Robert De Niro as Sam 'Ace' Rothstein in 'Casino' - Photos - Robert De Niro's iconic movie roles - NY Daily News Robert De Niro's iconic movie roles Robert De Niro's iconic movie roles Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro has a prolific career that spans decades and includes some of the most significant films of our time. From Jake LaMotta to Vito Corleone, take a look at some of his most iconic roles that define his impressive career … Robert De Niro's iconic movie roles 10 | 10 Robert De Niro as Sam 'Ace' Rothstein in 'Casino' In his eight collaboration with Martin Scorsese, De Niro plays Sam "Ace" Rothstein in the 1995 film, "Casino." Ace is a top gambling handicapper who is hired by the Italian mafia to oversee a casino in Las Vegas. De Niro stars alongside Joe Pesci who plays Nicky Santoro, based on real-life Mob enforcer Anthony Spilotro.

Getty Images Super Reviewer ½ Five years after delivering one the mob genre's finest films in "GoodFellas", director Martin Scorsese reunited with screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi and several of the same actors - mainly Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci - to focus on another true-life crime story. This time he takes it away from the mean streets of New York and focuses on the deserts of Las Vegas. The results may be highly similar but they're just as impressive. Sam "Ace" Rothstein (Robert DeNiro) is a smooth and ambitious type that moves out to Las Vegas to become the operator of the Tangiers Casino. Things go well for him until his volatile childhood friend Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) arrives to get in on the action and Sam falls in love with conniving, unbalanced and untrustworthy, showgirl Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone). Before long, a cycle of drugs and violence ensues while Sam struggles to hold onto his casino license and the mob back home are less than happy with the results. The hallmarks of Scorsese's style and structure - that were so prevalent in "GoodFellas" - are all on show again here.

He has his usual reliable cast, delivering voiceover narrations that take us through the events and there is regular use of classic tracks from The Rolling Stones. His directorial techniques and are also on show; from flash-cuts to freeze-frames, crash zooms and montages. In other words, Scorsese is doing it all over again and it's these very techniques and stylistic flourishes that have drawn some criticism Casino's way for being too similar to his aforementioned crime classic. To some extent, I can understand these gripes. There is definitely a feeling of repetition and lack of originality in it's approach. The most obvious comparison being the casting of Joe Pesci. As good as Pesci is (and he is very good) it may have served Scorsese better to cast someone else in that role. The character is too similar to Pesci's Oscar winning Tommy DeVito. I'd liked to have seen (another Scorsese regular) Harvey Keitel, for example, just to mix things up a bit and he's proven beforehand that he's an actor that plays off DeNiro very well. That being said, there is an argument of 'if it ain't broke, dont fix it'.

It does tread old ground and doesn't really bring anything fresh to the table but it's old ground that's worth treading again. Where Scorsese does succeed, is in his casting of DeNiro. In "Goodfellas", DeNiro was underused but here he delivers some solid work. He has a less showy role than those around him, making it easy to overlook just how effortless he is. He's rarely offscreen for the entire 3 hours of the film and shows an absolutely commanding reservation. Other great inclusions in the cast are a weasel like James Woods and a surprisingly outstanding Sharon Stone. She takes a back seat in the early stages but when she properly enters the fray, she delivers a very powerful and layered performance and the convincing catalyst for the unravelling of the characters' indulgent lifestyles. She was rightfully Oscar nominated for her work here and very unlucky not to win. It's a testament to these committed performances and Scorsese's expertise that this film still manages to stand alone as a very fine piece of cinema in it's own right. Added to which, the lavish production design by Dante Ferretti and Robert Richardson's sublime cinematography bring the whole glitz, glamour and corruption of Las Vegas to fruition.

An enthralling and intimate portrayal of the decline of the mob in the 1970's. It may not be as tightly constructed as "GoodFellas" but how many film's are or ever will be? If this is the only criticism that can be appointed to Casino then there's no point criticising at all. Another fine addition to Scorsese's canon. Mark Walker Mark Walker Super Reviewer Kind of a forgotten Scorsese, which is a shame. It's a little long, and a little over-narrated, but it's never boring, and visually - the car bomb that kicks it all off, especially - it's among his best work. It may have been dismissed because, for Marty, it's cliche: another rise-and-fall story, another seedy American epic, another movie that's mostly De Niro and Joe Pesci arguing. But Sharon Stone, in all her 90s glory, steals plenty of scenes and earns her Oscar nomination, and works really well with James Woods, who could have easily been included in 1995's crowded Best Supporting Actor category.

