000 it can be no surprise they know none of the greats in film. They are missing out big-time.
That feeling comes over me about three times a week.
What about me ?
Imagine : I know the pre-code stars such as George Arliss, Warner Baxter, Norma Shearer … I am a very old thing ! 😁
Greetings from France 🇫🇷
@@jillfromatlanta427 Make that any movie before 1960 too, in black and white. Some act as if they'll get VD if they watch a black and white movie, or bank on the screen thinking something's wrong with it lol..
Born in 1951 and several years ago a 20 something acquaintance ask me how come I know so much about movies and actors from before I was born. I told her that in my youth the local TV stations showed a lot of old movies, so I grew up with them.
Fun fact, Luther is played by James Earl Jones' father.
Just came here to say the same thing. When I saw this in the theaters I had no idea. After I found out the family resemblance and vocal characteristics are really easy to make out. JEJ looks and sounds a lot like his dad (R.I.P. Robert Earl Jones).
I didn't know that.
I'll be damned. It's obvious now.
***** Thanks! Did NOT Know That!
That's why I had this false memory of JEJ being in this.
Not knowing who Robert Redford and Paul Newman is, is crazy to me !
Yes. That was unbelievable. Robert Redford at least. But, anyway, great reaction choice.
Yeah if you’re around 50 (my age) you know who they are because you grew up seeing them on TV and the movies but these are young people, different generation BUT I do appreciate that they’re still willing to react to classic movies like this so them not knowing who they are is quite alright.
Guess you guys never bought spaghetti sauce or salad dressing?
She didn't even know that was a phone. 😂
@@Fast_Eddy_Magicwhy should she?
Robert Redford and Paul Newman were the Brad Pitt and George Clooney of that era. Robert Shaw, the villain in The Sting played Quint, the crazy shark captain in Jaws.
Perfect actor analogy to the 2000's era. Well done!
only these two could act!
Was cool seeing Redford use Shaw's name for another character while acting to Shaw himself.
An earlier role of Robert Shaw was the assassin in _From Russia With Love._
In modern movies, Robert Redford played the main villain in *Captain America: Winter Soldier* , the leader of the World Security Council who was also the secret head of H.Y.D.R.A.
And if you look carefully in the scene where he's in his home, there is a bottle of Paul Newman's Own salad dressing in the refrigerator. 😁
Doyle is the guy who played Quint in JAWS.
Robert Shaw. A Brilliant Actor..
@@Isleofskye Before Principal Photography on The Sting started, Robert Shaw (Lonegan) sprained his ankle. He felt so bad about it that he met with Producer David Ward & Director George Roy Hill, apologizing for his slip up and told them he'd understand if they had to replace him with a different Actor. Both Ward and Hill laughed, told Shaw not to worry and wrote the limp in as one of Lonegan's character traits.
The director told Robert Shaw "I don't care if you have a sprained ankle you're still doing the role ya folla?"
no shi...t
@@cleekmaker00 Thanks. I did not know that,my friend:)
Winner of 7 Oscars including Best Picture!
One of the funniest heist movies ever made!
Until Ocean's Eleven ❤😂❤😂
@@annmariemills1554 Original Oceans 11 was in 1960, I don’t believe either version won any Oscars so I’d have to disagree with you there! Love the Ocean movies but The Sting is my favourite! I was born in ‘76 and have great memories of watching this and the original Ocean in my grans lap as a little one 😊
@@dianedavid3052 I meant it was a pretty funny heist movie. I didn't care too much for the original though😀Honestly you could say the best looking crew heist movie🤣
@@shainewhite2781 Right. I suggest you to watch Charleston with Bud Spencer, Herbert Lom and James Coco 😁
Paul Newman and Robert Redford!! Legends!!
Tons of great movies they’ve put out!!
One thing I love about a movie is when it’s smart. And this movie is GENIUS! ❤ and if you want another great Newman/Redford collab, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid!
BC &SK definitely should be on y'all's menu.
