Casino (1995)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers (WGA):

Nicholas Pileggi (book)
Nicholas Pileggi (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

22 November 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | History

Tagline:

You don't stay at the top forever

Plot:

Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two mobster best friends and a trophy wife over a gambling empire.

Plot Keywords:

Casino | 1970s | Gambling | Mafia | Murder

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 24

1:10 AM

HBO

Cast

Robert De Niro	...	Sam 'Ace' Rothstein
Sharon Stone	...	Ginger McKenna
Joe Pesci	...	Nicky Santoro
James Woods	...	Lester Diamond
Frank Vincent	...	Frank Marino
Pasquale Cajano	...	Remo Gaggi
Kevin Pollak	...	Phillip Green
Don Rickles	...	Billy Sherbert
Vinny Vella	...	Artie Piscano
Alan King	...	Andy Stone
L.Q. Jones	...	Pat Webb
Dick Smothers	...	Senator
Joseph Rigano	...	Vincent Borelli
John Bloom	...	Don Ward
Melissa Prophet	...	Jennifer Santoro
Bill Allison	...	John Nance
Gene Ruffini	...	Vinny Forlano
Dominick Grieco	...	Americo Capelli
Erika von Tagen	...	Amy Rothstein (Older)
Frankie Avalon	...	Himself
Steve Allen	...	Himself
Jayne Meadows	...	Herself
Jerry Vale	...	Himself
Catherine Scorsese	...	Piscano's Mother
Oscar Goodman	...	Himself
Philip Suriano	...	Dominick Santoro (as Phillip Suriano)
Richard Amalfitano	...	Casino Executive
Richard F. Strafella	...	Casino Executive
Casper Molee	...	Counter
David Leavitt	...	Counter
Peter Conti	...	Arthur Capp
Cathy Scorsese	...	Piscano's Daughter (as Catherine T. Scorsese)
Steve Vignari	...	Beeper
Rick Crachy	...	Chastised Dealer
Larry E. Nadler	...	Lucky Larry
Paul Herman	...	Gambler in Phone Booth
Salvatore Petrillo	...	Old Man Capo
Joey DePinto	...	Stabbed Gambler (as Joey De Pinto)
Heidi Keller	...	Blonde at Bar
Millicent Sheridan	...	Senator's Hooker
Nobu Matsuhisa	...	Ichikawa
Toru Nagai	...	Ichikawa's Associate
Charlene Hunter	...	Ticket Agent
Dom Angelo	...	Craps Dealer
Joe Molinaro	...	Shift Manager
Ali Pirouzkar	...	High Roller
Frankie J. Allison	...	Craps Dealer (as Frankie Allison)
Jeff Scott Anderson	...	Parking Valet
Jennifer M. Abbott	...	Cashier
Frank Washko Jr.	...	Parking Valet
Christian A. Azzinaro	...	Nicky Santoro Jr. (7 Yrs)
Robert C. Tetzlaff	...	Custom's Agent
Anthony Russell	...	Bookie
Carol Wilson	...	Classroom Nun
Joe Lacoco	...	Detective Bob Johnson
John Manca	...	Wiseguy Eddy
Ronald Maccone	...	Wiseguy Jerry
Buck Stephens	...	Credit Clerk
Joseph P. Reidy	...	Winner (as Joseph Reidy)
Joe La Due	...	Signaller
Fred Smith	...	Security Guard
Sonny D'Angelo	...	Security Guard
Greg Anderson	...	Security Guard
Stuart Nisbet	...	LA Banker
Tommy DeVito	...	Crooked Poker Dealer
Frank Adonis	...	Rocky
Joseph Bono	...	Moosh
Craig Vincent	...	Cowboy
Daniel P. Conte	...	Doctor Dan
Paul Dottore	...	Slim
Richard T. Smith	...	Security Guard / Cowboy
David Rose	...	David
Jonathan Kraft	...	Jonathan