Competent to great work in every aspect, and though it might not blow you away anywhere, the craftsmanship shines through its every moment. Ho-hum? Maybe... but only by Scorsese's standards. Excellent movie. Daniel Perry Casino Movie Review & Film Summary (1995) | Roger Ebert If the Mafia didn't exist, it would be necessary to invent it. Advertisement The same is true of Las Vegas. There is a universal need to believe in an outfit that exists outside the rules and can get things done. There's a related need for a place where the rules are suspended, where there's no day or night, where everything has a price, where if you're lucky, you go home a millionaire. Of course, people who go to Vegas lose money, and people who deal with the mob, regret it. But hope is what we're talking about. Neither the mob nor Vegas could exist if most people weren't optimists. Martin Scorsese's fascinating new film "Casino" knows a lot about the Mafia's relationship with Las Vegas.

It's based on a book by Nicholas Pileggi , who had full access to a man who once ran four casinos for the mob, and whose true story inspires the movie's plot. Advertisement Like " The Godfather ," it makes us feel like eavesdroppers in a secret place. The movie opens with a car bombing, and the figure of Sam "Ace" Rothstein floating through the air. The movie explains how such a thing came to happen to him. The first hour plays like a documentary; there's a narration, by Rothstein ( Robert De Niro ) and others, explaining how the mob skimmed millions out of the casinos. It's an interesting process. Assuming you could steal 25 percent of the slot-machine take - what would you do with tons of coins? How would you convert them into bills that could be stuffed into the weekly suitcase for delivery to the mob in Kansas City? "Casino" knows. It also knows how to skim from the other games, and from food service and the gift shops. And it knows about how casinos don't like to be stolen from.

Advertisement There's an incident where a man is cheating at blackjack, and a couple of security guys sidle up to him and jab him with a stun gun. He collapses, the security guys call for medical attention, and hurry him away to a little room where they pound on his fingers with a mallet and he agrees that he made a very bad mistake. Rothstein, based on the real-life figure of Frank (Lefty) Rosenthal, starts life as a sports oddsmaker in Chicago, attracts the attention of the mob because of his genius with numbers and is assigned to run casinos because he looks like an efficient businessman who will encourage the Vegas goose to continue laying its golden eggs. He is a man who detests unnecessary trouble. One day, however, trouble finds him, in the person of Ginger McKenna ( Sharon Stone ), a high-priced call girl. Advertisement Scorsese shows him seeing Ginger on a TV security monitor and falling so instantly in love that the image becomes a freeze-frame.

Ace showers her with gifts, which she is happy to have, but when he wants to marry her, she objects; she's been with a pimp named Lester Diamond ( James Woods ) since she was a kid, and she doesn't want to give up her profession. Rothstein will make her an offer she can't refuse: cars, diamonds, furs, a home with a pool and the key to his safety-deposit box. She marries him. It is Ace's first mistake. Another mistake was to meet Nicky Santoro ( Joe Pesci ) when they were both kids in Chicago. Nicky is a thief and a killer, who comes to Vegas, forms a crew and throws his weight around. After he squeezes one guy's head in a vise, the word goes out that he's the mob's enforcer. Not true, but people believe it, and soon Nicky's name is being linked with his old pal Ace in all the newspapers. Advertisement Scorsese tells his story with the energy and pacing he's famous for, and with a wealth of little details that feel just right.

Not only the details of tacky 1970s period decor, but little moments such as when Ace orders the casino cooks to put "exactly the same amount of blueberries in every muffin." Or when airborne feds are circling a golf course while spying on the hoods, and their plane runs out of gas and they have to make an emergency landing right on the green. And when crucial evidence is obtained because a low-level hood kept a record of his expenses. And when Ace hosts a weekly show on local TV - and reveals a talent for juggling. Meanwhile, Ginger starts drinking, and Ace is worried about their kid, and they start having public fights, and she turns to Nicky for advice that soon becomes consolation, and when Ace finds out she may be fooling around, he utters a line that, in its way, is perfect: "I just hope it's not somebody who I think it might be." "It was," a narrator tells us, "the last time street guys would ever be given such an opportunity." All the mob had to do was take care of business.

