Ocean’s Eleven

Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny’s hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.
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Film Cast:

  • Danny Ocean: George Clooney
  • Linus Caldwell: Matt Damon
  • Terry Benedict: Andy García
  • Robert “Rusty” Ryan: Brad Pitt
  • Tess Ocean: Julia Roberts
  • Frank Catton: Bernie Mac
  • Reuben Tishkoff: Elliott Gould
  • Virgil Malloy: Casey Affleck
  • Turk Malloy: Scott Caan
  • Livingston Dell: Eddie Jemison
  • Basher Tarr (uncredited): Don Cheadle
  • “The Amazing” Yen: Shaobo Qin
  • Saul Bloom: Carl Reiner
  • Holly Marie Combs (uncredited): Holly Marie Combs
  • Topher Grace (uncredited): Topher Grace
  • Joshua Jackson (uncredited): Joshua Jackson
  • Barry Watson (uncredited): Barry Watson
  • Shane West (uncredited): Shane West
  • Vault-Bombing Thief (uncredited): Steven Soderbergh
  • Boxing Spectator: Siegfried Fischbacher
  • Boxing Spectator: Roy Horn
  • Boxing Spectator: Wayne Newton
  • Boxing Spectator: Henry Silva
  • Boxing Spectator: Angie Dickinson
  • Boxing Opponent: Wladimir Klitschko
  • Boxing Opponent: Lennox Lewis
  • Denny Shields: Jerry Weintraub
  • Casino Manager (“Walsh”): Michael Delano
  • Bulldog, the Bruiser: Scott L. Schwartz
  • Plainclothes Goon #1: David Sontag
  • Plainclothes Goon #2: Larry Sontag
  • Billy Tim Denham: Joe La Due
  • Board Member #1 (voice): Cecelia Ann Birt
  • Board Member #2 (voice): Paul L. Nolan
  • Board Member #3 (voice): Carol Florence
  • Bucky Buchanan: Richard Reed
  • Italian High Roller: Charles La Russa
  • Bartender: Mark Gantt
  • French High Roller: Anthony Allison
  • Japanese High Roller: Ronn Soeda
  • Boxing Referee: Richard Steele
  • Security Guard: Tim Perez
  • Lockbox Carrier: Frank Patton III
  • FBI Man #1: Jorge R. Hernandez
  • FBI Man #2: Tim Snay
  • Explosives Cop: Miguel Pérez
  • Technician #1: Barry Brandt
  • Technician #2: William Patrick Johnson
  • Eye-in-the-Sky Technician #1: Robert Peters
  • Sentry: Gregory Stenson
  • Eye-in-the-Sky Technician #2: David Jensen
  • Hotel Security: John C. Fiore
  • Hotel Security: Tommy Kordick
  • Seller: Robin Sachs
  • Aide-de-Camp: J.P. Manoux
  • High Roller Pit Boss: Frankie J. Allison
  • Boxing Spectator: Eydie Gormé
  • Boxing Spectator: Steve Lawrence
  • Boxing Spectator: Jim Lampley
  • Boxing Spectator: Larry Merchant
  • Police Officer: Jim Alfonso
  • Uzi-Carrying Guard #1: John Robotham
  • Uzi-Carrying Guard #2: Vincent M. Ward
  • Baccarat Dealer: James Curatola
  • Blackjack Dealer: Lori Galinski
  • Guard: Bill Allison
  • Dancer: Kelly Adkins
  • Security Officer #1: Rusty Meyers
  • Security Officer #2: Joe Coyle
  • Head Goon: Scott Beringer
  • Parole Board Interrogator (uncredited): Viola Davis
  • Flashback Security Guard (uncredited): Kerry Rossall
  • Security Guard / X-Bag Man #1 (uncredited): David Leitch
  • Security Guard at Boxing Fight (uncredited): Thomas Rosales Jr.
  • Chicago Train Commuter (uncredited): Tony Brown

Film Crew:

  • Casting: Debra Zane
  • Casting Associate: Terri Taylor
  • Executive Producer: Bruce Berman
  • Director of Photography: Steven Soderbergh
  • Author: George Clayton Johnson
  • Screenplay: Ted Griffin
  • Author: Jack Golden Russell
  • Producer: Jerry Weintraub
  • Original Music Composer: David Holmes
  • Production Design: Philip Messina
  • Editor: Stephen Mirrione
  • Screenplay: Harry Brown
  • Screenplay: Charles Lederer
  • Executive Producer: John Hardy
  • Costume Design: Jeffrey Kurland
  • Assistant Art Director: Robert Woodruff
  • First Assistant Editor: Douglas Crise
  • 3D Supervisor: William Budge
  • Art Direction: Keith P. Cunningham
  • Set Decoration: Kristen Toscano Messina
  • Music Programmer: Stephen Hilton
  • Foley Mixer: David Betancourt
  • Foley Artist: Dawn Lunsford
  • Foley: Alicia Stevenson
  • Hair Department Head: Kathrine Gordon
  • Executive Producer: Susan Ekins
  • Co-Producer: R.J. Louis
  • Key Makeup Artist: Christien Tinsley
  • Hairstylist: Waldo Sanchez
  • Greensman: Richard Boris
  • Stunt Driver: Rick Avery
  • Pilot: Al Cerullo
  • Music Consultant: Frankie Pine
  • First Assistant Director: Gregory Jacobs
  • Stunt Coordinator: John Robotham
  • Stunt Double: Brad Martin
  • Animal Wrangler: Mark Vance
  • Makeup Artist: Richard Dean
  • ADR Mixer: Ron Bedrosian
  • Technical Advisor: Chic Daniel
  • Set Costumer: Shoshana Rubin
  • Standby Painter: Christian Zimmermann
  • Unit Production Manager: Frederic W. Brost
  • Stunt Double: Richard Bucher
  • Second Unit Director: Natalie Van Doren
  • Chief Lighting Technician: James Plannette
  • Set Buyer: Shana Sigmond
  • Musician: Zach Danziger
  • Makeup Department Head: Julie Hewett
  • Key Costumer: Victoria DeKay
  • Makeup Artist: Jean Ann Black
  • Special Effects Coordinator: Kevin Hannigan
  • Transportation Captain: Shane Greedy
  • Sound Editor: Mike Chock
  • Supervising Sound Editor: Larry Blake
  • Assistant Costume Designer: Robert Wojewodski
  • Construction Coordinator: Chris Snyder
  • Stunts: Michael Cassidy
  • Boom Operator: Randall L. Johnson
  • Property Master: Steven B. Melton
  • Set Designer: Dawn Brown
  • Transportation Coordinator: Jon Carpenter
  • Script Supervisor: Annie Welles
  • Still Photographer: Bob Marshak
  • Visual Effects Supervisor: Thomas J. Smith
  • Lighting Technician: Russell Ayer
  • Production Coordinator: Karen Jarnecke
  • Steadicam Operator: Duane Manwiller
  • First Assistant Camera: Barry Idoine
  • Production Supervisor: Robin Le Chanu
  • Publicist: Spooky Stevens
  • Visual Effects Coordinator: Carl S.G. Moore
  • Production Controller: Jackie Brady Baugh
  • Leadman: Scott Bobbitt
  • Hairstylist: Bonnie Clevering
  • CG Supervisor: Serge Sretschinsky
  • Production Manager: Charles Miller
  • Location Manager: Ken Lavet
  • Art Department Coordinator: Wylie Griffin
  • Production Secretary: John Sanchez
  • Key Hair Stylist: Roxanne Wightman
  • Production Executive: Kevin Field
  • Painter: Francesco Ferrara
  • Rigging Gaffer: R. Michael De Chellis
  • Second Assistant Camera: James W. Apted
  • Craft Service: Jeff Winn
  • Assistant Art Director: Blair Huizingh
  • Visual Effects Producer: Michael S. Pryor
  • First Assistant Camera: Bobby Brown
  • Costume Supervisor: Elaine Maser
  • Set Costumer: Fran Vega-Buck
  • Hairstylist: K.G. Ramsey
  • Key Rigging Grip: Kent Baker
  • Assistant Property Master: Lance Larson
  • Utility Stunts: Brian Avery
  • Visual Effects Editor: Sean Rourke
  • Production Sound Mixer: Paul Ledford
  • Executive In Charge Of Production: Mark Scoon
  • Assistant Location Manager: Caleb Duffy
  • Security: Joseph Keideth
  • Key Grip: Al LaVerde
  • Art Department Assistant: James J. Burke
  • Set Dresser: Robert Camron
  • Carpenter: Dennis Richardson
  • Chef: Antoine Mascaro
  • Driver: Jarod Abbatoye
  • Loader: Timothy Tillman
  • Post Production Assistant: Betsy Dennis
  • Post Production Supervisor: Caitlin Maloney
  • Production Assistant: Lisa Hatch
  • Propmaker: Craig Zumbroegel
  • Set Medic: Keri Littledeer
  • Set Production Assistant: Daniel Berkowitz
  • Stand In: Zeen Jones
  • Video Assist Operator: Dauv McNeely
  • Color Timer: Dana Ross
  • Electrician: Albert Hood
  • Production Accountant: Gladys Kaye McCall
  • Assistant Sound Editor: F. Scott Taylor
  • Digital Compositors: David Rey
  • Storyboard Artist: Len Morganti
  • Translator: Steve Hai
  • Second Assistant Director: Gary Romolo Fiorelli
  • Foley Editor: James Christopher
  • Utility Sound: Ryan Ferro
  • Casting Assistant: Pamela Lynn Thomas
  • Set Decorating Coordinator: Leslie Coogan
  • Dolly Grip: Paul Threlkeld
  • Grip: Jonathan Leary
  • Ager/Dyer: Sharon Fauvel
  • Costume Illustrator: Haleen K. Holt
  • Second Assistant Director: Trey Batchelor
  • Negative Cutter: Paul Tanzillo Jr.
  • Assistant Production Coordinator: Ken Ungrodt
  • Travel Coordinator: Roxann Langlois
  • Assistant Chief Lighting Technician: Eric Sagot
  • Costumer: Nigel Boyd
  • Set Painter: Craig T. Shordon
  • Assistant Editor: Norman R. Walker
  • Special Effects Technician: Garnet Baril
  • Second Second Assistant Director: William D. Robinson
  • Colorist: Jonathan Malden
  • Key Costumer: Chris Newlander
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Basti Van Der Woude
  • Construction Grip: Jonathan A. Davidson
  • Assistant Camera: Lance Rieck
  • Best Boy Grip: Rick Harris
  • Location Assistant: Dan Rosenfelt
  • Executive Assistant: Kim Pinkstaff
  • First Assistant Director: Claire Alderton

