Universal Pictures
The Sting Collection
The Sting II
The con is on... place your bets!
Hooker and Gondorf pull a con on Macalinski, an especially nasty mob boss with the help of Veronica, a new grifter. They convince this new victim that Hooker is a somewhat dull boxer who is tired of taking dives for Gondorf. There is a ringer. Lonigan, their victim from the first movie, is setting them up to take the fall.
- Original title
- The Sting II
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- $6,347,072
Filipe Manuel Neto
Sep 13, 2023 · via TMDB
**We can almost say that any similarity with the first “Sting” is a pure coincidence.** I loved the first film, but when I saw that there had been a sequel, I was suspicious: normally, they are always much weaker than the originals. And so it was! This film is nothing more than a pale shadow of its predecessor. It attempts to follow up the story of the con artists from the first film, with a script set four to five years later, however it is a much weaker, disjointed, conventional and predictable story. It's not really worth summarizing: suffice it to say that the crooks are back to avenge a comrade who was killed. The cast is completely different from the original film, and that was one of the first red flags for me, even before the start. If the first film was a nest of first-rate artists like Robert Shaw, Robert Redford or Paul Newman, this film relies on weaker actors because the first ones didn't want to return to the project. And my red flags raised higher when I saw that it was another director, Jeremy Kagan. I don't know him, but I wasn't impressed with his work here. When we talk about the actors, the best we have is Jackie Gleason. He's not great, but he does a good job, with commitment and some talent, that deserves a very positive note. Mac Davis is much less successful, not going much beyond average. The same can be said of Karl Malden and Teri Garr, who do not shine in their roles. It's very little and doesn't meet the expectations at all, especially those of the public who saw the original film. Technically, the film shines due to its cinematography, good color and initial credits, which are a nod to the original film. This was very enjoyable and gave the film a really nice family comedy feel. I also liked most of the sets and costumes, as well as the period recreation. The problem is the soundtrack. If the first film used intelligently a series of melodies by Scott Joplin, one of the great composers in vogue at the time, this film was completely unable to do a similar exercise. However, the original soundtrack made by Lalo Schiffrin was good enough to deserve an Oscar nomination. The only nomination, which is still another bad note if we consider that the first film was nominated ten times and “cleaned” the auditorium by taking seven statuettes.
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Jackie Gleason
Fargo Gondorff
Mac Davis
Jake Hooker
Teri Garr
Veronica
Karl Malden
Gus Macalinski
Oliver Reed
Lonnegan
Bert Remsen
Kid Colors
José Pérez
Carlos (Lonnegan's Guard)
Larry Bishop
Gellecher (Lonnegan's 2nd Guard)
Francis X. McCarthy
Lonnegan's Thug
Richard C. Adams
Lonnegan's Thug
Ron Rifkin
Eddie
Harry James
Band Leader
Frances Bergen
Lady Dorsett
Monica Lewis
Band Singer
Val Avery
O'Malley
Paul Willson
Man in Ticket Line
Sidney Clute
Ticket Clerk
Hank Garrett
Cab Driver
John Hancock
Doc Brown
Larry Hankin
Handicap
Michael Alldredge
Big Ohio
Danny Dayton
Ring Announcer
Corey Michael Eubanks
Fighter
Tim Rossovich
Typhoon Taylor
Elaine Kagan
Macalinski's Girls
Carl Gottlieb
Maitre D'
David Ankrum
Waiter
Tony Giorgio
Rossovich (Macalinski's Man)
Woodrow Parfrey
Georgie
Cassandra Peterson
O'Malley's Girl
Max Wright
Floor Manager
Bob Minor
Tony Savitt
Benny Baker
Pyle
Sean O'Kane
Marty Fritz the Boxer (uncredited)
William Prince
Tuxedo (uncredited)
Felix Silla
Ringside man taking bets (uncredited)
Angela Robinson Witherspoon
Doc Brown's Girl
Bob Harks
Policeman
Drew Struzan
Art Designer
Bill Butler
Director of Photography
Corey Michael Eubanks
Stunts
Gilbert B. Combs
Stunts
Mic Rodgers
Stunts
Michael Runyard
Stunts
Jeremy Kagan
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Lalo Schifrin
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David S. Ward
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Dean Riesner
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