But when Ace met Ginger and when Nicky came to town, the pieces were in place for the mob to become the biggest loser in Vegas history. "We screwed up good," Nicky says, not using exactly those words. Scorsese gets the feel, the mood, almost the smell of the city just right; De Niro and Pesci inhabit their roles with unconscious assurance, Stone's call girl is her best performance, and the supporting cast includes such people as Don Rickles , whose very presence evokes an era (his job is to stand impassively beside the boss and look very sad about what might happen to whoever the boss is talking to). Advertisement Unlike his other Mafia movies (" Mean Streets " and " GoodFellas "), Scorsese's "Casino" is as concerned with history as with plot and character. The city of Las Vegas is his subject, and he shows how it permitted people like Ace, Ginger and Nicky to flourish, and then spit them out, because the Vegas machine is too profitable and powerful to allow anyone to slow its operation.

When the Mafia, using funds from the Teamsters union, was ejected in the late 1970s, the 1980s ushered in a new source of financing: junk bonds. The guys who floated those might be the inspiration for "Casino II." "The big corporations took over," the narrator observes, almost sadly. "Today, it works like Disneyland." Which brings us back to our opening insight. In a sense, people need to believe a town like Vegas is run by guys like Ace and Nicky. In a place that breaks the rules, maybe you can break some, too. For those with the gambler mentality, it's actually less reassuring to know that giant corporations, financed by bonds and run by accountants, operate the Vegas machine. They know all the odds, and the house always wins. With Ace in charge, who knows what might happen?

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Casino Movie True Story - Frank Rosenthal, Tony Spilotro, Geri Rosenthal Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA Death: November 9, 1982, Los Angeles (drug overdose) Rubber mallets are less likely to leave a mark. -Frank Rosenthal (Avery Cardoza's Player Magazine, 2006) Questioning the Story: Did Sam Rothstein manage any other casinos besides Tangiers? Rosenthal ran The Stardust Casino, shown here during the 1970's. Unlike the portrayal in the movie Casino where Sam ï¿½Aceï¿½ Rothstein (Robert De Niro) runs only one casino, the Tangiers, in real life Frank ï¿½Leftyï¿½ Rosenthal ran four casinos simultaneously, including the Stardust, Hacienda, Fremont and Marina for the Chicago mafia. -Las Vegas Sun Did teamsters really fund the Tangiers? Yes. After being pressured by the mob, the Teamsters fund loaned the Argent Corporation, solely owned by Allen Glick, the money to buy the Stardust and other casinos. Mr. Glick was portrayed in the movie Casino by character Philip Green (Kevin Pollak).

-Online Nevada Encyclopedia Did security really crush the hands of a cheater? According to Frank Rosenthal himself, yes, this did occur but not under the circumstances portrayed in the movie Casino. The two men who were electronically signaling each other were part of a larger group that had been scamming all the casinos for an extended period of time. The actions taken were meant as a message to the group to deter any of the others from coming back to do the same. -Miami Herald Did Sam and Ginger have a daughter like in the movie? The Casino movie true story reveals that Sam and Ginger Rothsteinï¿½s real life counterparts, Frank and Geraldine Rosenthal, had a daughter named Stephanie and a son name Steven. Geraldine also had a daughter from a previous relationship with her high school love, Lenny Marmor (James Woodsï¿½ character in the movie). Robin Marmor was born on December 27, 1957, and was eleven years old when her mother met Frank. She was not depicted in the movie. Were the lion performers Sam hired to work at the Tangiers based on Siegfried and Roy? Rosenthal is shown here dining with tiger performer Roy Horn of Siegfried and Roy. Indeed they were.

