Several team members carry out reconnaissance at the Bellagio to learn as much as possible about the security, the routines, the behaviors of the casino staff, and the building itself. The three men know that the Nevada Gaming Commission requires casinos to have enough cash on hand to cover all their patrons' bets and they predict that on the upcoming night of a highly anticipated boxing match, the Bellagio vault will contain more than $150,000,000.ĭanny and Rusty recruit eight former colleagues and criminal specialists: Linus Caldwell, a young and talented pickpocket Frank Catton, a casino worker and con man Virgil and Turk Malloy, a pair of gifted mechanics Livingston Dell, an electronics and surveillance expert Basher Tarr, an explosives expert Saul Bloom, an elderly con man and "The Amazing" Yen, an accomplished acrobat. Reuben's familiarity with casino security makes him very reluctant to get involved, but when he starts to think of it as a good way to get back at his rival, Terry Benedict, who owns all three casinos, he agrees to finance the operation. The plan consists of simultaneously robbing the Bellagio, the Mirage, and the MGM Grand casinos. The two go to Las Vegas to pitch the plan to wealthy friend and former casino owner Reuben Tishkoff. įollowing his release from prison, Danny Ocean violates his parole by traveling to California to meet his partner-in-crime and friend 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, which make up the Ocean's Trilogy.
Upon release, the film was a success at the box office and with critics it was the fifth highest-grossing film of 2001, with a worldwide gross of $450 million. 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). Ocean's Eleven features an ensemble cast, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Andy García, Bernie Mac and Julia Roberts. The first installment of the Ocean's franchise, 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 and written by Ted Griffin.
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