Casino (1995) - WTF REALLY Happened To This Movie?
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- Опубліковано 24 вер 2020
- In this new spinoff of JoBlo’s popular “WTF” series, we dive into movies that are based on TRUE STORIES, real people and actual events from history. Our research finds us digging through available evidence to determine the FACT and FICTION of what Hollywood put on the screen. Do the depicted scenes and details carry a whiff of truth… or a strong scent of BULLS#!T? In other words… “WTF REALLY Happened To This Movie?!?”
In our debut episode, we take a look at director Martin Scorsese’s 1995 mob epic CASINO, a fact-based account of real-life casino boss Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal (Robert De Niro) and his literal partner in crime, mafia enforcer Anthony Spilotro (Joe Pesci). It’s the sprawling tale of a gambling empire filled with all the greed, deceit and homicide you might expect from the seedy side of ‘70s Las Vegas. How closely did Scorsese stick to the truth? Place your bets and find out in “WTF REALLY Happened to CASINO”!
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In my opinion Casino is one of those rare movies where it was based on a true story, remains fairly factual, and is very entertaining all at the same time. A great work from one of the greatest directors of all time and will forever be one of the best films of all time.
Right! Scorsese kinda down played some things.
It's based on true events, not a true story. They took events that happened and edited them for a movie as opposed to telling the entire story as is.
The movie is actually waaaaaayyyyy closer to reality than I expected.
You’re waaaaayyyyy closer to reality, mate, if anyone is...
Pretty much a documentary
It was a masterpiece and continues to be one of my favorite all time movies! every couple of years, I will take it out and watch it again !! Never get sick of it !!
@@20FreeWill #Nonsense...
My brother lived in Vegas from 1978 to 1985. So he basically "saw the movie" even before the movie came out.😄
Masterpiece, the best movie ever made about Las Vegas, the scene where Pesci and his brother get taken out is one of the most disturbing scenes in film history, extremely powerful.
And extremely deserved
Richard Bay true lol the fact that it’s his own crew who he’s lorded over the entire film just makes it disturbing, especially how they force him to watch his brother get beaten to death before he gets the same.
Love it.
Watch Bugsy
Daniel M. Seen it, decent film but Casino is way better
Martin Scorsese is masterful movie maker. The cast was amazing.
No. He just make a movies about money and greed.
The intro car explosion looks so bad.... Could they not get a better dummy lol
No denying what a great movie it is, it's almost tragic how many millions of people who loved the movie but will never watch it or anything with Deniro ever again. What percentage of the people who made Deniro super-wealthy were Trump supporters?? Same with Bruce Springsteen. Born In The USA? Could he have played directly to the people he waited until he took their money and then urinated in their faces to a greater degree? I guarantee you not a single douchebag liberal wasn't embarrassed by that tune. Imagine how he descibes those years today when talking to his woke liberal pals lol
@@K131399 Born in the USA is not a song of patriotism, it’s about a nation betraying a generation.
Right up until The Irishman, that was just a final payday for him, and his old buddies.
I worked as a musician at the Stardust Hotel during this time when the mob was running it. Lefty Rosenthal was running the hotel as head of the entertainment department. Most everthing in the mivie Casino was accurate. Lefty would have his wife start his car every morning in case it was rigged to explode. When he went to Tony Roma's rib joint for a meeting a bomb was placed under his car. The e
explosion blew out the windows of the Marie Callender's next door. Wild times!
Did his whife know why she was doing it all the time?
@@northerner10rus probably. If people were watching him and knew his wife started his car for him, they wouldn’t rig the car to explode. They wanted to kill him, not his wife.
Tony didn't curse much. Did he?
yeah, sure dude...
That is an insane detail. Wow.
Goes from mob lawyer to Las Vegas mayor. Of course he does.
Ha!
Not much difference between the two. 😏
If a Mob associate was able to become mayor, It was only a matter of time for another mob associate to become president.
@@Tusc9969 One already did... JFK....
@@GregSticker nope but his father was
One of my favorite Scorsese movies. I love this movie! Great acting, great script, great scenario, deserved more recognition.