Michael McKensie Pratt	...	Showgirls Stage Manager
Patti James	...	Country Club Woman
Ruth Gillis	...	Country Club Woman
Carol Cardwell	...	Country Club Woman
Dean Casper	...	Elderly Man
Nan Brennan	...	Wife
Karyn Amalfitano	...	Wife
C.C. Carr	...	Wife
David Varriale	...	Flirting Executive
Darla House	...	Amy Rothstein (Baby)
Carol Krolick	...	Slapping Woman
Frank Regich	...	Slapped Man
Herb Schwartz	...	Maitre d'
Bret McCormick	...	Bernie Blue (as Max Raven)
Clem Caserta	...	Sal Fusco
Jed Mills	...	Jack Hardy
Janet Denti	...	Receptionist
Cameron Milzer	...	Secretary
Leain Vashon	...	Bellman
Jim Morgan Williams	...	Pit Boss
Brian Le Baron	...	Valet Parker
Mortiki Yerushalmi	...	Jewelry Store Owner
Mufid M. Khoury	...	Jeweler Fences
Khosrow Abrishami	...	Jeweler Fences
Richard Riehle	...	Charlie Clark
Mike Maines	...	Cop in Restaurant
Bobby Hitt	...	Cop in Restaurant
Shellee Renee	...	Showgirl in Parking Lot
Alfred Nittoli	...	Chastised Gambler
Carl Ciarfalio	...	Tony Dogs
Jack Orend	...	Baker (as Jack R. Orend)
Linda Perri	...	Ace's Secretary
Ffolliott Le Coque	...	Anna Scott
J. Charles Thompson	...	Judge
Michael Paskevich	...	Reporter at Airport
Mike Weatherford	...	Reporter at Airport
Eric Randall	...	Reporter at Airport
Gwen Castaldi	...	Business Week Reporter
Brian Reddy	...	Board Investigators
Roy Conrad	...	Board Investigators
Mike Bradley	...	TV Newsman
Dave Courvoisier	...	TV Newsman
George Comando	...	Piscano's Brother-in-Law
Andy Jarrell	...	Commissioner Bales
Robert B. Sidell	...	Control Board Member (as Robert Sidell)
Tyde Kierney	...	Control Board Member
Paige Novodor	...	Female Newscaster
Claudia Haro	...	Trudy
Sasha Semenoff	...	Orchestra Leader
Gil Dova	...	Juggler
George W. Allf	...	FBI Agent
Madeline Parquette	...	Woman Black Jack Dealer
Nick Mazzola	...	Male Blackjack Dealer
Jed L. Hansen	...	Pit Boss
Gino Bertin	...	Maitre d'
Mitch Kolpan	...	Detective
Csaba Maczala	...	Detective
Peter Sugden	...	Lip Reader
Rudy Guerrero	...	Maitre d' at Disco
Randy Sutton	...	Cop at Ace's House
Jeff Corbin	...	Cop at Ace's House
Sly Smith	...	FBI Agent
Joe Anastasi	...	FBI Agent
F. Marcus Casper	...	FBI Agent
Jeffrey Azzinaro	...	Nicky Santoro Jr. (10 Yrs)
Richard Wagner	...	FBI Agent
Carrie Cipollini	...	Piscano's Wife
Loren Stevens	...	Agent--Piscano Raid
Gary C. Rainey	...	Agent--Piscano Raid
David Arcerio	...	FBI Agent
Haven Earle Haley	...	Judge
Sam Wilson	...	Ambulance Driver
Michael Toney	...	Fat Sally
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeff Burbank	...	NGC Board Member (uncredited)
Phillip V. Caruso	...	Ace's Photographer (uncredited)
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon	...	Shotgun shooter (uncredited)
Walt G. Ludwig	...	Bar-tend Joe (uncredited)
Andrea Nittoli	...	Cocktail Waitress (uncredited)
Bobbie Paulson	...	(uncredited)
Steve Schirripa	...	Man in Bar (uncredited)
Charles Scorsese	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Martin Scorsese