This old man cried inside a little when you said you'd never heard of anyone in this movie - Redford & Newman were massive stars for decades. Shaw was brilliant here & in Jaws too.
Is it just me, or is Asia getting hotter?
@@billcovington1380 I know what you mean! I don’t think they (Asia & BJ) ever mentioned Redford or Newman in the video. I think this and “The Hot Rock” were the first Redford movies I saw. That’s when I finally knew what the fuss was all about. They definitely need to watch “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”.
Robert Shaw complained that all the attention were over Newman and Redford
@@billcovington1380
Those were the years in which only 6 could command a million dollar fee...
Marlon Brando, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson, Robert Redford
Same director as this movie.
The theme song, The Entertainer, was written in 1902 by Scott Joplin, whose father was a former slave in NC. Joplin was known as the “King of Ragtime.” Ragtime made a comeback in the 1970’s because of this movie and the song went all the way to number 3 on the Billboard charts, 72 years after it was written. My mom used to play it on the piano all the time so it brings back great memories for me.
Underrated comment for sure. I've always loved this song, didn't know it's origins
Everybody used to play that song in the 70s. It seemed like mandatory for anyone taking piano lessons.
Scott Joplin also wrote an opera, "Treemonisha"! Think opera singers mixed with Ragtime vibe! A masterpiece.
Yes, there's no underestimating the influence of this pic on the revival of Scott Joplin's music & the interest in his life & career.
The reason why Gondorff and Hooker had to "die" at the end is so that Lonnegan would not chase them / have them killed. He thought they were already dead.
Yep. The same motivation as Hans Gruber blowing up the roof with the hostages so the FBI thinks they died with them in DIE HARD.
And the city cop, too. He had to believe they were dead-bodies in care of The Feds that he'd never hear about.
I was a teeanger when this came out. Robert Redford and Paul Newman were the two BIGGEST names in the movies at the time. This movie rekindled the popularity of Scott Joplin's music, and anyone who could play the piano was determined to learn The Entertainer.
Edith Head won her eighth and final Oscar in costume design for The Sting. That's a lot of Oscars.
Guys, in some states you are now LEGALY REQUIRED to do Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid. lol
Took the words right out of my mouth
Positutely!
Absolutely GREAT movie! Gotta watch it.
Lonergan's $500,000 bet to win in 1936 is equivalent to $11.1 million in today's money. The Sting won the Oscar for Best Picture in the Academy Awards. The Sting & The Exorcist were 1973's most highly nominated motion picture that year. Good job & thank you, Asia & BJ! 👍
"is he talking to the thing on the stick?" lordy I haven't laughed so hard in a loooong time. Thank you!
The greatest “CON” movie ever made!
Some fun facts:
- The Sting won Best Picture at the Oscars. However, it was also the first Best Picture winner for which a woman was listed as a producer. Julia Phillips is the first woman to win the Best Picture Oscar. She was later nominated for Best Picture again for Close Encounters of the Third Kind, directed by Steven Spielberg.
- Marvin Hamlisch, who scored the film, won three Oscars the night he won Best Adapted Score. He also won Best Original Score and Best Song for The Way We Were, which starred Robert Redford. When he went onstage to get the third Oscar that night, he said to the audience, "I think we can talk as friends..."
- This was the second film where Robert Redford, Paul Newman, and director George Roy Hill worked together...the first was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, which also gained George Roy Hill a Best Director Oscar nomination. He won the award for The Sting. The Sting and Butch Cassidy also share in common that both films won Best Screenplay. David Ward for The Sting, and William Goldman (The Princess Bride) for Butch Cassidy.
- Most of the film's score was based on ragtime music composed by Scott Joplin, which is why the movie won an Oscar for Best Adapted Score. The main theme that plays is Joplin's "The Entertainer."
This was the first “grown-up movie” I saw in the theater, when I was seven. My family and I went to the aging movie palace downtown in my hometown of Joliet, Illinois. When the film began and that date/time card popped up saying it opened in Joliet, well, I had never heard an audience just erupt like that! The film left me with a lifelong love of ragtime, heist/grift stories, and Robert Redford.
