History Buffs: Casino

[@vegaspowerlifting]

Being a firefighter for w0 years in Las Vegas I got to talk with a lot of guys on the job during these years. My battalion chief first car fire was lefty’s car explosion.

[@bethbartlett5692]

Edit w = 2 i.e., 20 yrs experience. 😘

[@DaveSCameron]

Boom!

[@CountlessPWNZ]

i like w0 year olds

[@DailyTv22]

Wow that’s crazy

[@brianc3761]

Did Lefty ever say who he thought did it?

[@j.vinton4039]

The blueberry muffin scene lives with us forever when ever we get that one muffin that’s severely lacking in blueberries.

[@mutt8553]

I never understood why it’d be so hard to have equal amounts of blueberries. How hard could it be?

[@SaintSC05]

@@mutt8553 How hard would it be to equally spread out blueberries in a huge bowl of muffin batter? Is this a serious question?

[@krayzeejojo]

@@SaintSC05 Nicky's metaphorical muffin didn't have enough blueberries when compared to Ace's. The chef's prophecy was spot on.

[@SaintSC05]

@@krayzeejojo Sounds like you're reaching.

[@GiantsRTheBest1]

I’ll never get angry over having too many blueberries on my muffin.

[@bananarama9000]

The reason why Chicago was replaced by the phrase "back home" is because the Chicago City Council directly asked Scorcese not to mention the city's name in the movie.

[@Jonas-xl4wg]

Why..?

[@geemac7267]

@@Jonas-xl4wg The historical violence connection would have distracted people from the actual real murderous violence that currently plagues the city.

[@fireemblemistrash75]

1,000,000 subs with no videos challenge Just buy a bot, a program that auto makes fake accounts to sub, how do you think T series is competing with Pediepie? Lol

[@fireemblemistrash75]

1,000,000 subs with no videos challenge Indians mastered the making of bots, just don’t use a real card and something like a Vanilla Visa

[@AlfredoPuente8]

Ironic, considering nowadays Chicago is runned by gansters.

[@DrewDosCuatro]

Got to remember that casino is told through the narration of the individual characters. Ace(lefty) would totally leave out details that would paint him in a negative light, like his relationship with his wife

[@nosuchthing8]

I think Lefty was gay

[@ktowniecity7269]

@@nosuchthing8 if wishes were horses, huh

[@nosuchthing8]

@@ktowniecity7269 I don't care if he was. Remember Pesci was hassling him for wearing a pink bathrobe or something like that.

[@cv507]

´eye in the skhäiv??

[@nosuchthing8]

@@MadWatcher Well Pesci pointed out that Deniro was losing it by wearing that color bathrobe, and we never saw Deniro and his wife having sex, but they showed his wife and Pesci having sex, I'm just suggesting they are trying to insinuate that Deniros character was gay. Not that I care. To each his own. But that would explain why Pesci and Sharon Stone were having an affair.

[@JaysusEscobar]

I still love the fact that they cast Don Rickles into the film. Don Rickles actually lived and saw all those Las Vegas days. He was friends with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and The Rat Pack.

[@nosuchthing8]

Thats how he added a sense of verisimilitude

[@JaseNeverSleeps]

Think of how many time rickles had to joke/talk his way out of a tense situation. No wonder he's the king

[@acerbicatheist2893]

Is this what they mean by "Meta" these days...rather than "Art imitating life imitating art!"? Although it's "Life imitating art imitating life" in this case...no wait it's err err...

[@Chefbriank]

😆😆😆. Yea Don scared the hell out of Sinatra 😆😆. Frank always worried Don would turn on him! And start calling him Godfather 😆😆

[@Chefbriank]

He actually did👍😎🚬. Loved Rickles. Nobody escaped his wrath EVER👍

[@6120mcghee]

I purchased a blueberry muffin at Dunkin Donuts last year and realized the lack of blueberries. I told the manager "doe's the baker put an equal amount of blueberries to the muffin?" He said: "You saw Casino, didn't you?"

[@RAIRAIN]

🤣🤣🤣

[@charlessedlacek5754]

I like that, mcghee..made me smile.

[@Grivian]

You should have answered "Does that make you more or less motivated?"

[@chrisgrissom3610]

Atta boy

[@charlessedlacek5754]

@@Grivian less motivated..

[@TheAquaman1979]

It’s still amazes me how Joe Pesci can be so funny in home alone and yet so terrifying in good fellas and casino.

[@gminor6288]

High charisma and Terrifying Presence perk.

[@charlesharmon4926]

that's why its called acting

[@jakethunderbird8735]

@@charlesharmon4926 GOOD acting. Not all actors can pull it off like he can

[@thomasschweda5104]

True

[@thomasschweda5104]

Nicky is terrifying.

[@ZenZedZeroProductions]

I remember being at a movie theater in Tokyo, Japan when this came out. We arrived a little late so we ended up getting front row seats. The theater was so small there was maybe 10 feet between our shoes and the screen. The cornfield scene was so frickin vivid and so memorable. Not really a movie to bring a date. Haha.

[@MsJazbren]

Well, that depends on your date.

[@christophercarlone9945]

You lived in Tokyo in the 90's? I'm jealous

[@TimPerfetto]

@@MsJazbren Oooooooooh god bless you for pointing out it depends on who you are dating so god bless dating because without dating none of us would exist so god bless dating and sex and god bless god for making sex and then making it a sin and god bless hair and eating hair

[@falconeshield]

​@@TimPerfetto What

[@TimPerfetto]

@@falconeshield Old

[@waghprasad]

As someone who saw Joe Pesci after Home Alone, his roles in Casino and Goodfellas terrified me to the core. Now whenever I watch Home Alone, I don't blame what the kid was doing, he'd no idea who he was dealing with.

[@jackbrown4120]

@Greg Elchert he also did lethal weapon around the same time.

[@steveperez3501]

And My cousin Vinny...

[@Pangolin-Mandolin]

@@steveperez3501 ......best film he ever did.....

[@judahofjudea4601]

I saw Casino when I was like 8, the scene where him and his brother are beaten with bats and buried alive horrified me and left a permanent imprint on my mind, learning that they were beaten to death with fist and feet is much worse.

[@Xpwnxage]

I'm what counts out here!