Writing credits (WGA)
Nicholas Pileggi		(book)
Nicholas Pileggi		(screenplay) &
Martin Scorsese		(screenplay)

Produced by
Barbara De Fina	....	producer
Joseph P. Reidy	....	associate producer (as Joseph Reidy)

Cinematography by
Robert Richardson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Thelma Schoonmaker

Casting by
Ellen Lewis

Production Design by
Dante Ferretti

Art Direction by
Jack G. Taylor Jr.

Set Decoration by
Rick Simpson

Costume Design by
John A. Dunn		(as John Dunn)
Rita Ryack

Makeup Department
Ken Diaz	....	special makeup effects artist
Ilona Herman	....	hair stylist: Mr. De Niro
Ilona Herman	....	makeup artist: Mr. De Niro
Paul LeBlanc	....	hair designer: Ms. Stone (as Paul Le Blanc)
Mona Orr	....	hair stylist
James Sarzotti	....	hair stylist: Mr. Pesci
James Sarzotti	....	makeup artist: Mr. Pesci
Tricia Sawyer	....	makeup artist: Ms. Stone
Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil	....	key makeup artist
Peter Tothpal	....	key hair stylist
Alicia M. Tripi	....	hair stylist: stunt double Robert De Niro
René Dashiell Kerby	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Kim Donohue	....	makeup artist: second unit (uncredited)
Rob Hinderstein	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Wayne Toth	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Brad Goodman	....	post-production supervisor
Georgia Kacandes	....	unit production manager
Seth I. Shire	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Greenwood	....	second second assistant director
Scott Harris	....	second assistant director
Phil Marco	....	second unit director
Joseph P. Reidy	....	first assistant director (as Joseph Reidy)
Chris Surgent	....	dga trainee (as Christopher J. Surgent)
Bob Wagner	....	second second assistant director
Darin Rivetti	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Jonathan Starch	....	additional assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Omar Abderrahman	....	set dresser
Alan Allinger	....	construction foreman
Rodney Armanino	....	construction coordinator
Baird Caswell	....	mechanic
Bill Darrow	....	stand-by painter
Dale Haugo	....	head paint foreman
Mike Higelmire	....	lead person
Wendell A. Bud Hill II	....	stand-by carpenter (as Wendell A. 'Bud' Hill II)
A. Todd Holland	....	art department coordinator
Gary F. Kieldrup	....	assistant property master (as Gary Kieldrup)
Jerry Luthart	....	construction foreman
Paul A. Minitello	....	sign supervisor (as Paul Minitello)
Angelo Moreno	....	set dresser
Dennis J. Parrish	....	property master
Seyton Pooley	....	set dresser
Daniel Ross	....	set designer
Michael Ross	....	assistant property master (as Michael G. Ross)
Steven Schwartz	....	set designer
Cathy Scorsese	....	assistant property master (as Catherine T. Scorsese)
John A. Scott III	....	set dresser
David Snodgrass	....	set dresser
Allen P. Tallman	....	property assistant
Gilda Longoria	....	construction office assistant (uncredited)
Hugo Santiago	....	leadman set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
John G. Atkinson	....	sound technician
David Boulton	....	adr engineer
Kam Chan	....	foley editor
Benjamin Cheah	....	sound effects recordist (as Ben Cheah)
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Robert Fernandez	....	sound workstation manager (as Rob Fernandez)
Chris Fielder	....	assistant sound editor
Tom Fleischman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eugene Gearty	....	sound editor
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound editor
Sean Huff	....	apprentice sound editor
Frank Kern	....	foley editor
Dan Korintus	....	dialogue editor (as Dan Korintis)
Annette Kudrak	....	adr editor
Jeff Levison	....	stereo sound consultant: DTS
Blake Leyh	....	sound effects recordist
Skip Lievsay	....	supervising sound editor
Julie Lindner	....	assistant sound editor (as Julie Linder)
Marissa Littlefield	....	adr editor
Kimberly R. McCord	....	apprentice sound editor
Sylvia Menno	....	dialogue editor
Eliza Paley	....	dialogue editor
Glenfield Payne	....	sound editor
Bruce Pross	....	foley supervisor
Christopher Ramsey	....	boom operator (as Chris Ramsey)
Fred Rosenberg	....	dialogue supervisor
Reilly Steele	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Jeffrey Stern	....	dialogue editor (as Jeff Stern)
Steven Visscher	....	foley editor (as Steve Visscher)
Charles M. Wilborn	....	sound mixer
Lee Lemont	....	supervising adr editor: West Coast (uncredited)
Daniel Payton	....	sound editor (TV version) (uncredited)
Stuart Stanley	....	foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Scott Garcia	....	special effects technician
Paul J. Lombardi	....	special effects coordinator (as Paul Lombardi)
Chuck E. Stewart	....	assistant special effects
Parry Willard	....	assistant special effects
Robert G. Willard	....	assistant special effects
Evan Campbell	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Terry Erickson	....	special effects (uncredited)
Wayne Toth	....	special effects makeup (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
John Alagna	....	optical supervisor
Ben Barron	....	3D modeling
Craig Barron	....	visual effects supervisor: Matte World
Krystyna Demkowicz	....	executive in charge of production: Matte World Digital
Christopher Evans	....	chief digital matte artist (as Chris Evans)
Clayton R. Marsh	....	optical lineup (as Clayton Marsh)
Martin Matzinger	....	effects editorial
Cameron Noble	....	matte photography
Paul Rivera	....	digital composite supervisor
Morgan Trotter	....	3D architecture rendering
Michael Ventresco	....	effects animation
Mark Franco	....	visual effects executive producer: The Post Group (uncredited)
Rich McKay	....	camera assistant (uncredited)