One of those classics where one clicks "Like" on principle alone.
And I'm Liking this comment!
My parents took me to the drive-in to see this movie half a century ago, the twist still stands
Now that you’ve seen these guys - you gotta watch ‘Cool Hand Luke’ for prime Newman. And for Redford I’d take ‘3 days of the condor’ , even over his more obvious big hits.
"Sneakers" is another good one with Robert Redford!
@@ShawnRavenfire Yes! I love ”Sneakers”!
Cool Hand Luke and The Color of Money for great Paul Newman movies. Tom Cruise is also in The Color of Money
@@user-ph1th4ir8hyou forgot "The Hustler"...color of money was the sequel
@@ShawnRavenfire
Also The Electric Horseman...
I was told this is deemed a perfect screenplay.
A lot of people would vote for Chinatown on that one.
One of my older friends recommended this film to me. We were dealers in the casino. After I watched it we would always give the nose flick signal to each other when we passed one another. Good times.
The story goes Doyle after getting scammed out of 500,000 left Chicago and went to Amity Island to become a shark hunter. Robert Shaw actually injured himself I forget how but that limp was because he was hurt. They didn't stop production because he believed the limp would just add to his character. This movie by far one of the best of the 70's and really defined Shaw's, Paul Newman, and Robert Redford's careers. It's a shame Robert Shaw passed away of a heart attack not long after Jaws. A truly wonderful actor
It’s called Past Posting. One case involved the track announcer who delayed his broadcast 2 minutes while his partners used his info to bet a sure thing. True story of the times.
I saw this movie in the theater when I was a kid. It was packed, this was a big hit. At the end of the movie everyone stood up and clapped
This is what Quentin Tarantino said about the director of the Sting, George Roy Hill : "What gives Hill’s themes real validity is it’s usually not a theme of story, but a theme of protagonists - He’s one of the greatest storytellers in the history of cinema, right up there with Howard Hawks,” Tarantino proclaims. “But it’s about the protagonist, who he chooses as his lead, who he chooses as his protagonists who are leading the story that dictates the stories that he tells. Hill's protagonists are always either dreamers or liars or conmen.”
"The way he's running he looks like he plays for the Yankees." Close, he played for the New York Knights and he was a "Natural."
Redford did play in the minor leagues for a little.
Still one of the most fun movies to re-watch-- even when you know how it all plays, you sit there and smile to watch how well it's played. Damned near perfect casting, too.
Robert Shaw had injured his knee and he made it a part of his role in the movie. It's a great performance and one of those movies you could just watch over and over. And remember, always drink gin with a mark, Asia and BJ ;)
Luther is Robert Earl Jones. James Earl Jones' Dad. And my cousin Fred Pinkard is the other Gentleman in the scene at the table with him.
The next time you're in the grocery store, go down the pasta sauce isle and look for "Newman's Own".
Salad dressing too.
100% charitable organization. A true nonprofit company RIP Paul and Joanne
@@brettmuir5679Joanne is still alive just retired.
When my wife made spaghetti she'd never use anything else.
Joanne isn't retired, she unfortunately suffers from Alzheimer's so can no longer act. @@ellen6638
The music is called ragtime. The song is The Entertainer, written by Scott Joplin. He was the King of Ragtime and an African-American composer. You should check him out on your other channel.
Yes but two things to note. 1) The movie is set in the middle of the Great Depression, the 1930's, while ragtime ("raggedtime"), both that of Joplin and in general, came into vogue c. 1900. Even so, the music just so perfectly fit this music. 2) This movie made Joplin instantly popular again.
The entire soundtrack is Scott Joplin rags. I love everything about this film
The movie came out in 1973. Several people noted at that time that The Sting, set 36 years before its release, was about as ancient to viewers in the '70s as Scott Joplin's music was to the characters in the movie. Still, it created a renaissance of interest in Joplin's music, especially "The Entertainer." Asia called it the ice-cream-truck song, because many companies adopted it because it sounded familiar (because of The Sting) and, ironically, sounded more "modern" than the various tunes used up to that point.
