Breitwieser began his career in criminality while visiting a castle in Switzerland with one of those "he's a jerk, but I still love him" girlfriends. ... Casino heists make for great movies, but in real life they usually end up considerably less glamorous. Cracked is published by Literally media Ltd.. One-hundred and forty-four artifacts of Aztec, Mayan and Mesoamerican origin had been stolen. It all started when Worth used a rope to trip a stagecoach loaded with uncut diamonds, which failed like Next Friday due to his trigger-happy accomplice. However, Bruiser is on Danny's payroll and allows him to access the vent system and join his team as they seize the vault, coincident with activities of their other team members in and around the casino. The gang hauled a cool $3-million from the score--roughly $50-million today. After the turn of a key and a gentle bop to the Edwards's head, Blood promptly seized the Crown Jewels while his men stood guard. In January 2000, Warner Bros. was moving forward with Steven Soderbergh on development of an Ocean's Eleven remake, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Julia Roberts. Ocean's Eleven is not your typical heist movie. Today. Brown hired a henchman with a checkered past named John E. Cook to do recon in Virginia a year before their 1859 raid and told him to "aquaint himself" with Colonel Lewis William Washington, the great-grandnephew of none other than $1 bill George and owner of the famed pistols and sword. Top to bottom, George's gang was the best in the business until, like Danny Ocean, his dick got in the way. This time Blood brought his "nephew" with him, an armed escort and a burning desire to see the Crown Jewels up close. After finding that his mind-tricks didn't work on the boy, Blood decided to make a break for it with guns blasting, leather trench coats flailing and probably a lot of empty shells raining onto the ground in slow-motion. Ocean's Eleven is a 2001 American heist comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Ted Griffin. [10] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. As Benedict arrives to examine the ruined vault himself, his men stop the van and find the bags were only loaded with flyers for prostitutes. As dated as the macho attitude of the film may seem nowadays (and even already by late 60's standards), I found it to be a fascinating glimpse into the past when guys were guys and women were umm, dames! On the night of the fight, the plan is put into motion. If the Devil ever existed, Adam Worth lifted his watch, keys and wallet. Ocean's Eleven was so successful that it spawned not only two sequels and a spinoff, but a pretty bonkers real-life theft. The lesson, apparently, is that crime pays, and when it stops paying, it resumes in 26 months. Benedict goes to see that Danny has seemingly been locked up in the storeroom throughout the heist and thus innocent of any crime. Johnny Depp was being considered for Linus Caldwell, while Luke and Owen Wilson were in discussions to play the Malloy twins. Mr. Edwards was happy to oblige, unaware that Blood's posse was packing pistols, daggers and those fancy canes with swords inside them. Common accusations levelled by stupid people at Ocean's Twelve: Just an excuse to get the celebrities back together and sell… "[9] On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Continue Reading Below. Possessing these items would inspire followers to unite around a cool relic of historical consequence, a la The Ark of the Covenant. As for the museum itself, the thieves couldn't have wished for better odds if the loot had been stored in a retirement home: no electronic security, no working cameras, a floor-plan they knew "perfectly" and eight sleepy security guards doing rounds every two hours. Accuracy: A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. They drive off, closely followed by Benedict's bodyguards. So I sacked her, of course". With 10 out of the 11 bedrooms being master suites, Oceans 11 makes the perfect gathering spot for your large extended family or business retreat. Adam Worth was not simply the most famous criminal of the 19th century; he was a Leonardo da Vinci-level genius who happened to make crime his vocation. "[14] In a poll during November 2008, Empire magazine called Ocean's Eleven the 500th best film on The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time. Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. [27], This article is about the 2001 film. People magazine called the film "pure fun from start to finish,"[11] and included it in its end-of-year Best of Screen list. Do you have something funny to say about a random topic? Imagine this guy with Jedi powers. As the film turns fifteen this week, we look back at the behind-the-scenes secrets you might have missed. Reuben's familiarity with casino security makes him very reluctant to get involved, but when he starts to think of it as a good way to get back at his rival, Terry Benedict, who owns all three casinos, he agrees to finance the operation. To the shock of the kingdom, King Charles II was so taken by Thomas Blood that he issued him a full pardon and a nice spot of land in Ireland as pension. [21] It was conceived by producer Jerry Weintraub, Soderbergh and Clooney. Yeah, about that: The man was seen stealing a quadricentarian bugle from a Swiss museum, and was arrested two days later staking out another heist at the same freaking location. The next evening, Worth unlocked the door to the Cape Town post office with his custom made key, helped himself to the diamonds (plus all the other treasures from earlier) and skipped town, stopping only once to watch the fountains at the Bellagio before heading off to Australia, $700,000 richer. However, the effect shown is unrealistic, as no device of the size shown could achieve that effect.[8]. The female Ocean's Eleven remake has assembled a truly incredible cast, that has somehow managed to do the impossible and better the George Clooney and … You could be on the front page of Cracked.com tomorrow. In Oceans Eleven are the con names real? Ask Question Asked 3 years, 11 months ago. A reminder: The dude with the Mona Lisa on his person was making a fuss to a plumber about a stolen doorknob. No two casinos use exactly the same security. [17], Entertainment Weekly put "The Ocean's Eleven heist scene" on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, saying, "Featuring three impregnable Vegas casinos and 11 ring-a-ding criminals, Steven Soderbergh's 2001 roll of the dice provided the most winning robbery sequence of the decade. After building an impressive name for himself as an Irish assassin-for-hire, Thomas Blood found himself eating a shit sandwich after a botched job. When Danny is released after serving time for his parole violation, he is met by Rusty and Tess. When it arrived, he cut the rope to the ferry used to load outgoing mail, sending it off to England before the gems could be loaded, thus ensuring the diamonds would have to be deposited in the post office safe. "King" Leonidas and the Crime Of the 19th Century. For Breitwieser, stealing 238 pieces of art (plus one fake) is nothing unless you have a 400-year-old trumpet with which to toot your own horn. There are usually three parts to a heist film•The gathering of the team and planning•The robbery takes place•The escape The team is usually labelled as crazy. Rusty urges Danny to give up on the plan, believing Danny incapable of sound judgment while Tess is involved, but Danny refuses. Scotland Yard referred to him as "the Napoleon of the criminal world." The thieves had all the time they needed to scale the museum's seven-foot fence, maneuver through a malfunctioning air-conditioning duct and end up in the museum basement. Following his release from prison, Danny Ocean violates his parole by traveling to California to meet his partner-in-crime and friend Rusty Ryan to propose a heist. [22] Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna Fenty, Mindy Kaling, and Nora "Awkwafina" Lum made up the ensemble cast. Ocean's Eleven follows friends Danny Ocean (Clooney) and Rusty Ryan (Pitt), who plan a heist of $160 million from casino owner Terry Benedict (García), the lover of Ocean's ex-wife Tess (Roberts). Back in 1960, when Peter Lawford pitched him the Vegas heist script for the original "Ocean's 11," Frank Sinatra reportedly joked, "Forget the movie, let's … See, Brown didn't just want a small uprising and a couple of swords, he wanted this smash and grab to be the catalyst for the abolition of slavery. Paranoid that the men he had just spent three years training with would double-cross him (especially since he also just learned the combination to the panties of one of his goon's lady-friends), George resolved to preemptively double-cross the double-crossers in a scheme that only Christopher Nolan could figure out. To pull off this insane heist of a national treasure, Blood hatched a brilliant scheme to be personally invited into the fortress with escort through an elaborate show of costumes, pageantry and some Congress-level lying. He studied the museum's entrances, exits, the locks and he even profiled the security guards and found that their "lazy work habits" were perfectly suited to his purposes. The first installment of the Ocean's franchise, it is a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film of the same name. The production was performed by Star Troupe and the cast included Reon Yuzuki as Danny Ocean, Nene Yumesaki as Tess Ocean and Shio Suzumi as Rusty Ryan. Abolitionist John Brown decided to try to do both at