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Jeremiah Johnson

The most "year the movie came out" thing

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Postwar disillusionment, the opening overture, and the late intermission are selected as specifically 1972 choices.

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  • Disillusionment with war is proposed as the most 1972 element.
  • The 150-second overture before the movie begins is selected as a period-specific choice.
  • The intermission and entr’acte in a movie under two hours are selected as another period-specific choice.
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Jeremiah Johnson

When I Would Have Died

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The participants would die when snow extinguishes the fire, after falling into the creek, when buried by Blackfeet warriors, or in the Mexican War.

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  • One participant would die when snow extinguishes the fire.
  • Falling into the creek without dry clothes is another death point.
  • Being buried up to the head by Blackfeet warriors is another death point.
  • Another participant would die in the Mexican War before the film begins.
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Jeremiah Johnson

Half-Assed Internet Research

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The Utah locations, Pollack’s financial commitment, severe cold, Del Gue’s self-protective behavior, Cannes premiere, and illnesses are reported.

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  • The film reportedly used nearly one hundred Utah locations.
  • Sydney Pollack reportedly mortgaged his home when the production was running out of money.
  • The cold reportedly made second takes difficult and left the crew miserable.
  • Del talking to himself is explained as a tactic to be regarded as touched and left alone.
  • The film was the first Western accepted at Cannes.
  • Redford listed cases of frostbite, strep throat, and pneumonia during production.
  • The filmmakers accepted less money in order to shoot in Utah rather than relocate.
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Jeremiah Johnson

The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award

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Charles Tyner and Paul Benedict are selected; Tanya Tucker is noted in a small role.

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  • Charles Tyner is selected as the actor recognized from The Longest Yard.
  • Paul Benedict is selected as another recognizable supporting actor.
  • Tanya Tucker is noted as one of the daughters in the family occupying the cabin.
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The Sting

Most Rewatchable Scene

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The train poker game is selected twice; the first Gondorff-Hooker meeting is another explicit favorite. The opening con, roulette loss, counterfeit handoff, train setup, fake race, revenge exchange, Salino reveal, and final con are additional nominees.

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  • The opening switch with Luther is nominated as a strong opening con.
  • The train stretch combining Lonnegan’s pickpocketing, card tricks, gin trick, and poker game is nominated as one long sequence.
  • Hooker immediately losing his winnings at roulette is included despite an objection that the bet is implausible.
  • Hooker paying Snyder with counterfeit money is nominated.
  • The poker game is selected for Newman’s comic drunk performance and the four-jack cheat.
  • Hooker apparently offering to double-cross Gondorff is nominated for making the audience question the con.
  • The fake Blue Note race is nominated.
  • Gondorff and Hooker’s exchange about revenge being for suckers is nominated.
  • Salino’s reveal as the assassin and death are nominated.
  • The final con, fake shootings, and Hooker declining his share are nominated.
  • The poker game is explicitly selected by two participants.
  • Gondorff and Hooker’s first meeting, with hungover Gondorff and their verbal sparring, is selected as another favorite.
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The Sting

What’s Aged the Best?

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Pickpocketing, train travel, period drinking, the practical con, and the loose 1974 Oscars presentation are praised.

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  • Pickpocketing is praised as an underused movie device.
  • A star-filled train trip with the possibility of danger is praised.
  • Schlitz bottles and beer at breakfast are praised as period texture.
  • The practical construction and staffing of the con are praised.
  • Elizabeth Taylor presenting Best Picture after the streaker interrupted the ceremony is recommended as loose, memorable awards footage.
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The Sting

The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

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The extra hitmen, absence of a substantial woman, sequel, racial slurs, and slow late stretch are criticized.

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  • Cole and Sullivan continuing to pursue Hooker after Salino takes over are criticized as a confusing and unnecessary extra hitman subplot.
  • The absence of a substantial woman in the con is identified as a missed opportunity.
  • The Sting II is selected as the worst extension of the film.
  • Several racial slurs are identified as dated.
  • The stretch after the Blue Note scene is criticized as slow and overextended.
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The Sting

Casting What-Ifs

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Jack Nicholson, Sterling Hayden, and Richard Boone are reported casting alternatives.

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  • Jack Nicholson reportedly declined Hooker while predicting the movie would be a hit.
  • The panel believes Nicholson would have had the charm to succeed in the role.
  • Sterling Hayden reportedly declined Lonnegan because he would not shave his beard.
  • Richard Boone is named as another Lonnegan possibility who dropped out.
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The Sting

Apex Mountain

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Redford and George Roy Hill are selected; Newman is rejected, while Schlitz, ragtime, and con movies are debated.

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  • Paul Newman is rejected for Apex Mountain, which is placed earlier in his career.
  • Redford is selected for reaching first-call status through The Way We Were and The Sting.
  • George Roy Hill is selected after winning Best Director and following Butch Cassidy with The Sting.
  • Scott Joplin’s ragtime revival is proposed.
  • Schlitz is proposed for its 1930s dominance and possible 1970s revival.
  • The Sting is debated as Apex Mountain for con movies because of its success and influence.
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