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The Sting II

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A follow-up to the classic original, this film finds con men Fargo Gondorff (Jackie Gleason) and Jake Hooker (Mac Davis) reuniting for another scam. While Hooker matches wits with the seductive Veronica (Teri Garr), she ultimately becomes an ally when the schemers take on their old archrival, Doyle Lonnegan (Oliver Reed), and his fellow shady character, Gus Macalinski (Karl Malden). Hooker poses as a washed-up boxer, and Gondorff and Veronica help to set up the sting.
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Rita Kempley Washington Post 01/09/2021
The twists and turns from there on are more predictable than suspenseful. So are the jokes. Go to Full Review Janet Maslin New York Times 04/14/2015
Moves slowly, looks terrible and copies the first film shamelessly. Rather than a sequel, it's a retread, with David S. Ward's screenplay supplying hoodlum lingo you could cut with a knife and outlining a set of similar shenanigans. Go to Full Review Tom Milne Time Out 04/14/2015
First time round, if you got bored with the endlessly twisting convolutions of the scam, there were compensations in the fancifully nostalgic settings and the host of quirky minor characters. This time you stay bored. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 01/28/2024
3/5
despite the lack of star-power, there’s much to enjoy here, with neat support from Karl Marlden, Oliver Reed and Teri Garr. Forever in the shadow of the original film, The Sting II is worth checking out for curiosity’s sake. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 02/15/2020
2/4
This project should have been axed. Instead, it was made with Robert Redford replaced by Mac Davis(!) and Paul Newman replaced by Jackie Gleason(!!). Go to Full Review Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) 09/03/2019
The film is flat, without any invention or humor. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Gabriel M @Anonymous12 Jan 18 Not as bad as what I suspected. While not on the same level as the original since this includes a different cast, Jackie Gleason’s performance in this film is a lot better than the second Smokey and the bandit movie. See more Blu B @RT43513976 Jul 21 It's borderline incoherent at times because the editing just isn't good. It cuts so fast at first and than really drags in the second half and becomes sooooo boring but it makes more sense. The pacing is just terrible honestly. The worst part is the humor moments in this and they don't even use Gleason for hardly any of them. There is lots of production value here and captures the look and feel of the first well but the direction is so basic and the humor moments are terrible. This is just lots of talking too and scenes especially in the first half just don't make sense and it's just not good overall. Everything else is ok. Gleason is so....ok it's kind of bizarre. He doesn't even come close to Newman and honestly none of the cast does. It comes very clse to just repeating the first movie honestly and nothing is done well at all. Again it's crazy how boring this gets and terribly jumpy it can be. Gleason,Malden, and everyone elses stories can feel like seperate stories constantly and barely tie toegether with the end fight which isn't even done that well. Skip this. Not even worth acknowledging it exists. See more Stephen C @bob25009 May 30 1 hour and 42 minutes of unfunny comedy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more alan g @agenser 02/28/2024 How did they convince Arnold to make this movie? Must have been when that no talent hack Devito was flavor of the month. Unfunny, insipid premise, any movie with Devito is a bomb. See more 02/27/2017 It's not as awful as most people say. If you're going to watch it, just forget that you have ever seen the first movie, which of course is one of the best ever made. The Sting II is a fun watch if you don't force the comparison between the two. See more 06/13/2016 Minus Redford and Newman, this sequel stood no chance of succeeding. It's identical to the original in plot and concept minus the fun and energy of its predecessor. See more Read all reviews
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Jeremy Kagan

Director

Jackie Gleason

Fargo Gondorff

Mac Davis

Jake Hooker

Teri Garr

Veronica

Karl Malden

Gus Macalinski

Oliver Reed

Lonnegan

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Synopsis A follow-up to the classic original, this film finds con men Fargo Gondorff (Jackie Gleason) and Jake Hooker (Mac Davis) reuniting for another scam. While Hooker matches wits with the seductive Veronica (Teri Garr), she ultimately becomes an ally when the schemers take on their old archrival, Doyle Lonnegan (Oliver Reed), and his fellow shady character, Gus Macalinski (Karl Malden). Hooker poses as a washed-up boxer, and Gondorff and Veronica help to set up the sting.
Director
Jeremy Kagan
Producer
Jennings Lang
Screenwriter
David S. Ward
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 18, 1983, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 7, 2015
Runtime
1h 42m