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Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Robert Luketic
Kevin Spacey
Jim Sturgess
Kate Bosworth
Terasa Livingstone
Josh Gad
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Ben Campbell is a shy, brilliant M.I.T. student who--needing to pay school tuition--finds the answers in the cards. He is recruited to join a group of the school's most gifted students that heads to Vegas every weekend armed with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in their favor. With unorthodox math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa leading the way, they've cracked the code. By counting cards and employing an intricate system of signals, the team can beat the casinos big time. Seduced by the money, the Vegas lifestyle, and by his smart and sexy teammate, Jill Taylor, Ben begins to push the limits. Though counting cards isn't illegal, the stakes are high, and the challenge becomes not only keeping the numbers straight, but staying one step ahead of the casinos' menacing enforcer: Cole Williams.
Director
Robert Luketic
Cast
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Kevin Spacey
Jim Sturgess
Kate Bosworth
Terasa Livingstone
Josh Gad
Sally Livingston
Ruby Hondros
Jacob Pitts
Paul Richards
Colin Angle
Steven Richard Vezina
Henry Fleming Wood
Supriya Chakrabarti
Donna Lows
Celeste Oliva
Jeffrey Ma
Marcus Weiss
Christopher Holley
Frankie De Angelo
Laurence Fishburne
Jack Mcgee
Christian Mello
Kyle Morris
Greg Seymore
Henry Houh
Scott Clark Beringer
Liza Lapira
Tom Mcgowan
Anthony Dimaria
Bradley Thoennes
Sam Golzari
Frank Patton
Ernell Manabat
Butch Williams
Spencer Garrett
Jeff Dashnaw
Helen Carey
Aaron Yoo
Chaska T Werner
Jack Gilpin
Frank Chen
Alice Lo
Kieu Chinh
Crew
Marleen Alter
Ken Andrews
Ken Andrews
Johanna Argan
William Arnot
William Arnot
Laura Harris Atkinson
Johann Sebastian Bach
Chris Bankoff
Brett Barrett
Travis Bauer
Bill Beasley
Bill Beasley
Carlos Bermudez
Solon Bixler
Kirk Bloom
Gary Bourgeois
David Bowie
Bob Bowman
Doyle Bramhall
Laurie Bramhall
Deanna Brigidi
Craig A Brink
Brad Brock
Michael Broomberg
Erik L Brown
Dana Brunetti
Eric Bryant
Richard Bucher
Daniel Buck
Skip Burrows
John Cairns
Randy California
Ian Campbell
Tony Campenni
James Cargill
Jules Carideo
Kerry Carmean
Robert Carnes
Russell Carpenter
Gloria Pasqua Casny
David Catching
Elizabeth A Cecchini
Elizabeth Chodar
Sonja Christoph
Monika Chvatikova
Robin Citrin
Ashley Clark
Jason Clemence
Keely Colcleugh
Garry Conrad
Brian Copenhagen
Joe Corrales Jr.
David Cosier
Mick Cukurs
Rivers Cuomo
Sean Cushing
Jeff Dashnaw
Emily Davis
Scott D. Davis
Giuseppe De Luca
Michael De Luca
Ramses Del Hierro
Kristen Detwiler
David Diano
Michael Diieso
Domino
Thomas Doran
Billy Dowd
Tracey A Doyle
Noah Dubreuil
Sean Duhame
Brian Dunn
Scott M Dwyer
John Eriksson
Caroline Errington
Liza D Espinas
Darren Farrow
Matt Farrow
Richard File
Mark Fitzgerald
Anne C. Ford
Ethan Fox
Graham Fyffe
Kenny Gallagher
Jordan Galland
Jessica Gallavan
Wilma Garscadden-gahret
Justin George
Jennifer Gerbino
Gillian Gilbert
Mark Glaser
Rob Glazer
Ben Goldwasser
Mark S Gordon
Chris Goss
Elliot Graham
Lauren Grey
Molly Grundman
David Gulick
James Halty
William B Hamilton
Michael Hannah
Charles Harrington
Mark Hartzell
Brendan Harvey
Zoe Hay
Gary Hecker
Mo Henry
Freddie Hice
Peter Hook
J. M. Hunter
Nancy Hyland
Peter Iovino
Rusty Ippolito
Mick Jagger
Hamish Jenkinson
Carlton Kaller
Carlton Kaller
Carlton Kaller
Christopher Karloff
Ryan Kavanaugh
Joseph Kearney
Patricia Keenan
Spencer Kehe
Parrish Kennington
Myung Sook Kim
Myung Sook Kim
Vanessa Knoll
Robert Konowalow
Michael Kowalczyk
Kristin Koziarski
Matt Kutcher
Shari Lafranchi
Josh Lambert
Yvonne Lambert
James Lavelle
George R Lee
Len Levine
Colin Liggett
Allan Loeb
Howard London
Billy Lucas
Lucia Mace
Margaux Mackay
Francine Maisler
Gray Marshall
Tania Mccomas
Isaac Mejia
Rob Meyers
Ben Mezrich
Toto Miranda
Janine Moore
Peter Moren
Nicole Morier
Kyle Morris
Stephen Morris
John M Morse
Luca Mosca
Liela Moss
Justin Muller
James Murphy
James Murphy
Cory C. Myler
Stephen Nakamura
John Naveira
Tracy Neftzger
Bob Newlan
Christopher Nichols
Great Northern
William O'brien
Greg Orloff
J. P. Ouellette
Carlo Pes
Sergio Pizzorno
Gianfranco Plenizio
Andrew Poleszak
Luke Poling
Vanessa Pyne
Patrick Quinn
Brett Ratner
Mick Reinman
Tony Reyes
Keith Richard
Erin Ricotti-hice
Richard Riggs
Mic Rodgers
Jason Rodriguez
Evan Rogers
Dan Romero
Susan Romero
Mark Ronson
Scott Rorie
Cindy Rose
Eda Roth
Jason Ruder
John Ruggieri
Michael Sean Ryan
Jorge Sanchez
David Sardy
Film Details
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States March 2008
Released in United States on Video July 22, 2008
Released in United States Spring March 28, 2008
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Spotlight Premieres) March 7-15, 2008.
Trigger Street Productions optioned the movie treatment for the book, "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions" by Ben Mezrich; published by Free Press in September 2002.
Kevin Spacey and Brett Ratner previously attached to direct. Shawn Levy previously mentioned to direct.
Project was included on the 2005 Black List.
Released in United States March 2008 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Spotlight Premieres) March 7-15, 2008.)
Released in United States Spring March 28, 2008
Released in United States on Video July 22, 2008
Sony picked up the project from MGM's development slate.