the same time, because John Brown's basketballs were slightly larger than regulation. They eventually killed him, but not before he lived long enough to die a martyr's death, be credited for starting the Civil War, had a song named after him and inspired men as hardened as Frederick Douglass to admit that John Brown was an alpha-badass. Not so. But even the best in the business get greedy at some point. Gary Ross (Ocean's 8) is not Steven Soderbergh (Ocean's Eleven). He knew that wherever the diamonds were, they would eventually have to reach England by boat, so he simply hid in some bushes with a knife the night the next mail-ship for England was leaving. Thanks for connecting! [26], The 2014 Bollywood film Happy New Year draws heavily on the plot of Ocean's Eleven, with Shah Rukh Khan starring as the protagonist. Hans Gruber may have been too busy in Europe to have pulled off the caper, but one thing is for sure: Whoever John McClane's Mexican equivalent was, he was asleep at the wheel. Two if you count his ginormous ball pouch. It's slick, all right: directors this good don't usually handle material this routine. "[18], Ocean's Eleven had a budget of about $85 million. 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The plan consists of simultaneously robbing the Bellagio, the Mirage, and the MGM Grand casinos. If the frame was armed with a sensor, he simply cut the picture right out of the frame with a blade. His new plan: Wait until he figured out the combination to the Manhattan Savings Institution safe, and then postpone the heist so that he could rob it with a new crew that he would assemble and train behind everyone's back. Geier, Thom; Jensen, Jeff; Jordan, Tina; Lyons, Margaret; Markovitz, Adam; Nashawaty, Chris; Pastorek, Whitney; Rice, Lynette; Rottenberg, Josh; Schwartz, Missy; Slezak, Michael; Snierson, Dan; Stack, Tim; Stroup, Kate; Tucker, Ken; Vary, Adam B.; Vozick-Levinson, Simon; Ward, Kate (December 11, 2009), "The 100 Greatest Movies, TV Shows, Albums, Books, Characters, Scenes, Episodes, Songs, Dresses, Music Videos, And Trends That Entertained Us Over The Past 10 Years". Olivia Milch and Gary Ross were writer of the screenplay, and director respectively. Even though everyone laughs at me. As Seen in Ocean's 13 Movie Since the premiere of the Ocean's 13 movie there has been quite a buzz. [6] Clooney's commitment to Ocean's Eleven forced him to turn down the lead role in Unfaithful. For the 1960 film, see. Other members create a precise replica of the vault, which the audience is led to believe is built solely in order to practice maneuvering through its formidable security systems. Most heist films depict the trial run of the theft as presenting impossible odds and almost zero chance of escape. Ocean's 8, a spin-off with an all-female lead cast, was released in 2018.[2][3]. In the film, eleven con artists employ a physics device, called "the pinch," - to help them rob a vault containing the riches of three casinos. The pinch was a stunning success until the Edwards's son treated his parents to a surprise visit. Now, with all that fence-climbing and duct-shimmying, you'd probably assume that the thieves could only steal one or two things. Benedict has his men follow the van while he calls in a SWAT team to try to secure the vault. Las Vegas was the major movie location of Ocean''s Eleven. Due to the adorableness of his crimes, however, he only served 26 months, and when he was released he wrote a self-promoting book that made him quite a bit of money. Leonidas, aka "Western George," spent three years pouring over blueprints, building models and even reconstructing the vault in a warehouse with which to spar. Many people are asking what is THE GILROY? Soderbergh directed two sequels, Ocean's Twelve in 2004 and Ocean's Thirteen in 2007, which make up the Ocean's Trilogy. "[13] Time magazine's reviewer Richard Corliss criticized the film, saying it "doesn't offer much. Furthermore, they themselves were the SWAT team and used their gear bags to take all of the money from the vault right under Benedict's nose. Active 2 years, 4 months ago. Mike Myers, Bruce Willis, Ewan McGregor, Alan Arkin and Ralph Fienneswere considered for roles but ended up … While the poor old guy's back was turned, Worth somehow managed to make wax impressions of the safe key with nobody noticing. Ocean's Eleven features an ensemble cast, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Andy García, Bernie Mac and Julia Roberts. They helped themselves to whatever they wished and then vanished without a trace, Steve Gutenberg-like. As Tess watches via CCTV, Danny tricks Benedict into saying he would give her up in exchange for the money. Released on December 7, 2001, Ocean’s Eleven is a 2001 remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film of the same name.Although the production was released late in the year, it was still the fifth highest grossing film of 2001. Tess leaves Benedict and exits the hotel just in time to see Danny arrested. Vincenzo was sentenced to jail, but served minimal time as the patriotism of his act was considered a "mitigating factor." https://www.looper.com/155854/what-the-cast-of-oceans-eleven-looks-like-today [12] Newsweek said Ocean's Eleven "bounces along with finger-snapping high spirits," and said that while Soderbergh has "made deeper films, ...this carefree caper movie is nothing to sneeze at. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 82% based on 177 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. Adam proved his worth by firing the moron and sending him to America, thus avoiding two of the most baffling mistakes every movie criminal makes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had another name for him: Professor Moriarty. Hardly. [19] The film grossed $183,418,150 in the United States and grossed $267,311,379 overseas, leaving a worldwide gross of $450,728,529. All he had to do next was wait till the cover of night and then walk in and open the safe. Mark Wahlberg was originally cast as Linus Caldwell, but left in favor of starring in another remake, Planet of the Apes, and was subsequently replaced with Matt Damon. In short, like a pervert on the Tokyo subway there was no smashing: just grabbing. The rest of the team bask in the victory in front of the Fountains of the Bellagio, silently going their separate ways one-by-one. Yet the mood is still light hearted which makes it even more compelling to watch. It is shown that Danny's team used their practice vault to create fake footage to fool Benedict. When the downstairs exit was locked, Vincenzo thinking either on his feet or like a caveman ripped the doorknob off the door and convinced a nearby plumber that it was stolen. On Christmas Eve, 1985, an unknown number of criminals pulled off the largest heist of Mexican goods since Miami Vice's second season finale. On a scale of 1 to 10, Oceans 11 is definitely an 11! Several team members carry out reconnaissance at the Bellagio to learn as much as possible about the security, the routines, the behaviors of the casino staff, and the building itself. Talking with a heavy cockney accent, often in rhyming slang, Basher is more in it for the thrills than for the money, even calling Rusty and Danny ‘proper villains’ as opposed to the fools or rather "tossers" he unsuccessfully tries to rob a bank with in Eleven which led to his arrest before Rusty, disguised as an ATF agent, freed him. Benedict complies, having his bodyguards take the loaded duffel bags to a waiting van driven by remote control. When Brown finally launched his attack on October 16 the next year, he sent a detachment to Harper's Ferry as offhandedly as Darth Vader recovering Death Star plans, only more successful. Having said that, once you get out of Vegas I very much doubt casino security is ANYTHING like Ocean’s 11. while clutching the crown. He used spies, got his men jobs in the bank, and even opened safe-deposit accounts so that he could scope the joint personally. [4][5][6] Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen were considered as replacements for the Wilson brothers, but Soderbergh cast Scott Caan and Casey Affleck instead. This is a standard genre picture, a remake of the 1960 Frank Sinatra caper, and Soderbergh, who usually aims higher, does it as a sort of lark. Viewed 30k times 16. The original 1960 version of Ocean's Eleven depended on the blokey charm of the Rat Pack and ambled on for well over two hours. Now, Worth has already put more work into this heist than we've put into anything, but it was at this crucial moment that he played a MacGyver-worthy ace up his sleeve: an encyclopedic knowledge of 19th century post offices to make the diamonds come to him. Nobody disagreed with him... not even the King of England (who easily fell for Darth Blood's mind-tricks). Worth did some recon and learned that the diamonds were stored in a safe in the Cape Town Post office during times of inclement weather when the cargo ships would have trouble picking them up. [1], Ocean's Eleven was released on VHS and DVD on May 7, 2002.