CASINO was released 29 years ago this week. Based on the real-life story of the mafia's Las Vegas infiltration, and one of the most popular films of director Martin Scorsese, the behind the scenes tale will wash away your sins... 1/47 - ThreadSky

alltherightmovies.com • 101 days ago

CASINO was released 29 years ago this week. Based on the real-life story of the mafia's Las Vegas infiltration, and one of the most popular films of director Martin Scorsese, the behind the scenes tale will wash away your sins...

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alltherightmovies.com•101 days ago

Following successfully working together on Goodfellas - an adaptation of his crime book Wiseguys – author Nicholas Pileggi approached director Martin Scorsese with a new idea; a film based on the true story of the mob-based rule over Las Vegas casinos in the 1970s.

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alltherightmovies.com•101 days ago

Scorsese reportedly called Pileggi’s pitch “an idea of success with no limits” and had an opening in his schedule having just stepped away as director of Clockers. Pileggi wanted to write a book, then adapt it, but Scorsese convinced him to do both together.

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alltherightmovies.com•101 days ago

As they had with Goodfellas, Scorsese and Pileggi set about writing the screenplay together, with Pileggi also working on the book. The film would be titled Casino, and the book – Casino: Love and Honour In Las Vegas – would release 6 weeks prior to the movie.

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alltherightmovies.com•101 days ago

In casting the lead role of Vegas casino owner Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein, Scorsese only wanted one man. His longtime collaborator Robert De Niro was available and signed on immediately.

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alltherightmovies.com•101 days ago

De Niro has a reputation for being a method actor, and was no different on Casino. With Ace essentially chain-smoking in the film, De Niro would avoid continuity errors by always holding his cigarette the same distance from the end.

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alltherightmovies.com•101 days ago

Another key character is Nicky Santoro – childhood friend of Ace and made mad within the mob. Again, Scorsese stuck with what he knew by casting Joe Pesci, working with him for the 3rd time.

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jayboat.bsky.social•99 days ago

Joe pesci has the best line in that movie!!!

bookworm16.bsky.social•100 days ago

Sharon should have won the Oscar!

cartney69.bsky.social•100 days ago

📌

tjgmarantz.bsky.social•100 days ago

Bluesky censoring the picture in the post about the dog. Just FYI. Don't really need to see it lol

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