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| + | ====== Casino ====== | ||
| + | ===== Original Non-Fiction Book Basis ===== | ||
| + | Casino is adapted from Nicholas Pileggi' | ||
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| + | ===== Frank " | ||
| + | Robert De Niro's character Sam " | ||
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| + | ===== Anthony Spilotro Inspiration ===== | ||
| + | Joe Pesci' | ||
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| + | ===== Geri McGee Real Life Basis ===== | ||
| + | Sharon Stone' | ||
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| + | ===== Frank Rosenthal De Niro Fan Factor ===== | ||
| + | Frank Rosenthal originally had no interest in helping writer Nicholas Pileggi, but eagerly cooperated as soon as he learned Robert De Niro was set to play him. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Saul Bass Final Opening Title Sequence ===== | ||
| + | Renowned graphic designer Saul Bass created the film's memorable opening sequence of Ace falling through fire, which turned out to be the final film title project of his legendary career. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Scorsese Canceled Sharon Stone Auditions ===== | ||
| + | Sharon Stone almost missed out on playing Ginger after two canceled meetings led her to think Scorsese was snubbing her, prompting the director to track her down at a restaurant to make a personal appeal. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Filming at Riviera Casino Operating Hours ===== | ||
| + | Production shot inside the real Riviera Casino in Las Vegas four nights a week between midnight and 10 AM, when foot traffic was lowest. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Joe Pesci Double Take by Real Pit Bosses ===== | ||
| + | Joe Pesci looked so remarkably similar to the real Tony Spilotro in full makeup that real casino pit bosses who knew Spilotro reportedly double-took when Pesci walked onto set. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Scorsese Statement of No Plot ===== | ||
| + | Martin Scorsese famously described the structure of Casino in interviews by stating that the three-hour epic essentially had "no plot at all." [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Clockers Hand-Off to Spike Lee ===== | ||
| + | Martin Scorsese originally planned to direct the 1995 drama Clockers, but handed the director' | ||
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| + | ===== Simultaneous Book and Screenplay Writing ===== | ||
| + | Unlike Goodfellas, Nicholas Pileggi wrote the non-fiction book Casino simultaneously alongside co-writing the movie script with Scorsese. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Tangiers Based on Stardust Casino ===== | ||
| + | The fictional Tangiers Casino was created as a stand-in for the real-life Stardust Resort and Casino, which was funded by mob pension loans. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Real Dealers and Pit Bosses Cast ===== | ||
| + | To enhance visual authenticity, | ||
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| + | ===== Costume Colors Chaos Alignment ===== | ||
| + | Costume designer Rita Ryack designed Ace Rothstein' | ||
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| + | ===== De Niro's 70 Costume Changes ===== | ||
| + | Robert De Niro wore approximately 70 distinct custom outfits throughout the movie, contributing to a wardrobe budget exceeding $1 million. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Sharon Stone' | ||
| + | Sharon Stone wore around 40 customized period gowns and outfits during production, matching the film's lavish production value. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== 45-Pound Gold Beaded Gown Injury ===== | ||
| + | The white-and-gold beaded gown worn by Sharon Stone in her opening scene weighed 45 pounds and reactivated a back injury during filming. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Head in a Vice MPAA Distraction ===== | ||
| + | Scorsese intentionally included the shocking head-in-a-vice torture scene to draw attention away from other violent moments during the MPAA ratings review. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Head in a Vice Real Billy McCarthy Interrogation ===== | ||
| + | The head-in-a-vice interrogation scene was inspired by real-life mobster Tony Spilotro' | ||
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| + | ===== James Woods Nixon Overlap Shooting ===== | ||
| + | James Woods shot all of his scenes as Lester Diamond in just two days because he was simultaneously filming Oliver Stone' | ||
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| + | ===== Pesci Broken Rib in Cornfield Execution ===== | ||
| + | Joe Pesci suffered a broken rib while filming the cornfield beatdown sequence, breaking the exact same rib De Niro had broken while filming Raging Bull 15 years prior. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Real Car Bombing Stabilization Plate ===== | ||
| + | The opening car explosion accurately reflects Frank Rosenthal' | ||
