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| Year: | 2008 |
| Rating: | 6.7(60788) |
| Listed in: | Crime, Drama |
| Directed by: | Robert Luketic |
| Actors: | Jim Sturgess Kevin Spacey Aaron Yoo Jacob Pitts Kate Bosworth Liza Lapira |
| "Inspired by the true story of five students who changed the game forever." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Robert Luketic | |
| Actors | |
| Jim Sturgess | as Ben |
| Kevin Spacey | as Micky Rosa |
| Aaron Yoo | as Choi |
| Jacob Pitts | as Fisher |
| Laurence Fishburne | as Cole Williams |
| Jack McGee | as Terry |
| Josh Gad | as Miles |
| Sam Golzari | as Cam |
| Jack Gilpin | as Bob Phillips |
| Butch Williams | as Planet Hollywood Dealer |
| Ben Campbell | as Planet Hollywood Dealer Jeff |
| Frank Patton | as Planet Hollywood Floor Manager |
| Steven Richard Vezina | as Red Rock Dealer |
| Chaska T. Werner | as Red Rock Dealer |
| Kyle Morris | as Red Rock Dealer |
| Ernell Manabat | as Red Rock Doorman |
| Frank DeAngelo | as Red Rock Host |
| Marcus Weiss | as Red Rock Valet |
| Anthony DiMaria | as Hard Rock Doorman |
| Christopher Michael Holley | as Philosophical Gambler |
| Scott Beringer | as Big Shot |
| Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | as Russian Mafioso |
| Colin Angle | as Professor Hanes |
| Supriya Chakrabarti | as Professor |
| Bradley Thoennes | as Warren |
| Henry Houh | as Chinatown Dealer |
| Frank Chen | as Chinatown Host |
| Spencer Garrett | as Stemple |
| Tom McGowan | as Husband |
| Christian Mello | as Drunk Dude |
| Gregory Seymore | as Drunk Dude |
| Shaun Aponik | as Harvard Medical Student |
| Fethi Bendida | as Student |
| Michael Bennett | as Red Rock Security Team |
| Chad Boldini | as Student |
| Eric Bruno Borgman | as Strip Club Patron |
| Patrick Canty | as Robotics Guest |
| Fritz Ceriales | as MIT Student |
| Sean Collins | as MR Tillman shopper |
| Jeffrey Corazzini | as Nightclub Patron |
| Sean Paul Cormier | as Jill's friend |
| Michael Coryer | as Gambler |
| Ramses Del Hierro Ericstam | as Cole Thug |
| Will Dragan | as Bar Patron |
| Benjamin Fisher | as Basketball Player |
| Steve Flynn | as Gambler |
| Tom Gilligan | as Gucci Salesman |
| Harley Harrison | as MIT Student |
| Ty Izquierdo | as Casino Patron |
| Christopher Jude | as Blackjack Dealer |
| Robert Masiello | as Pedestrian |
| Josh Mervis | as MIT Student |
| Ron Murphy | as Maintenance Man |
| David Pachucki | as Strip Club Patron |
| Giovanni Pantaleo | as Robotics Guest |
| Bob Pepper | as Craps Dealer |
| Americo Presciutti | as Croupier |
| Eric Rollins | as M.I.T. Student |
| Ben Samuels | as Student |
| Rocky Self | as Valet |
| Billy Silvia | as Casino Security Team |
| Joe Sobalo Jr. | as MIT Alumni Party Bartender |
| John Wayland Somers | as Bar Patron |
| A.J. Sullivan | as Riviera Security Guard |
| Christopher Tranchina | as Flight Attendent |
| Donald Warnock | as MIT Alum |
| Mike Wendt | as Ch. 6 Reporter |
| Henry Fleming Wood | as Planet Hollywood Dealer #3 |
| Actresses | |
| Kate Bosworth | as Jill |
| Liza Lapira | as Kianna |
| Helen Carey | as Ellen Campbell |
| Donna Lows | as Planet Hollywood Dealer |
| Terasa Livingstone | as Russian's Girlfriend |
| Kieu Chinh | as Chinese Woman |
| Alice Lo | as Chinese Woman |
| Sally Livingstone | as Chemistry Review Girl |
| Celeste Oliva | as Airport Screener |
| Ruby Hondros | as Wife |
| Dale Appel | as Weary Airport Traveler |
| Finise Avery | as Student |
| Ellen Becker-Gray | as Mother at Robotics Competition |
| Chemi Che-Mponda | as Hotel Maid |
| Desiree April Connolly | as Patron at Doyle's Bar |
| Katie Curley | as Audience Member Robotics Competition |
| Julia Dagovich | as High-Roller |
| Trudi Goodman | as Airport Traveler |
| Seba Johnson | as Airport Attendant |
| Lyralen Kaye | as College Mom |
| Crystal Lisbon | as Student |
| Rebecca Marshall | as Hot Girl |
| Alexandra McDougall | as Student |
| Jessi Shuttleworth | as Friend |
| Stream | as Featured Vegas Stripper/Parent at Harvard |
| Amanda Warnock | as Subway girl |
| Kris Williams | as Friend of Jill |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Filming dates: | March 2007 - |
| Budget: | USD 35,000,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 81,159,365 USD (18 May 2008) UK - 5,430,673 GBP (18 May 2008) Russia - 94,767,868 RUR (27 April 2008) |
| Plot: | In order to be accepted into Harvard School of Medicine, Ben Campbell will have to save $300,000 for the course. Only problem about this is the Ben can't get this amount of money. After being impressed by his skills in his Math's lesson, Prof. Micky Rosa invites Ben to become a member of a small group; a group who are planning to walk out of Vegas with millions, thanks to Ben's card counting. |
