Summary
Danny Ocean likes his chances. All he asks is that his handpicked squad of 10 grifters and cons play the game like they have nothing to lose. If all goes right, the payoff will be a fat $150 million. Divided by 11.
Ocean's Eleven improves on 1960's Rat Pack original with supernova casting, a slickly updated plot, and Steven Soderbergh's graceful touch behind the camera. Soderbergh reportedly relished the opportunity "to make a movie that has no desire except to give pleasure from beginning to end," and he succeeds on those terms, blessed by the casting of George Clooney as Danny Ocean, the title role originated by Frank Sinatra. Fresh out of jail, Ocean masterminds a plot to steal $163 million from the seemingly impervious vault of Las Vegas's Bellagio casino, not just for the money but to win his ex-wife (Julia Roberts) back from the casino's ruthless owner (Andy Garcia). Soderbergh doesn't scrimp on the caper's comically intricate strategy, but he finds greater joy in assembling a stellar team (including Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, and Carl Reiner) and indulging their strengths as actors.
Details
Credits
Crew
- Bruce Berman - Executive producer
- Charles Lederer - 1960 screenplay
- David Holmes - Composer
- George Clayton Johnson - 1960 story
- Harry Brown - 1960 screenplay
- Jack Golden Russell - 1960 story
- Jerry Weintraub - Producer
- John Hardy - Executive producer
- R.J. Louis - Co-producer
- Steven Soderbergh - Director
- Susan Ekins - Executive producer
- Ted Griffin - Screenplay
Cast
- Andy Garcia - Terry Benedict
- Angie Dickinson - Boxing Spectator
- Anthony Allison - French High Roller
- Barry Brandt - Technician #1
- Bernie Mac - Frank Catton
- Bill Allison - Guard (as William Allison)
- Brad Martin - Security Guard/X-Bag Man #3 (uncredited)
- Brad Pitt - Rusty Ryan
- Carl Reiner - Saul Bloom
- Carol Florence - Board Member #3 (voice)
- Casey Affleck - Virgil Malloy
- Cecelia Ann Birt - Board Member #1 (voice) (as CeCeLia Birt)
- Charles La Russa - Italian High Roller
- David Jensen - Eye-in-the-Sky Technician #2
- David Sontag - Plainclothes Goon #1
- Eddie Jemison - Livingston Dell
- Elliott Gould - Reuben Tishkoff
- Eydie Gorme - Boxing Spectator (as Eydie Gorme)
- Frank Patton - Lockbox Carrier
- Frankie J. Allison - High Roller Pit Boss (as Frankie Jay Allison)
- George Clooney - Danny Ocean
- Gregory Stenson - Sentry
- Henry Silva - Boxing Spectator
- J.P. Manoux - Aide-de-Camp
- James Curatola - Baccarat Dealer
- Jerry Weintraub - High Roller
- Jim Alfonso - Police Officer (as James Alfonso)
- Jim Lampley - Boxing Spectator
- Joe Coyle - Security Officer #2
- Joe La Due - Billy Tim Denham (as Joe LaDue)
- John C. Fiore - Hotel Security
- John Robotham - Uzi-Carrying Guard #1
- Jorge R. Hernandez - FBI Man #1
- Joshua Jackson - Himself (uncredited)
- Julia Roberts - Tess Ocean
- Kelly Adkins - Dancer
- Larry Merchant - Boxing Spectator
- Larry Sontag - Plainclothes Goon #2
- Lennox Lewis - Boxing Opponent
- Lori Galinski - Blackjack Dealer
- Mark Gantt - Bartender
- Matt Damon - Linus Caldwell
- Michael Delano - Casino Manager ("Walsh") (as Michael DeLano)
- Miguel Perez - Explosives Cop (as Miguel Perez)
- Paul L. Nolan - Board Member #2 (voice)
- Richard Reed - Bucky Buchanan
- Richard Steele - Boxing Referee
- Robert Peters - Eye-in-the-Sky Technician #1
- Robin Sachs - Seller
- Ronn Soeda - Japanese High Roller
- Roy Horn - Boxing Spectator
- Rusty Meyers - Security Officer #1
- Scott Caan - Turk Malloy
- Scott Clark Beringer - Head Goon
- Scott L. Schwartz - Bulldog, the Bruiser
- Shane West - Himself (uncredited)
- Shaobo Qin - Yen
- Siegfried Fischbacher - Boxing Spectator
- Steve Lawrence - Boxing Spectator
- Tim Snay - FBI Man #2
- Timothy Paul Perez - Security Guard
- Tommy Kordick - Hotel Security
- Vincent Ward - Uzi-Carrying Guard #2 (as Vincent M. Ward)
- Wayne Newton - Boxing Spectator
- William Johnson - Technician #2 (as William Patrick Johnson)
- Wladimir Klitschko - Boxing Opponent
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