Stunts
Greg Anderson	....	stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunts
Daniel W. Barringer	....	stunt coordinator
Richard L. Blackwell	....	stunts
Dan Bradley	....	stunts
Richard E. Butler	....	stunts (as Richard Butler)
Doug Coleman	....	stunt coordinator
Eliza Coleman	....	stunts (as Liza Sweeney)
Max Daniels	....	stunts
J. Mark Donaldson	....	stunts (as Mark Donaldson)
Christopher Doyle	....	stunts (as Chris Doyle)
Robert Elmore	....	stunts (as Bob Elmore)
Donna Evans	....	stunts
Gary Guercio	....	stunts
Dick Hancock	....	stunts
Loren Janes	....	stunts
Billy Judkins	....	stunts
Steven Lambert	....	stunts
Bob Marrocco	....	stunts
Peter McKernan	....	stunts
John Polce	....	stunts
Mario Roberts	....	stunts
J.P. Romano	....	stunts
John D. Sarviss	....	stunts (as John Sarvis)
Rick Sawaya	....	stunts
Rick Shuster	....	stunts (as Rick Schuster)
Paul Sklar	....	stunts
James Turner	....	stunts
Dirk Vahle	....	stunts
Jack Verbois	....	stunts
Dick Warlock	....	stunts
George P. Wilbur	....	stunts
Jim Wilkey	....	stunts
Mike Gunther	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Matthews	....	stunt double: Robert De Niro (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Colin Anderson	....	Steadicam assistant
Reynaldo Barrera	....	electrician
Bill Blaydes	....	grip (as William A. Blaydes)
Garrett Brown	....	Steadicam operator
Phillip V. Caruso	....	still photographer
Chris Centrella	....	key grip
Ted Chu	....	Steadicam assistant
Steve Craft	....	camera loader
Daniel C. Gold	....	camera operator
Khan Griffith	....	electrician (as Khan E. Griffith)
Chris Haarhoff	....	Steadicam operator
Mark Hadland	....	best boy electric (as Mark D. Hadland)
M. Todd Henry	....	camera operator
Ian Kincaid	....	gaffer (as Ian R. Kincaid)
Dean M. King	....	best boy grip
Kim Kono	....	rigging electrician (as Kim K. Kono)
Cindy Lagerstrom	....	electrician
Jerry Lane	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Dickinson H. Luke	....	rigging electrician (as Dickinson Luke)
John R. Manocchia	....	electrician
Hugh McCallum	....	grip
Todd McMullen	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael A. Mendez	....	key rigging grip
David L. Merrill	....	dolly grip
Nathan Miller	....	grip
J. Michael Muro	....	Steadicam operator (as Jim Muro)
Philip C. Pfeiffer	....	photographer: second unit (as Philip Pfeiffer)
Paul Plannette	....	second assistant camera
Robert A. Preston	....	grip
Newton Thomas Sigel	....	photographer: second unit (as Tom Sigel)
Bill Summers	....	grip
Victor Svimonoff	....	rigging gaffer
David Teasley	....	generator operator
Donald E. Thorin Jr.	....	first assistant camera (as Donald Thorin Jr.)
Brian Tilden	....	rigging best boy electric
Henry Tirl	....	Steadicam assistant
Tony Varuola	....	electrician (as Anthony Varuola)
Rick Whitfield	....	video supervisor (as Richard Allen Whitfield)
Ron Goodman	....	camera operator: SpaceCam (uncredited)
Daniel P. Moore	....	video operator (uncredited)
Randy Nolen	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Ray Favero	....	casting associate
Heather McCurdy	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jon Boyden	....	set costumer
Danna Edwards	....	key costumer
Oda Groeschel	....	costumer: Sharon Stone
Nancy McArdle	....	costume supervisor
Maggie Morgan	....	assistant costume designer
Valerie T. O'Brien	....	set costumer
Kenn Smiley	....	set costumer
Debra Tennenbaum	....	assistant costume designer
Monique Long	....	assistant to costume designer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Scott Brock	....	assistant editor: lightworks
Pasquale Buba	....	additional editor
Tom Foligno	....	second assistant editor (as Thomas Foligno)
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Joel Hirsch	....	first assistant film editor
Bob Kaiser	....	color timer
James Y. Kwei	....	associate editor (as James Kwei)
Beatrice Sisul	....	apprentice editor
Glenn Allen	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Robert Mackston	....	music editor (as Bobby Mackston)
Todd Milner	....	assistant music editor
Robbie Robertson	....	music consultant

