Casino (1995) is based on the true story of two mobster best friends and a trophy wife who create their own gambling empire. It’s jam-packed full of violence, money, power and greed – and it is no surprise it now viewed as one of the world’s finest gangster films. Here are 10 Casino movie facts you must read.

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Casino Cast

The film is based on the nonfiction book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas by Nicholas Pileggi, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the film with Scorsese. It stars Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, Don Rickles, Kevin Pollak and James Woods. The film marks the eighth collaboration between director Scorsese and De Niro. The famous hit movie Casino was released in the year 1995. It was directed by the prestigious Martin Scorsese and it starred Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro and Sharon Stone. The plot was actually inspired by a real-life person, known as Frank Rosenthal. He managed the Fremont, Stardust and Hacienda casinos in Vegas.

1. The Real Mobsters

Remember the scene where Nicky (Pesci) visits Ace (De Niro) at his house to talk to Richard Rheil, the banker? Look at the photograph on the counter – as it is a picture of Lefty Rosenthal and Tony Spilotro, who are the real guys De Niro and Pesci are playing.

2. Continuity

As Robert De Niro’s character was a chain smoker, he always held his cigarettes the same distance from the lit end so the lengths never appeared to change on film.

3. Juggling

Frank ‘Lefty’ Rosenthal hated the scene where Sam juggles on his TV show, The Frank Rosenthal Show, maintaining that he never juggled and that De Niro’s scene made him look foolish.

4. The Jewellery Store

The Jewellery store owner who is robbed by Nicky’s boys was a real-life Las Vegas jeweller, and his line “I just got a shipment of diamonds from Israel” was not in the script.

5. James Woods

James Wood’s limes were mostly improvised. He was not supposed to speak at Ginger’s wedding scene, but came up with an idea that it would suit Lester’s character to be with a prostitute whilst doing cocaine when talking to Ginger on the phone.

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6. Criminal Consultants

Martin Scorsese hired a number of real-life parolees from the same era as consultants. He also worked with F.B.I agents who had busted the same parolees.

7. Three-Hour Movie

Cinemas aren’t overkeen on lengthy movies, as it means less screenings and therefore less money. He was aware that the producers wanted it to be a three hour movie, but he ignored them anyway, saying it is a “fast three hour movie”.

8. Broken Rib

Pesci suffered a broken rib when De Niro threw his character through a glass door in Raging Bull. The injury led to Pesci breaking the same rib once again when filming the Casino scene where he is bundled into the cornfield hole with his dead brother.

9. The Costume Budget

The costume budget for Casino was a whopping $1 million, as Robert De Niro wore 70 different costumes, while Sharon Stone wore 30 vintage and bespoke outfits. The actors were also allowed to keep their costumes afterwards.

10. 7,000 Extras

7,000 extras featured in the Casino movie, from bellboys to strippers – and 120 of them had speaking parts.

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Casino Movie 1995 Cast

Cast: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Don Rickles, and Kevin Pollak

Movie Casino 1995

Director: Martin Scorsese

Review:

Martin Scorsese is known for his iconic mobster movies (Goodfellas, Mean Streets, Gangs of New York etc.) filled with violence, sexuality and profanity, yet Casino is the most unique and different out of all of Scorsese’s gangster works, and always cements his place as the best director in the genre — and within the top three directors in American film history.

Legendary film critic, Roger Ebert, was clearly a great admirer of Scorsese’s work (and it’s easy to see why). He gave this 90’s classic his highest rating of 4 stars, and while I agree with Roger’s points, I don’t believe it’s Scorsese’s best. However, it’s still a phenomenal film, filled with riveting storytelling and a stellar cast as always.

Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein (Robert De Niro) runs the fictional Tangiers casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. He’s successful, wealthy, and powerful, yet he’s up to his ears in corruption and illegality. He has no license – so he can’t actually operate the casino – and the only way he combats this is by changing his job title regularly to avoid suspicion. Friend, protector and mafia enforcer: Nicky (Joe Pesci) is undoubtedly unstable in the head, possibly psychopathic and constantly uneasy, so why not recruit him as your associate? Although that sounds like a ridiculous idea, Sam does it regardless. What then follows is a tale of deception, greed, violence and betrayal, sprinkled with a little romance on top.

Clocking in at almost 3-hours, Casino is one of Scorsese’s longest running films, and while it’s not exactly boring, it still does feel long and slow. But Scorsese is so fantastic at telling a story, that Casino remains a great entry into his catalogue of riveting and dramatic tales. However, Casino feels different simply because I don’t really consider it to be a barebones mafia film — because it isn’t a barebones mafia film. There is a lot more to it due to the inclusion of the casino sub plot and the romance sub plot. It just feels different, and that’s exactly why Casino works so well as a gritty and complex crime drama.

Robert De Niro is always fantastic under Scorsese’s direction. And there is no change in the trend with Casino, because De Niro is just as charismatic, just as cool, and just as legendary as he always is. His character works because of De Niro. He’s a staple of the genre and will always be known for his mafioso pictures. As his counterpart, Joe Pesci is just as maniacal as he was in Goodfellas, if not more… He’s just like a timebomb waiting to blow, and we as the audience never know when that’s going to happen, and because of that, Pesci has such an uneasy atmosphere around him. This really is expert acting from Pesci, yet the lingering memory of him as Tommy in Goodfellas still possibly outshines him as Nicky in Casino…

The pacing of Casino is quite effective. It’s very slow, but the story works well because of it’s speed — or lack of it. The third act is filled with tension and contains possibly the most violent scene Scorsese has ever directed (the cornfield scene). And because we care about the characters, the payoff and conclusion of the film works even better, and really has an emotional impact which stays with you for days after watching it; not to mention the satisfying ending.

The romance in the film is subtle enough to be untypical, but relevant enough to be significant. Sharon Stone is wonderful as Robert De Niro’s love interest. Ginger (her character) is a well-respected hustler and a despicably shallow gold digger. And Stone is absolutely fantastic in this role — especially in the third act where we see her character deteriorate in to what can only be explained as an acting phenomenon from Stone.

Ginger has possibly the most interesting character arc in the entire picture. Her development throughout the 3-hour runtime is simply magnificent due to Scorsese’s excellent direction. It really shows him at his everlasting peak, and looking at it from a filmmaking perspective, many directors simply wouldn’t have the ability nor the expertise to handle such a sensitive character, and depict such a complex story. And when you look at it like that, you really get grip on to why Martin Scorsese is arguably the greatest director to ever grace the silver screen.