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The Big Picture It may come as a great surprise to many that Robert Redford—one of the most tantalizing movie stars in the history of cinema—has only received one Academy Award nomination for acting. While the Oscars have garnered plenty of vitriol over the years for their snubs and dismissals, overlooking Redford's effortless charm and charisma is an egregious misstep.
Following the success of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Newman and Redford reunited for The Sting, though this would be their last collaboration together despite forever being immortalized as a cinematic pair. The Sting would also see the return of George Roy Hill behind the camera, working with a script by David S. Ward which was inspired by the book, The Big Con, by David Maurer, which detailed the real-life cons perpetrated by brothers, Fred and Charley Gondorff.
Robert Redford is Effortlessly Charming as a Con Man in 'The Sting' Close In more ways than one, The Sting's Johnny Hooker is the quintessential Robert Redford role. As soon as the old-timey opening credits roll, accompanied by the Scott Joplin tune, "The Entertainer," and introduce Redford with a glowing smile, wearing a pinstripe suit, and holding a flower bouquet, you are assured that he was born to play this part and inhabit this period setting.
Soon enough, Gondorff adopts Hooker as an apprentice of sorts, offering him hard truths in the art of conning and giving him a hair and wardrobe makeover. In only three years since Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Paul Newman seems to have aged considerably—not so much through appearance, though, but in presence. Naturally, his performance emphasizes the master-apprentice dynamic between him and Redford.
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