[@aprilized]

Just a note; the bomb did go off properly. The issue was, they placed the bomb underneath the car directly under the seat. The year that model came out (1981 Cadillac Eldorado) , there was a steel plate installed under the drivers seat for balance correction that allowed Lefty's life to be spared. The manufacturer only had the plate in that specific model and year because of the defect in balancing.

[@bigsid54]

BS Hollyweird story...

[@aprilized]

@@bigsid54 what part?

[@theresonly2genders857]

@@bigsid54 No....what he just said was completely true. Look it up.

[@Spencer481]

Citation needed, although it sounds like something 1980s gm would do, any info out there on this I could find were either people quoting this, or wondering if there was any proof. No one with an 81 Eldorado has spoken up and shown the mythical metal plate to be real.

[@jandeenphoto]

brilliant comment.

[@lonesome1]

Something that was not mentioned here: Once Tony Spilotro and his brother realized what was going to happen to them, Tony asked, "Can we say a prayer first?" but his assailants refused them that request.

[@shanewilliams9122]

Mafia guys don't mess around.

[@thedude7099]

Those guys can get down right brutal, depending on how pissed off the boss who gave the "order" was, and how much of a psychotic your contract killer is. You could be hanging upside down and slowly tortured for several days. quick punishments like head shots or ice-picks thru the back a the neck were for friends of theres.

[@barbraseville8984]

@@thedude7099 truly horrifying

[@tjhookit]

I don't know if it was refused....they just didn't reply. Considering that they made Tony watch his brother get beaten to death first.....he probably did have a chance to pray.

[@tedwojtasik8781]

HA! Tony S asking to say a prayer is akin to Jeffrey Dahmer asking for absolution, or steak sauce.

[@ThunderRod]

Lefty having a talk show and interviewing OJ Simpson proves that God has a sense of humor.

[@S.O.N.E]

More like we got the funny timeline

[@jongon0848]

That and interviewing Don Rickles who ended up playing Lefty's right hand man in the film.

[@minikilla3568]

@@S.O.N.Ebut was it a canon event ?

[@Paandaas]

​@@minikilla3568 it is now

[@henrywallacesghost5883]

O.J. was famous and appeared on every imaginable t.v. talk show during his hey day.

[@mikefleming8352]

I just love this movie for the stylish suits that DeNiro wore.

[@pasha_0791]

The red on black one rocks.

[@dominiquejones3805]

He was dipped. U know u swagger out when u dont even wear pants n your office

[@MrNikkiNoo]

Totally. That peachy opening number.

[@Ranzoe813]

@@MrNikkiNoo yeah that peachy pink one was probably the best..

[@gezzarandom]

Plus he got to keep them after filming.

[@apanapandottir205]

Joe Pesci is absolutely terrifying in Goodfellas, but even more so in Casino. Brilliant performance.

[@nosuchthing8]

But you remember how Pesci wound up in Goodfellas and Casino. Sleeping with the fishes.

[@kaleppara1796]

@@nosuchthing8 I was just thinking of this lol

[@xkmendlt4290]

He was scared shitless of Frank Cullota who was on set as the main consultant. Cullota claimed Pesci disrespected him so he called him out in private. After that they got along….

[@Vendzor]

@@nosuchthing8 He got off easy in Goodfellas. A simple gunshot to the head. Compare that to watching your best friend and three old guys beat your brother to a bloody pulp with metal baseball bats and bury him alive, knowing you're about to receive the same fate.

[@klientproby]

It was gratifying to see Joe Pesci character get killed in both Goodfellas and Casino. He was good in both, and in The Irishman.

[@SuperGargargar]

i love what you do. i think scorsese changed the “nicky” death scene because it would have been pretty redundant to see pesci get killed at a fake “getting made” session in 2 movies.

[@AndyP998]

No it wasnt. This was covered in court hearing in mid 2000 when mobsters testified on hit made on Tony Spilotro. Movie predates that many years

[@jpmnky]

Apollo is right. It’s as close to right as a movie can get.

[@isaiahrodrespecia3387]

What he simply means is that for the sake of film artistry and Martin Scorsese's reputation, they changed that Nicky death scene to avoid repeating the "getting made but turns out getting whacked" situation which was already used in Goodfellas. Cmon common sense people

[@thomashornsby3108]

His character in Casino was already made.

[@thomashornsby3108]

@Alvin Marshall yes he was. He was made in 1963 when he did the M and M murders.

[@garrick3727]

I was thinking about that reveal at the end, and at first it did not make sense. Why would Rosenthal draw so much attention to himself by having his own tv talk show? But, thinking about it, by remaining highly visible it makes it less likely that he would be killed off, because killing him would draw more attention. Las Vegas tv celebrity killed by mafia would be bad for business. Also, trying to stick it to the Nevada Gaming Commission makes him seem more genuine. Yes I can buy that narrative.

[@Rainhands22]

Interesting narrative. I was also confused why he was drawing so much attention to himself. Your theory makes sense.

[@e11-f2l]

Yeah I assumed that part was made up by marty for a funny scene but lefty actually had his own show

[@yourinnerlawyer4035]

I think he was so full of himself he thought it would endear him to the public and protect him.

[@milestonowheres]

Fame and notoriety con be a strong force … he Sounds narcissistic, he probably thought it was cool to have his own show …I don’t think it was a ploy to not get killed .

[@juniorsanchez7441]

The Mob killed JFK, do you think they wouldn’t off a LV tv celeb?

[@antonnym214]

DeNiro was good, and not taking ANYTHING away from him, but Pesci was the star, for me. Because you could tell what he was going through by the look on his face. A very fine actor, indeed. The death scene, though horrific, you could see it was heartbreaking for his character. All good wishes, Joe, you are a Goodfella!

[@FarikoWishless]

@Dylan Thomas Lol he's been a gangster in far more than home alone

[@bradagee9041]

Agreed. Nicky's death is a narrative accomplishment by making us feel pity for a murderously evil, corrupt, ultra-violent, psychopathic asshole who's also rude to casino employees.

