Plot
A rag-tag group of con artists and ex-cons team up for the heist to end all heists in this high-profile remake of the 1960 Rat Pack favorite. As with its predecessor, Ocean's Eleven opens with its titular hero Danny Ocean (George Clooney stepping into the Frank Sinatra role) eager for a new challenge. The similarities to the original end there, as Ocean conspires with his old pal Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) to rob 150 million dollars from an underground vault that serves three of Las Vegas' biggest casinos. Between the two of them, they recruit nine other men, each with his own criminal specialty, to assist in the mission: moneyman Reuben Tishkoff (Elliot Gould), card dealer Frank (Bernie Mac), pickpocket Linus (Matt Damon), aging con artist Saul (Carl Reiner), British explosives pro Basher (Don Cheadle), techie Dell (Eddie Jemison), rude-boy brothers Virgil (Casey Affleck) and Turk (Scott Caan), and professional acrobat Yen (Shaobo Qin). What Ocean doesn't tell the group is that there's another reason he's coordinating the heist: the three casinos they're robbing are all owned by ruthless gambling mogul Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), who just happens to be married to Ocean's former love Tess (Julia Roberts). Ocean's Eleven was updated by scribe Ted Griffin and marked the third feature shot by director Steven Soderbergh under the alias Peter Andrews. ~ Michael Hastings, RoviReview
Cool, calm, collected, and low-key -- almost to a fault -- director Steven Soderbergh's starry remake of 1960's plodding Rat Pack vehicle may be little more than a muscle-stretching exercise for the newly minted Oscar-winner, but at least it's an audience-pleasing one. Ocean's Eleven is a hodgepodge of some of the director's pet influences: the deft multi-character juggling of Robert Altman, the just-the-facts policier technique of Jules Dassin or Francois Truffaut, and even some of the high-gloss pyrotechnics of David Fincher or John McTiernan. In many ways, it's Soderbergh's least distinctive film: the casual explosions, rag-tag rapport, and only-in-the-movies plot conveniences are just a notch away from the territory of the director's one-time nemesis Jerry Bruckheimer. Where he makes the material his own is in the casting -- this motley crew is more geek than chic, and they all play off each other incredibly well -- and in the zippy dissection of the complex heist. So while Ocean's Eleven isn't as funny or as involving as it could be -- in other words, it's not Out of Sight Part II -- watching Soderbergh spin his wheels is still more enjoyable than just about anything out there. ~ Michael Hastings, RoviCast
- George Clooney - Danny Ocean
- Brad Pitt - Rusty Ryan
- Matt Damon - Linus Caldwell
- Don Cheadle - Basher Tarr
- Andy Garcia - Terry Benedict
- Julia Roberts - Tess Ocean
Credit
Keith P. Cunningham - Art Director, Cinesite - Animator, Randy Johnson - Boom Operator, Debra Zane - Casting, R.J. Louis - Co-producer, Jeffrey Kurland - Costume Designer, Nigel Boyd - Costume Designer, Corey C. Bronson - Costume Designer, Betsy Glick - Costume Designer, Anthony T. Lukins - Costume Designer, Shoshana Rubin - Costume Designer, Julie Yang - Costume Designer, Greg Jacobs - First Assistant Director, Steven Soderbergh - Director, Stephen Mirrione - Editor, John Hardy - Executive Producer, Susan Ekins - Executive Producer, Bruce Berman - Executive Producer, Bonnie Clevering - Hair Styles, Peggy Semtob - Hair Styles, K.G. Ramsey - Hair Styles, Waldo Sanchez - Hair Styles, Betty Lou Skinner - Hair Styles, Quentin Halliday - Location Manager, George Harthel - Location Manager, Ken Lavet - Location Manager, David Holmes - Composer (Music Score), Jean A. Black - Makeup, Richard Dean - Makeup, Fionagh Cush - Makeup, Elisa Marsh - Makeup, Duane Manwiller - Camera Operator, Philip Messina - Production Designer, Peter Andrews - Cinematographer, Charles Miller - Production Manager, Jerry Weintraub - Producer, Paul Ledford - Production Sound, Dawn Brown-Manser - Set Designer, Nancy Deren - Set Designer, Kristen Toscano Messina - Set Designer, Barbara Ann Spencer - Set Designer, George R. Lee - Set Designer, Eric P. Sundahl - Set Designer, Cinesite - Special Effects, Paul Ledford - Sound/Sound Designer, Aaron Glascock - Sound Editor, Michael Chock - Sound Editor, Michael Cassidy - Stunts, Cheryl Lawson - Stunts, Corey Michael Eubanks - Stunts, Steve Lambert - Stunts, John Moio - Stunts, Richard L. Bucher - Stunts, Jayson Dumenigo - Stunts, Brad Martin - Stunts, Jon Sakata - Stunts, Justin Sundquist - Stunts, John Robotham - Stunts Coordinator, Thomas J. Smith - Special Effects Supervisor, Chic Daniel - Technical Advisor, Frederic W. Brost - Unit Production Manager, Ted Griffin - Screenwriter, Spooky Stevens - Publicist, Al Laverde - Key Grip, Karen Jarnecke - Production Coordinator, Robin Le Chanu - Production Supervisor, Steven B. Melton - Properties Master, Larry Black - Re-Recording Mixer, Annie Welles - Script Supervisor, Trey Batchelor - Second Assistant Director, Kevin Hannigan - Special Effects Coordinator, Duane Manwiller - Steadicam Operator, Bob Marshak - Still Photographer, Larry Black - Supervising Sound Editor, Steve Hai - Translator, Michael S. Pryor - Visual Effects Producer, Robert Woodruff - Assistant Art Director, Blair Huizingh - Assistant Art Director, Bobby Wojewodski - Assistant Costume Designer, Eric Wolfson-Sagot - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician, Caleb Duffy - Assistant Location Manager, Ken Ungrodt - Assistant Production Coordinator, Lance Larson - Assistant Properties, Melody Miller - Assistant Properties, Gregory F. Poulos - Assistant Properties, F. Scott Taylor - Assistant Sound Editor, Ricky Harris - Best Boy Grip, Timothy Tillman - Camera Loader, George Brown - Casting Assistant, John O. Falvey - Casting Assistant, Jenny Gienger - Casting Assistant, Thomas King Jr. - Casting Assistant, Danny Molina - Casting Assistant, Pamela Thomas - Casting Assistant, Christopher Just Weaver - Casting Assistant, Terri Taylor - Casting Associate, Jim Plannette - Chief Lighting Technician, Chris Snyder - Construction Coordinator, Elaine Maser - Costumes Supervisor, Paul Threlkeld - Dolly Grip, Rich King & Associates - Extra Casting, Douglas Crise - First Assistant Editor, Keith Sauter - First Assistant Editor, James Christopher - Foley Editor, Victoria De Kay - Key Costumer, Chris Newlander - Key Costumer, Roxanne Wightman - Key Hairstylist, Christien Tinsley - Key Make-up, Jackie Baugh - Production Controller, Basti Van Der Woude - Second Second Assistant Director, Robert Camron - Set Dresser, Jeff Damal - Set Dresser, Larry Haney - Set Dresser, Mike Malone - Set Dresser, Paul Richards - Set Dresser, Lynne Martin - Set Production Assistant, Lynn Struiksma - Set Production Assistant, Dan Berkowitz - Set Production Assistant, Keri Bruno - Set Production Assistant, Anne G. Cellucci - Set Production Assistant, Michael La Corte - Set Production Assistant, Natascha Oppenheim - Set Production Assistant, Keith Popely - Set Production Assistant, Leonard Morganti - Storyboard Artist, George Clayton Johnson - Short Story Author, Jack Golden Russell - Short Story Author| Ocean's Eleven (1960 Film), Ocean to Cross (1976 Film) | |
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