When Siegfried and Royï¿½s contract was about to expire with a competing casino, Mr. Rosenthal (Sam) hired them to perform at the Stardust. Part of the agreement was a significantly higher salary, custom dressing room and space for their animals. ï¿½Lido de Paris Starring Siegfried and Royï¿½ was born and so was a friendship that lasted a lifetime. -FrankRosenthal.com Did Nicky really get banned from every casino in Vegas? Yes. In December 1979, Tony Spilotro, the real life Nicky Santoro, was blacklisted by the Nevada Gaming Commission, preventing him from entering any casino. Did the real Nicky Santoro have a son? Yes. In 1966, Tony and Nancy Spilotro (the real Nicky and Jennifer Santoro) adopted their only son, Vincent. -The Battle for Las Vegas ï¿½ The Law vs. The Mob Did Nicky really recruit his brother and other guys from back home to commit heists? Yes. The pack was referred to as ï¿½The Hole in the Wall Gangï¿½ because they cut holes in walls and ceilings to enter their target locations.

Included in this group were his brother, Michael Spilotro, Herbert ï¿½Fat Herbieï¿½ Blitzstein, Wayne Metecki, Samuel Cusumano, Joseph Cusumano, Ernesto "Ernie" Davino, "Crazy Larry" Neumann, Salvatore "Sonny" Romano, Leonardo "Leo" Guardino, Joseph Blasko and their leader, Frank Cullotta. Frank Cullotta is portrayed in the movie Casino by actor Frank Vincent, as Nicky Santoro's sidekick Frankie Marino. Did they really put a rivalï¿½s head in a vise after he shot up a bar? Actor Frank Vincent (left) portrays hitman Frank Cullotta (right) in Casino. Yes. Anthony Spilotro, the basis for Joe Pesci's Nicky Santoro character, caught one of the two men who killed the Scalvo brothers without permission. Frank Cullotta testified in the Operation Family Secrets Trial that Spilotro did torture Billy McCarthy. Spilotro told him that McCarthy was beaten and when he refused to name his accomplice, his head was put in a vise and tightened until his eyeball popped out.

At that point, he gave them Jimmy Miragliaï¿½s name and they slit his throat. -Sun Times Did Nicky Santoro sleep with Sam Rothsteinï¿½s wife? Yes, the real Nicky Santoro, Tony Spilotro, did sleep with Frank Rosenthalï¿½s wife, which ultimately played a part in his demise. Nicholas Calabrese testified in the Operation Family Secrets trial in 2007, that mob hit man John Fecarotta told him that Spilotro was targeted for his affair with Rosenthalï¿½s wife. -Chicago Tribune Was Phillip Greenï¿½s business partner, Anna Scott, murdered in her home? Yes. The real life Anna Scott, Tamara Rand, was murdered in the kitchen of her San Diego home. She was shot on November 9, 1975 soon after having loan issues with her mob tied business partner, Allen Glick. -San Diego Reader Buy the Book - Now Back in Print! It's back! Nicholas Pileggi's true-to-life crime story that was the basis for the Martin Scorsese movie Casino returned to print in 2011. Get it in paperback.

Was there really a Gaming Control Board investigation into Samï¿½s attempt to get a gaming license? Yes. The real Sam, Frank Rosenthal, did have a hearing with the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Furthermore, he argued with the chairman, the current Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and was denied a gaming license. In 1988, he was officially put in the ï¿½Black Bookï¿½ (List of Persons Excluded from Licensed Gaming Establishments in the State of Nevada). -Las Vegas Sun Did FBI agents run out of gas and land their plane on a fairway? According to the Casino true story, the FBI agents did land their plane on the fairway at the Las Vegas Country Club where the Rosenthals lived. However, it was due to mechanical problems rather than a lack of fuel. -Skimming the Las Vegas Casinos Did the real Sam ï¿½Aceï¿½ Rothstein have his own TV show? Frank Sinatra (right) appeared as a guest on his friend's show. The Frank Rosenthal Show is often credited as Sinatra's first time on a talk show. Yes he did.

The Frank Rosenthal Show was taped at the Stardust and brought in many big name guests, including Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Wayne Newton, Liberace and O.J. Simpson. For those of you who are curious, he claims to have never juggled on the show. ï¿½FrankRosenthal.com Was Sam the best handicapper in America? According to Sports Illustrated, Frank Rosenthal is ï¿½one of the greatest living experts on sports gamblingï¿½. -Sports Illustrated article "The Biggest Game in Town" Is Sam responsible for putting sports betting into casinos? Frank ï¿½Leftyï¿½ Rosenthal, the real Sam, is credited with putting sports betting in Las Vegas casinos. In 1976, he set up the first sports book in the Stardust, which featured six large televisions. -USA Today Did Sam and Ginger really get divorced? Frank and his wife Geri during happier times. Yes. According to Frank, the real story is that he filed for the divorce and for full custody of their children. Geri did not contest it. Their divorce was finalized on January 16, 1981.