[@gregrock7451]

@@bradagee9041 Sometime over the past couple years, I read a story or two about Tony "The Ant" Spilotro's son creating an exhibit somewhere in Vegas dedicated to the life and times of his father, with most of the emphasis on his work with the Mob in Vegas. Of course, there's quite a bit of that sort of thing in Las Vegas; the town wasn't in "the middle of Nowhere," it actually **was** "Nowhere" until the mob moved in and started building hotels and casinos. Organized crime was practically hard-coded into the towns' DNA. But Spilotro's retrospective of his father is-- in his mind, anyway-- intended to show how the elder Spilotro wasn't the cartoonishly-exaggerated sociopath portrayed in "Casino" and in other works about the Mob's heyday in that town; he insists the elder Spilotro was every bit the doting, attentive, and loving father depicted in a few scenes in the movie, and otherwise just another street guy who became a career criminal (I understand his brother is/was a respected dentist and oral surgeon in Chicago). The thing about all that is as thus: Tony Spilotro was *at least* as much a maniac in real life, if not worse. The KC mob bosses initially had grave reservations about dispatching Spilotro to Vegas for the purpose of keeping an eye on things and keeping various people and entities in line. Even by organized crime standards, Spilotro was impulsive, ill-tempered, and had a strong predilection for brutality, violence, and even outright sadism. He was hardly the sort of guy that mafia bosses-- Sicilian or otherwise-- generally want to promote up to "made guy" status and then entrust with any sort of high-profile/profitable enterprise. However: there were an awful lot of people that needed to be kept in line. Spilotro was a guy who had a rep for violence and brutality that scared the shit out of everyone, including the most hardened criminals; NOBODY wanted to cross him, or otherwise do anything to make themselves the subject of his wrath. The KC mob bosses weighed it all out and decided that risks involved with promoting him and sending him to Las Vegas were acceptable.

[@amerk5456]

@@gregrock7451 brilliant

[@mirekchance]

Pesi's character was the top....Also he wouldnt have fell for Ginger...Not in real life.

[@stevenlarrabee3438]

I worked for LVMPD in the 80's and 90's. One of my partners was a 30 year veteran that told me everything in this movie is true. There were a few key points left out and a few "changes" in details, but it's all pretty much real history.

[@Sammydx1]

My Grandfather was metro was well. 50s and 60s. He always said how little crime there actually was

[@tristanchuey]

Can't wait to watch the rest of this when I get *BACK HOME*

[@WarsmithThanatos]

Funny how?

[@cleothehermetichermeticist8391]

I hope you stay safe as you go *BACK HOME*

[@Maggerama]

Lmao, nice one!

[@juansolo1617]

I'm back home already and I still talk about back home.

[@ryann8680]

that was years ago

[@visassess8607]

My dad grew up around the Chicago mob. His step-dad was Anthony Centracchio and my grandma still has that last name from when she was married to him. He knew people like Tony Spilotro. I do remember when I was very young there was a picture on my back porch of him with us but I have absolutely no idea where that picture is. I think my grandma still has it.

[@djxeroic1436]

dude, find that picture

[@K1ng1995]

I hope the guy was decent to your dad.

[@rogerflaps36]

I think the Al Capone thing is just old school mob sarcasm.

[@Nystariii]

Agreed. Or a way to show Joe Pesci's dismissiveness/ignorance of the threat it actually posed.

[@rogerflaps36]

@@Nystariii Exactly 😆

[@rizwanaliokay]

Forget about it.

[@SantomPh]

Capone never got to be in the Vegas biz, he was a more direct type of criminal with rackets and thugs and booze. The Vegas dudes were a generation after him, who put money above anything, preferring reputations to be quiet unlike Al.

[@Blake-dw8ou]

@@SantomPh what you just described is The Godfather era.

[@HawksVideos27]

I feel so good that my first visit to Vegas was in 1974 with my Dad showing me the ropes. Since then, I have averaged 3 visits a year. I have seen the old Vegas, the family friendly Vegas and modern Vegas. I can proudly state that the old 70s Vegas was by far the best decade it's ever seen. Watching the movie Casino brought back many of the memories I have of how Vegas got it's wild and violent history. Great video!

[@onceagaindc]

Any hooker storys?

[@RegionalRadioShackManager]

I don’t know current Vegas is pretty OP with the new Raider’s stadium, TMobile Arena, City Center, the new Sphere it has added a lot to the fun and skyline

[@robertcuminale1212]

Starting with its designer, Benjamin (Bugsy) Siegal.

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

Did you ever make decent money from vegas?

[@tyrant-den884]

Exactly 10 blueberries in each muffin... The man is a hero.

[@mikemarks6136]

He wanted the public to be treated fairly within his casino so they have a reason to talk and get more people to visit his casino that's no hero my friend it's a business man

[@tyrant-den884]

@@mikemarks6136 no, a business man says you get five blue berries in each and can pay for extra. An appropriate amount of blueberries is DLC.

[@60wwediva]

​@@tyrant-den884nah. He wanted the standard to match how mcdonalds carried their standard cause he wanted stardust / tanigerd to be seen as a high caliber casino with luxury items and foods

[@Mindcreat0r]

The point of the black book thing was that Al Capone is a very easily recognizable mafia name. It’s meant to emphasize how bad you have to mess up to get on the list.

[@zingzangspillip1]

I also thought it might have been Nicky heaping scorn on the Feds, saying their were slow to act.

[@mattgielens2786]

100%

[@itsdantaylor]

By that logic I think maybe the character was trying to maybe placate Ace by empathizing that the Black Book was just something supposed to 'scare people' but wasn't really used/enforced hence why it only had 2 names and one of them was a famous mobster who was already dead.

[@SlimyLotusKing]

Agreed, this point was clearly missed by Nick. He's fact checking a sarcastic joke used to make a point that Lefty's getting hysterical over nothing.

[@darthrevan4933]

Sitting in a pool drinking beer while gambling and watching a nuke test. That sounds so awesome.

[@erikjohnson5549]

Thairs a reason they call it "the good ol days"

[@RWBprototype]

Yeah, until you get radiation poisoning

[@darthrevan4933]

TexanTube the fallout likely never got more than 20-30 miles from the blast

[@darthrevan4933]

BCFC 29 that's kinda my point the city at 50 miles from the test Zoe would be fine

[@Eminem12378]

Something is very familiar about your profile... Can't put my finger on it... ;)

[@ThisisBarris]

God these people are truly monsters. The violence they show is just awful. You have to praise Scorcese for showing the true nature of organized crime and not glorifying it.

[@gameboypunk660]

This is Barris! - French History Well he did grow up in Hell's Kitchen during the heyday of Mafia and personally real mobsters

[@gameboypunk660]

*knew*

[@Hammerhead547]

You should read up on the man who was spilotro's mentor in the mafia: Samuel "Mad Sam" DeStefano Jr. He was a truly terrifying man who was a total psychopath in every way.

