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What Happens in Vegas (2008)
Movie: What Happens in Vegas (2008)
“Set in Sin City, story revolves around two people who discover they’ve gotten married following a night of debauchery, with one of them winning a huge jackpot after playing the other’s quarter. Unhappy pair try to undermine each other and get their hands on the money — falling in love along the way. Written by Marisa_Gabriella”
- Director: Tom Vaughan
- Release Date: 9 May 2008 (USA)
- Run Time: USA:99 min | 101 min (extended edition)
- Country: USA
- Genre: Comedy , Romance
- MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some sexual and crude content, and language,including a drug reference.
Tagline: Get Lucky.
Goofs: Factual errors: Joy throws dices that are opaque. Opaque dice are never used in casinos.
21 (2008)
Movie: 21 (2008)
“Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent, student at M.I.T. in Boston who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine with the desire to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 for the four to five years of schooling as he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor Micky Rosa into a small but secretive club of five. Students Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by Professor Rosa of the skill of card counting at blackjack. Intrigued by the desire to make money, Ben joins his new friends on secret weekend trips to Las Vegas where, using their skills of code talk and hand signals, they have Ben make hundreds of thousands of dollars in winning blackjack at casino after casino. Ben only wants to make enough money for the tuition to Harvard and then back out. But as fellow card counter, Jill Taylor, predicts, Ben becomes corrupted by greed and his arrogance at winning which lets his feelings get in the way, and it also puts Professor Rosa, as well as the group, on the radar of a brutal casino security enforcer, named Cole Williams, who holds a personal grudge of some kind against Rosa which threatens to undo everything the students have learned and earned. Written by matt-282″
- Director: Robert Luketic
- Release Date: 28 March 2008 (USA)
- Run Time: 123 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Drama
- MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some violence, and sexual content including partial nudity.
Tagline: Inspired by the true story of five students who changed the game forever.
Trivia: Cameo: [Gustaf Skarsgård]Long-haired man working for Cole Williams. He can be seen chasing Ben in the final run out of the casino.
Goofs: Crew or equipment visible: When Ben leaves the Hard Rock Hotel after their first night in Vegas, the shadow of the Cameraman and Camera on the dolly are visible on the hotel front and security guards in the background.
The Cooler (2003)
Movie: The Cooler (2003)
“The unluckiest man in Vegas - a guy whose bad luck is contagious - is used by the last of the old time mob run casinos to kill high rollers’ action. That is, until he falls in love with a cocktail waitress and gets “lady luck,” which throws the situation into reverse. Things turn nasty when the casino director tries to break up the romance. Written by Anonymous”
- Director: Wayne Kramer
- Release Date: 27 February 2004 (Turkey)
- Run Time: 101 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Drama , Romance , Comedy
- MPAA: Rated R for strong sexuality, violence, language and some drug use. (edited version)
Tagline: When your life depends on losing… the last thing you need is lady luck.
Trivia: The movie is based near Fremont street, which is now known as the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas. It’s the original Las Vegas casino area before the strip was developed. Only the aerial exterior shots were filmed in Las Vegas. The majority of the location shots were all filmed in Reno, Nevada.
Goofs: Continuity: Natalie’s hair changes several times between shots when telling Bernie about her ‘Little Joe.’
3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
Movie: 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
“It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino’s count room during an Elvis impersonator convention. But Thomas Murphy decided to keep all the money for himself and shot all his partners, including recently-freed ex-con Michael Zane. With $3.2 million at stake, the Marshals Service closing in, and single mom Cybil Waingrow and her son Jesse constantly confounding things, Michael must track down Murphy. Written by Jeff Cross {blackjac_1998@yahoo.com}”
- Director: Demian Lichtenstein
- Release Date: 23 February 2001 (USA)
- Run Time: 125 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Action , Comedy , Crime , Thriller
- MPAA: Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language.
Tagline: Crime Is King.
Trivia: During filming in Vancouver, Kurt Russell (Michael Zane) visited the nearby set of "Stargate SG-1" (1997) and met the cast. Russell starred as Colonel Jack O’Neil in the original Stargate (1994). His role was adopted by Richard Dean Anderson in the spin-off series and the character’s name was changed slightly (to Colonel Jack O’Neill).
Goofs: Crew or equipment visible: Reflected in Murphy’s sunglasses as he is riding in the stolen van.
Vegas Vacation (1997)
Movie: Vegas Vacation (1997)
“The Griswolds head off for Las Vegas, as Clark got an extra bonus for developing a food preservative. In the city of fortune, the family ties are once again tested by forces of nature: Ellen finds herself tempted by Wayne Newton, Clark manages to lose all the money the Griswolds own, Rusty, not being 21 years of age yet, hits a lucky streak as Mr. Pappagiorgio and Audrey teams up with Cousin Eddie’s daughter Vickie to dance at very interesting night clubs. Also, the Griswolds nearly cause the breaking of Hoover Dam, Clark meets some of Siegfried and Roy’s white tigers up close and Cousin Eddie, who now owns some land right out of Las Vegas, gladly offers his helping hand. But the feeling of love and family will bring them all back together again, be it richer or poorer than before - what does money matter anyway? Written by Julian Reischl {julianreischl@mac.com}”
- Director: Stephen Kessler
- Release Date: 14 February 1997 (USA)
- Run Time: 93 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Comedy
- MPAA: Rated PG for sensuality, language and thematic elements.
Tagline: This time the Griswolds are on a roll.
