Casino is a 1995 American epic crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Barbara De Fina. The screenplay was written by Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese and is based on the book ‘Casino’ by Nicholas Pileggi.
Rated: R (movie contains strong brutal violence, pervasive strong language, drug use and some sexuality)
Run Time: 2h 58min
Release Date: November 22, 1995 (USA)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Studio: Universal Pictures
Casino stars Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods, Don Rickles, Alan King, Kevin Pollak, L.Q. Jones, Dick Smothers and Frank Vincent.
Casino is the story of Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein (Robert De Niro) a casino executive and his friend Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) who compete against each other over a gambling empire.
Movie Quotes
“From now on, I want you to put an equal amount of blueberries in each muffin.” – Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein
“Do you know how long that is going to take?” – Baker
“I don’t care how long it takes. Put an equal amount in each muffin.” – Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein
“When you love someone, you’ve gotta trust them. There’s no other way. You’ve got to give them the key to everything that’s yours. Otherwise, what’s the point? And for a while, I believed, that’s the kind of love I had.” – Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein
“Nicky’s methods of betting weren’t scientific, but they worked. When he won, he collected. When he lost, he told the bookies to go f#*k themselves. I mean, what were they going to do, muscle Nicky? Nicky was the muscle.” – Ginger McKenna
“A lot of holes in the desert, and a lot of problems are buried in those holes. But you gotta do it right. I mean, you gotta have the hole already dug before you show up with a package in the trunk. Otherwise, you’re talking about a half-hour to forty-five minutes worth of digging. An who knows who’s gonna come along in that time? Pretty soon, you gotta dig a few more holes. You could be there all ‘f#*kin’ night.” – Nicky Santoro
Official Movie Trailer
Movie Stars
Robert De Niro as Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein
Sharon Stone as Ginger McKenna
Joe Pesci as Nicky Santoro
James Woods as Lester Diamond
Don Rickles as Billy Sherbert
Alan King as Andy Stone
Kevin Pollak as Phillip Green
L.Q. Jones as Pat Webb
Dick Smothers as Senator
Frank Vincent as Frank Marino