The Rat Pack (1998) on Netflix
Frank Sinatra backs John F. Kennedy for president as the Rat Pack peaks. Peter Lawford, married to Kennedy's sister, rejoins the group, and the Pack performs at a campaign fundraiser.
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Plot summary
By the start of the 1960s the men known as the Rat Pack are each riding high. Dean Martin has prospered since his partnership with Jerry Lewis ended, Frank Sinatra's career is at its strongest, Sammy Davis, Jr. is rebuilding after a car crash, and Joey Bishop is getting noticed as an opening comic. Sinatra mends things with Peter Lawford, who had been kept at a distance after being seen in public with Ava Gardner. Lawford is married to Patricia Kennedy, and her brother John F. Kennedy's run for the presidency draws Sinatra in. He has the Pack perform at a campaign fundraiser, and Kennedy's father, Joseph P. Kennedy, warns that Sinatra's ties to organized crime could cost Jack votes against Richard Nixon.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Rat Pack (1998)
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- Despite his membership in the real Pack, Joey Bishop is given minimal screen time, while John F. Kennedy, depicted as an on-and-off friend of Sinatra's, is given a more central role.
- Cheadle won a Golden Globe for his performance as Sammy Davis Jr., and The Rat Pack won three Emmy awards and earned several more nominations, including acting ones for Cheadle and Mantegna.