Transportation Department
Glenn E. Anderson	....	driver (as Glenn Anderson)
Claudia Anglin	....	driver
Dan Anglin	....	transportation coordinator (as Danny Anglin)
Al Bartoli	....	driver
Duard Wayne Binkley	....	driver
John A. Brubaker	....	driver
Jack R. Campbell	....	driver
Bobby 'McCarran' Carter	....	driver
Michael Carter	....	driver (as Michael J. Carter)
William Carter	....	driver (as William C. Carter)
Richard K. Conboy	....	driver
Richard B. Darling	....	driver
William P. Davis	....	driver (as Bill Davis)
Mike Doyle	....	driver
Ralph 'Brad' Draper	....	driver (as Ralph B. Draper)
Casey Patrick Dugan	....	driver
Sean Dugen	....	driver (as Sean M. Dugan)
Everett Everett	....	driver (as Everett E. Everett)
Bill Gray	....	driver
Virgil E. Griffith	....	driver
John G. Guay	....	driver
Joshua Hancock	....	picture car coordinator (as Josh Hancock)
Donald S. Harback	....	driver
Kim Houser	....	picture car assistant
Buddy Hunter	....	transportation co-captain
Jerry Knight	....	driver
Angel Marquez	....	driver
Kristin Marshall	....	driver
Ardie McLaughlin	....	transportation captain
Dennis McLaughlin	....	driver (as Dennis L. McLaughlin)
John Nardone	....	driver (as John P. Nardone)
J. Gregory Orr	....	driver
Sandra Powell	....	driver
Charles Ramirez	....	driver
Ted Reed	....	driver
Danny Routhicaux	....	transportation co-captain (as Dan Routhieaux)
Troy Tomerlin	....	driver
Roger Wooge	....	driver
Anthony Zahn Jr.	....	driver
Brian Stransky	....	picture car production assistant (uncredited)