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"Time to Pretend" Written by Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser Performed by Mgmt (as MGMT) Courtesy of Columbia Records By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT "Young Folks" Written by Peter Moren, John Eriksson and Bjorn Yttling Performed by Peter Bjorn And John Courtesy of V2 Music Scandinavia AB, Wichita Recordings, Almost Gold Recordings and Columbia Records By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT "Music Is Happiness" Written by Josh Lambert, Yvonne Lambert, Toto Miranda and Colin Swietek Performed by The Octopus Project Courtesy of Peek-a-Boo Records "Mad Pursuit" Written by Junkie XL (as Tom Holkenborg), Nicole Morier and Gus Seyffert Performed by Junkie XL featuring Electrocute Courtesy of Artwerk Music, LLC By Arrangement with Nettwerk Productions "L.S.F (Lost Souls Forever)" Written by Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff Performed by Mark Ronson featuring Kasabian Courtesy of The RCA Records Label By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT "Everybody Get Dangerous" Written by Rivers Cuomo Performed by Weezer Courtesy of Geffen Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Always" Written and Performed by Amon Tobin Courtesy of Ninja Tune Records By Arrangement with Coda Music "You Can't Always Get What You Want" Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Performed by The Rolling Stones Re-Mixed and Re-Edited by Soulwax Courtesy of ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. Soulwax appears courtesy of [PIAS] Recordings "Tender Buttons" Written by Patricia Keenand and James Cargill Performed by Broadcast Courtesy of Warp Records "Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043" Written by Johann Sebastian Bach "I Got a Line on You" Written by Randy California Performed by Spirit Courtesy of Ode Records and Epic Records By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT "Big Ideas" Written by James Murphy Produced by David Sardy (as D. Sardy) and James Murphy Performed by LCD Soundsystem Courtesy of DFA Records/EMI Records Limited "Home" Written by Solon Bixler and Rachel Stolte Performed by Great Northern Courtesy of Eenie Meenie Records By Arrangement with Big Sounds International "Sister Self Doubt" Written by Matt Farrow and Darren Farrow Performed by Get Shakes Courtesy of I am Sound Records "Slipping Away (Axwell Vocal Mix)" Written and Performed by Moby Courtesy of Sheridan SQ Entertainment/Mute Ltd. "I am the Unknown" Written and Performed by The Aliens Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd. Under license from EMI Film & Television Music "The House Is Rockin'" Written by Doyle Bramhall and Stevie Ray Vaughan "Does Anybody Know" Written and Performed by Ken Andrews Courtesy of Dinosaur Fight Records By Arrangement with Coda Music "Tropical Moonlight" Written by Jordan Galland Performed by Domino Courtesy of Allido Records "Again with the Subtitles" Written by Joe Corrales Jr. Performed by Yppah Courtesy of Ninja Tune Records By Arrangement with Coda Music "Shut Up and Drive" Written by Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris , Peter Hook and Gillian Gilbert Performed by Rihanna Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Alright" Written by Novel Stevenson (as Alonzo Novel' Stevenson), Joseph Young III, Paul Sheehy and 'Tony Reyes Performed by Knivez Out Courtesy of Lost Poets, Inc. "Third Ear Journey" Written and Performed by Carlton Kaller (as Carl Kaller) Courtesy of 45 Revolutions "Hold My Hand" Written by James Lavelle, Richard File, Chris Goss, David Catching and David Bowie Performed by UNKLE Courtesy of Surrender All By Arrangement with Zync Music Inc. "Rito a Los Angeles" Written by Carlos Pes (as Carlo Pes) and Peppino De Luca (as Giuseppe De Luca) Conducted by Gianfranco Plenizio Courtesy of C.A.M. S.r.l. "Giant" Written by David Sardy and Liela Moss Produced by David Sardy (as D. Sardy) Performed by David Sardy featuring Liela Moss Liela Moss appears courtesy of YouAreHere and Shangri-la Recordings |
Goofs