"Maple Leaf Rag" is another great, well-known Joplin ragtime piece.
@@alyxgriffen5073 It's my favorite Scott Joplin piece.
BUTCH CASSIDY and the SUNDANCE KID
is another “great one” starring these two!!
Adventure cowboys outlaws !!!
Classic!!!
You’ll love this one too!!
Nice reaction! The guy who played the gangster behind Paul Newman in the card game was an acquaintance of mine. Though he played a lot of villains, Charles Dierkop was a very kind man. He just recently passed away and the world is a little poorer for his leaving this place.
This movie is so old school it walked there uphill both ways, in the snow, and it carried a warm potato in it's pocket for lunch so it didn't freeze to death.
wearing an onion tied around their belt, as was the style at the time
It's not that old - it seems old because it is a stylistic choice. It's meant to evoke early hollywood
@@MA-go7eeno, it’s old. It’s 1970s 1920s-30s nostalgia… lots of that going on in the 70s.
HEY! I saw this movie in the theater when it was released, and my trip to school was only uphill one way. For uphill both ways in the snow with a warm potato, you gotta go back to 30's and 40's movies. This was 70's!
@@TechnicallyTexan And a soundtrack full of turn-of-the-century Scott Joplin.
I FREAKING LOVE THIS MOVIE! It came out WAY before I was born. My dad turned me on to it when I was younger, like 12 years oldish.
Thank your dad-I have done the same with my kids who are in their 20’s
And early 30’s..they grew up with Monty Python, Young Frankenstein and other older movies. Same with music! My father did the same with me and I knew how important that was, knowing different generations and their experiences.
An all time classic. Truly one of the best movies ever!
******That CAROUSEL in Still in Operation in SANTA MONICA, CA!
Ray Walston was in the 1960s TV show "My Favorite Martian".
You were 100% right with that Yankees comment! Robert Redford was a baseball star, deciding between college, or a minor league contract with the hope of reaching the majors, but he went with his third option: acting. He made it to Hollywood, but he was a real athlete. Charles Durning who played the corrupt cop said his scenes with Redford were eye-opening. He would chase Redford a little bit, but Redford would turn on the jets and disappear in a flash. They'd re-set to shoot the scene again, Durning would be breathing hard, and Redford would come racing back, not even a little winded, take his position, and they'd do it again. And again. Each time Redford would be standing near, and then he'd be a little figure disappearing down the street!
You’ve seen Paul Newman…..in the grocery store- Newmans Own salad dressing. That’s his too! Love the Sting!! ❤
Part of The Sting's cultural impact in the 1970's was due to its production coinciding with research rediscovering Scott Joplin's now familiar "ragtime" piano pieces. Even though the story takes place during the 1930's U.S. depression, and ragtime was from an entirely different era around the turn of the century, the filmmakers became aware of it and found it somehow perfectly fit their period piece. Then the popularity of the film and the music resulted in generations of young piano students becoming fans, students, and proponents of Joplin's almost-lost work. such is the way with the vast majority of cultural works; it becomes familiar and loses novelty, then it’s avoided, then forgotten, until someone maybe someday somehow rediscovers it, finds value in it, and reintroduces it.
Had a crush on Redford growing up. This is my favorite film of his. Satisfying ending. I got my dad a tin figurine with a piano that played this song kinda like a music box. Low and behold he taught himself to play it on the piano. He played by ear. I was so proud of him for that and so happy we had a bond with this music.
One of my fav movies of all time. So underrated its ridiculous. And the cast? Three former Oscar winners, In Redford, Newman, and Shaw. A 3 time nominee in Durning, and a one time nominee in Brennan. TV and movie renowned character actors in Elcar and Gould. You almost have to got to one of the epic war moves, like Bridge too Far, or The Longest Day to find a cast like this.