Trivia: The only film in the National Lampoon’s Vacation series not to be written by John Hughes.
Goofs: Continuity: When Eddie takes Clark to the “different kind of casino” there is a $20 bill on the war table. Then as they approach the table it disappears and then Clark lays the same $20 bill on the table.
Swingers (1996)
Movie: Swingers (1996)
“This is a story about Mike, a guy who left his girl in New York when he came to LA to be a star. It’s been six months since his girlfriend left him and he’s not doing so good. So, his pal and some other friends try and get him back in the social scene and forget about his 6 year relationship. Written by Kevin Gillease {gillease@scf.usc.edu}”
- Director: Doug Liman
- Release Date: 18 October 1996 (USA)
- Run Time: 96 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Comedy , Drama
- MPAA: Rated R for language throughout.
Tagline: cocktails first. questions later.
Trivia: When director Doug Liman first sent the script to studios, they were interested in financing it. When Liman said he wanted to cast the writer and his friends as actors, the studios backed off. The money to shoot the film was raised independently and Liman cast who he liked.
Goofs: Continuity: When Mike is looking at Lorraine across the bar towards the end, her drink changes back and forth from a dry martini to what appears to be a cosmopolitan between shots.
Indecent Proposal (1993)
Movie: Indecent Proposal (1993)
“A young couple very much in love are married and have started their respective careers, she as a real estate broker, he as an architect. She finds the perfect spot to build his dream house, and they get loans to finance it. When the recession hits, they stand to lose everything they own, so they go to Vegas to have one shot at winning the money they need. After losing at the tables, they are approached by a millionaire who offers them a million dollars for a night with the wife. Though the couple agrees that this is a way out of their financial dilemma, it threatens to destroy their relationship. Written by Ed Sutton {esutton@mindspring.com}”
- Director: Adrian Lyne
- Release Date: 7 April 1993 (USA)
- Run Time: 117 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Drama , Romance
- MPAA: Rated R for sexuality and language.
Tagline: A husband. A wife. A millionaire. A proposal
Trivia: Porn star Randy West was Robert Redford’s body double.
Goofs: Continuity: When playing pool, the cue ball is pocketed but they continue playing.
Casino (1995)
Movie: Casino (1995)
“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. Written by Tad Dibbern {DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu}”
- Director: Martin Scorsese
- Release Date: 22 November 1995 (USA)
- Run Time: 178 min
- Country: USA , France
- Genre: Crime , Drama
- MPAA: Rated R for strong brutal violence, pervasive strong language, drug use and some sexuality.
Tagline: You don't stay at the top forever
Trivia: The character played by Frank Vincent, “Frank Marino”, was based on Frank Cullotta.
Goofs: Continuity: When Nicky is playing blackjack in the Tangiers and getting very hostile with the male dealer, Nicky throws a card back at the dealer and it gets stuck on his shirt. The dealer looks over to the pit boss with the card still stuck to his shirt, but in the next shot, the card is gone.
Honey I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
Movie: Honey I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
“Wayne Szalinski is at it again. But instead of shrinking things, he tries to make a machine that can make things grow. As in the first one, his machine isn’t quite accurate. But when he brings Nick & his toddler son Adam to see his invention, the machine unexpectedly starts working. And when Adam comes right up to the machine, he gets zapped along with his stuffed bunny. Now, whenever Adam comes near anything electrical, the electricity causes him to grow. Adam soon starts to grow to the height of 150 feet. And he is now walking through Las Vegas which he thinks is one big play land. Written by {jcobra3@hotmail.com}”
- Director: Randal Kleiser
- Release Date: 17 July 1992 (USA)
- Run Time: 89 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Adventure , Comedy , Family , Sci-Fi
- MPAA: Rated PG for frenetic action.
Trivia: Rosebud from Citizen Kane (1941) and the Ark of the Covenant from Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) are visible in the lab security warehouse.
Goofs: Continuity: When we see Adam sleeping in his playpen he has chocolate all over his face but when he wakes up and scares the baby-sitter the chocolate is gone.
Bugsy (1991)
Movie: Bugsy (1991)
“New York gangster Ben ‘Bugsy’ Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womaniser with a foul temper, Siegel doesn’t hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all strong-willed Virginia Hill detain him while his family wait back home. Then a trip to a run-down gambling joint at a spot in the desert known as Las Vegas gives him his big idea. Written by Jeremy Perkins {jwp@aber.ac.uk}”
- Director: Barry Levinson
- Release Date: 20 December 1991 (USA)
- Run Time: 136 min | USA:149 min (extended edition)
- Country: USA
- Genre: Biography , Crime , Drama
- MPAA: Rated R for violence, language and sensuality.
Tagline: Glamour Was The Disguise.
Trivia: The movie that George Raft (Joe Mantegna) is making while Siegel visits him on the set is Manpower (1941) which co-starred Edward G. Robinson. The scene being filmed where Raft gets into a bar fight and hands a broken chair to an actress (Virginia Hill (Annette Bening in Bugsy (1991)) really does appear in the actual film.
Goofs: Anachronisms: In Virginia’s “fear of flying” scene at the airport, there is an airplane hangar with a sign for “Mobil” attached to it. The “Mobil” design seen was not introduced until the late 1950s. The movie is set in the mid-1940s, and the design that would have been used at that time was Mobil’s logo of a white shield with large red Pegasus (flying horse) trademark and the name “Mobilgas” in black.
