Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
Coming Out at 7 December 2001 in theaters.
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Ocean’s Eleven is heist film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Ted Griffin. The first installment of the Ocean’s franchise, it is a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film of the same name. Ocean’s Eleven features an ensemble cast, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Andy García, Bernie Mac and Julia Roberts. Ocean’s Eleven follows friends Danny Ocean (Clooney) and Rusty Ryan (Pitt), who plan a heist of $150 million from casino owner Terry Benedict (García), the lover of Ocean’s ex-wife Tess (Roberts).
Upon release, the film was a success at the box office and with critics; it was the fifth highest-grossing film of 2001, with a worldwide gross of $450 million. Soderbergh directed two sequels, Ocean’s Twelve in 2004 and Ocean’s Thirteen in 2007, which make up the Ocean’s Trilogy. Ocean’s 8, a spin-off with an all-female lead cast, was released in 2018.
Following his release from prison, Danny Ocean violates his parole by traveling to California to meet his partner-in-crime and friend Rusty Ryan to propose a heist. The two go to Las Vegas to pitch the plan to wealthy friend and former casino owner Reuben Tishkoff. The plan consists of simultaneously robbing the Bellagio, the Mirage, and the MGM Grand casinos. Reuben’s familiarity with casino security makes him very reluctant to get involved, but when he starts to think of it as a good way to get back at his rival, Terry Benedict, who owns all three casinos, Reuben agrees to finance the operation. Because the casinos are required by the Nevada Gaming Commission to have enough cash on hand to cover all their patrons’ bets, the three predict that on the upcoming night of a highly anticipated boxing match, the Bellagio vault will contain more than $150,000,000.
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writers: George Clayton Johnson (1960), Jack Golden Russell (1960), Harry Brown (1960), Charles Lederer (1960), Ted Griffin
Stars: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Andy García, Bernie Mac, Julia Roberts
Cast:
George Clooney | … | Danny Ocean |
Cecelia Ann Birt | … | Board Member #1 (voice) |
Paul L. Nolan | … | Board Member #2 (voice) |
Carol Florence | … | Board Member #3 (voice) |
Lori Galinski | … | Blackjack Dealer |
Bernie Mac | … | Frank Catton |
Brad Pitt | … | Rusty Ryan |
Mark Gantt | … | Bartender |
Tim Perez | … | Security Guard |
Elliott Gould | … | Reuben Tishkoff |
Frank Patton III | … | Lockbox Carrier |
Casey Affleck | … | Virgil Malloy |
Scott Caan | … | Turk Malloy |
Eddie Jemison | … | Livingston Dell |
Jorge R. Hernandez | … | FBI Man #1 |
Tim Snay | … | FBI Man #2 |
Miguel Pérez | … | Explosives Cop |
Shaobo Qin | … | Yen |
Carl Reiner | … | Saul Bloom |
Lennox Lewis | … | Boxing Opponent |
Wladimir Klitschko | … | Boxing Opponent |
Matt Damon | … | Linus Caldwell |
Barry Brandt | … | Technician #1 |
William Patrick Johnson | … | Technician #2 |
Robert Peters | … | Eye-in-the-Sky Technician #1 |
David Jensen | … | Eye-in-the-Sky Technician #2 |
Kelly Adkins | … | Dancer |
Gregory Stenson | … | Sentry |
Joe La Due | … | Billy Tim Denham |
Andy Garcia | … | Terry Benedict |
John C. Fiore | … | Hotel Security |
Tommy Kordick | … | Hotel Security |