Scott Joplin, the late 19th century composer whose works were adapted into this film's score, was already being revisited by many musicians in the '70s. But when THE STING became a hit, and Marvin Hamlisch's version of "The Entertainer" became a Top 40 hit, the studio who made this, Universal, partnered with Motown to make a biopic about Joplin, with Billy Dee Williams portraying him. They were initially going to run it as a TV movie on NBC, but they decided to release it in theatres first instead. The reviews were mixed, but it has a great cast: Clifton Davis from "AMEN," Margaret Avery from the original THE COLOR PURPLE, and the great pianist Eubie Blake.
Paul Newman in the "Hustler" then the sequel he made with Tom Cruise 25 years later called the "Color of Money".
Haven't seen this for 40 years, great to see a new generation enjoying a great movie. Bravo
I lived in Hollywood, California when this came out and I was in Jr. High School and I won second place in an art contest. My tickets to see this movie was my prize for it. Movies like this were so great to see on the big screen
This movie is wild the first time; but the great thing is you can watch it zillions of times, now, as part of the team, and get a thrill out of all the little puzzle pieces.
Paul Newman was so handsome.
Love how you are getting into the older movies. There are so many good ones. It may take awhile but there are some older ones that are amazing. The Thin Man series. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), and then you get the Westerns with John Wayne and Clint Eastwood. HOLY HELL here we go.
Paul Newman (Cool Hand Luke, The Hustler), Robert Redford (All The President's Men, A Bridge Too Far), Robert Shaw (Jaws, The Battle Of The Bulge). These were MAJOR stars at the time. After the success of "The Sting", Newman and Redford teamed up with Director George Roy Hill again for another buddy movie, a Western, "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid". Redford started his Film Festival in Utah, and called it The Sundance Film Festival.
It's the other way around.
Butch Cassiday and the Sundance Kid was 1969.
The Sting was 1973.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ... Next 😀
This was the first movie that my girlfriend and I went to (1973). That girlfriend and I have now been married 48 years. I loved the movie then, and I loved watching you watch it. One of the best movies ever, and you see so few reactors watch it.
This is one of the all time greats. When George Roy Hill directed "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" ( another one you guys should cover) Paul Newman was the only actor willing to work with Redford because of how handsome he was and most actors didnt want to be outshined. Five years later the three of them made this film together which won Best Picture.
Another of the 20 movies I've watched, so far, that I've seen over 100 times - in many formats. And every guy I've talked to about this film thought that diner server was a woman who found Redford attractive, the first time they watched the movie, up until she showed her true self. Every woman I've spoken with thought the same as Asia.
There's nothing like a classic movie!! Just the way they came together is a masterpiece 🩶🩷
You just got stung!
The ending is perfect, everyone falls into the same trap unable to see the whole picture! The beauty of the perfect con. 😂😂
I remember Mom dropping me off at the theater because I wanted to watch this movie when it came out. Really had no idea what I was fixing to watch or how twisty and intricate it was going to be. 👍🏻👍🏻
Okay, I know that you guys are young - but the fact that you never even heard of two acting legends, Paul Newman and Robert Redford, stuns me speechless! You guys have to see more "old" movies - these two great actors (and heartthrobs) owned Hollywood from the "60s on. And you saw "Jaws" a couple of years ago - Robert Shaw, who played, "Quint", the shark hunter, plays the crime boss that they're trying to "Sting".
Luther - the elderly gentleman they rescued from the mugger is Robert Earl Jones, the real-life father of James Earl Jones.
Also, Lonnegan is played by Robert Shaw, who was Red Grant in the James Bond film FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963), King Henry VIII in A MAN COR ALL SEASONS (1966) and Quint in JAWS (1975), among many, many other films.
This is my favorite movie of all time! I can't believe anybody would react to it, thank you so much!
The actor who plays as Luther is James Earl Jones’ father, Robert Earl Jones. Overall, this film has amazing cinematography, action, suspense, and a con all the way through! Captures the 30s aesthetic perfectly, even in 1973.