[@ThisisBarris]

@@gameboypunk660 Really? I never knew that. That's an awesome fact although it must have been a shitty environment to grow up in.

[@ThisisBarris]

@@Hammerhead547 I definitely will! Thank you for the recommendation man.

[@farabor7382]

What a masterpiece of a film, it's so rich in characters, plots... And quite colorful too... It's a great "follow-up" to Goodfellas, even though the stories are completely separate

[@tomprovoenzano]

The details of the Spilotro murders weren't known until 2007, so while Scorsese might have made his choices as references to other films, like The Untouchables, he was also speculating as to what might have happened. All anyone knew was that the bodies were found in a cornfield, so it was logical to assume the that was where the murders happened as well.

[@uioplkhj]

16:38 His lawyer is former mayor of las vegas Oscar Goodman (who incidentally was a lawyer to the mob). This scene was shot before his tenure as mayor which lasted 12 years.

[@smeqwack7337]

nuke goes off... My Brain: "Patroling the mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter"

[@redornament3248]

hail caesar

[@mrcocoloco7200]

Ave, True to Caesar

[@Ironeyes128]

When I got this assignment, I thought there'd be more gambling.

[@irankin3107]

I went to school with Lefty’s son Steve It was no secret The whole town new who ha was Even our 7th grade history teacher lol

[@1987palerider]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@sublime2craig]

The jewelry store owner they show in the movie holding his face after being robbed is a real famous Las Vegas Jeweler. He owned a place called Tower of Jewels, been in business in Vegas since 1961 and from what I know he sold the place and retired in the mid 2000s. My in-laws purchased their wedding rings in the 70s from him personally and continued to do business with them for years.

[@Tyrunner0097]

In the movie he improvised the line "I just got a shipment of diamonds from Israel."

[@DunsfordFarnsworth]

When I moved there in 08 they were still around (maybe different owners?) still neat to know how old that place is. Been in there once

[@MichaelCollins1922]

Anytime "House of the Rising Sun" plays, expect a high body count.

[@Biscuit553598]

Yeah… that wasn’t what was playing.

[@pilgrim4954]

Those Were the Days by Cream!!

[@domenicgalata1470]

@@Biscuit553598 I think he meant the scenes after the old guys decide to wipe out all of the witnesses/ collaborators in the scheme. It was the Animals version of House of the Rising Sun. One of the most covered songs of all time.

[@_Only_Zuul]

to this day, i still struggle to watch that baseball bat scene whenever i see "casino"..

[@mg19cal]

Including the sacks Bobby Boucher had in "The Waterboy"

[@monkey-trial...6578]

Pesci is very different in real life. He articulates every word that comes out of his mouth. His movements are reserved and not excitable like his characters. Amazing!

[@stpbasss3773]

Yah it's called acting 😂

[@blandon93]

well he must be ESTP and Ace is INTJ .

[@nancyblackett8777]

Amazing or acting.

[@ChipCheezey]

The mob background here in Vegas is really interesting. If you're in Vegas and interested the Mob Museum is pretty cool.

[@LadyTylerBioRodriguez]

I've been there. Its pretty terrific.

[@boyscouts83712]

I've been in there before and it literally 🤯 my mind how it was and ran back then.

[@germain83]

I was in there for hours and had to dart into the shadows because I had bad sunburn lol But I loved the museum

[@basstrammel1322]

More than interesting! It easily becomes an addiction to research it.

[@learninglasvegas..1822]

The mob museum is super lame bro.

[@chekaschmeka4283]

Grew up out there in tthe 70s and I remember Anthony "the ant" Spilatro. The "Hole in the wall gang" was hitting a place every night.

[@mimi2the4]

Yep! I remember every day Tony the Ant was on the news

[@unitedbambu]

It still amazes me that Nicky and Frankie are close friends in real life; so close in fact that they used to do stand up comedy together in the 70s. These guys are so good at acting that when Frankie is baseball batting Nicky to death in a cornfield you’d never would have known they used to be in the same jazz band called “Frank Vincent and the Aristocrats” in 1969. Such incredible acting talent from these legends. RIP Frank Marino!

[@pokemaster123ism]

You’re confusing Joe Pesci with his character Nicky Santoro

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

I love the classic team ups between Joe Pesci and Robert DeNiro.

[@matthewdennis9719]

Casino takes place in the Thousand Worlds universe.

[@wyomingptt]

hey its that guy who talks to Preston Jacobs sometimes!!!!!!

[@Fang0v3rFang]

RedTeamReview carmine get the fuck back in the booth with Preston.

[@Lisan_Alghaib]

They're back for Scorsese's new Netflix flick with Pacino playing Jimmy Hoffa. The Irishman could be the first streaming movie to win an Oscar. Big fan of your content btw.

[@JauntyScarecrow]

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs might beat them to the punch, it's got 3 Oscars nominations this year.

[@43nostromo]

I always hated the fact that reviewers felt this was an inferior companion piece to Goodfellas. I couldn't have disagreed more. This was an amazing film and had so many very interesting elements that made it a brilliant film in an of itself.

[@mk2mister2]

Me too. I'm a tremendous fan of both movies and it would be unfair to favor one over the other.

[@CorbCorbin]

The mobsters in Goodfellas, and the time period, is just a much more famous era. Also, even though Henry Hill did a lot of embellishing, truth is stranger than fiction, and the 60s and 70s New York mafia, was wild.

[@MyXxx77]

No kidding. It takes a special kind of idiot to say that somehow, they're the "same film" or that Casino's a rip-off.

[@forcedtohaveahandle]

43nostromo Goodfellas IS better though

[@Appathetic_Substance_Abuse]

I thought it was better than goodfellas honestly

[@pts5217]

I love how Scorsese doesnt obsess with actors looking EXACTLY like the real life ppl they play...wigs/mustaches/false teeth and doing impressions of them. He instead goes after their essence/vibe. Ray Liotta sounds nothing like the real Henry Hill, but to me in a weird way, he IS Hendry to me.

[@donnamoncrief9563]

How ya doin Hendry

[@gmanzano89gm]

Joe Pesci portraying Anthony Spilotro was spot on.