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| + | ===== $1 Million Massive Costume Budget ===== | ||
| + | The film spent over $1 million solely on period wardrobe styling, establishing a record for contemporary modern crime drama productions. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== F-Word Count Over 400 Times ===== | ||
| + | The dialogue features pervasive profanity, with variations of the F-word spoken 435 times throughout the film's runtime. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Oscar Goodman Real-Life Attorney Role ===== | ||
| + | Oscar Goodman, who plays Ace's defense attorney in the film, was a real-life Las Vegas mob attorney who was later elected Mayor of Las Vegas in 1999. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Phone Booth Hand-Holding Comfort ===== | ||
| + | During Ginger' | ||
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| + | ===== Fake Counting Room Built on Set ===== | ||
| + | The Riviera Casino refused to allow cameras inside their actual secure count room, forcing production to construct a replica counting room set. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Golden Globe Award for Sharon Stone ===== | ||
| + | Sharon Stone' | ||
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| + | ===== Roger Ebert Four-Star Rating ===== | ||
| + | Film critic Roger Ebert awarded Casino a full four-star rating, praising its detailed historical look at how mob operations managed Las Vegas. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Ebert Note on Mob Skimming Operations ===== | ||
| + | Ebert noted in his review that the film serves almost as a documentary detailing how the mob skimmed uncounted cash from casino floors to deliver to Midwestern bosses. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Teamsters Union Pension Fund Financing ===== | ||
| + | The film depicts how mobsters used the Teamsters Central States Pension Fund as an unofficial bank to finance Las Vegas casino acquisitions. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== De Niro and Pesci Dialogue Improvisation ===== | ||
| + | Scorsese frequently allowed Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci to improvise their conversational dialogue by simply giving them starting and ending targets for scenes. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Actresses Considered for Ginger Role ===== | ||
| + | Before casting Sharon Stone, producers considered several high-profile actresses for Ginger, including Uma Thurman, Cameron Diaz, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nicole Kidman, and Madonna. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Nicky Santoro True Story Escalation ===== | ||
| + | Joe Pesci' | ||
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| + | ===== Blacklisted from Nevada Gaming Commission ===== | ||
| + | In 1979, the real Tony Spilotro was officially placed in the Nevada Gaming Commission' | ||
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| + | ===== Sherwin Lisner Unauthorized Hit ===== | ||
| + | The real Tony Spilotro angered Chicago mob bosses by conducting unauthorized executions in Las Vegas, including the murder of informant Sherwin Lisner. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Burying Alive in Cornfield Historical Shift ===== | ||
| + | While the film depicts Nicky and his brother being beaten and buried in an Indiana cornfield, the real Spilotro brothers were murdered in an Illinois basement before being buried in a cornfield. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Name Changes for Legal Protections ===== | ||
| + | All major characters had their real names changed for legal reasons: Frank Rosenthal became Sam Rothstein, Geri McGee became Ginger McKenna, and Tony Spilotro became Nicky Santoro. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== 179-Minute Epic Runtime ===== | ||
| + | With a final running time of 179 minutes, Casino stands as one of Martin Scorsese' | ||
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| + | ===== Stardust Track Playing Three Times ===== | ||
| + | As a subtle nod to the real Stardust Casino that inspired the Tangiers, the song " | ||
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| + | ===== Real Cheaters Refusal to Reveal Secrets ===== | ||
| + | When consulting on the film, professional casino cheaters refused to disclose their actual working techniques to avoid alerting modern casino security teams. [([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Frank Rosenthal FBI Informant Posthumous Reveal ===== | ||
| + | Following his death in 2008, documents revealed that Frank " | ||
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| + | ===== Rosenthal Ban from Nevada Casinos "Black Book" ===== | ||
| + | In 1987, Frank Rosenthal was officially added to Nevada' | ||
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| + | ===== Follow-Up to Goodfellas in Mafia Genre History ===== | ||
| + | Film critics frequently pair Casino alongside Goodfellas and Mean Streets as the defining pillars of Martin Scorsese' | ||
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