I've really come 2 appreciate more over the years. I find myself watching it more often
I don't get the name of the video. "WTF happened to Casino?" What it's supposed to mean? Nothing happened to Casino, it's still considered a great movie, like it always has been
It is a comparison to the book.
The name of our new series is actually WTF *REALLY* HAPPENED TO...., which is exactly what we cover in the video. A comparison of the film and reality and we tell you what REALLY happened and what was embellished or made up. Did you watch the entire video before posting your query?
@@JoBloOriginals the title still makes no sense. You're talking about how accurate was the movie compared to real life events but the title indicates that something went wrong with it or the perception of the movie has drastically changed over the time. I like your videos but the titles can be misleading or click-baity at times
@@Iggy3 Agreed, the titles are misleading, and give the impression that something was wrong, or that it was some kind of failure.
Agreed. A better title would be "Casino - WTF Really Happened" but still a great video.
James woods performance in this movie is seriously underrated
It takes a good actor to play an absolute scumbag. Woods and Stone nail it.
@@LordMarps or a good scumbag to pay a version of himself lol 😆
@@smellsuperb1 libtiod ⚠️ 📢 🚨
James Woods was always the character I found a bit cartoonish.
@@Infinite.Worldz dafuq does politics have to do with this?
If you're an insufferable moron just say that🤡🥴🤣
"played by and OILY james woods" LOL
The one and oily
He’s great! Love James Wood! 🌹
Years ago, I was hired to be part of a "scab" film crew to film a stage show at the Riviera. On the drive from L.A. to Vegas, our crew leader warned us to mention a union local and bosses if we were approached while filming, or we could be in real physical danger. When we got to the casino, the stage manager who met us was straight out of mob central casting and could have easily been part of Nicky's crew. Sure enough, while I was in the middle of filming the show, two huge goons approached me and started asking me questions. I was fortunate that I gave the right answers, because I can honestly say that was one of the scariest moments of my life. I know this has nothing to do with the movie, but I think of that incident whenever I see " Casino".
its a good story - and applicable
Still one of the best movies ever made. Timeless masterpiece.
Greetings from Germany!
25 years and the movie’s staying power is still amazing
4real, it gets better with each watch
I have noticed that Joe pesci never smokes in mob movies, everyone else does. He does like his toothpicks though
He has a few cigars in them though lol maybe he just doesn’t smoke in real life so doesn’t want to do it for movies either.
Edit: I remember him smoking in Once Upon a Time in America though so who knows 🤷🏻♂️
Watch JFK sometime.
@@boxmad5523 he likes cigars in real life as well.
CGH forgot that one 🤦🏻♂️ yeah he smokes like a chimney in that 🤣
@@boxmad5523 David Ferry. He actually referenced his own character in the Irishman when he was giving instructions to Sheeran for the bay of pigs delivery "You'll meet up with a fairy named Ferry"
My family is old time Las Vegas, and my late dad was a partner in one of the original casinos. Even though wonderfully adapted for the screen, this film is pure gold! Mr. Joe Pesci's performance was the best ever. His portrayal of Nicki Santoro was truly blood-chilling in his depiction of Tony The Ant. Now, that's a mobster! Although I can't stand Mr. De Niro's politics, this role, directed by the grand master, Martin Scorsese, he was perfect as Rosenthal. No one could have done it better.
You would think deniro would be smart enough to know the 2 party system is just a tool to divide and conquer. Even a fool like me knows the same exact international bankers own and control both parties. 2 party system is there to offer the illusion of choice. What a sham.
I saw the old Las Vegas spring break 1981 when I was 13, had the time of my life, all the old places like Circus Circus, Flamingo, Ceasars Palace, Dunes, Sands, Frontier, Aladdins, Golden Nugget, Pioneer Club, Showboat, Landmark Hotel, Maxim, MGM, Riviera, Sahara, Stardust.
@@daveydank5432
Thank you for admitting that you are a fool before making ignorant comments
That's ok about De Niro's politics. Normal Americans think you and your kind are traitors to America. So there's that.
Frank Vincent looked far more intimidating than the real life man he played.
Yeah like, they could’ve hired Billy Crystal
@@maxfieldnuckels9075 ha ha, you're dumb. and you're lucky there's one person left who knows who billy crystal is.
It’s sad that all those old casinos are gone
Back in the day in Chicago Steve Dahl told the story about how he was once at a bar with Anthony Spilotro. Dahl said Spilotro told him the baseball game on the bar's TV would be won by the team that was losing because it was fixed and they did.
Still goes on today just look at the Huston Game last week. The fix was clear for anyone with an objective mind. It makes absolutely no sense to go for 2
I don't know how you know that story, but it's true. Dahl was always good for a good laugh
I live in Las Vegas
and I can tell you...
Every Blueberry Muffin in Las Vegas has the same amount of blueberries!
Thank you, Mr. Rosenthal!!
Niki was covering his mouth so the FBI couldn't read his lips, he was acting like he was picking his teeth, I don't remember any thumb biting.
@Rod Ressell Dumbass it's "Nicky" not "Niki" STUPID MORON!!!!!
He bit his thumb in "My cousin Vinny" too
AiKhan AAAOOOO!.
I think it's mentioned in Pillegi's book that Tony often chew his thumb.
@@tomaskout8251 It's an interesting detail, something I'll definitely be watching out for in my next inevitable viewing.
Fascinating, entertaining & informative.
I've been following your website over ten years now and I finally subscribed to this channel so I can consistently see these videos.
Well written & well edited. Great job, fellas
What kind of people elect a mob lawyer for the mayor? Oh,wait ...
Makes me want to watch the movie again Joe Pesci just a crazy guy.
And a funny guy
No he’s a great actor playing a crazy guy
@@allarkuus7661 Funny how ? 🤣😂🤣😂
@@allarkuus7661 funny how?? How the fuck is he funny?
@@frankbernat740 ju-ju-just that he's .. funny
Fantastically done video. Really really enjoyed it. I appreciate your hard work.
Casino is one of my personal favorites. The casting was genius as was the direction/acting. Visually stunning with set and costume design which - even decades later - is remarkable. Gotta admire the old skool way suitcases full of cash were used to transfer wealth. Instantaneous electronic transfers (looking at you HSBC and Deutsche Bank) of stolen billions are today’s norm.
Agreed, it's a gorgeous film, especially the opening titles.
I saw Casino opening night and loved it. A few years later I moved to Boca Raton Florida and went to a local reggae club and who was there but lefty Rosenthal ( De Niro’s character ) silk suit and cigarette holder. He was managing or owner of the club . He was a real old school gentleman. This is true . He eventually moved to Miami. The name of his club in boca was Crocs
yeah, sure dude...
When Casino opened Rosenthal called the New stations in Boca, he hels a press confrence from his front porch on his 5 acer estate in Boca. I was living in Palm Beach at the time and drove over to see him. Later his kids were grown up and he sold the home and moved into a Condo in Miami, where he worked for off shore gambling and was a consultant at the Hard Rock Casino
I really really appreciated this - thanks! You are doing a great job
One thing that's never mentioned is Joe Pesci's accent. He's originally from the East Coast, but his Chicago accent is on point. There might be a subtle, if no distinction to the casual ear. But I'm familiar with both, and JP does an admirable job. He could have just said "fuck it" like De Niro, and used his natural accent, but he put in the effort.
Tony Wheeler de niro is Irish in this movie that’s why he doesn’t have the accent. Pesci is Italian in the movie
Gsr Man De Niro’s character is actually Jewish in this movie.
@@pwnshhhop51 Right, but he's playing someone from Chicago, not from New York. It's a totally different regional accent. De Niro is using his native Brooklyn.
@@gsrman8834 You missed my point. Pesci is not using his native accent. He's using an accent of a person from Chicago. De Niro being half Irish has nothing to do with it.
@@SmithMrCorona Oh I know, I wasn't disputing that. I was just correcting the other commenter when they said that Ace was Irish.
This channel is far superior than History Buffs, much more concise and energetic in comparing actual facts with fiction. Great job folks!👍
This was a GREAT MOVIE! One of my favorites 💕
It hasn´t gone anywhere, still is.
Good video. This is one of those films that if I come across it whilst channel hopping I have to watch it.
