Ocean's Eleven (2001) on Netflix
Paroled after four years, thief Danny Ocean looks up Rusty Ryan. They assemble a crew to rob three Las Vegas casinos owned by Terry Benedict, who is dating Danny's ex-wife Tess.
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Plot summary
Danny Ocean leaves a New Jersey prison on parole after four years and breaks the terms of his release by traveling to Los Angeles, where he looks up his friend and colleague Rusty Ryan. In Las Vegas, Reuben Tishkoff, a casino owner Terry Benedict forced out, agrees to back a robbery. The target is the three casinos Benedict owns, where a boxing match is expected to fill an underground vault with more than $150 million behind heavy security. Danny and Rusty recruit eight specialists: con men Frank Catton and Saul Bloom, mechanics Virgil and Turk Malloy, explosives expert Basher Tarr, surveillance technician Livingston Dell, acrobat Yen and pickpocket Linus Caldwell. The crew rehearses against a copy of the vault. Danny's ex-wife, Tess, is Benedict's girlfriend.
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- Lori Galinskias Blackjack Dealer
- Frank Pattonas Lockbox Carrier
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Ocean's Eleven (2001)
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- Mike Myers, Bruce Willis, Ewan McGregor, Alan Arkin and Ralph Fiennes were all considered for roles but ended up dropping out. Willis said in 2007 that he regretted turning down the role of Terry Benedict, and that he had done so because the character was not finished when he saw the script.
- As producer Jerry Weintraub was friends with the Bellagio's owner, Kirk Kerkorian, the production team was granted permission to film there, and the cast stayed at the hotel during the shoot.
- Johnny Depp was being considered for Linus Caldwell, while Luke and Owen Wilson were in discussions to play the Malloy twins. The Wilson brothers had to decline because of their commitment to The Royal Tenenbaums.
- Mark Wahlberg had the role of Caldwell first, but left in favour of starring in another remake, Planet of the Apes, and was subsequently replaced with Damon.
- Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen were considered as replacements for the Wilson brothers as the Malloy twins, but Soderbergh cast Caan and Affleck in the roles instead.
- The "pinch" used in the film to black out power in Las Vegas was based on the real-life Sandia Z-pinch. The effect shown is unrealistic, though, as no device of the size seen on screen could achieve it.
- Cheadle went uncredited for his role. In an interview he explained that there was some stuff that happened behind the scenes that he didn't like how it went down, so he just said, "Take my name off it."
- Taking this job cost Clooney another one: his commitment to Ocean's Eleven forced him to turn down the lead role in Unfaithful.
