The Sting Page #3

Synopsis: Following the murder of a mutual friend, aspiring con man Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) teams up with old pro Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) to take revenge on the ruthless crime boss responsible, Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw). Hooker and Gondorff set about implementing an elaborate scheme, one so crafty that Lonnegan won't even know he's been swindled. As their big con unfolds, however, things don't go according to plan, requiring some last-minute improvisation by the undaunted duo.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Production: Universal Pictures
  Won 7 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.3
Metacritic:
80
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
PG
Year:
1973
129 min
1,983 Views


BLACK MAN:

(desperate to Mottola)

How bout you? I'll give you the

whole hundred!

STRANGER:

What makes you think you can trust

him? He didn't do sh*t.

MOTTOLA:

Hey, butt out, chicken liver. I

gave him back his wallet, didn't I?

(to black man)

How far is this place?

BLACK MAN:

1811 Mason. Put it in Box 3C. You

won't have no trouble. There's

five thousand dollars there and

here's a hundred for you.

MOTTOLA:

(taking the bundle of

bills from the black

man, plus the $100 bill)

All right. I'll make your drop for

you, old man. And don't worry, you

can trust me.

Mottola puts the bills in his inside coat pocket, right next

to the numbers money. The stranger, who has now finished

bandaging, watches him do it.

STRANGER:

If that punk and his pals decide to

search ya, you'll never fool 'em

carryin' it there.

BLACK MAN:

(suddenly afraid again)

What do we do?

STRANGER:

You got a bag or somethin?

BLACK MAN:

No.

STRANGER:

How 'bout a handkerchief?

BLACK MAN:

Here.

The stranger goes into the right coat pocket and pulls out a

wrinkled handkerchief.

STRANGER:

Let me have the money.

Mottola takes out the Black Man's five grand and hands it to

the Stranger. He puts it in the handkerchief.

STRANGER:

You better stick that other in here

too, if you wanta keep it.

BLACK MAN:

(pleading)

Just hurry, will ya.

Mottola pulls out the numbers money and puts it in the

handkerchief too. The stranger ties it all up.

STRANGER:

(demonstrating by

slipping the bundle

down into crotch)

All right. Carry it down in your

pants here.

(pulling it back out

and tucking it in

Mottola's pants)

Ain't no hard guy in the world

gonna frisk ya there.

MOTTOLA:

Thanks.

(to the black man)

So long, partner. Don't worry,

everything's gonna be all right.

The Black Man nods gratefully, but there's still a trace of

worry on his face. Mottola trots off down the alley and out

onto the street, glancing around cautiously for signs of

trouble. He walks hurriedly down the sidewalk toward the

cab stand in the distance. Suddenly the little man with the

knife appears out of a doorway about 15 yards behind him.

Mottola notices him and quickens his pace, finally breaking

into a dead run.

We follow him as he dashes headlong down the street, opening

a big lead on the guy with the knife. He reaches the taxi

zone. He hops in a cab and slams the door.

INT. TAXI - DAY

He jumps in, closes the door, and breathes a sigh of relief.

CABBIE:

Where to?

MOTTOLA:

Which way is Mason?

CABBIE:

About 20 blocks south.

MOTTOLA:

Okay, go north. The Joliet

Station -- Fast.

Mottola settles back in his seat and starts to laugh.

CABBIE:

What's so funny?

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David S. Ward

David Schad Ward (born October 25, 1945) is an American film director and screen writer. He is an Academy Award winner for the George Roy Hill heist film The Sting (1973). more…

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