Show notes
In part one of our discussion of the 1973 caper classic The Sting, we take on the far-from-easy task of recasting major and minor roles alike, including replacing Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Along the way we reveal our 30’s-era gangster nicknames, mix up Gondorf and Gandalf repeatedly, utter the phrase ‘Hooker’s Impatient Yang’, invent several new ways to refer to a well dressed man (suavarino?) and, somehow, bring up Dikembe Mutombo.
The Sting
Actors and Actresses Discussed
- Robert Shaw
- Gabriel Byrne
- Viggo Mortensen
- Tim Roth
- Liam Neeson
- Paul Newman
- Matthew McConaughey
- Kevin Spacey
- Idris Elba
- Bryan Cranston
- Josh Brolin
- Robert Redford
- Tom Hiddleston
- Christian Bale
- Justin Bartha
- Jake Johnson
- Harold Gould
- Donald Sutherland
- Robert Earl Jones
- Craig Robinson
- Eileen Brennan
- Rachel Weisz
- Charles Durning
- Ray Winstone
Movies and Links Discussed
- End of Days
- The Usual Suspects
- Miller’s Crossing
- Vanity Fair
- A History of Violence
- Eastern Promises
- Rob Roy
- The Grey
- Taken
- Schindler’s List
- Batman Begins
- House of Cards (TV Show)
- The Office (TV Show)
- Prometheus
- Pacific Rim
- Breaking Bad (TV Show)
- The Goonies
- Men in Black 3
- W.
- The Avengers
- Thor
- Midnight in Paris
- National Treasure
- The Hangover
- Dikembe Mutombo
- New Girl (TV Show)
- Pineapple Express
- Sexy Beast
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- Hugo