Apparently betrayed by Harry, Johnny shoots him in the back, only to be shot and killed by a federal agent. The con leads Lonnegan to place a $500,00 bet in the pair’s simulated parlor, only for the FBI to arrive on the scene. They enact an elaborate scheme involving false identities, a pretend betting betting parlor, and an extensive fake FBI investigation. After crime head Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw) kills Harry and Johnny’s pal over a matter of $11,000, the pair decide to seek retribution by hitting Lonegan where it hurts: his wallet.
The story of two charismatic con-men named Henry and Johnny (played by Paul Newman and Robert Redford), who set out to grift the mob boss responsible for the murder of their friend, The Sting is a cinema classic, and a great revenge film to boot. Violet overtakes his empty position at the company, Doralee goes on to success as a country singer, and Judy leaves the company for good, giving all three their happy endings, and achieving the ultimate revenge: success. Stunned by the increased productivity, he demands Hart join him for a special project in Brazil, which ends ignominiously with Hart’s kidnapping by a tribe of natives. Hart manages to escape - both physically and from the women’s blackmail plans - and returns to the office just as the Consolidated Companies Chairman of the Board arrives. While Hart is prevented from entering the office, the trio implement a multitude of new policies and programs that are instantly successful, leading to an influx in morale and productivity. What follows is a series of mishaps that finally finds the girls blackmailing Hart (and restraining him to his home). Violet takes action, poisoning his coffee, but Hart accidentally knocks himself out before drinking it. Subject to rampant misogyny at the hands of Hart and the men in their lives, the women fantasize together about ways to seek revenge on their bigoted boss.
(Dabney Coleman), 9 to 5 is a second-wave feminist comedy classic - and a great revenge film on its own. With a stellar trio of leads in Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, and Jane Fonda - who play friends and coworkers Doralee Rhodes, Violet Newstead, and Judy Bernly, respectively - and an eminently hateable villain in Consolidated Companies Vice President Franklin Hart Jr.
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