-FrankRosenthal.com Did Ginger really try to run off with their daughter and Lester? According to Frank Rosenthal (the real Sam Rothstein), his wife and her ex-boyfriend, Lenny Marmor, ran off with his daughter, his son and his money. In the movie, Lenny Marmor is the Lester Diamond character portrayed by James Woods. -FrankRosenthal.com Did Artie Piscano die of a heart attack when the FBI found mob records in his home? No. The Casino movie character Artie Piscano was based on Carl ï¿½Tuffyï¿½ DeLuna and the raid on his home on February 14, 1979. Unlike what is depicted in the movie, Tuffy did not die of a heart attack during the raid. He was sentenced to prison for his participation in skimming Las Vegas casinos and was released in 1998. He died ten years later on July 21, 2008 in Kansas City, Missouri. -The Chicago Syndicate Did Sam survive a car bomb assassination attempt? Rosenthal's 1981 Cadillac El Dorado after the explosion. Yes.

On October 4, 1982, Frank Rosenthal left the Tony Romaï¿½s restaurant on East Sahara Avenue and got into his Cadillac which then exploded. Amazingly, he survived with minor burns and injuries. A variety of factors have been attributed to his survival, including a metal plate under the driverï¿½s seat, the driverï¿½s side door being open at the time of the explosion and pure luck. -NY Times Why did Samï¿½s car have a metal plate under the driverï¿½s seat? The 1981 Cadillac Eldorado had a balancing problem that was affecting the carï¿½s handling. GM installed the metal plate under the driverï¿½s seat to correct the problem. -UniqueCarsandParts.com/au Did Ginger end up with low lives and drug dealers in Los Angeles? Yes. The true story behind Geri Rosenthal (Ginger in the movie) reveals that her interaction with these people ultimately led to her untimely death. On November 9, 1982, at the age of 46, she died in an LA motel from a drug overdose of valium, cocaine and whiskey.

She is buried in Mount Sinai Cemetery in Los Angeles. Were Nicky Santoro and his brother, Dominick, really killed? Burial site in an Enos, Indiana cornfield where the Spilotro brothers were found. Yes, the real life Spilotro brothers were beaten to death but not in a cornfield as portrayed in the movie. According to Nicholas Calabrese, a former mob hitman that testified in the Operation Family Secrets trial, the brothers were told they were being promoted in the mob. Anthony Spilotro was to become a ï¿½capoï¿½ and his brother, Michael, was to become a ï¿½made memberï¿½. They were driven to a mob home in Bensenville, Illinois and were beaten to death in the basement. They were later transported to the cornfield in Enos, Indiana. -Chicago Tribune scene is true. Is the real Sam still alive? Mr. Rosenthal died at the age of 79 after suffering a heart attack at his Miami Beach home on October 13, 2008. -NY Times Did Sam insist on having an equal number of blueberries in each muffin?

According to Nicholas Pileggi, author of the book Casino, Frank Rosenthal was extremely meticulous. He did regulate the number of blueberries per muffin, with each muffin containing at least ten blueberries. -NY Times Casino: Behind the Movie Interviews & Video Watch video featuring interviews with Frank Rosenthal, the real Sam Rothstein, portrayed by Robert De Niro in the movie. Also, see footage of Tony Spilotro, the real Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci). Casino (1995) - Ginger's Mission in Life Was Money - CLIP HD - YouTube Casino (1995) - Ginger's Mission in Life Was Money - CLIP HD Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later.

Published on Sep 11, 2014 Casino - Robert De Niro as Sam 'Ace' Rothstein - Sharon Stone as Ginger McKenna - Joe Pesci as Nicky Santoro - James Woods as Lester Diamond - Don Rickles as Billy Sherbert - Frank Vincent as Frank Marino - Kevin Pollak as Phillip Green - Vinny Vella as Artie Piscano - Catherine Scorsese as Piscano's Mother - and Melissa Prophet as Jennifer Santoro Category Casino | Film from RadioTimes Our Score by Alan Jones It's GoodFellas goes to Las Vegas as director Martin Scorsese returns to the mean streets of urban America, with which he is so familiar, for Casino, a hugely underrated and shocking tale of power, money and depravity, set in a city where you can bet on everything and all dreams are sold for cash. Scorsese's disturbing film is basically about the Mafia, adrift in the 1970s without its warped code of "moral" and "family" values to keep it in check.

Robert De Niro plays Sam "Ace" Rothstein, a master bookie turned big-shot casino manager whose head for business deserts him when he marries ex-hooker Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone). But it's when Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci), Ace's boyhood acquaintance, arrives in town with an ambitious agenda of his own that things take a further downward spiral. Written by Nicholas Pileggi, an Oscar nominee for GoodFellas, Casino goes for absorbing realism, intriguing subplots and expertly drawn characters - Stone is an absolute revelation in her demanding role - who are even less endearing than their counterparts in GoodFellas, making for a more even portrayal of organised crime. Some of the scenes are squirmingly unpleasant in Scorsese's trademark way: a victim's head being squeezed in a vice is one of the more extreme examples of the graphic brutality that's on display in this unflagging and compelling study of how mobsters drowned in the sleaze of their own making. Summary A gambler takes over the running of a Las Vegas casino in the 1970s.

His success is threatened by the arrival of an unstable old friend, now a powerful and ambitious mobster, an investigation by the FBI and his own wife's tortured past. Martin Scorsese's crime drama, starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone and James Woods. Cast & Crew Sam "Ace" Rothstein Robert De Niro Ginger McKenna Sharon Stone Casino – De Niro Wears Pink for a Car Bombing | BAMF Style Casino – De Niro Wears Pink for a Car Bombing Robert De Niro as Sam “Ace” Rothstein in Casino (1995). Vitals Robert De Niro as Sam “Ace” Rothstein, Vegas casino manager and mob associate Las Vegas, October 1982 Release Date: November 22, 1995 Director: Martin Scorsese Costume Design: Rita Ryack & John A. Dunn Background Anyone standing outside Tony Roma’s restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip 31 years ago today would be in for years of ringing ears .

On the morning of October 4, 1982, ousted casino manager, fringe mob associate, and gambler extraordinaire Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal left the restaurant and headed for his car, a silver 1981 Cadillac Eldorado coupe with the distinctive V8-6-4 engine, the failed experiment that only last one year. In this case, the failed experiment saved Rosenthal’s life as an extra metal sheet placed under the driver’s seat to offset the weight of this engine protected him from the initial blast of a devastating car bomb placed on his Cadillac. Rosenthal lived for nearly thirty years after, immortalized as Sam “Ace” Rothstein in the 1995 film Casino, played by none other than Robert De Niro. The bombing bookends the film, so our first glimpse of Rothstein shows him exiting the restaurant and immediately being blown up in a Cadillac. After the film, we discover that he did indeed survive. I’ll admit that his pink jacket, shirt, and tie combination is one of the more ridiculous and flamboyant oufits on here, but De Niro pulls it off as much as any man could.

Also, to be frank, I’m scared of criticizing anything about Robert De Niro. He may be 70 years old, but he’s still more of a bad ass than most men out there. What’d He Wear? Rothstein’s real life counterpart “Lefty” Rosenthal was known for his sharp style, ranging from earthtones to pastels. This was the ’70s and ’80s, when pastels were basically a free ticket to a woman’s heart and bedroom. Casino pays fair homage to Rosenthal, with an impressive 52 suits and jackets created and purchased for De Niro’s Rothstein, all in various fabrics and colors that Rosenthal himself said he would’ve proudly worn. One of the most memorable of Rothstein’s outfits is the first one we see. There is something poetic about a tough guy like De Niro wearing a pink blazer and white slacks. It’s a look more associated now with Palm Beach than Las Vegas, which has succumbed to printed t-shirts, cargo shorts, and – God help me – fanny packs. Rothstein’s jacket is a loud salmon pink single-breasted linen sport coat.