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Continuity: During the first meeting with Ben, the cards that Micky deals alternate from face up, face down, and missing altogether. Continuity: When Ben's mom is serving birthday cake to Ben and his friends, she serves Cam twice. GEOG: There are multiple errors in Vegas hotel locations - seeming to be in one hotel when the shot from the window makes it clear they are elsewhere, particularly when visiting a suite said to be at the Hard Rock but clearly the view is from a tall Strip hotel. The Hard Rock Hotel is neither. GEOG: In the montage scene showing the "extravagant" lifestyle of the group, the film cuts to scenes at the blackjack table, inside of clubs, etc. It's supposed to happen in or around the Planet Hollywood Casino/Hotel, but many of the locations shown are from Red Rock Casino game room and the club "Cherry". Red Rock is about 12.5 miles northwest of the Strip, surrounded by houses and deserts. Continuity: When Ben is handed his earnings from the first night a five dollar bill is seen on the outside of the bundle. Moments later a $100 is on the outside. Continuity: During the opening credits, while Ben is riding his bike on the road, you see the same orange PT cruiser go past twice and the same silver Chrysler 300C go past three times. Continuity: During the opening scene montage, when Ben is riding his bike across the bridge, the position of his backpack changes several times. Continuity: When Prof Rosa calls Cole, Terry answers the phone and places Rosa on hold. However, when Cole takes the phone from Terry, he does not take Rosa off of hold and proceeds to talk to him. Continuity: When Mickey and Ben are walking through the park before the first trip, there is no one behind them. The camera changes and there is a woman walking her dog and another man. Continuity: When Ben is riding his bike on the bridge, a young guy with a lady are passing in the back stage. After this, when a yellow stripped bus passed behind Ben, that young guy and lady disappeared (it seems, they jumped into water) then another lady in white jacket appears who was absent before in the back stage. Fact errors: There is no class 2.09 at MIT, though the 2.09 class seems to pay homage to 2.70 (aka 2.007) which is a renowned robotics competition. PLOT: In two separate places in the film, the player is hollering for the dealer to draw a "monkey" (a face card or a ten) when, in fact, a monkey would have given the dealer a winning hand. The first instance is when an Asian woman introduces the main character to the slang. The more egregious of the two instances is when the main character (who, by this time in the film, has established his big player credentials) calls out for a monkey twice when either of those times would have given the dealer a winning hand. Continuity: The first night the group gambles in Las Vegas they are in the Hard Rock Casino, however the table at which Ben gambles says "Red Rock Casino". When he switches tables it says "Hard Rock Casino." Fact errors: SPOILER: A key clue that makes Cole Williams suspect Ben of being a card counter is that Ben did not double down on 11 when the count was "cool". Basic blackjack strategy dictates always doubling down on 11 (because the odds of making 21 are very high - even casual players know this). The only situation where it would make sense not to double down is if the count was very negative (lots of low cards in the deck). But as the "big player" in the MIT system, Ben would have left the table long before the count became negative. Crew: 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. Fact errors: In the scene were we first see Ben in the casino playing for the first time, the count is +18. We then see a face card (worth 10) appear and Ben wins. Micky then asks him what the count is. He says +18, but it's really +17 because a face card has a value of -1. Revealing mistakes: All the cards in the casino scenes have rounded corners opposite the index numbers, identifying them as used cards that have since been removed from use on the casino floor and altered so they can never be sneaked back into play. Continuity: During the chase seen at the end of the movie Kate Bosworth's character alternates between running in heels and running barefoot. FAIR: "In the prize behind three doors game, the strategy of switching doors actually gives your overall odds to win of 50%, not 66%. Say the doors are A, B and C and the prize was behind B. There are four outcomes using the strategy: 1.You choose door A. Door C opens and you switch to door B, and win 2.You choose door C. Door A opens and you switch to door B, and win 3.You choose door B. Door A opens and you switch to door C, and lose 4.You choose door B. Door C opens and you switch to door A, and lose There are two scenarios that you win and two in which you lose. The probability of winning is 2/4 or 50%. Note that #4 is actually different than #3 and is disregarded by the movie, giving the 66% odds. Similar scenarios work if the prize was behind door A or C." This theory is actually incorrect. This scenario is referred to as the "Monty Hall Problem" and it's solution is a counterintuitive, making the problem a veridical paradox. Many explanations exist, but the easiest is this. If I