As with its predecessor, oceans eleven opens with its titular hero danny ocean george clooney stepping into the frank sinatra role eager for a new challenge. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. The basic plot is very similar to those of the first two movies oceans eleven and oceans twelve. With george clooney, brad pitt, julia roberts, matt damon. Centered on a series of las vegas casino robberies, the film also stars angie dickinson, cesar romero, richard conte, akim tamiroff, henry silva, ilka chase, norman fell, patrice wymore, and buddy lester, and. This is a list of characters from the oceans film series including steven soderbergh s oceans trilogy starting in 2001 with oceans eleven, followed by 2004s oceans twelve and finalized in 2007 with oceans thirteen and followed by the 2018s spinoff oceans 8. It stars george clooney, brad pitt, matt damon and many other wellknown actors. At the beginning of the movie danny ocean george clooney is released from prison and starts to plan the big job. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Ocean s 11 is a 1960 american heist film directed by lewis milestone and starring five of the rat pack. I dont want to commit spoilery, so ill just tell you that it seemed like the setup for a heist movie.
As with its predecessor, ocean s eleven opens with its titular hero danny ocean george clooney stepping into the frank sinatra role eager for a new challenge. Director steven soderberghs trilogy of films starring george clooney, brad pitt. The book is about the robbing of multiple casinos, carried out by a group of eleven men led by a man named danny ocean. A ragtag group of con artists and excons team up for the heist to end all heists in this highprofile remake of the 1960 rat pack favorite. Oceans thirteen also written as oceans is a 2007 american heist film directed by steven soderbergh. From the awardwinning author of station eleven, a captivating novel of money, beauty, whitecollar crime, ghosts, and moral compromise in which a woman disappears from a container ship off the more. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic danny ocean is already rolling. Danny ocean might have had some big plans in his movies, but he cant hold a candle to some of historys more daring reallife thieves. I watched drive over the weekend, and in addition to the obviously exciting ryan gosling screentime insert hey girl, youre such a stereotype joke here, i found a lot to like about it.
The oceans series of starstudded crime comedies began in 2001 with the smash hit oceans eleven and ended in 2007 with oceans thirteen. Oceans eleven by steven soderbergh george clooney, brad. A ridiculously enjoyable caper directed with brio by steven soderbergh, who brings off the combination of action and tonguein. Peter lawford, frank sinatra, dean martin, sammy davis, jr. It adds a bit more of an insight of the characters, and is still generally entertaining.
All the male cast members reprise their roles from the previous installments, but neither julia roberts nor catherine zetajones returns. As most viewers may not know, oceans eleven was based on the 1960s film. The oceans eleven plot refresher you need before seeing. Oceans eleven is a 2001 american heist film directed by steven soderbergh and written by ted griffin. Parents need to know that ocean s eleven is a slick caper movie that keeps the audience rooting for appealing, clever con artists and thieves throughout. Oceans eleven mass market paperback january 1, 1960 by george clayton johnson author 5. This is a list of characters from the ocean s film series including steven soderbergh s ocean s trilogy starting in 2001 with ocean s eleven, followed by 2004s ocean s twelve and finalized in 2007 with ocean s thirteen and followed by the 2018s spinoff ocean s 8. Steven soderberghs film oceans eleven shows the viewers the magnificent world of the las vegas strip casinos. Oceans eleven features an ensemble cast, including george clooney, brad pitt, matt damon, don cheadle, andy garcia, bernie mac. Some saw it as a wonderful opportunity for a major allfemale feature film, while others believed that remakes were pointless and rarely good and that writing original stories for women, by women, would be more feminist. Nov 01, 2001 if you liked the movie, this book is literally just the script written in paragraph form. Ocean s thirteen also written as ocean s is a 2007 american heist film directed by steven soderbergh. It adds a bit more of an insight of the characters, and is still generally.
The ocean s franchise is known for its convoluted schemes, which is par for the course if you are trying to rip off some of the most powerful casino folks in las vegas. When an allfemale remake of oceans eleven was announced in 2016, the public was left divided. Dec 08, 2017 the ocean s series of starstudded crime comedies began in 2001 with the smash hit ocean s eleven and ended in 2007 with ocean s thirteen. Sandra bullock to lead female oceans eleven reboot film. From the awardwinning author of station eleven, a captivating novel of money, beauty, whitecollar crime, ghosts, and moral compromise in which a woman disappears from a container ship off the. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five las vegas casinos in one night. The first film of the series, ocean s eleven, featured dickinson and silva in a cameo.
December 11, 2009, the 100 greatest movies, tv shows, albums, books, characters, scenes. Exactly like the movie because its a novel based on the screenplay. But it turned out being a very different movie than what the opening scene made me expect. The word land based refers to a casino that is a physical venue that people can visit in order to gamble, in comparison to online casinos that offer gambling opportunities without leaving the comfort of ones home. The film served as the primary inspiration for the ocean s film series, a collection of heist films directed, edited or produced by steven soderbergh featuring an ensemble cast. Oceans 11 mass market paperback november 1, 2001 by dewey gram author. This is one of the few movies that, if on, i have to watch until the end. Ocean s eleven is devoid of morality other than a dedication to honour among thieves. As with its predecessor, oceans eleven opens with its. Original oceans eleven dated back to august 10th of 1960. If youre a diehard fan of the series, youll like this book. George clayton johnson was an american science fiction writer most famous for cowriting the novel logans run with william f. Fictioneer from oceans eleven, through the twilight zone, to logans run 9781593937362. A novelization by george clayton johnson titled oceans 11 was released in 1960.
