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Overview
Tagline:
Inspired by the true story of five students who changed the game forever.Plot:
"21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Spacey Denies 'Diva' Claims (From WENN. 22 June 2008, 7:06 AM, PDT)
Boozy Bosworth Has No Memory Of Sex Scene (From WENN. 27 March 2008, 6:25 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Following the story in the book would have been better. moreUS Showtimes:
(register to personalize)Cast
(in credits order) | Jim Sturgess | ... | Ben Campbell |
 | Kevin Spacey | ... | Prof. Micky Rosa |
 | Kate Bosworth | ... | Jill Taylor |
 | Aaron Yoo | ... | Choi |
 | Liza Lapira | ... | Kianna |
 | Jacob Pitts | ... | Jimmy Fisher |
 | Laurence Fishburne | ... | Cole Williams |
 | Jack McGee | ... | Terry |
 | Josh Gad | ... | Miles Connoly |
 | Sam Golzari | ... | Cam |
| Helen Carey | ... | Ellen Campbell |
| Jack Gilpin | ... | Bob Phillips |
| Donna Lows | ... | Planet Hollywood Dealer #1 |
| Butch Williams | ... | Planet Hollywood Dealer #2 |
| Jeffrey Ma | ... | Planet Hollywood Dealer Jeff |
 | Frank Patton | ... | Planet Hollywood Floor Manager |
| Steven Richard Vezina | ... | Red Rock Dealer #1 |
| Chaska T. Werner | ... | Red Rock Dealer #2 |
| Kyle Morris | ... | Red Rock Dealer #3 (as Kyle D. Morris) |
| Frank DeAngelo | ... | Red Rock Host |
| Marcus Weiss | ... | Red Rock Valet |
 | Anthony DiMaria | ... | Hard Rock Doorman |
 | Christopher Michael Holley | ... | Philosophical Gambler (as Christopher Holley) |
| Scott Clark Beringer | ... | Big Shot (as Scott Beringer) |
 | Terasa Livingstone | ... | Russian's Girlfriend |
| Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | ... | Russian Mafioso (as Jeff Dashnaw) |
| Colin Angle | ... | Professor Hanes |
| Supriya Chakrabarti | ... | Professor |
| Bradley Thoennes | ... | Warren |
| Alice Lo | ... | Chinese Woman #2 |
| Sally Livingstone | ... | Chemistry Review Girl |
| Henry Houh | ... | Chinatown Dealer |
| Frank Chen | ... | Chinatown Host |
 | Spencer Garrett | ... | Stemple |
| Celeste Oliva | ... | Airport Screener |
| Tom McGowan | ... | Husband |
| Ruby Hondros | ... | Wife |
| Christian Mello | ... | Drunk Dude #1 |
 | Gregory Seymore | ... | Drunk Dude #2 |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Ernell Manabat | ... | Red Rock Doorman |
 | Josh Mervis | ... | MIT Student |
 | Jessi Shuttleworth | ... | Friend |
 | Christopher Tranchina | ... | Flight Attendent |
| Amanda Warnock | ... | Subway girl |
 | Kris Williams | ... | Friend of Jill |
 | Shaun Aponik | ... | Harvard Medical Student (uncredited) |
 | Finise Avery | ... | Student (uncredited) |
| Ellen Becker-Gray | ... | Mother at Robotics Competition (uncredited) |
 | Desiree April Connolly | ... | Patron at Doyle's Bar (uncredited) |
 | Jeffrey Corazzini | ... | Nightclub patron (uncredited) |
 | Sean Paul Cormier | ... | Bar patron (uncredited) |
| Ramses Del Hierro Ericstam | ... | Cole thug (uncredited) |
 | Seba Johnson | ... | Airport Attendant (uncredited) |
 | Lyralen Kaye | ... | College Mom (uncredited) |
 | Alexandra McDougall | ... | Student (uncredited) |
| Ron Murphy | ... | Maintenance Man (uncredited) |
| Eric Rollins | ... | M.I.T. student (uncredited) |
 | Rocky Self | ... | Valet (uncredited) |
 | Billy Silvia | ... | Casino Security Team (uncredited) |
| Henry Fleming Wood | ... | Planet Hollywood Dealer #3 (uncredited) |
| Harley Yanoff | ... | MIT Student (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Robert Luketic | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Peter Steinfeld | (screenplay) and | |
| Allan Loeb | (screenplay) | |
| Ben Mezrich | (book "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions") | |
Original Music by | |||
| David Sardy | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Russell Carpenter | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Elliot Graham | |||
Casting by | |||
| Lauren Grey | (as Lauren Gray) | ||
| Francine Maisler | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Missy Stewart | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| James F. Truesdale | (as James Truesdale) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Tracey A. Doyle | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Luca Mosca | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Marleen Alter | .... | makeup artist | |
| Kelly Belmont | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Gloria Pasqua Casny | .... | key hair stylist: Las Vegas | |
| Elizabeth Cecchini | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Lucia Mace | .... | hair department head | |
| Susan Romero | .... | makeup artist | |
| Trish Seeney | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Sherryn Smith | .... | additional makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Sharyn Shimada-Huggins | .... | production supervisor | |
| Bryan Thomas | .... | unit production manager | |
Sound Department | |||
| Gary C. Bourgeois | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Michael J. Broomberg | .... | foley artist | |
| Brian Copenhagen | .... | boom operator | |
| Laura R. Harris | .... | dialogue editor (as Laura Harris Atkinson) | |
| Gary A. Hecker | .... | supervising foley artist | |
| Howard London | .... | adr mixer | |
| Bob Newlan | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Greg Orloff | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Nelson Stoll | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Eric Thomas | .... | sound utility | |
| Eric Thompson | .... | adr mixer | |
| Michael D. Wilhoit | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Wade Wilson | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Scott Wolf | .... | sound designer | |
| Peter Gleaves | .... | adr mixer (uncredited) | |
| Fred Peck III | .... | sound mix technician (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Skip Burrows | .... | special effects specialist | |
| Jeremy Dominick | .... | special effects | |
| Scott Dwyer | .... | special effects technician | |
| Matt Kutcher | .... | special effects supervisor | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Chris Bankoff | .... | lead compositor: Sway Studio | |
| Brent M. Bowen | .... | digital compositor | |
| Daniel Buck | .... | digital artist: Sway Studio | |
| John Cairns | .... | digital compositor: Gray Matter FX | |
| Ashley Clark | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Keely Colcleugh | .... | previsualization artist | |
| Sean Cushing | .... | previsualization editor: Pixel Liberation Front | |
| Harry Eisenstein | .... | digital compositor | |
| Graham Fyffe | .... | technical director | |
| Nancy Hyland | .... | compositor | |
| Rusty Ippolito | .... | digital artist | |
| Myung Kim | .... | compositor | |
| Colin Liggett | .... | lead compositor | |
| Margaux Mackay | .... | visual effects supervising producer | |
| Gray Marshall | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Rob Meyers | .... | digital artist: Sway Studio | |
| Christopher Nichols | .... | visual effects supervisor: Sway Studio | |
| Madhava Reddy | .... | digital intermediate | |
| Greg Tsadilas | .... | visual effects: Sway Studio | |
| Bob Wiatr | .... | digital effects compositor: Pacific Title | |
| Laura Zentil | .... | visual effects previs producer | |
| Valerie Delahaye | .... | visual effects producer: Make Inc (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Richard Bucher | .... | stunt double | |
| Freddie Hice | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Casey O'Neill | .... | stunt double (stunt double) | |
| Jason Rodriguez | .... | stunts | |
| Scott Workman | .... | stunts | |
Casting Department | |||
| Michele Berumen | .... | casting assistant | |
| Matt Bouldry | .... | casting assistant | |
| Deanna Brigidi | .... | casting associate | |
| Elizabeth Chodar | .... | casting assistant | |
| Billy Dowd | .... | extras casting | |
| Peter Dudgeon | .... | casting assistant | |
| Marisa Kushner | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Ariana Natale | .... | extras casting intern | |
| Carolyn Pickman | .... | location casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Johanna Argan | .... | costumer: Kevin Spacey | |
| Caroline Errington | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Molly Grundman | .... | key costumer | |
| Parrish Kennington | .... | set costumer | |
| Vanessa Knoll | .... | set costumer | |
| Sara Mills-Broffman | .... | costume buyer | |
| Kaite Phillips | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| Andrew Poleszak | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Barbara Dalton Rotundo | .... | costume production assistant | |
