Believing Danny incapable of sound judgment while Tess is involved, Rusty urges him to give up on the plan, to no avail. They also create a precise replica of the vault, which is built in order to practice maneuvering through security systems.ĭuring this planning phase, the team discovers that Danny's ex-wife, Tess, is Benedict's girlfriend. Team members carry out reconnaissance at the Bellagio to learn about the security, the routines, the behaviors of the casino staff, and the building itself. Knowing of casino security, Reuben is reluctant to get involved, but eventually agrees to finance the operation after considering it a way to get back at his rival Benedict.Īs the Nevada Gaming Commission requires casinos to have enough cash on hand to cover all their patrons' bets, on the night of an anticipated boxing match, the Bellagio vault will contain more than $150 million.ĭanny and Rusty recruit eight criminal specialists: con men Frank Catton and Saul Bloom, auto specialists Virgil and Turk Malloy, explosives expert Basher Tarr, electronic surveillance technician Livingston Dell, acrobat 'The Amazing' Yen, and pickpocket Linus Caldwell. The plan consists of simultaneously robbing three casinos owned by Terry Benedict: the Bellagio, the Mirage, and the MGM Grand. At Las Vegas, the two pitch the plan to wealthy friend and former casino owner Reuben Tishkoff. Plot įollowing his release from prison, Danny Ocean violates his parole (in which he is to stay in New Jersey) by traveling to Los Angeles to meet his friend and partner in crime Rusty Ryan to propose a heist. Ocean's 8, a spin-off with an all-female lead cast, was released in 2018. Soderbergh directed two sequels, Ocean's Twelve in 2004 and Ocean's Thirteen in 2007.

The film received positive reviews from critics and was a box-office hit, grossing $450.7 million worldwide and becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2001. Ocean's Eleven was theatrically released in the United States on December 7, 2001, by Warner Bros. The story 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). The film features an ensemble cast including George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy García, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Elliott Gould, Bernie Mac, and Carl Reiner. The first installment in the Ocean's film trilogy, it is a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film of the same name. Ocean's Eleven is a 2001 American heist comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by Ted Griffin.

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