This is awesome! We where at the Riviera on the last day they where open. We did a 25th Anniversary Tribute of the Movie on our channel last May. As Locals we Love to preserve Vegas History and see others do the same! Great Job😉
I love that you did this one. One of my favorite movies of all time. I watch it at least twice every year along with GoodFellas , The Departed and Gang's of New York. Everyone of them a classic! Martin Scorsese is such a talent. One of the GOATS ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I Love your videos
If departed is viewed a bunch there are many holes. Still a great flic. But schloppy.
What a list of films!
Was anyone a chicken too? Or the pig?
This was so well made..brilliant stuff.
Little plane scene is hilarious
Please fact-check the blueberry muffin scene. I really want to know if every muffin had an equal amount of blueberries! Haha!
Check different reviews. It's true!
yes it is true. Frank rothensal confirmed it.
Without Frank Cullotta, we wouldn't be watching this video on Casino. RIP Frank
when you love someone, you 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 thought that's the kind of love I had
Me too. All we can hope for is that karma will respond; I just hope I'm around to see it, because it's a beautiful thing. Blessings~~LL101
sunsetman22 “and when you buy a used car, you’re just buying someone else’s problems”.
Someone else’s ex problems
This, THIS is my favorite mob movie. Goodfellas is second but this one takes it by a mile.
@GamebroTV I hear ya, Casino was just way more epic to me. It was like a surreal experience, just watching that film. A complete and utter masterpiece that's 3 hours long and somehow feels like not much time at all.
this movie always gets overlooked by Goodfellas. I enjoyed this movie more than goodfellas
@@v-trigger6137 i don't know why because to me casino is better, same way I feel
A mile tho?
@@washburn11000 Yes. A mile and a half even.
I like how you usually upload while I’m binge watching you 😆
The film gets better over the years, you realize the connection to truth and actual events.
Real talk. I find myself watching Casino more & more
This is a great episode. I really hope you do more WTF Really happened
Great video and research
This is Epic. Glad i found this channel
Shouldn't the title be "What happened in casino" instead of "to" casino?
Pesci looks so much like the guy he is portraying. He is a great actor.
Very impressive video. U did your research.! Hats off to u! Peace!
Interesting! Thanks for making and sharing this.
Casino, my favorite gangster movie... great video 👍
This is my most favorite gangster movie of all time, Scarface is a close second and was actually holding the title until Casino came along, absolutely brilliant.
Another good review of this film was done by history buffs channel, you guys did a real good job on this video
One of my favorite mob movies!! Love this film!! Had no idea it was adapted from a true story. And I thought it was boring, then it was an amazing epic Crime Drama film.
Yes. You should read the book The Last Mafioso. It gives more detail on Tony S.
You just now knew it was real?
casino is such a great film, I did not know it was based off true events. Casino and Goodfellas best double feature.
Yes I would say the same thing that both films are best double feature because goodfellas and casino are my favorite gangster movies of all time
When you watch both back to back... Casino sucks
I'd rather watch Donnie brasco with goodfellas
I acted in both films (Bernie Blue in Casino and unnamed Paul Sorvino 1970's Henchman in Goodfellas), and they were based on true events with very little added material.
Nice work Joe 😎👍.
I love these mob movies!
The mob really does fascinate me, thanks for the video
This was great!!!! Thank you!!
I remember those days well as a teen, living, going to school and working in VEGAS back then! The Hole in the wall gang (Used in the movie) is what they really called Spillatro's gang after the cut a hole in Bertha's (Think of Ethan Allen on steroids)high end furniture store.
As the actor that played one of the Hole in the Wall Gang (Bernie Blue) I can assure you that our portrayal of that gang was accurate...one of the old members was an advisor on the film and made sure we were accurately represented :)
Ginger was actually modeled after Theresa Ferrera. She was a former showgirl who dated Tommy DeSimone. Ironically, DeSimone was the character Pesci played as Tommy DiVito in Goodfellas. Scorcese speaks on this in an interview about The Irishman.
Wasn't she murdered in the aftermath of Lufthansa?
She got arrested 4 selling drugs & started working with the FBI
“See, I’m Fuckin’ Stupid, I Don’t Give A Fuck About Jail, And When You’re Finally Getting Out of Your Coma As I’m Gettin’ Out, I’ll Crack Your Fuckin’ Skull Again.”-Nicky Santoro
Such a great movie !!