Movie Reviews:

  • John Chard: I got two words for you, mini-bar.

    Literally fresh out of prison, Danny Ocean is busy setting up a seemingly impossible robbery. The plan, along with ten other experts he has roped in, is to rob the main vault at Las Vegas that houses the takings from the three main casinos.

    The original Ocean’s 11 released in 1960 is an OK film, more watchable for the Vegas setting and the irrepressible cast of Rat Packers than for any purpose or structure. That this Steven Soderbergh remake trumps the original in every department is a triumph of entertainment values over pure star appeal. Some would put a case up for the cast of Soderberg’s film using stars to entice the audience in? But really at the time of release it was a stretch to put George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon (all excellent here) on the same pedal stool as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin.

    The most striking thing about this remake is that the whole cast seem to be enjoying themselves, mainly because they are not being asked to over exert their performances from their very astute director, they really are just asked to turn up, enjoy each other’s company and deliver one of the coolest pictures to have been made in the decade.

    The film is purely out there to entertain, it has geniality pouring out from every frame, this is a character based heist caper full of laughs and derring do shenanigans – even Don Cheadle’s ill advised (and pointless character arc) cockney accent manages to create smiles instead of being an on going hindrance. Some critics said the film is far too shallow to have any real worth! What the hell do they want? So the crooks are nice guys, it’s a refreshing change to see a Vegas sparkling bright without any seedy undercurrents, where these robbers aren’t using AK 47s to obliterate the opposition, it’s wits and dashes of cool that fills out their respective armouries.

    The soundtrack and scoring are themselves cool characters in the piece, whilst a big shout out goes to the bona fide stunt work from the wonderfully elastic Shaobo Qin – which merely puts another cherry on this already delightful cake. All the cast (too many to mention) are great, from Andy Garcia’s suave and mean boss, Terry Benedict, to Julia Roberts’ (walking like a goddess) Tess Ocean, all things in the film deliver a feel good movie that when all put together, and all things considered, is a film made by lovers of the medium for, well yes, lovers of the medium itself! 9/10

  • Kamurai: Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend.

    As far as heist movies go, it’s excellent, but I think I’m very picky when it comes to heist movies. In order to get me behind the criminal protagonist, it needs to be overly complex, but not complicated, and there needs to be an alternative motive, such as “get the girl”.

    This entire franchise does a decent job of this, keeping the motives and implementations interesting. Part of the problem with that is that because of how complex the heist is, have the movie is an explanation of how the heist is going to happen (with JUST enough information left out for misdirects), then there is the actual heist, with some misdirects, and an explanation of the gaps, if not the heist itself, then a resolution.

    That’s the formula for every heist movie ever, which is part of what makes it boring. It has to be special to really grab a audience and make it memorable.

    This movie does all this with a great cast, and certainly enough production value. While it is certainly really interesting and entertaining, I can’t really say its a great movie. We can chalk it up as personal bias, but I do think everyone should see this version as it has some historical value and is well worth the watch.

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