21 (2008)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Robert Luketic

Writers (WGA):

Peter Steinfeld (screenplay) and
Allan Loeb (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

28 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Inspired by the true story of five students who changed the game forever.

Plot:

"21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings.

Plot Keywords:

Casino | Student | Card Counting | Harvard | Professor

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Jim Sturgess	...	Ben Campbell
Kevin Spacey	...	Prof. Micky Rosa
Kate Bosworth	...	Jill Taylor
Aaron Yoo	...	Choi
Liza Lapira	...	Kianna
Jacob Pitts	...	Jimmy Fisher
Laurence Fishburne	...	Cole Williams
Jack McGee	...	Terry
Josh Gad	...	Miles Connoly
Sam Golzari	...	Cam
Helen Carey	...	Ellen Campbell
Jack Gilpin	...	Bob Phillips
Donna Lows	...	Planet Hollywood Dealer #1
Butch Williams	...	Planet Hollywood Dealer #2
Ben Campbell	...	Planet Hollywood Dealer Jeff (as Jeffrey Ma)
Frank Patton	...	Planet Hollywood Floor Manager
Steven Richard Vezina	...	Red Rock Dealer #1
Chaska T. Werner	...	Red Rock Dealer #2
Kyle Morris	...	Red Rock Dealer #3 (as Kyle D. Morris)
Ernell Manabat	...	Red Rock Doorman
Frank DeAngelo	...	Red Rock Host
Marcus Weiss	...	Red Rock Valet
Anthony DiMaria	...	Hard Rock Doorman
Christopher Michael Holley	...	Philosophical Gambler (as Christopher Holley)
Scott Clark Beringer	...	Big Shot (as Scott Beringer)
Terasa Livingstone	...	Russian's Girlfriend
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	...	Russian Mafioso (as Jeff Dashnaw)
Colin Angle	...	Professor Hanes
Supriya Chakrabarti	...	Professor
Bradley Thoennes	...	Warren
Kieu Chinh	...	Chinese Woman #1 (as Kieu-Chinh)
Alice Lo	...	Chinese Woman #2
Sally Livingstone	...	Chemistry Review Girl
Henry Houh	...	Chinatown Dealer
Frank Chen	...	Chinatown Host
Spencer Garrett	...	Stemple
Celeste Oliva	...	Airport Screener
Tom McGowan	...	Husband
Ruby Hondros	...	Wife
Christian Mello	...	Drunk Dude #1
Gregory Seymore	...	Drunk Dude #2 (as Greg Seymore)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shaun Aponik	...	Harvard Medical Student (uncredited)
Dale Appel	...	Weary Airport Traveler (uncredited)
Finise Avery	...	Student (uncredited)
Ellen Becker-Gray	...	Mother at Robotics Competition (uncredited)
Fethi Bendida	...	Student (uncredited)
Michael Bennett	...	Red Rock Security Team (uncredited)
Chad Boldini	...	Student (uncredited)
Patrick Canty	...	Robotics Guest (uncredited)
Fritz Ceriales	...	MIT Student (uncredited)
Desiree April Connolly	...	Patron at Doyle's Bar (uncredited)
Jeffrey Corazzini	...	Nightclub patron (uncredited)
Ramses Del Hierro Ericstam	...	Cole thug (uncredited)
Benjamin Fisher	...	Basketball Player (uncredited)
Steve Flynn	...	Gambler (uncredited)
Tom Gilligan	...	Gucci Salesman (uncredited)
Trudi Goodman	...	Airport Traveler (uncredited)
Harley Harrison	...	MIT Student (uncredited)
Ty Izquierdo	...	Casino patron (uncredited)
Seba Johnson	...	Airport Attendant (uncredited)
Christopher Jude	...	Blackjack Dealer (uncredited)
Lyralen Kaye	...	College Mom (uncredited)
Crystal Lisbon	...	Student (uncredited)
Robert Masiello	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Alexandra McDougall	...	Student (uncredited)
Josh Mervis	...	MIT Student (uncredited)
Ron Murphy	...	Maintenance Man (uncredited)
Giovanni Pantaleo	...	Robotics Guest (uncredited)
Bob Pepper	...	Craps Dealer (uncredited)
Americo Presciutti	...	Croupier (uncredited)
Eric Rollins	...	M.I.T. student (uncredited)
Ben Samuels	...	Student (uncredited)
Rocky Self	...	Valet (uncredited)
Jessi Shuttleworth	...	Friend (uncredited)
Billy Silvia	...	Casino Security Team (uncredited)
John Wayland Somers	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Stream	...	Vegas stripper / Parent at Harvard (uncredited)
A.J. Sullivan	...	Riviera Security Guard (uncredited)
Christopher Tranchina	...	Flight Attendent (uncredited)
Donald Warnock	...	MIT Alum (uncredited)
Mike Wendt	...	Ch. 6 Reporter (uncredited)
Kris Williams	...	Friend of Jill (uncredited)
Henry Fleming Wood	...	Planet Hollywood Dealer #3 (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Luketic

Writing credits (WGA)
Peter Steinfeld		(screenplay) and
Allan Loeb		(screenplay)
Ben Mezrich		(book "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions")

Produced by
William S. Beasley	....	executive producer
Dana Brunetti	....	producer
Michael De Luca	....	producer
Ryan Kavanaugh	....	executive producer
Brett Ratner	....	executive producer
Kevin Spacey	....	producer

Original Music by
David Sardy

Cinematography by
Russell Carpenter		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Elliot Graham

Casting by
Francine Maisler

Production Design by
Missy Stewart

Art Direction by
James F. Truesdale		(as James Truesdale)

Set Decoration by
Tracey A. Doyle

Costume Design by
Luca Mosca

Makeup Department
Marleen Alter	....	makeup artist
Kelly Belmont	....	assistant makeup artist
Gloria Pasqua Casny	....	assistant hair department head: Las Vegas (as Gloria P. Casny)
Elizabeth Cecchini	....	key hair stylist (as Liz Cecchini)
Zoe Hay	....	key makeup artist: Las Vegas (as Zoë Hay)
Lucia Mace	....	hair department head
Tania McComas	....	makeup department head
Susan Romero	....	makeup artist: Las Vegas
Cindy Rose	....	hair stylist: Las Vegas
Trish Seeney	....	key makeup artist
Sherryn Smith	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
William S. Beasley	....	unit production manager
Sharyn Shimada-Huggins	....	production supervisor
Bryan Thomas	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sonja Christoph	....	dga trainee
John M. Morse	....	second assistant director
Justin Muller	....	first assistant director
Scott Rorie	....	second second assistant director (as R. Scott Rorie)

Art Department
Bobby Anderson	....	picture car coordinator
Eric Bryant	....	assistant art director (as Eric D. Bryant)
Mickey Carter	....	set dresser
James Champoux	....	set dresser
Jonathan Champoux	....	carpenter
Danica Chipman	....	set buyer
Melissa Cooperman	....	assistant props
E. David Cosier	....	set designer
Mick Cukurs	....	set designer
Noah Dubreuil	....	on-set dresser
Sean Duhame	....	graphic artist
Elizabeth Fisher	....	art department intern
Jennifer Gerbino	....	assistant property master
David Gulick	....	property master
Jane Gulick	....	assistant property master
J.M. Hunter	....	art department coordinator: Las Vegas
Joseph Kearney	....	construction coordinator
Cameron Keiber	....	assistant props
Morgan Kling	....	set dresser
George Lee	....	set designer (as George R. Lee)
John 'Butch' McCarthy	....	key greens
Janine Moore	....	art department coordinator
Gloria Murphy	....	assistant property master
Lisa Nagid	....	assistant property master
Katrina Parsons	....	construction auditor
Colby E. Peterson	....	art production assistant
Scott T. Pina	....	gang boss
Mick Reinman	....	storyboard artist
Paul Richards	....	leadman (as Paul G. Richards)
Ricky Riggs	....	scenic chargeman (as Richard Riggs)
Mark Rodriguez	....	set dresser: Las Vegas
Timothy Rowcroft	....	set dresser
Christopher Sawtelle	....	constructor
Robert Smedley	....	carpenter
Robert Smedley	....	construction gang boss
Meaghan E. Stone	....	props
Theodore Suchecki	....	general foreman
Chris Sullivan	....	art department assistant
Casey Van Maanen	....	set dresser
Mark Vena	....	storyboard artist
Christina Ann Wilson	....	art director: Las Vegas (as Christina Wilson)
Eric Matheson	....	construction gangboss (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	supervising sound mixer
Bob Bowman	....	assistant sound editor
Brad Brock	....	foley mixer
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist (as Michael Broomberg)
Kerry Ann Carmean	....	foley editor (as Kerry Carmean-Williams)
Brian Copenhagen	....	boom operator
Jessica Gallavan	....	adr editor
Mark Gordon	....	dialogue editor
Laura R. Harris	....	dialogue editor (as Laura Harris Atkinson)
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Bob Newlan	....	dialogue editor
Greg Orloff	....	supervising sound mixer
Nelson Stoll	....	production sound mixer
Eric Thomas	....	sound utility
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Michael D. Wilhoit	....	supervising sound editor (as Mike Wilhoit)
Wade Wilson	....	sound effects editor
Scott Wolf	....	sound designer
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Fred Peck III	....	sound mix technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Brett Barett	....	special effects foreman: Las Vegas
Skip Burrows	....	special effects technician: Las Vegas
Jason Clemence	....	special effects technician
Garry Conrad	....	special effects technician
Scott Dwyer	....	special effects technician: Las Vegas
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects coordinator: Las Vegas
Ralph Miller III	....	special effects technician (as Ralph E. Miller III)
John Ruggieri	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Chris Bankoff	....	computer graphics compositing supervisor
Brent M. Bowen	....	digital compositor
Daniel Buck	....	lighting lead
John Cairns	....	digital compositor: Gray Matter FX
Monika Chvatikova	....	visual effects coordinator
Ashley Clark	....	visual effects producer
Keely Colcleugh	....	previsualization artist
Sean Cushing	....	previsualization editor: Pixel Liberation Front
Harry Eisenstein	....	digital compositor
Larry Ewing	....	visual effects producer: Sway Studios
Graham Fyffe	....	technical director
Mark Glaser	....	computer graphics creative supervisor
Robert Glaser	....	animation lead
Nancy Hyland	....	compositor
Rusty Ippolito	....	digital artist
Myung Kim	....	compositor
Myung Kim	....	rotoscope artist
Colin Liggett	....	lead compositor
Margaux Mackay	....	executive visual effects producer
Gray Marshall	....	visual effects supervisor
Rob Meyers	....	shader
Rob Meyers	....	texture artist
Christopher Nichols	....	computer graphics visual effects supervisor (as Chris Nichols)
Trent Shumway	....	lead compositor
Derek Smith	....	digital artist: animation & lighting
Greg Tsadilas	....	animator
Greg Tsadilas	....	visual effects
Bob Wiatr	....	digital effects compositor: Pacific Title
Laura Zentil	....	pre-visualization producer
Valerie Delahaye	....	visual effects producer: Make Inc (uncredited)

Stunts
Richard Bucher	....	stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	....	stunts
James M. Halty	....	stunts (as James Halty)
Freddie Hice	....	stunt coordinator
Billy D. Lucas	....	stunts (as Billy Lucas)
Casey O'Neill	....	stunt double (stunt double)
Erin Ricotti	....	stunts (as Erin Ricotti Hice)
Mic Rodgers	....	stunts
Jason Rodriguez	....	stunts
Scott Workman	....	stunts
Danny Wynands	....	stunts (as Dan Wynands)

Camera and Electrical Department
Frank Arant	....	best boy electric
Will Arnot	....	Steadicam operator (as William Arnot)
Will Arnot	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as William Arnot)
Scott Barnes	....	moving light programmer
Carlos Bermudez	....	best boy electric (as Carlos F. Bermudez)
Kirk Bloom	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, Las Vegas
Adam D. Bouchard	....	electrician
Craig A. Brink	....	rigging gaffer: Las Vegas
Erik L. Brown	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera and Steadicam
Alex M. Cacciarelli	....	motion control video assist
Tony Campenni	....	dolly grip
Rick Cardillo	....	rigging electrician
Mark J. Casey	....	rigging electric best boy
Scott D. Davis	....	rigging gaffer
Douglas A. Degrazzio	....	digital imaging technician
Mike DeGrazzio	....	digital imaging technician
David E. Diano	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Michael DiIeso	....	rigging key grip
Thomas Doran	....	dolly grip
Joshua Dreyfus	....	set electrician
Tim Dunbar	....	electrician
Dru Dunnaway	....	rigging electrician
Eric Goddard	....	rigging grip
Joe Guzman	....	grip
Lee-Anthony Holloway	....	grip
Dan Hutchinson	....	rigging electrician
Walter Iooss Jr.	....	photographer: Sports Illustrated cover (as Walter Iooss)
Peter Iovino	....	still photographer
John R. Kaplan	....	grip
Tom Keenan	....	dimmer board operator
Michael Kowalczyk	....	camera production assistant
JD Leedham	....	additional rigging grip
Len Levine	....	gaffer
Lance Mayer	....	libra head technician
Starrs McBurney	....	second assistant camera
James R. Mitchell	....	generator operator
Tracy Neftzger	....	key rigging grip: Las Vegas
Michael Peterson	....	electrician
Andres L. Porras	....	camera operator
David Puopolo	....	grip
Patrick Quinn	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, Boston
Lance Rieck	....	remote camera technician
Jorge Sánchez	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, Las Vegas
Gary Sauer	....	dolly grip: Las Vegas
Bryce Shields	....	video assist operator
Wayne Simpson	....	lighting technician
Philip Sloan	....	key grip (as Philip M. Sloan)
Debora Strout	....	still photographer assistant
Brent Studler	....	electrician
Eric Swanek	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, Boston
Timothy M. Sweeney	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jeff Tanger	....	rigging electric
Travis Trudell	....	rigging electric
Paul Wilkowsky	....	second grip
Fred Young	....	electrician
Greg Barrera	....	electrician (uncredited)
Steve Koster	....	aerial director of photography (uncredited)

Casting Department
Matt Bouldry	....	casting assistant
Elizabeth Chodar	....	casting assistant
Billy Dowd	....	extras casting (as William F. Dowd)
Lauren Grey	....	casting associate (as Lauren Gray)
Rosie Heeter	....	casting assistant
Jorina King	....	extras casting
Marisa Kushner	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Johanna Argan	....	costumer: Kevin Spacey
Laurie Bramhall	....	costumer
Caroline Errington	....	costume supervisor
Molly Grundman	....	key costumer (as Molly Elizabeth Grundman)
Bill Hamilton	....	costumer: Las Vegas (as William B. Hamilton)
Michael Hannah	....	costumer: Las Vegas (as Michael D. Hannah)
Parrish Kennington	....	costumer
Vanessa Knoll	....	costumer
Sara Mills-Broffman	....	costume buyer
Kaite Phillips	....	wardrobe assistant
Andrew Poleszak	....	assistant costume designer (as Andrew J. Poleszak)
Barbara Dalton Rotundo	....	costume production assistant
Taryn Weaver	....	key costumer (as Taryn Walsh)

