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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesThe idea came from a gas station attendant
Peter Lawford heard the idea from director Gilbert Kay, who heard it from a filling station attendant. When Lawford told Sinatra, he joked: "Forget the movie, let's pull the job!"
source ↗ - CameoA Saul Bass title sequence
The animated title sequence was designed by Saul Bass. In the final shot, the cast's names light up on the Sands hotel marquee.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesShot before dawn
The stars performed shows at 8 p.m. and midnight, so much of the casino footage was shot between 3 a.m. and dawn.
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- Behind the scenesThe real Bellagio
Producer Jerry Weintraub was friends with the Bellagio's owner, Kirk Kerkorian, so the crew could shoot in the hotel. The cast stayed there during filming.
source ↗ - CameoWahlberg out, Damon in
Mark Wahlberg was cast as Linus Caldwell and left to make Planet of the Apes. Matt Damon took the part.
source ↗ - ReferenceA Rat Pack remake
The film remakes Ocean's 11 (1960), starring Frank Sinatra. Angie Dickinson and Henry Silva, who were in the original, appear as themselves.
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- Behind the scenesThe script changed for a pregnancy
The script was reworked when Julia Roberts learned she was pregnant with twins. That's where the gag of Tess pretending to be Julia Roberts comes from.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA tour of Europe
The crew shot in Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Monte Carlo and Lake Como, at Villa Erba. They spent three weeks in the Netherlands alone.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe director's favorite
Steven Soderbergh said this was his favorite of the three films in the series at the time. Critics were harsher, and it's the lowest-rated Ocean's film.
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- ReferenceAbsences explained
Julia Roberts and Catherine Zeta-Jones didn't return because the script had no big role for them. The film nods to it: Danny says it's "not their fight".
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA hotel still under construction
Part of the film was shot at the Palazzo, still under construction, and at the Bellagio. The rest came from sets built on five Warner stages.
source ↗ - CameoTopher Grace sits out
Topher Grace, who played a made-up version of himself in the two earlier films, couldn't return because of Spider-Man 3 reshoots. Al Pacino joined the cast in April 2006.
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- Behind the scenesThe cameo that was cut
Matt Damon filmed a cameo as Linus Caldwell, but it didn't make the final cut. Carl Reiner also reprised Saul Bloom, and his scene was cut too.
source ↗ - CameoThe real Met Gala
Anna Wintour, Kim Kardashian, Serena Williams, Zayn Malik and Katie Holmes appear as themselves at the film's gala.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesAlmost a different cast
Damian Lewis was cast in a key role and left over a scheduling conflict. Richard Armitage took his place.
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