Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Danny Ocean and his eleven accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously.

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writers:

George Clayton Johnson, Jack Golden Russell

Stars:

George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts

4 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George Clooney	...	Danny Ocean
Cecelia Ann Birt	...	Board Member #1 (voice) (as CeCeLia Birt)
Paul L. Nolan	...	Board Member #2 (voice)
Carol Florence	...	Board Member #3 (voice)
Lori Galinski	...	Blackjack Dealer
Bernie Mac	...	Frank Catton
Brad Pitt	...	Rusty Ryan
Mark Gantt	...	Bartender
Tim Perez	...	Security Guard (as Timothy Paul Perez)
Elliott Gould	...	Reuben Tishkoff
Frank Patton III	...	Lockbox Carrier (as Frank Patton)
Casey Affleck	...	Virgil Malloy
Scott Caan	...	Turk Malloy
Eddie Jemison	...	Livingston Dell
Jorge R. Hernandez	...	FBI Man #1

Storyline

Danny Ocean wants to score the biggest heist in history. He combines an eleven member team, including Frank Catton, Rusty Ryan and Linus Caldwell. Their target? The Bellagio, the Mirage and the MGM Grand. All casinos owned by Terry Benedict. It's not going to be easy, as they plan to get in secretly and out with $150 million.

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Plot Keywords:

casino | heist | criminal mastermind | card dealer | ulcer | 

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Taglines:

Hollywood's A list stars come together to pull off the most daring heist Las Vegas has ever known...11 men, 3 casinos, 150 million dollars, 1 chance to pull it off.

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some language and sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian Cantonese

Release Date:

7 December 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

O11

Filming Locations:

495 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$85,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$38,107,822, 9 December 2001

Gross USA:

$183,417,150

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$450,717,150

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS (8 channels)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

George Clooney had a keg of Guinness installed in his dressing room.

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Goofs

When Yen back-flips onto the cabinet in the vault he over-leaps and his body goes over the edge. In the next shot, from behind the cabinet, his body is on the cabinet and his legs are over the edge.

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Quotes

[first lines]
[At Parole Hearing]
Woman's Voice: Good Morning.
Danny: [sitting alone directly in front of the parole board] Morning.
Woman's Voice: Please state your name for the record.
Danny: [sitting alone directly in front of the parole board] Daniel Ocean.

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Crazy Credits

The opening Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow logos are in "ocean blue".

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Connections

Spoofed in American Dad!: Threat Levels (2005)

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Soundtracks

The Projects (P Jays)
Written by Dan The Automator, Prince Paul, Tarin Jones, and Trugoy The Dove (as David Jolicoeur)
Performed by Handsome Boy Modeling School featuring Trugoy The Dove (as Trugoy) (De La Soul) and Del (as Del Tha Funkee Homosapien)
Courtesy of Tommy Boy Music
Trugoy appears courtesy of Tommy Boy Music
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien appears courtesy of Hieroglyphics Imperium Music

User Reviews

O.K. so I watched a "big" movie . . .

At the request of my friends & family over the recent holidays I went to see this film. Though it's not my usual M.O., I really enjoyed this movie.

I've not seen the original 'Rat Pack' version of the movie (except bits and pieces), so a comparison between the two is not possible on my part.

This version I found playful and relatively harmless, and the plot twists are undeniably clever. The comradery between the actors is the most entertaining part of this film in my opinion. Elliot Gould's part had to be my favorite character if forced to pick, followed in close order by Clooney, Pitt & Damon. Actually all of the actors did an excellent job with their roles.

This movie won't change the world, or probably change your mind about anything significant, but the plot is fun, the cinematography is excellent, the actors all shine in their roles, and on occasion that is enough.