initially chose door A for the car, I have a 1/3 chance of winning the car. The game show host, knowing the location of the car will open a door with a goat. Once a "goat door" is open, my original probability of 1/3 still exists, as I chose when 3 choices were present. Since the chance of the car being behind the opened "goat door" is zero, the remaining door has a 2/3 chance of having the car as the total probability of choices must equal 1, or 3/3. Therefore, you double your odds of getting the car by switching you choice. CHAR: When Miles shows Ben the source code of the robot, Ben looks at them and immediately says this is very good. Actually, even a highly experienced programmer could not understand a source code just by looking at it for 2 seconds, especially the code of a really complex system such as this robot. Continuity: When Ben meets with Mickey and the group for the first time, he explains the basic rules of 21 and deals himself a face-up card, then the camera cuts to Ben then back to Mickey and now Mickey's card is face down. GEOG: Later in the movie Jill tells Ben the Hard Rock has comped her a suite and asks him if he would like to see it. In the next scene they are in a suite over looking the Bellagio fountains. The Hard Rock is not on the Strip and does not have that view to the Bellagio fountains. The suite is more likely to be in the Planet Hollywood (the old Aladdin) or even Paris. Continuity: In the shot of Ben counting cards on the first arrival in Vegas, Ben's tray is down. If the plane is as close to arriving as the view from the window shows, the trays would have to be in the "up and locked" position. FAIR: This movie is inspired by events which happened around 1994, but it is not a period piece. The fictional story it tells is set in 2008. Clues that this is so include: the presence of such entities as Amber Bock, Google, Geico, the Transportation Safety Authority; a $20 bill design first used in 1998; posters for movies such as Freedom Writers (2007) and I Am Legend (2007), the date on Ben's mom's $68,000 check, and a clear view of the Bud Light bottle's label which reads 2008. CHAR: Jill says that she is "comped" a suite at the hard rock hotel, however as a counter/spotter she should only be making minimum bets, which wouldn't be enough to get a free suite out of a Vegas Hotel. Fact errors: In the MIT grading scale for undergraduates, GPA is out of 5.0. On numerous occasions throughout the movie, it is stated that Ben has a 4.0. On the MIT scale, this would be a "B" average. Fact errors: In the beginning of the film, Ben receives a promotion in his job at the mens wear store, and a raise to $8 an hour. In Massachusetts in 2008 the minimum wage was (and still is) $8.25 for retail workers. |
Quotes
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Kianna: Dude, I lost track 20 cards ago. Micky Rosa: Don't call me dude. Ben Campbell: Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Ben Campbell: [in regards to Mickey Rosa inviting him to the Blackjack team] So why are you telling me? Micky Rosa: Well, let's just say a spot opened up on our roster. Ben Campbell: How? Micky Rosa: Jimmy got a job at Google. Ben Campbell: Jim... Jimmy got a job at Google? Micky Rosa: Yeah, it's catchy, I know. Ben Campbell: Well, if you're making so much money at this then why did he take it? Micky Rosa: Ben, I said Google, not Sizzler. Cole Williams: If I see you in here again, I will break your cheekbone with a small hammer. And then I will kill you. Ben Campbell: I'm not the same guy I was back in Boston. Micky Rosa: [while Choi is stealing everything that isn't nailed down in the hotel room] *Hey!* You steal The Bible, you go to Hell. Those are the rules. Choi: Like I'm not going anyway. Jill Taylor: You know what I like most about Las Vegas? You can be whoever you want to be. Jill Taylor: [in Foxx Strip Club] So do you want a private dance? Ben Campbell: How much? Jill Taylor: 20 a song, 30 song minimum. Ben Campbell: I don't know. Sounds expensive. [they kiss] Philosophical Gambler: Yesterday's history, tomorrow's a mystery. Philosophical Gambler: It's all what you do in the moment, baby. Jill Taylor: [after opening the curtains in Ben's room] Nice undies! Micky Rosa: What's the count? Choi: Uh, plus nine? Micky Rosa: You're just saying that because Jill did. Ben Campbell: [after Jill wakes him up when their plane arrives in Boston] I seem to be waking up to you a lot. Jill Taylor: Don't get used to it. Micky Rosa: The only thing worse than a loser is someone who won't admit he played badly. Micky Rosa: [on why he needs Ben to be the second high roller] Because I don't trust the girls and Choi is... well, Choi. Cole Williams: Always account