[20]. The Scene: Leonidas … [23][24][25], Takarazuka Revue adapted the movie as a musical in 2011–2012 in Japan (Takarazuka Grand Theater; Tokyo Takarazuka Theater). In January 2000, Warner Bros. was moving forward with Steven Soderbergh on development of an Ocean's Eleven remake, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Julia Roberts. Is it real? Soderbergh directed two sequels, Ocean's Twelve in 2004 and Ocean's Thirteen in 2007, which make up the Ocean's Trilogy. You know something, I really worked on that accent. Vincenzo expected a hero's welcome back in Italy and a hefty reward for the painting, but Florence's Uffizi Gallery just fluffed his balls long enough to authenticate the painting and put the poor dumb sap under arrest. The critical consensus reads: "Easygoing but lazy, Ocean's Eleven blithely coasts on the well-established rapport of the Rat Pack royalty." Like, his plan was to just march across America and end slavery all over the place. He moved down a nearby stairway, probably humming the Mission: Impossible theme to himself, and freed Mona from her frame. When it comes to Worth's extensive tenure in criminality, a diamond heist he pulled in South Africa in the 1880s stands above the rest. i have a near-stratospheric tolerance for repetition when it comes to watching movies, especially movies i like. Oceans 11 focus film analysis 1. The SWAT team's arrival causes a shootout that sets off the explosives and incinerates the remaining cash. Johnny Depp was being considered for Linus Caldwell, while Luke and Owen Wilson were in discussions to play the Malloy twins. After a careful period of casing the joint and its inhabitants, on August 21, 1911, he pulled off what was referred to at the time as the crime of the century. The plumber let him out and bam: The crime was complete. Georgie boy was dead. Ever the professionals, it took the mainstream media three days to cover the story due to the holidays, at which point the criminals already had the head start they needed to disappear... probably singing Feliz Navidad the whole way. These pieces were artifacts that, apart from being extremely valuable and a great conversation starter when attempting to pick up Civil War-era wenches, had major historical significance to one wishing to reenact a certain war of a revolutionary nature. And don't forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to get dick jokes sent straight to your news feed. Benedict, unsatisfied with Danny's plan to get back the money, orders his men to escort Danny off the premises and inform the police that he is violating his parole by being in Las Vegas. In 2004, the studio decided to promote the upcoming Ocean's Twelve by sending George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon to the Monaco Grand Prix. Leonidas knew a thing or two about blueprints. Thanks to Cook's months of forced laughter and feigned interest in recipes for badger stew, Brown's men found the national treasures stashed right where their undercover agent said they would be. It has been said that life imitates art, but there's more than a few times that history's shown real life kicks art's ass. How can I get my hands on the Gilroy Pheromone Patch? In order to answer that question, you have to specify a casino. Home media That's right: Adam Worth was "that guy" who played Sherlock Holmes's greatest adversary in real life. 0. They hit the bank from the rear early in the morning when the sounds of footsteps and foreplay would have been expected. For more crimes from the silver screen, check out 5 Real Bank Heists Ripped Right Out of the Movies. Just try putting that mini-nuke anywhere close to your balls. That's like what Steven Soderbergh is doing in "Ocean's Eleven." 'Ocean's Eleven' Trilogy on Netflix: The Real Power Of Good Filmmaking By Meghan O'Keefe • Feb 9, 2018 The Ocean's Eleven trilogy is maybe the single best argument for the power of the filmmaker. And stop by our Top Picks (Updated 1.29.2010) to see what Bucholz would do with the Crown Jewels. Those pedestrians you hit were probably terrorists or something. Wanting to get his hand on the keys to this post office safe, Worth cozied up to the elderly Postmaster General by disguising himself as a kindly feather merchant and playing chess with him every day, probably letting him win more than a few times. In 1869, he moved to Manhattan and quickly became head of "the most successful gang of professional bank robbers that ever infested the continent" according to The Gangs of New York, and was responsible during his time for 80 percent of the bank heists in America. He put the girl's love to the test when he saw a nice painting on the wall and said, "Oh, isn't that nice... honey, keep a look out for me," as he spontaneously ripped the damned thing right off the wall. For his unprecedented douchebaggery, Breitwieser was sentenced to three years in jail, and his girlfriend (now "ex-girlfriend" for some reason) got 18 months. The Leslie gang's biggest hit: the Manhattan Savings Institution, which was the real-life equivalence to Uncle Scrooge's money-bin. Attempting to escape on horseback, Blood was caught by his cape and was dog-piled by guards, supposedly screaming, "It was a gallant attempt, however unsuccessful!"
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