[@mwheeler138]

Completely agree. I'd much rather have feel than the actor loaded down with make up, fake facial hair and mannerisms.

[@myriaddsystems]

Moustache!

[@davesmith1199]

You described it perfectly.

[@stevenx2523]

I love this movie. I know Goodfellas is very widely considered the "better made" movie but this is the setting and style that really got to me when I first saw it, there's something fascinating about this era of Vegas to me.

[@brycevo]

Gosh it has been a Long While. Thank you for coming back to us.

[@ThatGuy-a48]

Are you the new Justin Y or something? Your everywhere!

[@ohmanthatguy2443]

@@ThatGuy-a48 how dare you speak that name here. Green light.

[@beeplayed8753]

I was the one who froze him. P.S. still have his brain.

[@mariakelly5]

I missed you!

[@skyedogg]

23:30 I think the reason for this inaccuracy is because Nicky is just talking slick because he's a wiseguy. He mentions Al Capone as an exaggeration to express how ineffective he thinks the black book is. In other words this isn't a mistake.

[@Cythil]

That was my take on it to. (of course it may not have been intended but I do think it was)

[@patobantan420]

I heard it was Lefty Rosenthal not Spilatro who was in the Black Book

[@CallieMasters5000]

Really, who needs a "book" to list 2 people anyways?! He's just talking shit about the book to downplay its importance, regardless of who's in there. Mentioning Capone is like saying Santa Claus or Jesus Christ himself is banned, or "Is the Pope a Catholic?" type reference.

[@AOF012]

Can't believe this wasn't entirely obvious.

[@lildroptop4178]

@@patobantan420 he was after the events of casino

[@alisondblake]

I was the only cocktail waitress in a small restaurant called Villa De Este in Vegas... 1983... It was owned by Joe Pignatello (sp?) and now and then, I would be asked to go to a room upstairs where Tony Spilatro and his "family" were seated around a huge long table. I took their drink orders and delivered the drinks. I was also a showgirl at the Flamingo... those were the end of mob days, before the accountants and pencil pushers took over the casinos in the 90s. The mob, a major influence, nonetheless.

[@TylerTylerTyler]

Did you know who he was at the time?

[@masterofpain120]

What was it like? Did they tip well? How were you treated?

[@Jason.cbr1000rr]

@@masterofpain120 she got rapped ...

[@YorkusPorkus757]

@@Jason.cbr1000rr bold of you lmao

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

How old are you?

[@ronin_user]

He saw something that drove him away. “But Pesci was indeed at (or near) the top of his game when he departed the Hollywood scene in the late ’90s. That decade, he won his Oscar, had his own vehicles (The Super, The Public Eye), teamed up again with De Niro and Scorsese (Casino), and delivered in Home Alone and Lethal Weapon sequels.”

[@5stardetailingllc471]

My Cousin Vinny for me is one of his finest performances, as he displays his range as a comedic actor.

[@HumbleDirtMerchant]

There's a podcast out there by a retired Kansas City detective who worked on the Kansas City wiretap you mentioned. His name is Gary Jenkins and his podcast is called Gangland Wire.

[@robertthomas2601]

Gangland Wire is awesome. The whole "leakage" scene in Casino with Nance and the mob bosses was based on Carl Thomas trying to explain this to Nick Civella with no luck. I just listened to an episode where they played the wiretap.

[@erasbury1]

Correction: when Lefty's car was bomb the reason he survived was the was a Godfather Edition Eldorado, it was built with a steel plate under the driver's seat.

[@spaceclown7650]

"Godfather Edition" -- it's almost too perfect. :-)

[@makessensetokickurheadjr879]

Did u work for gm/Cadillac? He specially said, "what the bomber didn't know...what no one outside of the factory knew" -the "Godfather Package" which consisted solely of a metal plate under the driver's seat...lol.

[@dogguy8603]

Fun fact, the lawyer in the license hearing was Rosenthal's lawyer in real life, and eventually became the mayor of Las Vegas

[@joshuabennett5891]

Very true. Have you seen his interview on VLADTV? If not, worth watching.

[@eire3215]

Yep Oscar Goodman was his lawyer and Frank Cullota was on the set aswell and Goodman would have nothing to do with him:) now thats what i call a good lawyer still sticking up for u after your death...

[@matthewschwartz6607]

Oscar Goodman.

[@frasert8779]

Fun Fact: Michael Franceze actually said that they did use bats when they executed Spilatro in the apartment. He also said that was a common thing to happen in mob hits

[@imvandenh]

Michael F says a lot of things that have been verified as bullshit. He wasn't even a member of the Chicago Outfit or affiliated with the Ballestreri family in Milwaukee so how would he even know for sure? Couldn't have been there.

[@frasert8779]

@@imvandenh Really? I didn’t know that (not that I’m altogether too invested). Can you tell me a couple of the big claims he has made that were verified/proven to be false?

[@georgekouts]

@@frasert8779 Ira is the one full of shit... Michael is down right truthful, and knows what he's talking about. A lot of his stories and claims have been verified to be true, from other living mobsters, from research, etc. Also, mob families, no matter the city, were always in contact, and stories always made the rounds, so when you hear Franceze say something, he knows! The autopsy proved that the Spilatro brothers were beaten to death with baseball bats.

[@horseman1456]

What the hell does Michael F know about Chicago business? He's just talking

[@frasert8779]

@@horseman1456 Probably more than the vast majority, I would imagine? Idk though, someone else said that he has said stuff that has been shown to be false as well, but hasn’t responded with anything specific when I asked. I want to know from sheer curiosity (it makes no difference to me if he’s a fraud or legit) but so far I haven’t been given an explanation for why he’s being disbelieved about things he says

[@Thermalburn]

I stayed at the stardust once when I was around 11 years old with my parents. I dont remember it much, but it was certainly past its prime. The decor was dated and tacky, and really just depressing. I hadnt seen the movie Casino at the time, but when i got older and watched it, it was definitely a cool experience to have been able to step foot in such a "legendary" place. They knocked the hotel down a few years later, so I'm glad I got to stay in it; wish i remembered more of it though...

[@evancoker194]

@thermalburn. You could still rent Bugsy Siegals' penthouse suite at " The Fabulous Flamingo" for $300 a night until the early 1990s. The building was finally demolished about 1994.