Michael DeLano | … | Casino Manager (“Walsh”) |
Charles La Russa | … | Italian High Roller |
Anthony Allison | … | French High Roller |
Ronn Soeda | … | Japanese High Roller |
Julia Roberts | … | Tess Ocean |
Robin Sachs | … | Seller |
J.P. Manoux | … | Aide-de-Camp |
Jerry Weintraub | … | High Roller |
Frankie J. Allison | … | High Roller Pit Boss |
James Curatola | … | Baccarat Dealer |
Henry Silva | … | Boxing Spectator |
Eydie Gormé | … | Boxing Spectator |
Angie Dickinson | … | Boxing Spectator |
Steve Lawrence | … | Boxing Spectator |
Wayne Newton | … | Boxing Spectator |
Siegfried Fischbacher | … | Boxing Spectator |
Roy Horn | … | Boxing Spectator |
Jim Lampley | … | Boxing Spectator |
Larry Merchant | … | Boxing Spectator |
Richard Reed | … | Bucky Buchanan |
David Sontag | … | Plainclothes Goon #1 |
Larry Sontag | … | Plainclothes Goon #2 |
Bill Allison | … | Guard |
Rusty Meyers | … | Security Officer #1 |
Joe Coyle | … | Security Officer #2 |
Scott L. Schwartz | … | Bulldog, the Bruiser |
Richard Steele | … | Boxing Referee |
John Robotham | … | Uzi-Carrying Guard #1 |
Vincent M. Ward | … | Uzi-Carrying Guard #2 |
Scott Beringer | … | Head Goon |
Jim Alfonso | … | Police Officer |
Christopher ‘Ghozt tha Dmented’ Evans | … | Boxing fan |
Bonnie Joy Ashley | … | High Roller |
Jonathan Burleigh Barnthouse | … | Wladimir Klitschko’s Body Guard |
Bonnie Bom | … | Dog Track Gambler |
Christie Campagna | … | Woman in Casino |
Derek Sean Carlton | … | Fight Spectator |
Adam Carrera | … | Casino Security Guard |
Don Cheadle | … | Basher Tarr |
William Patrick Coleman | … | Tommy |
Holly Marie Combs | … | Holly |
Christopher Crotty | … | Security Guard |
Michael T Deeter | … | Michael Deeter |
Jeremy Dunn | … | Dealer |
Jacob ‘Stitch’ Duran | … | Wladimir Klitschko’s Cutman |
LaTisha Fletcher | … | Casino Patron |
Patrick Fullerton | … | Boxing Spectator |
Jaime Gallagher | … | Diner |
Joss Gomez | … | Casino Dealer |
Topher Grace | … | Topher Grace |
Laurence R. Griffin | … | Sports Book Patron |
Charles Halford | … | Bellagio Security Guard |
Joshua Jackson | … | |
Rick Kain | … | Casino Patron |
Matthew Kish | … | Circus Audience Member |
Jesse Kozel | … | Dog Track Gambler |
David Leitch | … | Security Guard / X-Bag Man #1 |
Simone Lotter | … | Patron at Gaming Table |
Christopher Mann | … | Security Guard |
Michael Mantella | … | Fight Night Fan #1 |
Brad Martin | … | Security Guard / X-Bag Man #3 |
Mycole Metcalf | … | Cocktail Waitress |
George D. Miklos | … | High Roller |
Anthony Parrulli | … | Benedict’s Limo Driver |
Bob Pepper | … | Pedestrian |
Gustavo Perez | … | Gambler |
Gary Pike | … | Passerby |
‘Diamond’ Tim Pleshaw | … | Boxing Fan in the Crowd |
Bruce Pobanz | … | Casino Patron |
J.P. Riley | … | Chicago Train Commuter |
Troy Robinson | … | Security Guard |
David C. Roehm Sr. | … | Slick Mack |
Thomas Rosales Jr. | … | Security Guard at Boxing Fight |
Kerry Rossall | … | Flashback Security Guard |
Laurent Schwaar | … | Maitre D’ |
Steven Soderbergh | … | Vault-Bombing Thief |
Emanuel Steward | … | |
Jean Sulli | … | Casino Guest / Cocktail Server |
Reggi Danielle Sweat | … | Restaurant Patron |
Tyler Sweatman | … | Pit Boss |
Yann Toderi | … | Man in Bar |
Barry Watson | … | |
Shane West | … | |
Bernie Yuman | … | High Roller Guy |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia