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This Martin Scorsese film depicts the Janus-like quality of Las Vegas--it has a glittering, glamorous face, as well as a brutal, cruel one. Ace Rothstein and Nicky Santoro, mobsters who move to Las Vegas to make their mark, live and work in this paradoxical world. Seen through their eyes, each as a foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970's and '80's are revealed. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino, while Nicky is his boyhood friend and tough strongman, robbing and shaking down the locals. However, they each have a tragic flaw--Ace falls in love with a hustler, Ginger, and Nicky falls into an ever-deepening spiral of drugs and violence.
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Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
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Rated R for strong brutal violence, pervasive strong language, drug use and some sexuality
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Trivia
One of Las Vegas' most flamboyant casino operators,
Bob Stupak, was originally cast to have a non-speaking role as a member of the Nevada Gaming Commission. However, when he demanded that he have some lines, he was quickly replaced.
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Goofs
When Nicky and Ace meet up in the middle of the desert, the length of Ace's cigarette changes between shots from long to short
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Quotes
[
first lines]
Ace Rothstein:
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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.
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Ace's car explodes]
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Crazy Credits
"This is a fictional story with fictional characters adapted from a true story."
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Alternate Versions
The version shown in Swedish cinemas in 1996 removed 43 meters of footage (the vice torture and baseball beatings).
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Connections
Referenced in
Banzai Motherfucker! (2006)
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Soundtracks
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Performed by
Devo
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Inc.
by Arrangement with Warner Special Products and Courtesy of Promotone B.V.
Published by ABKCO Music, Inc.
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Martin Scorcese's harsh and yet delicately balanced masterpiece rises above anything petty meaning that if one wishes and has the ability and means to create a Sicilian mafia movie he should do so with grandeur and put into it as much effort as possible for people remember those who take advantage of their talent and circumstances and are diligent in their undertakings. Casino is in my opinion an epic, but it's much more than that. This film speaks even to those who dislike the subject of organized crime. You have to be objective when judging this movie and those of us who criticize everything that stands out amongst the grey background of that which is mediocre are fools who envy others' accomplishments and view them as insults to their own personal uselessness. Casino is one of the best movies of the 90's. In fact, in my opinion, it's one of the best organized crime movies of all time. Its moral is that no matter how tough you think you are there's always someone you answer to and that you ultimately will, indeed, if you screw things up.