It's one of those flicks (while flipping the channel), I ALWAYS stop on it !!
Absolutely brilliant film, one of those films you just have to watch each time it's on TV
"Oily' James Woods! LOL
nice! thanks for doing the research
Great video!!!!!
I always called this film Goodfellas in Las Vegas.
I call the other film Casino in New York
Better than Goodfellas according to me
Na it’s different
@@ZZS3D888 Goodfellas was more special, it came out first. Casino is like using the same formula just more pyrotechnics.
I always think of it as 'What Tommy D would have been like if he'd gotten made instead of whacked'.
The movie made Allen Glick (Phillip Green in movie) a passive owner/front man. In real life, He contested Frank Rosenthal's decisions often to the point where Allen was forced to meet a high ranking boss in Kansas City. He let Lefty run the show without interference afterwards.
Word up I didn't know that
Outstanding video, Brother. As a person who is fascinated with early OC in America, this video is spot on. I have read both books you mentioned in the video. The "mobsters" are a special kind of human. They have no conscience and most no education. Complete psychopaths and sociopaths that function daily in society. A "normal" human would have no chance in their world. It would be a living nightmare for almost all but these "mobsters". If you run with these big dogs, you'll wish to God at some point you stayed on the damn porch. Drive on Brother.
Strange how Alphonse "Al" Capone gets mentioned in "Casino" (1995) and Robert DeNiro played him nearly a decade earlier in "The Untouchables" (1987) - worth remembering.
I didn't like the Untouchables
@jaimainejackson1560 ok so it's not just me. I watched it like 3 times & that was it
yeah the black book wasn't a thing until 1960 Capone died in 1948.
Capone was so notorious he didn't need to be in any black book to be black listed. Come to think of it Vegas wasn't a gambling mecca in his lifetime.
Yeah al Capone was fishing from his swimming pool when vegas was being built
Capone died in 1947.
@@rockyracoon3233 I get the dates wrong abit but anyway I think that was mostly meant as a joke I just do that because of history buff
i love authentic mob movies, and I love Casino slightly more than Goodfellas only because I find casinos themselves fascinating.
Really glad I came across this channel
Does anyone else find the blowing up of the hotel at 1:45 creepy and somewhat disturbing? Just something about the way it falls triggers an uncanny valley reaction... I think it's the increased speed.
If Any if you remembers the 1980's series "Crime Story" would have known the "Casino" story because it was used in the series when they moved from Chicago to Las Vegas and using Ray Luca "Anthony Denison" and Max Goldman "Andrew Dice Clay" to tell the story in the roles played by Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro.
Loved that show great acting wz a kid but I remember that black detective always had the shotgun
Excellent summary! However I believe that at the time of making the film, it was not known that the Spilotro bothers were killed in Chicago and it was assumed that they were killed where found.
Nah. They knew it wasn't the murder scene.
Great Job!
I was at the taping of one of the Frank Rosenthal shows. You show a small clip of the one I was at. I witnessed a bit of mob history firsthand.
@Jess W Moved to Vegas in Nov. 73. Had some influential friends there who arranged for a lot of comps and back stage behind the scenes adventures. I would guess this show segment was early 74 but somewhere between then and 77. Sinatra was there as well as Jill St. John, Robert Conrad and Larry Minetti. We were all saying, "who the hell is this Rosenthal guy. We found out later how powerful he really was. Funny thing, we went home later to watch the show and saw an announcement that it would not be shown. Found out that the Tapes of the show had somehow gone missing. All I can say is that maybe the mob was getting tired of the publicity. They were all some real scary guys. When I finaaly saw the movie Casino it hit me about half way through that "Shit, I was there during a lot of this stuff."
Wow! So fascinating. Such a great movie.
I was lucky enough to have worked at the Riviera when filmed. Worked overtime to move machines and games per the set. It was really a great experience . Whats sad is all the old Hotel and Casinos are gone now. Whats sadder is? The Mob ran Vegas better, Greed runs Vegas now. Pay for parking? Whos the real criminals?
Yeah, the first one to charge locals for parking was Bob Snow's "Main Street Station" and that parking lot is where they filmed Lefty's car being blown up!
