Casino [Blu-ray]

Overview

The inner-workings of a corrupt Las Vegas casino are exposed in Martin Scorsese's story of crime and punishment. The film chronicles the lives and times of three characters: "Ace" Rothstein (Robert De Niro), a bookmaking wizard; Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci), a Mafia underboss and longtime best friend to Ace; and Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone, in a role she was born to play), a leggy ex-prostitute with a fondness for jewelry and a penchant for playing the field. Ace plays by the rules (albeit Vegas rules, which, as he reminds the audience in voiceover, would make him a criminal in any other state), while Nicky and Ginger lie, cheat, and steal their respective ways to the top. The film's first hour and a half details their rise to power, while the second half follows their downfall as the FBI, corrupt government officials, and angry mob bosses pick apart their Camelot piece by piece.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/14/2008
UPC:	0025195045643
Original Release:	1995
Rating:	R
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	2:59:00
Sales rank:	4,133

Special Features

Moments with Martin Scorsese, Sharon Stone, Nicholas Pileggi and more!; Deleted scenes; Vegas and the mob; History Alive: True crime authors - Casino with Nicholas Pileggi

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robert De Niro	Sam `Ace' Rothstein
Sharon Stone	Ginger McKenna
Joe Pesci	Nicky Santoro
James Woods	Lester Diamond
Don Rickles	Billy Sherbert
Alan King	Andy Stone
Kevin Pollak	Philip Green
L.Q. Jones	Pat Webb
Dick Smothers	Senator
Frank Vincent	Frank Marino,Cowboy
John Bloom	Don Ward,Actor
Pasquale Cajano	Remo Gaggi
Melissa Prophet	Jennifer Santoro
Bill Allison	John Nance,Craps Dealer
Vinny Vella	Artie Piscano
Oscar Goodman	Himself
Phillip Suriano	Dominick Santoro,Dominick Santoro
Erika Von Tagen	Older Amy
Frankie Avalon	Himself
Steve Allen	Himself
Jayne Meadows	Herself,Herself
Jerry Vale	Himself
Joseph Rigano	Vincent Borelli
Gene Ruffini	Vinny Forlano
Dominick Grieco	Americo Capelli
Richard Amalfitano	Casino Executive
Richard F. Strafella	Casino Executive
Casper Molee	Counter
David Leavitt	Counter
Peter Conti	Arthur Capp
Steve Vignari	Beeper
Rick Crachy	Chastised Dealer
Larry E. Nadler	Lucky Larry
Paul Herman	Gambler in Phone Booth
Salvatore Petrillo	Old Man Capo
Joey De Pinto	Stabbed Gambler
Heidi Keller	Blonde at Bar
Millicent Sheridan	Senator's Hooker
Nobu Matsuhisa	Ichikawa
Toru Nagai	Ichikawa's Associate
Barbara Spanjers	Ticket Agent
Dom Angelo	Craps Dealer
Joe Molinaro	Shift Manager
Ali Pirouzkar	High Roller
Jeff Scott Anderson	Parking Valet,Security Guard
Jennifer M. Abbott	Cashier
Frank Washko Jr.	Parking Valet
Christian A. Azzinaro	Little Nicky (age 7)
Robert C. Tetzlaff	Customs 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 Reidy	Winner
Fred Smith	Security Guard,Security Guard/Cowboy,FBI Agent
Sonny D'Angelo	Security Guard
Stuart Nisbet	LA Banker
Tommy DeVito	Crooked Poker Dealer
Frank Adonis	Rocky
Joseph Bono	Moosh
Daniel P. Conte	Doctor Dan
Paul Dottore	Slim
David Rose	David
Jonathan Kraft	Jonathan
Catherine Scorsese	Piscano's Mother,Piscano's Daughter
Money	Actor
Power	Actor
Joe LaDue	Signaller
Dean Casper	Elderly Man
Bret McCormick	Bernie Blue
Clem Caserta	Sal Fusco
Jed Mills	Jack Hardy
Cameron Milzer	Secretary
Richard Riehle	Charlie Clark
Linda Perri	Ace's Secretary
Eric Randall	Reporter at Airport
Brian Reddy	Board Investigator
Roy Conrad	Board Investigator
Andy Jarrell	Commissioner Bales
Tyde Kierney	Contol Board Member
Sasha Semenoff	Orchestra Leader
Mitch Kolpan	Detective
Richard Wagner	FBI Agent
Carl Ciarfalio	Tony Dogs
Jack Orend	Baker
David Varriale	Flirting Executive
Bobby Mackston	Composer
Robbie Robertson	Composer

Technical Credits

Martin Scorsese

Nicholas Pileggi

Martin Scorsese	Director,Screenwriter
Nicholas Pileggi	Screenwriter
Barbara De Fina	Producer
Craig Barron	Special Effects
Doug Coleman	Stunts
Daniel W. Barringer	Stunts
Ellen Lewis	Casting
Paul Lombardi	Special Effects
Alain Goldman	Executive Producer,Producer
David Boulton	Sound Effects
Benjamin Cheah	Sound Effects
John Alagna	Special Effects
John Atkinson	Sound Effects
Kam Chancellor	Sound Effects
Marko A. Costanzo	Sound Effects
Joseph Reidy	Producer
Scott Garcia	Special Effects
J.P. Romano	Stunts
Mario Roberts	Stunts
Charles Wilborn	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

The explosive beginning of Saul Bass's customarily brilliant opening credits sequence seems to bode well for Martin Scorsese's epic portrait of 1970s Las Vegas, Casino (1995). Weaving a tale about the town, as well as ill-fated mobsters "Ace" Rothstein (based on actual Vegas-ite Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal) and Nicky Santoro, the first hour merges documentary-style detail (including copious narration) with Scorsese's signature technical flair to depict how the Mob skimmed millions from the casinos. As Rothstein's success unravels, Scorsese unstintingly reveals the viciousness of the old school Vegas powerbrokers (including more gruesome violence than any previous Scorsese work), yet the virtuoso final montage and unsettling coda suggest that the new Disney-fied Vegas robbed the city of its success-fantasy soul. Notwithstanding the bravura visuals and attention to 1970s period detail, and despite a career-best performance from Sharon Stone as Rothstein's hustler-drug addict wife, most reviews noted that the reunion of director Scorsese with writer Nicholas Pileggi and stars Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci paled in comparison to 1990's Goodfellas. The De Niro-Pesci opposition was too familiar, as was the overlong story of Rothstein's rise and fall. Stone scored the film's sole Oscar nomination and won the Golden Globe for Best Actress.

All Movie Guide - Lucia Bozzola