Other crew
Donna Armstrong	....	first aid (as Donna L. Armstrong)
Elaine Bass	....	title designer
Saul Bass	....	title designer
Margaret Bodde	....	assistant: Mr. Scorsese
Michael J. Burmeister	....	location manager
Howard Carey	....	production assistant (as Howard W. Carey)
Robin Chambers	....	assistant: Mr. De Niro
Frank Ciota	....	production assistant
Ralph Coleman	....	assistant location manager
Dianne E. Collins	....	unit publicist
Sheila Conneen	....	assistant: Ms. De Fina
Kathleen M. Courtney	....	production coordinator
Frank Cullotta	....	technical advisor
Murray Ehrenberg	....	technical advisor
Marianne Franco	....	production assistant
Kelli Gillam	....	assistant accountant
Jason Goedeker	....	production assistant
Karen Golden	....	script supervisor
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon	....	production assistant
George Joseph Gordon	....	production assistant
Dan Harvey	....	trainer: Mr. De Niro
Marty Jacobs	....	technical advisor
Kevin Kolovich	....	production assistant
Brett Kramer	....	craft service
Gary Kramer	....	craft service
Brady Kuhlman	....	production secretary (as Braden Kuhlman)
Cheryl Kurk	....	assistant accountant
Nicole Kwak	....	assistant production coordinator (as Nicole M. Carelli)
Spanky Lofland	....	production assistant
John Manca	....	technical advisor
Maggie Mancuso	....	location assistant (as Maggie Peterson-Mancuso)
Kristin Marshall	....	assistant: Ms. Stone
Paul Mayer	....	projectionist
Morgan Miles	....	assistant accountant (as Morgan M. Miles)
Tobia Minckler	....	production assistant
Elizabeth Morin	....	assistant: Mr. Pesci (as Elizabeth A. Morin)
James M. Morris	....	additional location manager
Cory C. Myler	....	production assistant
Douglas Owens	....	production assistant
Paulette Pierotti	....	assistant: Ms. Stone
Deborah Ricketts	....	video stock researcher
Stephanie Rose	....	accounting assistant
Todd Sampson	....	production assistant
John R. Saunders	....	production assistant (as John Saunders)
Wendy Sax	....	assistant: Ms. De Fina
Susan Stone	....	assistant production coordinator
Tim Swan	....	location liaison (as Tim Leary Swan)
Dixie D. Walker	....	production accountant
Matthew Warren	....	production assistant
Nadine F. Wilson	....	post-production accountant (as Nadine Wilson)
Tony Barbagiovanni	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sonny D'Angelo	....	technical consultant (uncredited)
Gary C. Ferraro	....	caterer (uncredited)
Rosie Heeter	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Bunnie Manchester	....	assistant: Sharon Stone (uncredited)
Madeline S. McEneney	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Peter McKernan	....	aerial coordinator (uncredited)
Michael Morgenthal	....	construction accountant (uncredited)
Robin Quinn	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Perry Santos	....	assistant: Martin Scorsese (uncredited)
Kim Sockwell	....	assistant: Mr. Scorsese (uncredited)
Victoria A. Zamora	....	assistant production accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures
• Syalis DA
• Légende Entreprises
• De Fina-Cappa

Distributors

• MCA/Universal Pictures (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm - Alfa (1995) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• CIC Video (????) (UK) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
• MCA (????) (USA) (video)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Universal Pictures (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Universal Studios Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Effects House, The (special visual effects) (as The Effects House)
• K.N.B. Effects Group (special makeup effects)
• Matte World Digital (special visual effects)

Other Companies

• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• Bulgari  jewelry
• C-5  foley recorded at
• Cinema Research  main title opticals
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Enotria Imports  costume jewelry
• For Stars Catering  catering
• Lear Casting  extras casting
• M/S Billings Publicity Ltd.  publicity
• MCA Soundtracks  soundtrack released by
• Oakdale Post Audio  adr facility
• Paul Martin Films  main title production services
• Sound One Corporation  sound re-recording
• Technicolor  color timing

Also Known As:

Casino (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal violence, pervasive strong language, drug use and some sexuality.

Runtime:

178 min

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Brazil:18 | Australia:R | Italy:VM14 | Philippines:R-18 | Israel:18 | India:A | Poland:15 | Argentina:18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Chile:18 | Denmark:16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (w) | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #34125) | Finland:K-18 | Finland:K-16 (cut) | Singapore:R(A) | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Baker, Mojave Desert, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Cameo: [Frank Cullotta]the grey-haired hitman in sunglasses near the end of the movie. He was the chief lieutenant of Tony "The Ant" Spilotro in the late '70s, early '80s. Cullotta entered the Witness Protection Program before the "cornfield incident" took place and was not present, unlike Marino.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Nicky, Frank Marino, and Nicky's wife Jennifer are in the kitchen after they return home from their flight, Nicky makes Jennifer turn her head upside down to have the diamonds he stole & smuggled through airport security fall out of her hair up-do onto the table. After all they all fall out, her hair "bun" releases and is hanging down in an undone, long ponytail. But immediately after that shot when the camera switches angles, Nicky slaps her on the cheek and her hair is back up in a bun the way it way originally.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ace Rothstein: [voice-over] When you love someone, you've gotta trust them. There's no other way. You've got to give them the key to everything that's yours. Otherwise, what's the point? And for a while, I believed, that's the kind of love I had.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Tékás (2001)

Soundtrack:

Unforgettable

Why isn't this on the top 250?!

