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The Sting

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The Sting The Rewatchables

Robert Shaw’s post-production pub crawl, rivalry with Sean Connery, the source book dispute, awards record, and profitability are reported.

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  • George Roy Hill and Robert Shaw reportedly celebrated filming with a week-long Irish pub crawl ending with Shaw playing ping-pong in his underwear.
  • Shaw reportedly regarded Sean Connery as a professional rival.
  • The screenplay was associated with The Big Con; its author sued and the production settled while denying plagiarism.
  • The film won seven of ten Oscar nominations.
  • The film’s budget and enormous box-office return are reported.
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The Sting

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The Sting The Rewatchables

Period streets and cars; an accidental drink spill; the diner set; Redford’s broken thumb and lateness; the adapted score; Julia Phillips’s producing milestone.

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  • George Roy Hill reportedly copied the sparse extras of 1930s gangster films, creating empty-looking streets.
  • Many cars were authentic period vehicles sourced by producer Tony Bill.
  • Snyder pouring the rejected drink onto Billie’s hand was an accident retained in the film.
  • The diner set later appeared in Back to the Future.
  • Redford worked around a broken thumb from a skiing accident.
  • Robert Shaw recalled people recognizing Newman more than Redford; the hosts question whether he was teasing Redford.
  • The adapted-score Oscar recognized Marvin Hamlisch’s arrangement of Scott Joplin music, a category whose rules later changed.
  • The discussion contrasts a proposed 1930s Chicago blues soundtrack with Hill’s preference for older ragtime music.
  • Julia Phillips became the first woman to win Best Picture as a producer.
  • Julia Phillips recalled that the producers had not negotiated their credit lettering, leaving their names looking less prominent.
  • Phillips reported that Newman confronted Redford about arriving late, after which Redford reduced his lateness.
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Airplane!

Most Rewatchable Scene

Airplane! The Rewatchables

Robert Stack’s personal breakdown is one explicit favorite; the cockpit and inflatable-pilot sequences are other favorites among a long list of nominated gags.

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  • The red-zone and white-zone airport argument is nominated.
  • The jive-speaking passengers, improvised dialogue, subtitles, and June Cleaver translation are nominated.
  • Ted and Elaine’s disco flashback, including the continuing Girl Scout fight and knife-in-the-back dance gag, is nominated.
  • The two children behaving like adults over coffee are nominated.
  • Captain Over and Roger meeting Joey, followed by Kareem breaking character, are nominated.
  • The sick-girl song leading into Ted’s African basketball flashback and the soldier’s suicide is nominated.
  • The inflatable autopilot’s sexual gag is named as a childhood favorite.
  • The attacking dog and gasoline-soaked passenger are nominated.
  • The hysterical passenger being slapped by a line of people is nominated.
  • Randy’s breakdown about being unmarried is nominated.
  • The landing and control-room sequence is nominated for its dense run of jokes.
  • Robert Stack continuing an increasingly personal monologue after Ted leaves is selected as a favorite.
  • The cockpit scenes are selected as another favorite because their jokes endured in everyday use.
  • Ethel Merman’s appearance is nominated as a surprising celebrity gag.
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Airplane!

What’s Aged the Best?

Airplane! The Rewatchables

The durable premise, unwanted airplane conversation, hidden visual and sound jokes, repeated wordplay, score, Leslie Nielsen’s comedy turn, Air Israel gag, Lorna Patterson, and singular construction are praised.

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  • A food-poisoned crew forcing a traumatized former pilot to land the airplane is praised as a durable premise.
  • Being trapped beside a passenger who will not stop talking is called timeless.
  • Hidden details such as the newsstand label and propeller sound over the jet reward repeat viewing.
  • The repeated literal wordplay is praised.
  • Elmer Bernstein’s serious theme music is praised.
  • Leslie Nielsen becoming a comedy performer is selected as a lasting benefit.
  • The Air Israel aircraft and Jewish-sports pamphlet are praised as small visual jokes.
  • Lorna Patterson’s voice and performance are praised.
  • The movie’s rapid-fire construction is praised as singular.
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