I've been told by family members that Vegas was way better when the mafia was running things
"hustler and showgirl"
What an elegant way to avoid calling her a callgirl 🤣
I figured there was very little truth to this at best. I'm even more impressed with this movie and it was already like my favorite movie ever.
The story seems to crazy to be true right? But it seems like 90 percent real. In a weird way you can get it when you watch it.
Some questions: did Tony Spilotro commit a heist in Antwerp? Did Lefty really fire the county commissioner’s brother in law?
Lefty really did fire the county commissioner's brother in law but it was not the slot manager as depicted in the movie. In real life, Allen glick (phillip green in movie) asked Lefty to evaluate all the executives at the Hacienda hotel and fired one of them. That was a major mistake!
By now DeNiro and Pesci could have sleep walked thru their roles with all the experience they had. Gotta admit it, Scorsesse does these mob movies really great. Italians playing Italians best.
@Roy G Biv Rosenthal was a WASP. He was adopted.
Amazing story . Thank you .
Great video
Who’s gonna go watch casino again now
...I’m in....:)!
Yup...
@@mquiroz90 great scene esp with pesci beat him with the phone 📞
You did a very good job here of providing the real back stories with the movie plots/characters as well as debunking the few not so essential clips. Now go get your fking shine box!
That's goodfellas
Watch History Buffs video. It's great and highly detailed.
Very good & interesting movie with some sad life situations! Still one of my all time favorite mob movies!
Crazy seeing these pictures of Spilotro.
The actors were so much more attractive and mesmerizing then the actual peeps they portrayed.Sharon was so stunning..she deserved an Oscar for this brilliant movie..and The clothes were delicious to look at. Not to mention the incredible soundtrack...wow
And how do you know this? You met the "peeps" portrayed? You don't think the real people were more mesmerizing than the actors? Truly a brainwashed mind.
@@orthopraxis235 fiction based on true life can be more interesting .that's why movies embellish the real events.
The one thing you are leaving out is that it came out about 4 years ago that both Ace and his wife gave info to the FBI on the subject of the mob
Frank Rosenthal became a FBI informant in 1964, his code name was Achilles.
The writer of Casino and director said the movie would never been the hit if it wasn't for Frank Coulatas help.
He was on set every day; and was advising them on everything that happened for real.
All the little details and most of the favorite parts in the movie came for him.
He has a channel on UA-cam where he tells hundreds of mob stories about Vegas and Chicago.
He did pass away in August of complications related to Covid, but he record hundreds of videos before he passed away.
Go check his channel out; he is a great story teller and you will be stuck there for hours watching his videos.
More like died from something else but was falsely labeled as died from covid, like thousands of others.
Mob Vlog
I didn't know he was 1 of the hitmen 4 the Baseball Bat Scene
Sooo cool! Love this!😍😍😍
Love this movie
Watched this over 20 times
Scorcese Masterpiece!! Excellent soundtrack as well.
Same with Age of Innocence, the De Niro character and Day-Lewis character are almost mirror images of each other.
10:56 damn I never noticed the dummy in the car🤣🤣🤣
I have one nitpick besides the "Al Capone/Black Book" issue that several others have already mentioned: The bar that Tony Dogs shot up wasn't owned by Nicky; it was owned by Remo Gaggi, one of the top mob bosses "back home." A furious Gaggi orders Nicky through Frankie to get "all of the names of all the other people (Dogs) had with him."
l lived two houses away from Frank Calabrese Jr. in Elmwood Park. My little brother played with his kids. One of my sisters' husband is in that book too, he was an attorney for the Chicago cop that was charged with all those Outfit guys in the Family Secrets trial. And that house where the Spilotros were killed was just outside of O'Hare in Bensenville.
yeah, sure dude....
Nicky Santoro didn’t have a nervous tick of naming his thumb because they were under surveillance...they were covering their mouths to keep from having their lips read. They actually had toothpicks in their mouths
I have watched the 5 minutes opening titles of this film a dozen times. Scorsese using the music from Bachs St Matthew Passion was pure genius! To me it signified betrayal and sacrifice and set the emotional mood.
Great job in the story.
I was in Vegas in 1980. Right after highschool graduation. Glad to see it again!!