Editorial Department
Zahida Bacchus	....	digital intermediate producer
Liza D. Espinas	....	first assistant editor (as Liza D. Espinas-Regnier)
Brandon Gutierrez	....	colorist
Mark Hartzell	....	assistant editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Stephen Nakamura	....	digital film colorist
Reza Amidi	....	digital conforming and opticals (uncredited)
Robert Hatfield	....	colorist (uncredited)
John Hirota	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Jim Passon	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Carlton Kaller	....	music editor (as Carl Kaller)
Jason Ruder	....	assistant music editor
David Sardy	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Howard Bachrach	....	transportation captain
Bob Carnes	....	transportation co-captain (as Robert Carnes)
Steven Docherty	....	transportation dispatcher
William O'Brien	....	transportation captain (as William H. O'Brien Jr.)
Dan Romero	....	transportation captain
Michael Sean Ryan	....	transportation co-captain
David Carlton White	....	driver: honeywagon
Roger Wooge	....	transportation

Other crew
Tanya Adusumilli	....	production assistant: Las Vegas (as Tania Mills)
Kenneth Aliaga	....	second team
Eric Angra	....	production assistant
Chris Avanzo	....	additional craft service
Shannon Ayers	....	production assistant
Travis Bauer	....	assistant: Mr. Luketic
Billy Benner	....	accounting clerk
William Benner III	....	accounting clerk
Justin Bergonzoni	....	production assistant
Ian Campbell	....	assistant: Mr. Brunetti (as Ian C. Campbell)
Julie Carideo	....	production office coordinator: Las Vegas
Robin Citrin	....	location manager: Las Vegas
Emily Davis	....	assistant accountant
William DeCoff	....	stand-in: Jack McGee
Joe Deingenis	....	additional craft service
Ramses Del Hierro Ericstam	....	production assistant
Stephanie Deloach	....	office production assistant
Kristen Detwiler	....	assistant: Mr. De Luca
Kenneth Donaldson	....	additional set production assistant
Brian 'Dunny' Dunn	....	production assistant (as Brian Dunn)
Mark Fitzgerald	....	assistant location manager
Anne C. Ford	....	production accountant (as Anne Ford)
Ethan Fox	....	assistant craft service
Joe Gagnepain	....	craft service
Kenny Gallagher	....	assistant accountant (as Kenneth Gallagher)
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret	....	script supervisor
Justin George	....	production secretary: Las Vegas
George Goodwin	....	second assistant accountant
Leslie Halper	....	production assistant
Charles Harrington	....	location manager
Brendan Harvey	....	production assistant
Marc W. Havener	....	set production assistant
John Healey	....	production assistant
Marie Healy	....	key assistant location manager: Las Vegas
Drew Holt	....	production assistant
Paula Jack	....	dialect coach: pre-production
Hamish Jenkinson	....	assistant: Mr. Spacey
Michael Judge	....	location scout
Spencer Kehe	....	production secretary
Robert Konowalow	....	production assistant
Michael Kowalczyk	....	production assistant
Kristin Koziarski	....	production assistant
Shari LaFranchi Blakney	....	production coordinator
Elizabeth MacSwan	....	set production assistant
Donovan K. Martin	....	production assistant
Jack McCullough	....	set medic
Holly McGreevy	....	key second assistant accountant: Boston
Isaac Mejía	....	production assistant
Kyle Morris	....	technical advisor
Katie Murphy	....	travel coordinator
Cory C. Myler	....	assistant production office coordinator: Las Vegas (as Cory Myler)
J.P. Ouellette	....	production assistant (as Jon Paul Ouellette)
Dave Ozug	....	location assistant
Adrianne Parent	....	digital dailies
Paul Pawlowski	....	post-production accountant
Christopher Plummer	....	location production assistant (as Chris Plummer)
Luke Poling	....	assistant production coordinator
Alan D. Purwin	....	aerial coordinator
Vanessa Pyne	....	assistant: Mr. Beasley
Allan Rafael	....	set production assistant
Bobby Ravanshenas	....	second assistant to director
Kim Ronstadt	....	payroll accountant
Eda Roth	....	dialect coach
Gary Sauer	....	dolly pusher
Mike Sime	....	video and computer playback operator
Keleigh Slaight	....	production coordinator: Studio
Tracy Spiegel	....	craft service (as Tracy R. Spiegel)
Cami Stratton	....	second assistant accountant
Cid Swank	....	unit publicist
John Trujillo	....	layout board
Bernadette Valer	....	production assistant
Mimi Watstein	....	production assistant
Mark Zecca	....	pre-production secretary
Katherine Zoller	....	production assistant
Raymond Alongi	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Harvey Blanc	....	stand-in: Kevin Spacey (uncredited)
Susan Garibotto	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Thanks
Robert Earl	....	special thanks
Thomas Menino	....	special thanks (as Mayor Thomas M. Menino)
Diane O'Brien Wall	....	special thanks
Nicholas Paleologos	....	special thanks (as Nick Paleologos)
Patricia Papa	....	special thanks
Amy Sadowsky	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures
• Relativity Media (in association with)
• Trigger Street Productions
• Michael De Luca Productions
• GH Three