The film’s costume designer, Rita Ryack, recalled in an interview: Marty said, “Oh, let’s put the apricot suit… right at the beginning of the movie. So it’s so ‘in your face’ [that] the audience will know what they’re in for, and they can leave the theater. Or stay.” The wide notch lapels are more distinctive than the usual notch, with a narrower “V”-shaped fishmouth notch that almost resembles a cran necker lapel as seen on Don Corleone’s dinner jacket in The Godfather . The breast and hip patch pockets are all square-shaped with exposed stitching. The buttons are wide, with two to fasten in the front and one on each cuff. I can’t tell, but the cuffs may actually be functioning surgeon’s cuffs. Of course, this doesn’t matter as much when one of the sleeves gets burned off, but let’s hope you avoid this predicament. Since this is Vegas, it still gets warm during the day – October or not – with an observed high of 84°F just yesterday. Thus, a jacket wearer would be well advised to pick a lightweight material and an airy design.

Rothstein’s jacket, being linen, is lightweight enough to withstand the Vegas heat. The jacket is additionally airy with two long back vents adding comfort and mobility. Mobility is especially helpful when you need to leap from your ticking time bomb of a car. Again, I sincerely hope you can avoid having to worry about this. As a final touch, Rothstein wears a yellow handkerchief in his breast pocket. It looks casually tossed, like Hugh Grant’s late 1990s hair, but was likely delicately folded and crumpled that morning by Rothstein to achieve the perfect “casual” five-point look. “I hope the car doesn’t blow up this time.. aw fuck-“ Rothstein’s light pink Anto shirt is more of a traditional pink than the blazer, constructed from smooth silk. Like many other Anto shirts worn by De Niro in Casino, this shirt has a plain front, monogrammed breast pocket, and the distinctive point collar and single-button “Lapidus” tab squared cuff. The pink silk tie, tied in a four-in-hand knot, was also manufactured by Anto to perfectly match the shirt.

Perhaps sensing that pink pants would’ve been just a bit too much here, Rothstein wears a pair of white flat front slacks with this outfit, lending more of a “casual eccentric millionaire” look. These silk trousers have a fitted waistband with an extended tab. Given the era, they have slightly flared legs and plain-hemmed bottoms with almost no break. I wonder if the casino advertising “live entertainment” across the street realizes that the most entertaining thing its patrons will ever see is a silver Cadillac blowing up outside. The high break of the trousers allows Rothstein’s well-chosen footwear to shine. Rather than going with white socks to continue his pant line into his shoes, Rothstein decides to let the shirt color pop and wears pale pink silk socks. His shoes are, as they would have to be with this outfit, a pair of white leather loafers. De Niro wore shoes from Bally, Bruno Magli, Di Fabrizio, Florsheim, and Johnston & Murphy over the course of the production, so these loafers are likely from one of those manufacturers. The suit is on display, as I’ve seen from photos online.

On display are both a “pristine” version from his walk to the car and a “burned” version from after he jumps out. Photographs taken by Anthony Maddaloni from New Jersey. (Thanks, Roman!) As per most movie gamblers, Rothstein shows a preference for gold when it comes to his abundant accessorizing; even his cigarette holder is gold. In this scene, he wears a gold pinky ring and a very distinctive mixed metal vintage Bueche Girod wristwatch, both on his right hand. This ultra-slim quartz watch is 18-carat yellow gold, white gold, and rose gold. The herringbone-patterned square face is tri-sected with white gold on the right and left sides with a rose gold strip down the center. The steel hands are a faceted Dauphine style. Nineteen full cut pave set diamonds are set on the right and left sides of the face for a total of 38 diamonds. The screw-on style case is solid gold The woven herringbone band continues the same scheme of the face around De Niro’s right wrist, with a rose gold strip in the center with a white gold strip on each side and yellow gold on the edges.

For a closer look at the Bueche Girod Y9624, I found this post at RightTime.com. The post describes the watch as “extravagant” and mentions that it features “one of the most expensive, ultra thin quartz ETA 959.001 movements.” According to the post, the regular price of a Y9624 is $12,500. Go Big or Go Home It takes a lot of chutzpah to wear something like this. Even Nicky, his former best friend played wonderfully by Joe Pesci, comments earlier in the film: I lost control? Look at you, you’re fucking walking around like John Barrymore! A fucking pink robe and a fucking cigarette holder? De Niro proves that if you’re gonna go dandy, you gotta go full dandy. Rothstein is a more modern version of Beau Brummell; he goes around dressing and acting flamboyantly because he knows he can back it up by having the shit kicked out of someone.