| Taryn Walsh | .... | key costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Zahida Bacchus | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Liza D. Espinas | .... | first assistant editor (as Liza Espinas-Regnier) | |
| Brandon Gutierrez | .... | colorist | |
| Mark Hartzell | .... | assistant editor | |
| Stephen Nakamura | .... | digital film colorist | |
| Reza Amidi | .... | digital conforming and opticals (uncredited) | |
| Robert Hatfield | .... | colorist (uncredited) | |
| John Hirota | .... | digital intermediate editor (uncredited) | |
| Jim Passon | .... | color timer (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Carlton Kaller | .... | music editor | |
| Jason Ruder | .... | music editor | |
| David Sardy | .... | music supervisor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Howard Bachrach | .... | transportation captain | |
| Bob Carnes | .... | transportation captain | |
| Steven Docherty | .... | transportation dispatcher | |
| William O'Brien Sr. | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| William O'Brien | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Dan Romero | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Michael Sean Ryan | .... | transportation co-captain | |
| Roger Wooge | .... | transportation | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Buena Vista Sony Pictures Releasing (BVSPR) (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Entertainment (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (two-disc special edition)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Proof (pre-visualization)
- Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment cranes
- Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment dollies
- Columbia Records soundtrack
- Pfaff Protective Group security
- Technicolor Digital Intermediates digital intermediate
- Wildfire Studios ADR recording facility
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some violence, and sexual content including partial nudity.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
123 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:12A | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:M | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia) | Iceland:12 | Greece:K-13 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43290) | Germany:12 | Italy:T | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Netherlands:12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Poland:15 | South Africa:13V | South Korea:15 | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Singapore:PG | Ireland:12A | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-13 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Canada:G (Québec) | Sweden:11MOVIEmeter: 
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Boston University students were used as extras in many of the classroom scenes. moreGoofs:
Errors in geography: There are multiple errors in Vegas hotel locations - seeming to be in one hotel when the shot from the window makes it clear they are elsewhere, particularly when visiting a suite said to be at the Hard Rock but clearly the view is from a tall Strip hotel. The Hard Rock Hotel is neither. moreSoundtrack:
Young Folks moreFAQ
Okay, this is based on a true story. So when did the real story take place?Do any of the Original MIT Team players have parts in the movie?
Is this a rip-off of the movie "The Last Casino"?
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OK, first what I liked about it. I like just about any movie about Vegas--and this one did a good job of bringing the flash to you--especially that first plane ride in at night--kind of makes you tingle. I liked must of the "true" parts of the story--i.e., the true anecdotes lifted from the book, like the test at the local illegal blackjack room. The best friends (total fiction) were cute and made for some comic relief.
This COULD have been a really good movie if it followed the true story closer though, rather than having the ridiculous premises that it did. Their was plenty of conflict for the protagonists in the book. Example: having the coed girlfriend at MIT at the same time he was dating an NBA cheerleader! (that was good stuff!) Plenty of contrast in the book too between MIT and Vegas.
Oh well--not the worst movie, not a bad date movie, and some good scenes.