This is one of the best films of the 90's hands down. Without a doubt this has become one of my favorite movies. I'm not sure why really, I just love it. I think because I read the book and a lot of what happened in real life happened in my little town in Chicago. No names, and my old boss who runs our town grocery store actually knew "Ace". Again, no names. That was always pretty cool to me, since my town really didn't have much excitement. I guess also because I'm a huge fan of Martin, Robert, and Joe's. When they work together, they create masterpieces.

I've read a lot of comments on IMDb, and more than 50% of the comments are calling this "Goodfells Part 2". Is it "Goodfellas Part 2", in my opinion, no. Yes, it's very similar situations, but it's not the same plot. It's a little more gory and more bright. "Casino" is mainly about the rise and fall of Las Vegas. When Robert DeNiro's character says "It's more like Disney Land now". Actually that's true, it's not like it used to be. I'm only 20, but my mom and dad told me how different the times were in the 60's and 70's. Everyone was more close and wanted to know who you were and how everything was going. Everything is more corporate greed now-a-days. But back onto the movie, it does have gangsta's in it, and with that comes some pretty gruesome violence.

Robert DeNiro. No words can describe how wonderful of an actor he is. If you read in most of my comments, you can tell I'm a fan. This movie is actually what made me into a huge fan of his. He's dialog and image is very powerful and you understand his position. You want to love him, even though technically he's a bad guy too, you still think he is so cool. A lot of people I talked too: the guys wanted to be him and the girls wanted to be with him. What a performance, it deserved more praise.

Joe does it again being the A$$hole who thinks with his gun and not with his head. Joe as an actor is very remarkable. He's only 5' 6'', but he is so intimidating. His speech in the desert with Ace and the big confrontation. "You want me to get out of my own town?! Don't *bleep* with me, Ace!" Does he swear in this movie? Oh, yeah. A lot, we're talking 400+ f-words, guys. But you get past the vulgar language and just enjoy what Joe says and does. The head vice scene and the metal bat scene with Joe is two of the most disturbing scenes in cinematic history.

Sharon Stone, what can I say? What a remarkable performance! She was very much robbed of her deserved Oscar. I was reading in my "Rober DeNiro: A history of his films" that Sharon over shined both Joe's and Robert's performance. In some ways that is very true. She plays a gold-digging, druggie, drunk, hustling, whore. She is very glamorous in the film though, she is covered in beautiful gowns and jewelery that no guy could ever resist. Her first scene where Robert first sees her and she is stealing chips from a guy who has "hired" her for a night was extremely effective. You can see why Ace fell so hard for her. What a terrific performance in the end. When she screams at Ace "I will go to the FBI! I will go to the police! I'm not protecting you anymore!", you get scarred and can't help but watch more even though you are sitting on your butt for more than 2 1/2 hours. You hate her character so much, you want her to get what's coming to her, that's what makes a terrific performance. When you actually want to make sure that this character gets the justice he or she deserves. Sharon, I apologize, you deserved more praise as well.

Martin Scorcesse. One of the greatest living directors of our time. This film was very wonderfully made with great visuals. The soundtrack really adds a lot, I'm telling you, and the theatrical trailer with the song "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones, what a great feel. Martin has been nominated several times for an Oscar, but they snub him. I think because his films are so violent and typical. But they remain classics. I'm disappointed with the Oscars, this man deserves more.

Whew. "Casino" is an excellent movie that I highly recommend for mob movie lovers. Don't compare this to "Goodfellas", let it stand on it's own. But please, this is not a movie for children in any manor. For the parents, this is a movie that should be on the wait until the later teens. It's very violent, we're talking a head in a vice, a beating with a metal bat(just to name a few violent scenes, there's more)drugs, sex, and very vulgar language. This is for adults only!It's a great movie that deserves very much to be on the top 250. I'd like to see it in the top 100, but we'll see.

10/10