for variable change. Ben Campbell: I had a 1590 on my SAT, I got a 44 on my MCAT, and I have a 4.0 GPA from MIT. I thought I had my life mapped out, but then I remembered what my non linear equations professor once told me, always account for variable change... I let down my good friends, but as it turns out, they weren't too bad at simple math either. I scored the prettiest girl in school. I got beaten down by an old school Vegas thug who was having trouble accepting his retirement, but I worked out a deal with him that got him a nice pension... And I lied to my mother, but I confessed a lie and well, she still loved me... So my senior year of college I joined this team and I learned this new skill. I went to Vegas 17 times to use it. I made hundreds of thousands of dollars counting cards. And then I had it all stolen from me, twice... How's that for life experience professor? Did I dazzle you? Did I jump off the page? Micky Rosa: You are only ever as good to me as the money you make! Miles Connoly: I've got some good news, though. I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance. [a man is being beaten brutally by Cole Williams and his partner, Terry] Cole Williams: You think you can beat the system? This *is* the system... beatin' you back! [Cole smacks the counter in the face] Cole Williams: You wanna count cards, you do it in Atlantic City! Get him up. Terry: [growling] Let's go. Get up! On your feet! Cole Williams: Count to five. Count to five! Card Counter: [disillusioned] What? Cole Williams: Count to five so that you don't have brain damage, you can go home. Terry: Start with One. Card Counter: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Cole Williams: Good. Now... stop counting! Choi: Basic strategy says that you should hit that! Choi: [laughing and taking a video while Ben is goofing off as a new persona in the mirror] No please, keep going, this video's priceless! Ben Campbell: Man, that sugar's sweet. Micky Rosa: [to Ben about card counting] What were going to do is perfectly legal and they can't do a single thing about it. [very next scene: in a concrete room, bare bulb lights, a fist hits a guy who's strapped to a chair: he's bleeding/sweating] Cole Williams: You think you can beat the system? [shows guy his meaty fist] This *is the system*... *beating you back* [beating Ben Campbell up and looking at his real ID] Cole Williams: *Oh*... you go to MIT. So you understand all this. You're a smart boy, eh? Terry: [cackles mean and tough with Cole] Smart boy. Cole Williams: Tell me something... does Professor Rosa still teach there? Ben Campbell: [closes his eyes as Cole Williams throws a savage punch to his face] Micky Rosa: Choi, you made five grand last night. So would you stop stealing 9 cent pens and everything you can get your hands on from the maid's cart. It's embarrassing! Micky Rosa: [Referring to Ben] I think he's gonna be ready for our little trial run tomorrow. Micky Rosa: [Micky is talking through the "Game Show Problem"] People remember. If you don't know which door to open, always account for variable change. Now most people wouldn't take the switch, out of paranoia, fear, emotions. But Mr. Campbell kept emotions aside, and let simple math get his ass into a brand new car! [class chuckles] Which is better than that goat you've been driving around campus. Micky Rosa: He says, "Ben, do you want to stay with door number one or go with door number two?". Now, is it in your interest to switch your choice? Ben Campbell: Yeah. Micky Rosa: Well wait, the host knows where the car is. So how do you know he's not trying to play a trick on you - trying to use reverse psychology to get you to pick a goat? Ben Campbell: Well I wouldn't really care. I mean, my answer's based on statistics - based on variable change. Micky Rosa: Variable change? But he just asked you a simple question. Ben Campbell: Yeah, which changed everything. Micky Rosa: Enlighten us. Ben Campbell: Well, when I was originally asked to pick a door, I had a 33.3% chance of choosing right. But after he opens one of the doors and re-offers me the choice, it's now 66.7% if I choose to switch... So yeah, I'll take door number two and thank you for the extra 33.3%. Micky Rosa: Exactly. People, remember - if you don't know which door to open, always account for variable change. Micky Rosa: Now see, most people wouldn't take the switch, out paranoia, fear, emotions. But Mr. Campbell, he kept his emotions aside and let simple math [in a game show host voice] get his ass into a brand new car!... Which is better than that goat you've been driving around campus... Micky Rosa: This isn't about me... you little infant! |
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