I’m not too sure if the original Beau Brummell was that into kicking the shit out of the people, but he was in the military, so let’s assume he was tougher than he looked. It helps to look badass when you’re grimacing and cynically chain-smoking. Yes, even when wearing a pink blazer. Finally, if we can learn anything from De Niro’s Rothstein – be careful getting in your car! You may not have reason to think anyone wants to bomb your car, but it never hurts to be safe. Unless you leap out of your car every time you get into it, then it literally will hurt to be safe. We already covered Christopher Moltisanti’s Guide to Surviving a Drive-By Shooting ; now let’s see the Ace Rothstein Guide for Surviving a Car Bombing. 1) Look around as you walk to your car. If anyone suspicious is lurking and watching you, maybe don’t get in. Or, if you’re a meth-dealing fried chicken restaurant chain owner, see if anyone is watching from a building across the street. If the sunlight reflects off of his glasses, he probably stuck a homemade bomb under your Volvo station wagon.

If you don’t get this very specific reference , you have some TV to catch up on. 2) Leave your car door slightly ajar. If you feel warm, notice fire coming out of your vents, or burst into flames, it may be a good idea to evacuate your car sooner rather than later. You don’t want to have to fumble for your door handle (or worry about unlocking it!) while your face is melting like the Nazis in Raiders of the Lost Ark. The worst part about if this scene took place today? The iPhone he plugged into his auxiliary cable port would be burnt to a crisp… 3) Only drive 1981 Cadillac Eldorado coupes with the infamous V8-6-4 engine. Sure, it may be a shitty engine, but the extra sheet of metal under the driver’s seat will save your life from an amateur car bomber. If you really like watching older men get into Cadillac while wearing white pants and shoes, you should seriously consider a move to Florida. Good luck! How to Get the Look It’s not necessary, but it helps if the jacket has a very garish red and black lining that you can just see in this cap.

If you get your hands on this very specific outfit, don’t burn it. Salmon pink linen single-breasted 2-button blazer with distinctive “cran necker” fishmouth notch lapels, patch breast pocket, patch hip pockets, 1-button cuffs, and long double rear vents White silk flat front trousers with an extended waistband, slightly flared legs, and plain-hemmed bottoms Light pink silk long-sleeve Anto dress shirt with large point collar, monogrammed breast pocket, and 1-button “Lapidus” tab squared cuffs Light pink Anto silk necktie White leather loafers Pale pink thin silk dress socks Bueche Girod Y9624 tri-color gold wristwatch with herringbone square face, diamond-studded case, and tri-color herringbone bracelet Gold pinky ring, worn on the right pinky Yellow silk handkerchief, worn in the jacket’s breast pocket Do Yourself a Favor and… Also, please try to take better care of your clothing than Robert De Niro does. The Quote No matter what the feds or the papers said about my car bombing…it was amateur night, and you could tell.

I want so badly to start a story this way and just watch everyone’s faces. Hero: Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein Exclusives This Hero Is “Aces.” Picture it: Vegas. The 70’s. Things are happening. Casino things. Mob things. Things that blow up. In the center of it all, Hero: Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein , played by Robert DeNiro in Scorsese’s 1995 masterpiece, “Casino.” Ace, who’s based on a real person, Frank ‘Lefty’ Rosenthal, is a talented sports handicapper who’s sent out to Vegas by the mob to help run the Tangiers (the Stardust in real life) and skim a little off the top before the IRS finds out about it. Ace is accompanied by Nicky (Joe Pesci), his childhood friend who also happens to be a total sociopath who enjoys the act of murder, sometimes armed with nothing but a pen. Good times! What happens next involves hustling, cocaine, affairs, beat downs, shallow graves, wire taps and some pure cinematic genius. Miraculously, Ace manages to make it out alive and unscathed, which makes him a true hero in our book.

Question: Who played Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein in the 1995 film ‘Casino’?
Answer: Robert De Niro