21
2008
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Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. Wanting to transfer to the Harvard School of Medicine, he learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 for the tuition. Then Ben is introduced into a small but secretive club by his math professor, Micky Rosa. The club has four other students: Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Jimmy; and they are being trained by Mickey in the skill of blackjack card counting. Intrigued by the desire to make money, Ben joins his new friends on secret weekend trips to Las Vegas where, using the skills of code talk and hand signals, Ben makes hundreds of thousands of dollars winning blackjack at casino after casino. Ben wants to make only enough money for his tuition and then to back out of the group. Ben's greed and arrogance put Micky, as well as the group, on the radar of a brutal casino security enforcer named Cole Williams. Cole holds a personal grudge against Micky which threatens to undo everything the students have learned and earned.
Main title:
21 / Columbia Pictures presents in association with Relativity Media, a Trigger Street/Michael De Luca production ; produced by Dana Brunetti, Kevin Spacey, Michael De Luca ; screenplay by Peter Steinfeld and Allan Loeb ; directed by Robert Luketic. Russian
Author:
Brunetti, Dana, producerSpacey, Kevin, producerDe Luca, Michael, 1965-, producerSteinfeld, Peter, author of screenplayLoeb, Allan, author of screenplayLuketic, Robert, 1973-, directorSardy, David, music directorGraham, Elliot, 1976-, film editorCarpenter, Russell, 1950-, director of photographySturgess, Jim, actorBosworth, Kate, 1983-, actorFishburne, Laurence, III, 1961-, actorYoo, Aaron, 1979-Lapira, LizaPitts, JacobGad, Josh, 1981-Golzari, Sam, 1979-McGee, JackCarey, Helen, 1944-Mezrich, Ben, 1969-Columbia Pictures, production companyRelativity Media, distributorTrigger Street ProductionsMichael De Luca Productions (Firm)Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Imprint:
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2008.Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2008]© 2008.
Collation:
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes:
Based on the book: Bringing down the house / by Ben Mezrich.Originally released as a feature film in 2008.Russian
Credits:
Director of photography, Russell Carpenter ; editor, Elliot Graham ; music, David Sardy ; costume designer, Luca Mosca ; production designer, Missy Stewart.
Performers:
Cast: Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Spacey, Aaron Yoo, Liza Lapira, Jacob Pitts, Josh Gad, Sam Golzari, Jack McGee, Helen Carey.
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violence and sexual content, including partial nudity.
System details:
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.
Contents:
Special features: "21 : the advantage player" (the cast explains the game of blackjack and card counting)"Basic strategy : a complete film journal" (making-of featurette)"Money plays : a tour of the good life" (Featurette that explores the clothes, luxuries and locations shown in the filmoptional audio filmmaker commentary.
ISBN:
14359243989781435924390
Dewey class:
791.4372
LC class:
PN1995.9.A3PN1997.2
Language:
Russian
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Subject:
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of Technology -- DramaMassachusetts Institute of Technology -- DramaMassachusetts Institute of Technology -- DramaSuspense filmsFeature filmsRussian language materialsAdventure filmsCard counting -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- DramaCasinos -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- DramaBlackjack (Game) -- DramaCollege students -- Conduct of life -- DramaColleges and universities -- Faculty -- Massachusetts -- DramaBlackjack (Game) -- DramaCollege students -- Conduct of life -- DramaCard counting -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- DramaCasinos -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- DramaBlackjack (Game) -- DramaCollege students -- Conduct of life -- DramaColleges and universities -- Faculty -- Massachusetts -- DramaColleges and universities -- Faculty -- Massachusetts -- DramaCollege teachers -- Massachusetts -- DramaBarajas -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- TeatroEstudiantes universitarios -- Massachusetts -- TeatroBarajas -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- Teatro -- Video recordingsEstudiantes universitarios -- Massachusetts -- Teatro -- Video recordingsBlackjack (Game)Card countingCasinosCollege students -- Conduct of lifeCollege teachersAdventure and adventurers -- Feature -- Video recordingsSuspense fiction -- Feature -- Video recordingsCrime -- Feature -- Video recordingsCard counting -- Las Vegas (Nev.) -- DramaCasinos -- Las Vegas (Nev.) -- DramaAdventure and adventurers -- Feature -- Video recordingsLas Vegas (Nev.) -- DramaLas Vegas (Nev.) -- DramaLas Vegas (Nev.) -- DramaMassachusettsNevada -- Las VegasThrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)Adventure filmsFeature filmsFilm adaptationsFiction filmsCrimeAction and adventure filmsThrillers (Television programs)Thrillers (Motion pictures)AdventureVideo recordings for the hearing impairedFeature filmsAdventure filmsAction and adventure filmsDramaFeature filmsFiction filmsFilm adaptationsVideo recordings for the hearing impairedVideo recordingsThrillers (Motion pictures)Thrillers (Motion pictures)Suspense filmsFeature filmsAction and adventure filmsVideo recordings for the hearing impairedThrillers (Television programs)Adventure -- FeatureThriller -- FeatureCrime -- FeatureVideo recordingsThrillers (Television programs)VidéosFilms d'aventuresVidéos pour personnes handicapées auditivesThrillers (Films)Thrillers (Émissions télévisées)video recordings (physical artifacts)
BRN:
568975
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | LOTE - Russian Collection | RUS DVD TWE | Available |