In this bonus episode of our show we are tying into our August with George Roy Hill series with a conversation about his arguably biggest hit, the 1973 The Sting. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how at the time when The New Hollywood wave was cresting, this movie became one of the biggest success stories of the year, how its convoluted plot machinations have contributed to the movie being referred to as one of the best written films in Hollywood history and how it managed to succeed at the box office despite competing against The Exorcist. We also talk about whether the movie's central story makes logical sense, if Paul Newman and Robert Shaw could cheat using the same tampered deck of cards and how the movie did for men's fashion what Bonnie and Clyde did for lady chic.
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