[@Rex_W]

I've lived in southern Nevada for nearly my entire life. How this movie, to an extent, depicts how the mob ran Las Vegas is still fairly accurate. I've heard story upon story, upon story on what went down in this town for nigh on three decades

[@spaceclown7650]

Did Russian Louie ever come back? :-)

[@christoman3430]

Can’t wait for History Buffs to do The Irishman ;)

[@takeafuckinbus7873]

ChristoMan oh yea

[@Jatycre]

Caleb Kent It was great, as expected. Not better than Goodfellas, or Casino, but it’s hard to go wrong with Deniro, Pesci, and Pacino.

[@cobbsnocker]

Just watched it. Great f***in' movie. That whole group's still got it.

[@MM-qi5mk]

why? its been proven that Sherran was a known and proven liar ..(Joey Gallo hit wasnt hit and was proven so).. and that movie fucking sucked... Pesci was the only bright spot. Al Pacino played Al Pacino as always and De Niro phoned it in and 3.5 hours? why? The hype has masked how bad the movie is......

[@MattiaEPaganelli]

@@MM-qi5mk nah man the movie was good as hell, also it's 3.5 hours cus a) there's a lot of stuff to cover and b) it's a slower paced movie which works cus it's basically about the entire adult life of deniros characters

[@LadyLakeland]

Tony Spilotro's actions sent 3 of his bosses to prison by doing things they expressly told him not to ever do.

[@mikerodgers7620]

Fuck them. Fuck them all. 😬

[@thatguy22441]

He got his. Live by the sword, die by the sword.

[@bobfg3130]

No wonder his killing was so personal.

[@acjohn6995]

They let him live way too long, he seemed to screw things up big time.

[@terrymiller111]

@@acjohn6995 He was fine when he was a violent sociopath doing what THEY needed done. When he went rogue, and jeopardized their money and freedom, is when he had to go.

[@unionpride525]

My childhood dentist was a block away from where the car bomb was. My dentist said he remembered hearing the explosion and seconds later heard debri hitting the roof of his office

[@kiddreckless9964]

I remember I went to Vegas and saw the Mob Musume and actually met Frank Cullota a close friend to Tony Spilotro. Man that was interesting to me, after that I became a History Major!

[@Jonnybravo589]

This video has been recommended for years. It’s always in every column, I play a song and next up is this thing. I am glad to finally get it over with

[@Ludovicus-Wyndham]

The real lawyer played himself as a cameo in the movie. The defence lawyer, who wears specs.

[@sephjnr]

11:44 - Oscar Goodman. Later, also, the mayor of Vegas.

[@henrymartin1517]

Thats really interesting. Its like how the FBI guy from goodfellas played himself.

[@redrum4069]

His wife Carolyn Goodman is the current Mayor of Las Vegas.

[@cjbcarr1]

Also frank culotta is in casino at the end when the two older mafia guys shoot the guy in the snow in between two cars. He was part of the hole in the wall gang, Frank Vincent’s character, and was a consultant on set.

[@adamamador1001]

Ace’s Lawyer in the film, Oscar Goodman is and was the real life lawyer to both Frank Rosenthal & Tony Spilotro, the real-life basis for both Ace & Nicky’s characters

[@Stealthbowl22]

@@XiahouJoe also Oscar Goodman went on to become mayor of Las Vegas 1999 to 2011, his wife Caroline Goodman is the current mayor, serving since 2011

[@cheechalker8430]

I live in Chicago and remember when they found their bodies. The Church wouldn’t allow them to be buried with a church funeral.

[@lostquantity445]

wow,thanks for sharing.

[@rbeck3200tb40]

"the church" Is that what you call the roman catholics ?

[@rbeck3200tb40]

@Dre-Day 1127 I was confused because they said "the church wouldnt allow them to be buried " what is that ? who is that ? the roman catholics ? Those people are of course not "the church"

[@benharvey5603]

No Fecarotta was supposed bury them and he fucked up... They shot him in the head and killed him outside a Bingo Hall 2 months later in Chicago...

[@FarikoWishless]

@Andrew Chin You can't get defensive about him calling out well documented pedophilia in Catholic churches, then go on to call him a 9 year old and be surprised that now you look like you identify with them.

[@SkyPilot-qx2sb]

I personally enjoyed goodfellas more then this one but it’s pretty good in its own right. They do a good job of telling a tragedy with it making the story of Casino seem almost on the level of Hamlet or Macbeth. Also I love the score of the film especially the whole house of the rising sun used to to tell what happened to each member

[@_VICK_]

Blasphemy!

[@timothyspool1399]

It certainly lacked the same level of story telling. It feels a little like a sequal, where they don't have as good a story to tell.

[@dcikaruga]

I heard Rosenthall didn't want to co-operate with the films production, but when he found out DeNiro was going to play him, he agreed.

[@milovarquiel]

He argued it brought bad memories back, especially about his ex-wife and how a fucking jackass he was.

[@AttilaTheHun333333]

milovarquiel Funny how women can ruin and traumatize you more than anything else.

[@gastonbell108]

The real Lefty Rosenthal was heavily balding, slightly pop-eyed and gaunt faced. He was probably thrilled with their casting choice, hahaha.

[@samuelj.robinson783]

Wouldn't you?

[@thisismagacountry1318]

@Danny Isambard Not really, a short wackadoo has been? Pass

[@inthekitchen2]

lol....I used to work at a restaurant that did brunch on the weekends and one of the items we had were home made blueberry muffins. Whenever we'd get a new guy they were always told "I want an equal amount of blueberries in each muffin"

[@hectorsanchez1377]

I also do that at the restaurant I work in for every dish. I want and equal amount of sauce on each wing.

[@grahamscott7308]

That's just good business

[@jasonblalock4429]

Yeah, portion control is important in a commercial kitchen. Although the better way to handle that would be to specify a weight of blueberries per muffin, rather than counting individual berries.

[@inthekitchen2]

@@jasonblalock4429yeah but then it's not funny or a riff on DeNiro in Casino

[@empresslonnie1love391]

inthekitchen2 lol

[@redblaze8700]

About time you showed up! For a moment I thought that you had been sent to the gulag because of "The Death of Stalin" - video you made XD

[@Heisen2420]

Very clever man, very clever.

