From time to time, I rewatch beloved old classic movies, because I love to revisit them and rediscover old things about them. I saw on Netflix that The Sting was available, so I started watching it again. I love, love, love this caper, it made me discover Robert Redford, Paul Newman and... poker (more on the latter in this post). Anyway, I was watching the movie and it struck me that it starts in the city of Joliet, Illinois. And that it might be the only thing I know about Joliet: it's featured in The Sting. Okay, so most of the action is set in the most famous and infamous Chicago, but I like when a work of crime fiction shed light on a lesser known place. Lesser known to someone like me who is not from the US anyway.
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3 comments:
I like watching old classic horror movies.
I love "The Sting" too and have seen it many times! And it still has one of the all-time great movie soundtrack albums!
I think the Blues Brothers has a scene in Joliet - hence Joliet Jake, John Belushi's nickname in the film. I love the Sting - such a great film and like Debra, I love that soundtrack.
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