Distributors

• Buena Vista Sony Pictures Releasing (BVSPR) (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• LK-TEL (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2008) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (two-disc special edition)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures (2008) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Finland (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Gray Matter FX (visual effects)
• Proof (pre-visualization)

Other Companies

• Boston Film Bureau  special thanks
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Columbia Records  soundtrack
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints
• Hanna Brothers Catering  catering
• Hard Rock Hotel & Casino  special thanks
• Massachusetts Film Office  special thanks
• Pacific Title  main titles
• Panavision  digital cinematography
• Pfaff Protective Group  security
• Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino  special thanks
• President and Trustees of Boston University, The  special thanks
• Red Rock Hotel & Casino  special thanks
• Reel Team, The  loop group
• Riviera Hotel & Casino[us]  special thanks
• Sony Pictures Stock Footage  stock footage
• Sony Pictures Studios  post sound services
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Wildfire Studios  adr recording facility

Also Known As:

21 - The Movie (USA) (promotional title)
Untitled Blackjack Picture (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence, and sexual content including partial nudity.

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-13 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Ireland:12A | Sweden:11 | UK:12A | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | New Zealand:M | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43290) | Germany:12 | Iceland:12 | South Africa:13V | Singapore:PG | Poland:15 | Brazil:14 | Italy:T | Greece:K-13 | Argentina:13 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Hong Kong:IIB | Taiwan:PG-12 | Malaysia:U | Norway:11 (theatrical rating)

Filming Locations:

Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures

Trivia:

The small statue of a reclining nude, seen on the desk of the Harvard med Professor Bob Phillips during Ben's Robinson Scholarship interview, is by Venezuelan-born sculptor Maria Gamundi.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the scene were we first see Ben in the casino playing for the first time, the count is +18. We then see a face card (worth 10) appear and Ben wins. Micky then asks him what the count is. He says +18, but it's really +17 because a face card has a value of -1.

Quotes:

Micky Rosa: [Referring to Ben] I think he's gonna be ready for our little trial run tomorrow.

Movie Connections:

References Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Soundtrack:

L.S.F (Lost Souls Forever)

21 Leaves out Elements of the Book, Adds New Excitement

After Reading Ben Mezrich's "Bringing Down the House", upon which this movie is based, I was excited to the movie. I am usually let down by movies that are based on books, but that was not the case this time.

Although there were a handful of cliché parts of the movie, all in all it was excellently done. The visual effects were well done, and the acting on the part of Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, and Kate Bosworth, was exemplary. Some people may criticize Spacey for his 'gusto', but I believe his portrayal of Mickey was stellar.

The movie had suspense, a solid plot line, scattered funny scenes, and a good ending. The people I went with, none of whom had read the book, found it an even better movie than I did. If you like the movie enough, I recommend reading the book for a more complete story.