Day 5: The Sting (1973)

History
I had heard a lot about this over the years. It's been on my Grandfather's movie rack for as long as I remember. When I saw it there, I thought it was about killer bees or something. Turns out I was wrong. This is the second and last film that teams up director George Roy Hill with actors Paul Newman and Robert Redford, the first being Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The Sting won 7 oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.

What it's about
It's about two con men, avenging a friend's death, working together with a lot of other cons to pull off a big "sting" to take a mob boss's money.

Random connections
One of the main con-men in this, is also on a few episodes of the first season of Soap. The Sting also has Robert Earl Jones who was also in Witness from a couple days ago, although I don't know who the hell he was in that. Oh yeah and he's James Earl Jones's dad too.

Thoughts
I liked the look of the movie, from the 1930s setting to the the scene wipes. The main cast of characters was introduced in the opening credits which is also pretty nice. There were chapter breaks which segmented the movie with title cards, a nice addition. The Scott Joplin piano rag "The Entertainer" was awesome too. Lots of surprises in this movie as well, great stuff all around.

Rating
AWW Hell yeah!