# The Sting (1973), 50 years later; movies that’ve held up well **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [March 19, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359 "2023-03-19T14:47:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359/121 "2023-04-03T14:04:51Z")
What move is that from? I tried searching but could not find it. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359/122 "2023-04-03T15:28:59Z")
[I aims to please.](https://youtu.be/9w6LtnvlLGI?t=40) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359/123 "2023-04-03T17:54:43Z")
Oh yes, forgot that one. It’s a good one. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359/124 "2023-05-02T14:42:20Z")
Okay, on the strength of the recommendations here, we watched **The Sting** last night. It was great. I really appreciated that they let the con unfold without telling the audience what the plan was. I did think the FBI was a fakeout at first, but Redford’s acting had me doubting myself so it wasn’t until the final shootout that I came back to, “Oh, it’s the scam.” Really beautifully done. I agree the hit woman thing was a bit shoehorned in. A friend of mine also pointed out that the hit woman would have been considered very plain to be a love interest for Redford, so it creates some mental discongruence. We also thought Redford could be easily recast with Brad Pitt. Brad Pitt kinda looks like Redford but his character in that movie, the humorous physicality, was very Pitt. I wonder if Redford was an influence on Pitt. I’m gonna be honest, Paul Newman knocked my socks off. The nuance in his acting is so good and he was a very handsome man. Couldn’t take my eyes off of him. That poker scene was great. What a hook! We’ve got **Butch Cassidy** on the list now. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359/125 "2023-05-02T16:01:50Z")
I say this as a straight man: Paul Newman must be the most handsome man who ever lived. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359/126 "2023-05-02T16:10:32Z")
Robert Redford. Also spoken as a straight man. Redford/Newman movies were contests as to who could out-handsome the other without trying. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359/127 "2023-05-02T16:15:08Z")
I can tell Robert Redford is unusually handsome, but I don’t see it in Newman. He just looks like a normal guy to me. Guess he’s not my type. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359/128 "2023-05-02T16:22:23Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > it was Valerie Perrine! Trivia: she was supposed to be “Jugs” in _Mother, Jugs & Speed_ but couldn’t reach an agreement regarding her salary. So they got Raquel instead. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359/129 "2023-05-02T16:25:40Z")
> [@Llama\_Llogophile](#): > > He just looks like a normal guy to me. You must be the last person on Earth with a B&W TV. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359/130 "2023-05-02T16:29:37Z")
> [@Llama\_Llogophile](#): > > I can tell Robert Redford is unusually handsome, but I don’t see it in Newman. He just looks like a normal guy to me. Guess he’s not my type. I feel the same way about Redford/Pitt. Fine acting, though. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359/131 "2023-05-02T16:36:11Z")
I’m with Llama. I love Newman’s acting and his ability to play Everyman. Like Tom Hanks is to me. But when I see Newman I’m not struck with handsome. But I am when I see a younger Redford and Pitt. ---
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359/132 "2023-05-02T16:52:18Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > The nuance in his acting is so good And he makes a mean salad dressing. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359/133 "2023-05-02T16:54:28Z")
And he drove a mean racecar. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359/134 "2023-05-02T19:29:16Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > I say this as a straight man: Paul Newman must be the most handsome man who ever lived. > [@silenus](#): > > Robert Redford. Also spoken as a straight man. Another straight man, here: Christopher Reeve for the hat trick. Newman and Redford both got better looking as they got older. I watched _Barefoot in the Park_ a long time ago and my first reaction was **That lead actor is going to be Robert Redford when he grows up**. And I was right. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359/135 "2023-05-02T20:16:46Z")
Thought I’d put these here for a fair comparison. Newman is about 10 years older than Redford, who is about 25 years older than Pitt. Here are all three at around 30 (give or take a couple of years). Newman [![](https://i0.wp.com/www.lippsisters.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/PDVD_22111.jpg?w=300) ](https://i0.wp.com/www.lippsisters.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/PDVD_22111.jpg?w=300) Redford [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eftr0RqXkAY0ldm?format=png&name=360x360) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eftr0RqXkAY0ldm?format=png&name=360x360) Pitt [![](https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/11018732_10153087216455396_342878434826054092_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=9267fe&_nc_ohc=KAHjGBlHm6cAX-4olxA&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.xx&oh=00_AfDsk_rGPDsOKh6A72-G0WijTVd8DQVk7blCYTWs95OZGA&oe=6478F648) ](https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/11018732_10153087216455396_342878434826054092_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=9267fe&_nc_ohc=KAHjGBlHm6cAX-4olxA&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.xx&oh=00_AfDsk_rGPDsOKh6A72-G0WijTVd8DQVk7blCYTWs95OZGA&oe=6478F648) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359/136 "2023-05-11T21:40:51Z")
Back in the 80’s Michigan was celebrating its’ 150th anniversary and the relatives of celebrities from Michigan were making commercials saying how the famous family members were being invited back. I saw Newman’s brother, and omg he was just about as good looking as Paul. Also, Madonna’s brother was a hunk too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359.md?page=6)