[@danielknowles3051]

I agree, his uploading schedule was erging a bit “Jontronian”

[@joseamieva2168]

If he didn’t get sent to the gulag for the Stalin video, he’s definitely going to get whacked for his expose on these monsters lol

[@redblaze8700]

Jose Amieva 😆😆😆 Good one man 👍 They’re probably going to send Joe Pesci after him. And Joe will be more than happy to go after whoever mocks his music video 😆

[@ruairiodonohoe2533]

Pretty much

[@Jarod-te2bi]

Saw this film on Netflix last Monday, it’s honestly blew me away the intro opera music is beautifully haunting, I’m still thinking about it.

[@gameconsumer2517]

St Matthews passion by J.S. Bach. A great piece

[@trenthenry3820]

You make a 40 minute video feel like a 7 minute video thank you for the history so cool to learn new things ! definitely an underrated channel

[@blakeb106]

Please do A Bridge Too Far! I’ve been waiting since you mentioned it in Tora Tora Tora.

[@DIEGhostfish]

TIK did a good video on it.

[@joeldz2]

"Smash the Like button" broke me. 11/10

[@glennvastine4118]

When I’m watching. Something like this twice it must be pretty f***ing good. Keep them coming. The BUFFS ARE ENDLESS!!!!

[@thewitness829]

So did anyone realize that Don Rickles was interviewed by the real Frank Rosenthal but was also in the movie ? Lol, weird.

[@hgonz14]

That is probably how he got the role for the movie

[@NEMIHEMERA]

I did know that one. Amazing!

[@rolshansky78]

Good one... I totally missed that one.

[@75aces97]

Several actors in the movie were connected to the real life people from the story. The blackjack dealer that gets cards thrown at him had met the real life Tony Spilotro. The hit man who shoots Andy Stone was played by Frank Culotta, the real life counterpart of Frank Marino. Rickles worked in Vegas during the 60's and 70's, so he would have crossed paths with some of the real life figures.

[@bradf.9365]

@@75aces97 He also knew guys like Sinatra and has told stories of having exchanges with him, so yeah it all makes sense

[@threerings1345]

The film Casino is adapted from the book "Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas", an intriguing and factual account of Frank Rosental, Tony Spilotro and the Chicago outfit's reign in the desert. The author is Nicholas Pileggi who also wrote "Wiseguy", upon which "Goodfellas" was based. Those who wish to learn the entire story should just pick up this book.

[@mimi2the4]

A much better book for the history of Vegas Is "Las Vagas: the money and the power"

[@theaviator9869]

I knew the movie Casino was sort of fictionalized, but it was still a great movie. Thanks for the accurate historic breakdown.

[@dfindy]

Unlike most KZbin videos of this kind, you put real efforts in your content. Good research, and good analysis. I am impressed and I enjoyed watching the whole 38 minutes

[@shutup2751]

casino and a bronx tale are two of the most underrated movies ever

[@matthewcarey3148]

Agreed. I think it suffered by comparison because it was thematically similar to, and came out so soon after Goodfellas, which is an absolute masterpiece. This one never got the acclaim it deserved.

[@shutup2751]

@@matthewcarey3148 agreed, haven't seen the godfather so goodfellas is best movie of all time that i've seen anyway by far so naturally will overtake a lot of other great films in the years soon after it

[@Diggy22]

We love A Bronx Tale here in The Bronx. We even have a mural for Chaz Palminteri on Arthur Ave.

[@zeyface6366]

@@shutup2751 Honestly I think casino is a lot better than goodfellas and I was convinced no mafia movie could ever top goodfellas

[@ssgtblackmamba7991]

OMG, he's back!!!! Joy! One of the few channels I don't mind waiting on. Don't need to see the video first, it's an automatic upvote... hasn't disappointed me yet.

[@deepaksinghbadal915]

From quora..

[@ohmybillnye]

This is the only youtube channel I audibly get excited about whenever I see a new video pop up in my sub feed. I know I'll have 15-40 minutes of amazingly well constructed content. This channel is like pre-2000s History Channel but way more entertaining and on Adderall.

[@starheart8135]

Holy Crap! I just realized that the real Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal, came to our college and spoke to the fraternities and sororities. He spoke about how we needed to be careful when running our texas hold 'em tournaments because they can become targets for organized crime. He told us it starts small, maybe like a small lone, of only a hundred dollars or so. "But once you are in their pocket, you will never get out, ever." those were his exact words. There were a lot of other things he talked about, but I don't feel comfortable talking about them in a public forum.

[@JonDesautels]

23:39: When Nicki Santoro said there were 2 people in the black book and one of them is Al Capone, the character was saying that in jest...

[@kylieh123]

THANK YOU. That was the only thing I had issue with in this video. It's hyperbole, him trying to say don't worry about it.

[@darenmarrison9088]

I just came here to say that.. being sarcastic and playing the black book down as nothing.

[@pelloo3627]

Yeah I honestly don't know how he didn't realise that was a joke.

[@carlitosm2819]

Sam was an informant for the FBI throughout the real life events of the film. That's the only reason why he made it out alive of every situation in the movie. He played the plan laid out to him perfectly. It's the reason why he made it out alive and Nicky became corn field fertilizer.

[@TheWunWhiteWolf]

8:37 The trumpets matching up with “put it at the bottom of the pile” always puts a smile on my face. I don’t know why I just love it. 😁

[@TheGray81]

listened to it 10 times before I heard what you were talking about. Good ear man ! haha

[@cheryal6661]

Loved this clip. I actually worked with Bill Allison, a very outgoing and charming man, the guy who played the skimmer in the soft count/ cash money room. He meant to just go with his son for *his* audition and made an impression on Scorcese and the gang. They offered him a part he couldn't refuse! 😉 (Oh, and his son got a small part as a craps dealer in the movie...)

[@Harmthuria]

It was early 2000's when my father let my little brother and I watch this movie. I didn't fall asleep, or lose interest in the slightest while watching it. Both my brother and I thought Joe Pesci was fucking vicious, and we loved him for it.

[@JecFilms15]

finally a new history buffs

[@dankenstein9462]

today is a good day

[@akaramp.]

Can we just appreciate how much the song “The Thrill is Gone” by BB King just works with this film

[@nirvfan81]

LOL!! First time watching this channel. Rolled eyes at your Pesci apology at the beginning of the video, but then your Joe Pesci response after was golden. Nice save. Thumbs up! Excellent production quality too. Subscribed.

