Casino (1995)
88%RT Audience Score: 93%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
4 wins & 11 nominations total
Impressive ambition and bravura performances from an outstanding cast help Casino pay off in spite of a familiar narrative that may strike some viewers as a safe bet for director Martin Scorsese
Casino is like a rollercoaster ride that takes you through the highs and lows of the mob world. With a star-studded cast and Scorsese’s signature style, it’s a movie that keeps you on the edge of your seat. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll probably want to take a shower after some of the scenes, but it’s all worth it for the wild ride. Just don’t try any of this at home, folks.
Production Company(ies)
Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures,
Distributor
MCA/Universal Pictures [us]
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Le Bistro Lounge, Riviera Hotel & Casino – 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for strong brutal violence, pervasive strong language, drug use and some sexuality
Year of Release
1995
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:DTS-Stereo DTS
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 57m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 22, 1995 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 26, 2002
Genre(s)
Crime/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods, Don Rickles, Alan King, directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese, crime, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Rene Rodriguez, Adam Nayman, Owen Gleiberman, Richard Schickel, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Todd McCarthy, Graeme Tuckett, Sheila Reid, Mal Vincent, Margaret A McGurk, PJ Nabarro, Patrick Nabarro, R-rated, Barbara De Fina, MCA/Universal Pictures, Stereo, DTS, Surround, Scope (2.35:1), Las Vegas, mobster, casino, Tangiers Casino, enforcer, corrupt politicians, Nicholas Pileggi’s book
Worldwide gross: $116,112,375
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $228,318,712
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 623
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 24,898,442
US/Canada gross: $42,512,375
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $83,594,627
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 839
US/Canada opening weekend: $9,946,480
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $19,558,359
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 665
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $52,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $102,250,712
Production budget ranking: 399
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $55,062,009
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $71,005,992
ROI to date (est.): 45%
ROI ranking: 1,173
Sharon Stone – Ginger McKenna, Rothstein
Joe Pesci – Nicky Santoro
James Woods – Lester Diamond
Don Rickles – Billy Sherbert
Alan King – Andy Stone
Director(s)
Martin Scorsese
Writer(s)
Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese
Producer(s)
Barbara De Fina
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
4 wins & 11 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (70) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (55) | Rotten (15)
Casino is nothing less than an epic, three hours long, with a cast of hundreds, stuffed with great victory and even greater tragedy.
August 18, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald
TOP CRITIC
Without stinting on the viciousness, Scorsese still conveys an element of nostalgia in Casino, although it’s less because the movie is convinced by Ace and Nicky’s vision of the good old days than it is skepticism over what will eventually replace them.
November 21, 2020
Adam Nayman
The Ringer
TOP CRITIC
[Stone] seems to be trying to enter a more passionate movie, where a neurotic gold digger could at least have a good time. By the end of Casino, for all its craftsmanly bravura, you may want to join her.
January 25, 2010 | Rating: B-
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
So long as Casino stays focused on the excesses — of language, of violence, of ambition — in the life-styles of the rich and infamous, it remains a smart, knowing, if often repetitive, spectacle.
January 25, 2010
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Simultaneously quite watchable and passionless.
January 25, 2010
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Martin Scorsese’s intimate epic about money, sex and brute force is a grandly conceived study of what happens to goodfellas from the mean streets when they outstrip their wildest dreams and achieve the pinnacle of wealth and power.
May 16, 2008
Todd McCarthy
Variety
TOP CRITIC
Casino is a funny, brutal, chilling and engrossing film.
July 8, 2022
Graeme Tuckett
Stuff.co.nz
This soon-to-be classic is well written, well cast and superbly acted.
May 16, 2022
Sheila Reid
Women in the Life
A misfire in the always interesting career of director Martin Scorsese.
February 25, 2022 | Rating: 2/4
Mal Vincent
The Virginian-Pilot
Something went terribly wrong. Scorsese made an ambitious bid with Casino. But he seems to have been overpowered by his material.
August 19, 2021 | Rating: 2/4
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
The decadence of both wealth and violence are brought into sharp focus by Scorsese…
April 15, 2021
Jim Rohner
Battleship Pretension
Scorsese’s skill at creating brevity out of such a kaleidoscopic canvas commands respect, though there’s the nagging sense that he’s running through something of a formula.
October 29, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
PJ Nabarro
Patrick Nabarro…
Plot
In early-1970s Las Vegas, low-level mobster Sam “Ace” Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino, but over the years, problems with his enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex Lester Diamond, and corrupt politicians put Sam in ever-increasing danger.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels praises the “bravura performances” from the outstanding cast, including Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone, and James Woods.
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