Hooker turned down the money, but he got people off his back, his life was saved, and he got revenge. I figure he was grateful for that.
FWIW, you saw the main bad guy here in "Jaws." He was the expert shark hunter. He's also in one of the early James Bond films. As for the two good guy leads, they're in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," which somehow you guys have not seen yet, which surprises me. It's one of those classic films you have to see.
This movie won every Oscar in every category including musical score that year!! The writing & acting is unmatched, unlike today, they're unable to create new ideas & most new actors have no versatility!
One of my favorite movies. Redford and Newman were huge stars in their time. Outside of movies you may know Paul Newman for his Newman’s Own brand products like salad dressings, spaghetti sauce, pizza etc. All of their profits go to charity.
Haven't seen this movie for years. Thanks for the blast from the past
I can't believe I was in 10th grade when this came out - still remember how popular the main theme was back then as school bands did a lot of movie type stuff for fun.
"I knew he's a cop, the way his shoes squeak'. - Thanks for that :)
Asia & BJ, when I was in HS in Chicago, I saw the filming of The Sting during the scene where the Robert Redford character runs out of the tavern and goes up to the Elevated Train! That scene was shot on 43 and Calumet here in Chicago!
Another great Paul Newman movie is Cool Hand Luke.
Anybody losing their spoon spends the night in the box
Yessss
GREAT flick! GREAT cast! GREAT script. We join Doyle and get stung TOO! They don't make 'em like this anymore...
The cost-of-living has gone up 22 times since 1936 (when the movie is set), so the stripper was making roughly $113.
iirc a movie ticket at the was a DIME, so $5 was valuable.
Great era for leading actors. A couple of movies to check out around the same era with another leading actor is The Great Escape and Papillon. Led by Steve McQueen, with Dustin Hoffmann with him in Papillon. The Great Escape has an ensemble cast and is a true story from World War II. Both great films.
"You are lying" yeah that's the whole movie 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
I was 7 when this movie came out. I think I first saw it on HBO when I was about 9. For a comedic tone, this is the best gangster comedy ever made. Redford and Newman were a perfect pair. Have you watched Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid yet? It's even better.
I read the novel too. It gives some details. It's not just that Lonergan was rich, it's that he paid to have Luther killed. That is why The Sting is such a sour note for Lonergan. They got their vengeance, and left with all the damned money.
I used to watch this with my Dad twice a year before he passed in 2013. Thank You for the reaction including editors!!!
14:38 "After what happened to Luther I don't think I can get more than Two or Three HUNDRED guys...". That's how much respect Luther garnered in the Trade. That line stuck with me ever since I saw this film in the Theater when it first came out in 1972.
Before Filming began, Robert Shaw (Lonegan) sprained his Ankle. He was concerned that the Producers and Director would drop him from the Film. Shaw went to their Office and profusely apologized to them and told them he'd understand if they had to replace him. The Producers and Director told Shaw "no problem" and wrote the Limp into the film as one of Lonegan's Character traits.
Want to laugh & forget out your troubles awhile ?,, Then i would STRONGLY SUGGEST watching this absolute classic,, "The Ghost And Mr. Chicken" (1966) Starring comedic acting icon Don Knotts.
The Shakiest Gun in the West. ANYTHING Don Knotts, he's a classic, one of a kind!
@JakeSoulFreeTravels 100% Agreed..Just like "The Incredible Mr. Limpet" (1964),, "How To Frame A Figg",, "The Reluctant Astronaut",, "The Love God?",, "No Time For Sergeants" & In his later years,, "The Apple Dumpling Gang"..R.I.P. Don..🙏❤️
If you liked this, review "The Hustler"
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid had been a big hit a few years earlier. Having the two actors teamed up again made many in the audience of The Sting mentally preparing for a similar ending, particularly as it seemed to be leading up to that. You can't imagine the pleasant surprise of the audience with the real ending.