[@JoeBlacula]

This was AWESOME!! Im a lifelong Chicagoan, obsessed with the Outfit, and I'm glad to say that you're info was dead on!

[@tylershockley4277]

You don't know lol

[@aussieexpat]

The mob museum in vegas covered a lot of history I noticed referenced in casino. Great museum.

[@shaned93]

At 30:00 I thought "What the hell? Did my video switch?"

[@andreamagni8017]

you were not the only one. I took it for an ad.

[@Xandy743]

SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON

[@johnmassoud930]

Had the same thought

[@robertnorthup8583]

For a second I was thinking why would History buff get banned from Twitter.

[@jakejutras5420]

@@xSintex are you serious? Why?

[@LostJewelzEnt]

The reason why they say "back home," is because as an agreement to consult on the movie, the chicago mob demanded not to be mentioned by name.

[@tahakamran6196]

So the guy who is the real life Ace had a talk show where he interviewed Don Rickles, a man who portrayed the Casino Manager of the Tangiers, the Casino the real life Ace ran. 🤯

[@matthewerwin4677]

Rickles is a legend. He was a stand up comedian I Vegas during the 70s. He entertained all of the mobsters. Roasting was his specialty.

[@Kapulaites]

Thanks. Please review Last of the Mohicans, Black Hawk Down, Gangs of New York or Dog Day Afternoon

[@danmarshall5895]

Gangs of New York! It feels almost outlandishly false, so would be fascinating to see how real it may have actually been.

[@williamtoad8040]

13:25 when Kevin realizes what Harry was capable of doing to him

[@soopermexican]

Wow. Thoroughly fascinating history. Thank you for putting this together.

[@cgr88m]

I've had older friends say that Vegas turned into Disney Land after the old casinos closed, that's why you see people in shorts and sandals drinking Margarita's out of a silly straw.

[@jasongilbert5976]

Almost Disneyland. It was definitely more kid friendly. MGM still lights up green at night because back in the day it had a Wizard of Oz theme and also had an amusement park in the back of the property that dont exist today. NY NY has the Big Apple roller coster, The Stratosphere has amusment rides in the top of the tower, The Sahara brfore it was the SLS had a roller coaster that threw and around the casino, but no longer exists. The Venetian has a Gondola boat ride, Circus Circus still has an amusement park called Adventure Dome that is still open still. Bellagio has a water show attraction, the Mirage has a Volcano show, Treasure Island had a pirate show called Sirens but it no longer exists, Circus Circus also has Circus acts and a carnival game room, the Luxor is shaped like a pyramid and Excalibur is a castle. So I guess it was once was like Disneyland at one time.

[@rileyrenger2795]

@@jasongilbert5976 For the better, honestly. I like how it has an identity, but is more welcoming to all kinds of tourists. As much as I enjoy gambling from time to time, I won't rest happily until I ride the rides at the Strat.

[@Julie-gx8ju]

GOOD

[@Kain5th]

is that a bad thing to you? i don't get it lol.

[@rodneyblackburn2022]

I caught it right at the end of the old Vegas. It was definitely more glamorous.

[@mr.voidout4739]

What you guys did with the cards actually makes a ton of sense. I'll lay out the hand for those who don't get it right away: Q/H Ginger: The captor/ruler of all mens' hearts A/S Ace: The posterboy go-getter. "I just wanna run a square joint." Straight and sharp. K/C Nicky: The enforcer/boss of the literal club bearers, or soldiers J/D Lester: Jack of all the trades to get those diamonds. Will do anything and everything to gain money, and materialize women into his control. Pretty cool.

[@ALRinaldi]

I smashed the like button like it cheated at cards.

[@MrFNP90]

This comment wins. We're done boys. PACK'ER UP!

[@eddiecongdon8017]

Next time you get the saw

[@thisismagacountry1318]

Like Jim Rome says, "If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying"

[@lilwilly5265]

I would like your comment but it has 666 likes.

[@muddershmucker7374]

Now you'll have to like with your left hand

[@jaybatista4525]

Holy hell, what an incredible film analysis/ history buffs. 100/100 KEEP IT UP! I’m glad ur back btw!!

[@MrBraddles3128]

Your little "Back Home" montage had so many repeats that it sounds like you've created a brand new French word: Bacóm. I will now use this French word whenever I talk about back home.

[@gtasanandreascluckinbell]

As a quebec guy who speaks french, i will make it popular

[@MrBraddles3128]

@@gtasanandreascluckinbell Thank you, Quebec guy.

[@gtasanandreascluckinbell]

@@MrBraddles3128 i got you, man. I shall be a shakespeare but from canada who received idea from a movie made in the 90's

[@gtasanandreascluckinbell]

@@MrBraddles3128 update, my gf and my whole family is using it

[@MrBraddles3128]

@@gtasanandreascluckinbell That's fantastic, it makes me happy to hear about how things are going for you bacóm.

[@CAUSELESSREBEL]

It wasn't that other Casino properties hadn't thought of adding a Sportsbook. At the time Nevada law prohibited Sports books in casino hotels. Lefty got around this by leasing space to a Sportsbook, which he actually ran, within the Stardust. Rumor had it that he actually had the Stardust buy Sportsbook. Soon thereafter, the sportsbook laws were changed.

[@bobmiller3627]

The reason why the city of Chicago is never mentioned in the movie is because the Chicago City Council specifically ASKED Martin Scorsese not to use it because it might impact future tourism revenues. So, he and the production staff switched it to "Kansas City" instead.

[@pretzelstick320]

The people that like these movies already know that Chicago has an organized crime presence.

[@Maggerama]

Thanks for the info, it bugged me a bit.

[@Khenfu_Cake]

Really?? I thought it was common knowledge that Chicago is infamous for its organised crime, at least back in those days.

[@Hesperell]

Plausibly deniable until the second Joe Pesci opens up his yap and does a perfect impression of every one of my boomer neighbors in Bridgeport

[@Maggerama]

@@Khenfu_Cake It's the same nowadays. I'm not an american and I know nothing about Chicago, except that it had a lot of gangsters... oh yeah, and that iron-like building. Moreover, that mafia thing is the only one that would make visit the city as a tourist. At least now I know one more thing: Chicago City Council is or at least was full of shit.

[@ChefClary60]

I’m super happy to have found this channel. Great work!

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

Joe Pesci's accent in this movie is pure Chicago, almost over the top.