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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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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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Who Won the Movie?

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Paul Newman receives one vote and Robert Redford receives two; George Roy Hill is raised as an alternative.

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  • Paul Newman receives the first winner vote.
  • Robert Redford receives two winner votes because he walks out of the movie “smelling like gold.”
  • George Roy Hill is proposed as an alternative for directing both this film and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
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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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The Sting

1973

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The Sting

1973 film

Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey

Aired September 30, 2025

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