A true story of a real life oceans eleven adnan alisic. This time the target is banks brandnew, very fancy hotel and casino, the bank. The only problem is that the vault that holds all of their cash is a security system that rivals that of most nuclear silos. Johnsons novel logans run was also bought by hollywood and made into a very mediocre. As explained in the book, the concept of motivation is derived from the motivation one finds within his inner self, and it is later shared with other members of the group. Group members are also driven by the needs that have to be met and they are also driven by their desire to meet those needs. Reel leadership paper 1 a leadership analysis of oceans eleven. Now, a little over a decade later, the crime comedy series.
Based on the 1960 rat pack film, oceans 11, the series has seen mixed to favorable critical reception and substantial commercial success. Scientists estimate that there are between ten and thirty million species of undersea life yet to be discovered. The gang gathers to consult, calls in an expert in this case, tech master roman eddie izzard, then arranges an exceedingly elaborate con. If you liked the movie, this book is literally just the script written in paragraph form. Danny ocean gathers a group of his world war ii compatriots to pull off the ultimate las vegas heist. It has been said that life imitates art, but theres more than a few times that historys shown real life kicks arts ass. Limiting the connections to the rat packled film, oceans eleven premiered. Dec 01, 2016 11 facts about oceans eleven on 15th anniversary photos look back at allstar film with george clooney, brad pitt, matt damon, julia roberts. Reel leadership paper 1 a leadership analysis of oceans. According to their sources, clooney, steven soderbergh, and jerry weintraub got the ball rolling on the female oceans eleven project last year. The oceans franchise is known for its convoluted schemes, which is par for the course if you are trying to rip off some of the most powerful casino folks in las vegas. It is the first installment of the oceans franchise, and is a remake of the 1960 rat pack film of the same name. Its full of twists and turns and talk about a page turner. The first movie in decades to get people to rethink swimming in the ocean, especially since this leftbehind story was based on true events.
This book will grab you from page one and hold you down until you finish reading it. Al pacino and ellen barkin join the cast as the characters new. Oceans eleven 2001 frequently asked questions imdb. Sep 01, 2018 original oceans eleven dated back to august 10th of 1960. An analysis of 2001 movie oceans eleven in terms of organizational behavior. These eleven books will illuminate the mysterious depths of the. Oceans eleven is a hodgepodge of some of the directors pet influences. History is built around the robbery of three casinos. Jul 09, 2015 beneath the waves is a place of wonder, filled with creatures that are as beautiful as they are strange. 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. In many ways, its soderberghs least distinctive film. It is the third and final film in the ocean s trilogy, following 2004s ocean s twelve. Oceans eleven, american heist film, released in 1960, that featured the legendary 1960s rat pack of las vegas entertainers, including frank sinatra, sammy davis, jr. Brown and lederers script was adapted for this movie by american screenwriter ted griffin.
Well even let you know about secret offers and sales when you sign up to our emails. In oceans eleven, the director, steven soderbergh, stages some of the cheekiest, and also the most elegantly complicated, tricks ever seen in. Danny ocean and his ten accomplices plan to rob three las vegas casinos simultaneously. Ocean s eleven is the slickest of heist movies, perfectly paced, starstudded, excellently acted by its entire cast, exciting in parts, funny in others, and visually brilliant in every single scene. Oceans eleven is the slickest of heist movies, perfectly paced, starstudded, excellently acted by its entire cast, exciting in parts, funny in others, and visually brilliant in every single scene. Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic danny ocean is already rolling out his next plan. He also wrote the story on which the 1960 and 2001 films oceans eleven were based.
Rebecca joines schinsky feb 22, 2012 i watched drive over the weekend, and in addition to the obviously exciting ryan gosling screentime insert hey girl, youre such a stereotype joke here, i found a lot to like about it. Oceans 11 is a 1960 american heist film directed by lewis milestone and starring five of the rat pack. A true story of a reallife oceans eleven by adnan alisic isnt a must read its a have to read its that good. It enjoys beautiful sunrises and fantastic views across bang rak bay providing panoramic vistas of the north coast, big buddah and neighbouring. As with its predecessor, ocean s eleven opens with its.
But while the ocean covers almost seventy percent of the earths surface, we know remarkably little about it. Located on a peninsular between bang rak and bophut it is within walking distance of bophuts famous fisherman village. Oceans eleven is a 2001 american heist film directed by steven soderbergh and written by. Nov 22, 2015 an analysis of 2001 movie ocean s eleven in terms of organizational behavior.
Be the first to ask a question about oceans eleven. Its a novelization of the original movie starring frank sinatra and dean martin. October 20,20 oceans eleven oceans eleven is the classic casino heist movie on which all other robbery movies are put up against. The fact that their target is a ruthless and violent business tycoon is meant to lessen the immorality and illegality of their adventure. Thats like what steven soderbergh is doing in oceans eleven. Oceans eleven is the gold standard for heist movies genre. Excon danny ocean hatches a plot to rip off three of the biggest casino. Books similar to oceans 11 meet your next favorite book. Oceans eleven is a loose adaptation of a 1960 movie also titled oceans eleven 1960, which was based on a screenplay written by american screenwriters harry brown and charles lederer, which in turn was based on a story idea by american screenwriters george clayton johnson and jack golden russell. Oceans eleven is devoid of morality other than a dedication to honour among thieves. Serious pianists sometimes pound out a little honkytonk, just for fun. Oceans eleven is a stunning four bedroom villa, with exquisite panoramic views. Beneath the waves is a place of wonder, filled with creatures that are as beautiful as they are strange. Oceans eleven is based on a screenplay written by american screenwriters harry brown and charles lederer, which in turn was based on a story idea by american screenwriters george clayton johnson and jack golden russell.
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