If you like movies with a great twist, watch Billy Wilder's 1957 Witness For The Prosecution, based on a story by mystery queen Agatha Christie - I defy you to guess the ending. (Ignore the several remakes.)
Well, they don't need to watch BC&TSK now. Way to give away the ending!
We watched various characters being conned in the movie, but at the end we discovered that the movie had also conned us!
I Never thought at 51 I Was Old But Not Knowing Who Paul Newman Robert Redford and Robert Shaw ( Quint) From Jaws is just made me feel old especially the Sting Came out the Year I was Born 1973
So glad you loved this great classic! For a great Paul Newman movie I suggest "Cool Hand Luke". Robert Redford and Barbara Straisand in "The Way We Were". Both Newman and Redford in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". 👍👍👍
I also love the chapter title cards setting up what we're about to see. They're designed to look like Norman Rockwell artwork made for the Saturday Evening Post! Old timey!
A fun movie with 2 of the best. ❤❤❤❤❤
The Sting and the original Rocky were the only movies I remember the audience applauding at the end like it was a live performance. During Rocky, the audience was cheering like the outcome wasn't already decided.
Losing to 22 Black was a shoutout to Casablanca.
I LOVE that you guys caught up with this! It is so good! I actually studied Paul Newman’s card trick with the Ace Of Spades a while back, and it's definitely trial and error in play. The hands are DEFINITELY quicker than the eye!😊by the way : the actor playing Luther Coleman? He is James Earl Jones’s daddy!
LOL@ Asia and the old school telephone. "Is he talking into the stick?". The first phones were called candlestick phones. The mouthpiece was on top of the "stick" and the receiver, where you hear the people, was at the end of the cord in the bell looking gadget. Candlestick phones were used up until the late 1960's in some places in America but that was mostly in the rural communities and regions.
I like how BJ noted the director's name at the end. That's how you know a filmmaker did his job. ✨ And Asia shouting, "This was goood!" Yeah, definitely watch Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid for more of this kind of Redford-Newman magic.
This was, simply said, my father's favorite movie. Thank you.
When Dimitra Arliss was fitted for the wig she was to wear as Loretta Sallino she really didn’t like it. Se talked to the director, George Roy Hill about it, he explained that he had to make he less glamorous in order for that character to be believable as someone working in a diner. Hill was, by all accounts, all over these sort of details. Everything in this film is deliberate, that is why The. Sting remains the ultimate con movie. It is full of little breadcrumbs hat are there for the audience to wonder about but the only realise their significance later, like Hooker putting something in his mouth on the morning of the big con, we hen realise that it was a blood capsule later.
Robert Shaw offered to withdraw from the film after suffering a leg injury shortly before filming started but the director, Hill, wanted him in the role, and the limp gives Lonnegan added menace like he really had fought his way to the top.
One of the best films ever…the twist ending gets everyone 😉👍🏻
Great Movie and Soundtrack. I bet a huge number of people watched it more than once!
George Roy Hill might be one of the most underrated directors of all time. Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid and Cool Hand Luke are great but I'd suggest putting them on hold and coming back to them & instead watch George Roy Hill direct Newman in Slapshot. One of the great comedies of all time.
Slapshot is one of the greatest movies ever! Eddie Shore-old time hockey!
Another great movie to watch is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 😊❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧
This movie revived the popularity of the music of Scott Joplin, a half-century after his death. Kids learning to play piano in the 70s all had to have a simplified arrangement of The Entertainer--what you call "the ice cream song". If they dug a little deeper, they might also play The Maple Leaf Rag, The Easy Winners, or Solace.
" Cool Hand Luke " is another great movie !!!
It’s SO cool to see a younger generation enjoy this classic film! Thanks guys for reacting to this! ❤😎..P.S.. I don’t expect you to know who Robert Redford and Paul Newman are.. it’s before your time!
I don't even know how many times I've watched this movie & it still holds up today.
Saw this in the theater five times. Never saw anything else more than twice. My favorite movie of all time.
So glad you reacted to this and enjoyed it.