The Sting "making of" featurette, "The Art of the Sting", included interviews with cast and crew. The film was released on Blu-ray in 2012, as part of Universal's 100th anniversary releases. The Sting The Sting is a 1973 American caper film set in September 1936, involving a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss (Robert Shaw). The film was directed by George Roy Hill, who had directed Newman and Redford in the western "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". Created by screenwriter David S. Ward, the story was inspired by real-life cons perpetrated
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days Sundance. Tom Berenger was cast after the studio were impressed by his performance in "Looking for Mr Goodbar". Jeff Corey, portraying Sheriff Bledsoe, was the only actor to reprise his role from the original 1969 film. Director Richard Lester stated he had never seen the first movie. The film reportedly lost $4 million. A DVD of the film was released by Anchor Bay Entertainment in February 2005. However, Anchor Bay has since lost distribution rights to the film and the DVD was forced to go out of print. Shout! Factory acquired the rights to the film and released it on