Good casino films
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Heat ( 1987 ) Burt Reynolds
Great blackjack scene where Mr. Reynolds runs a $1000 bet up to $100,000, then loses it all.
The best line has to be when the pit boss says to him after he puts up a $5 min. bet and the dealer gets blackjack... "hey... what is this.." And this was after he was winning hand after hand of $10k per hand.
And Reynolds says "Retribution for 5,000 mornings..." back to the pit boss.
http://www.amazon.com/Heat-Neil-Barry/dp/B0000C0FFV/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1259896766&sr=1-10
Great blackjack scene where Mr. Reynolds runs a $1000 bet up to $100,000, then loses it all.
The best line has to be when the pit boss says to him after he puts up a $5 min. bet and the dealer gets blackjack... "hey... what is this.." And this was after he was winning hand after hand of $10k per hand.
And Reynolds says "Retribution for 5,000 mornings..." back to the pit boss.
http://www.amazon.com/Heat-Neil-Barry/dp/B0000C0FFV/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1259896766&sr=1-10
unfortunately, 21 is what got me into blackjack. But I can redeem myself for enjoying Ocean's 13 which got me interested in organized cheating.
A hard to find film is Hard Eight aka Sydney, which is about degenerate casino patrons and learning how to make money in a casino from a pro.
Similar Works
The Color of Money (1986, Martin Scorsese)
Backtrack (1991, Dennis Hopper)
House of Games (1987, David Mamet)
The Sting (1973, George Roy Hill)
Bay of Angels (1963, Jacques Demy)
The Underneath (1995, Steven Soderbergh)
Croupier (1998, Mike Hodges)
Following (1998, Christopher Nolan)
Owning Mahowny (2003, Richard Kwietniowski)
The Cooler (2003, Wayne Kramer)
A hard to find film is Hard Eight aka Sydney, which is about degenerate casino patrons and learning how to make money in a casino from a pro.
Similar Works
The Color of Money (1986, Martin Scorsese)
Backtrack (1991, Dennis Hopper)
House of Games (1987, David Mamet)
The Sting (1973, George Roy Hill)
Bay of Angels (1963, Jacques Demy)
The Underneath (1995, Steven Soderbergh)
Croupier (1998, Mike Hodges)
Following (1998, Christopher Nolan)
Owning Mahowny (2003, Richard Kwietniowski)
The Cooler (2003, Wayne Kramer)
Wow, beat me to the Hard Eight recommendation! It's the first film by PT Anderson (Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch Drunk Love, There Will Be Blood), and it's hard to find a more confident, assured debut from a young director. Philip Baker Hall's performance as Sydney is one of his best. The atmosphere is the key to the film, although in my opinion, the feel of the film (and indeed the plot and even many scenes!) is borrowed heavily from another fantastic film, Melville's "Bob le Flambeur." I highly recommend both films.
My other favorites are The Cooler and Croupier. Vegas Vacation gets a nod for the "other" casino scene. Pick a number, coin toss, paper rock scissor, casino war... oh wait.
My other favorites are The Cooler and Croupier. Vegas Vacation gets a nod for the "other" casino scene. Pick a number, coin toss, paper rock scissor, casino war... oh wait.
that rain man scene is what gives us card counters the myth that you have to be ultra smart to count cards. He wasn't counting cards, he was so smart he could memorize exactly every type of card that came out, so he could know exactly what kind of cards are left.
You never heard "you have to be like rain man if you're gonna count cards" ???
You never heard "you have to be like rain man if you're gonna count cards" ???
Here is a two minute trailer. It was Angelina's first movie at 6 years old (small part).
The climax of the film is a card-counting scene with the legendary Smitty Carpenter --
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AbA7GDKOA8
From Roger Ebert's Review -
The climax of the film is a card-counting scene with the legendary Smitty Carpenter --
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AbA7GDKOA8
From Roger Ebert's Review -
The movie stars Jon Voight and Burt Young as best friends and gambling partners in New York City. Voight is an addicted gambler, a compulsive loser who gets himself $10,000 in hock to some very tough guys. So he talks Young into joining him on a weekend flight to Las Vegas -- where, totally broke, they hope to con a casino into letting them win enough money to get even.
Voight and Young fast-talk themselves into a complimentary deluxe suite at the MGM Grand Hotel. How? Wouldn’t you know, the character Young plays is named Jerry Feldman, and a Jerry Feldman is on the "comp" list at the hotel. Nobody checks any ID, nobody checks anything -- not even when "Feldman" walks up to the cashier's booth and gets a $10,000 cash advance.
Meanwhile, Voight has had not one but two coincidental meet-cutes. He runs into Ann-Margret, a former girlfriend who is now the mistress of the casino boss (and who bore Voight's child without telling him). And he runs into Bert Remsen, a waiter who used to be a wizard at blackjack. Between heartfelt exchanges with Ann-Margret, Voight sets up Remsen to front for him and Young at the 21 tables in the casino's private club.
Voight and Young fast-talk themselves into a complimentary deluxe suite at the MGM Grand Hotel. How? Wouldn’t you know, the character Young plays is named Jerry Feldman, and a Jerry Feldman is on the "comp" list at the hotel. Nobody checks any ID, nobody checks anything -- not even when "Feldman" walks up to the cashier's booth and gets a $10,000 cash advance.
Meanwhile, Voight has had not one but two coincidental meet-cutes. He runs into Ann-Margret, a former girlfriend who is now the mistress of the casino boss (and who bore Voight's child without telling him). And he runs into Bert Remsen, a waiter who used to be a wizard at blackjack. Between heartfelt exchanges with Ann-Margret, Voight sets up Remsen to front for him and Young at the 21 tables in the casino's private club.
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