The Sting II (1983)

Lonnegan is planning to get back at Gondorff and Hooker for bilking him out of half a million. At the same time Gondorff and Hooker are planning their next caper. And their mark is a man ... See full summary »

Director:

Jeremy Kagan

Writer:

David S. Ward

Stars:

Jackie Gleason, Mac Davis, Teri Garr

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Gleason	...	Fargo Gondorff
Mac Davis	...	Jake Hooker
Teri Garr	...	Veronica
Karl Malden	...	Gus Macalinski
Oliver Reed	...	Lonnegan
Bert Remsen	...	Kid Colors
Kathalina Veniero	...	Blonde with Kid Colors
José Pérez	...	Carlos (Lonnegan's Guard) (as Jose Perez)
Larry Bishop	...	Gellecher (Lonnegan's 2nd Guard)
Francis X. McCarthy	...	Lonnegan's Thug (as Frank McCarthy)
Richard C. Adams	...	Lonnegan's Thug
Ron Rifkin	...	Eddie
Harry James	...	Band Leader
Frances Bergen	...	Lady Dorsett
Monica Lewis	...	Band Singer

Storyline

Lonnegan is planning to get back at Gondorff and Hooker for bilking him out of half a million. At the same time Gondorff and Hooker are planning their next caper. And their mark is a man named Macalinski, who makes Lonnegan look like a pussycat. There con is boxing match and Hooker is the fighter whom they have to make look good but Macalinski needs some convincing, and Hooker is a little rusty.

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Plot Keywords:

boxing | brooklyn new york city | sequel | 1940s | coney island brooklyn new york city | 

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Taglines:

The con is on... place your bets!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

18 February 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Next Sting

Filming Locations:

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$6,300,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Sting used of old-fashioned title cards interspersing various sections of the movie but their use was dispensed of for this sequel.

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Goofs

Both times that Hooker rides the Coney Island roller coaster, his cap stays neatly in place, on his head, for the entire ride. In reality, that type of coaster can reach speeds of 60-70mph. His cap should've blown off during the first drop.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: The Stinkers of 1983 (1984)

User Reviews

not a bad sequel

sequels often disappoint and are often the poor relation of the first film. However, this is a very under-rated, well written and acted sequel. It had me guessing until the end and had me thinking about what happened several hours after it had ended, normally a good sign for me of a compelling, interesting movie. Completely different cast from the first film but there are no B-listers here. Sets were authentic for the 1940's too and in those days, low-level boxing bouts were ripe with tales of corruption and allegations of fighters taking dives on the whims of unscrupulous gamblers and the movie set the scene perfectly in my opinion. Ignore the low IMDb rating, its more significant for me that there are very few votes so in statistical terms, the sampling is too low. If you are after a cleverly done, fast moving tale about grifting and the art of the con that acts as a fine compliment to the original film, this ones for you!