Smokin' Aces (2006)

Director:

Joe Carnahan

Writer (WGA):

Joe Carnahan (written by)

Release Date:

26 January 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

May the best hitman win.

Plot:

When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.

Plot Keywords:

Lake | FBI | Magician | FBI Agent | Casino

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Ryan Reynolds	...	Richard Messner
Ray Liotta	...	Donald Carruthers
Joseph Ruskin	...	Primo Sparazza
Alex Rocco	...	Serna
Wayne Newton	...	Himself
Jeremy Piven	...	Buddy Israel
Ben Affleck	...	Jack Dupree
Peter Berg	...	"Pistol" Pete Deeks
Martin Henderson	...	Hollis Elmore
Common	...	Sir Ivy
Christopher Michael Holley	...	Beanie (as Christopher Holley)
Andy Garcia	...	Stanley Locke
Mike Falkow	...	Freeman Heller
Joe Drago	...	FBI Aid
Jeff Habberstad	...	Top Coated Gunman
Alicia Keys	...	Georgia Sykes
Davenia McFadden	...	Loretta Wyman
Taraji P. Henson	...	Sharice Watters (as Taraji Henson)
Nestor Carbonell	...	Pasquale Acosta "S.A. Gerald Diego"
Chris Pine	...	Darwin Tremor
Kevin Durand	...	Jeeves Tremor
Maury Sterling	...	Lester Tremor
George Fisher	...	McGarey
Tommy Flanagan	...	Lazlo Soot
Curtis Armstrong	...	Morris Mecklen
Vladimir Kulich	...	The Swede (as Vladmir Kulich)
Janet Edwards	...	Naked Prostitute
Joel Edgerton	...	Hugo Croop
David Proval	...	Victor Padiche
Jason Bateman	...	Rupert 'Rip' Reed
Suzanna Stover	...	Prostitute #1
Scott Halberstadt	...	Pimply Casino Employee
Lorna Scott	...	Hotel Receptionist
Matthew Fox	...	Bill Security Super
Lonnie Moore	...	Gary the Security Guard
Patrick St. Esprit	...	Moustache
Steve Florian	...	Security Member #1
Robert Weir	...	Security Member #2 (as Robert J. Weir)
Zach Cumer	...	Warren
Ken Rudulph	...	CS Team Member
Christopher Murray	...	Sergeant / Chief
Michael Murphy	...	Sheriff Badger
Marianne Muellerleile	...	Margie Turlock
Stefanie Cruz	...	Reporter #1
John Alston	...	Reporter #2
Brian Bloom	...	Agent Baker
R. Paul Wilson	...	Magician (as Paul Wilson)
Scott Bloom	...	FBI Agent #3
Al Woodley	...	FBI Agent #2 (as Alfred Woodley)
James Conkle	...	Young Buddy
Clare Carey	...	Laverne
David Goldsmith	...	Stage Manager (as David "Goldy" Goldsmith)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sheryl Chambers	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Darrell Geer	...	FBI agent (uncredited)
James Henderson	...	F.B.I. Agent #4 (uncredited)
P. David Miller	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)

Directed by
Joe Carnahan

Writing credits (WGA)
Joe Carnahan		(written by)

Produced by
Jeff Abberley	....	executive producer: Scion Films
Tim Bevan	....	producer
Julia Blackman	....	executive producer: Scion Films
Liza Chasin	....	executive producer
Noel Donnellon	....	producer: title sequence
Eric Fellner	....	producer
Robert Graf	....	executive producer
David Z. Obadiah	....	producer: title sequence

Original Music by
Clint Mansell

Cinematography by
Mauro Fiore		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Robert Frazen

Casting by
Amanda Mackey Johnson		(as Amanda Mackey)
Cathy Sandrich		(as Cathy Sandrich Gelfond)

Production Design by
Martin Whist

Art Direction by
Maria L. Baker		(as Maria Baker)

Set Decoration by
Brana Rosenfeld		(as Brana Michelle Rosenfeld)

Costume Design by
Mary Zophres

Makeup Department
Anna Fleiner	....	tattoo makeup artist
Romy Fleming	....	assistant hair stylist
Mary Jo Fortin	....	assistant hair stylist
Greg Funk	....	makeup artist: second unit
Tony Gardner	....	makeup effects designer
Daniel Marc Goldstein	....	key hair stylist (as Daniel Goldstein)
Ketty Gonzalez	....	assistant hair stylist
Teressa Hill	....	hair department head
Sean Kenney	....	contact lens technician
Janine Rath	....	hair stylist: Mr. Affleck (as Janine Rath-Thompson)
Evelyn Rozenfeld	....	assistant hair stylist
Jackie Sachen	....	key makeup artist
Ashunta Sheriff	....	makeup artist: Ms. Keys
Rick Stratton	....	tattoo designer
Cindy J. Williams	....	makeup department head (as Cindy Williams)

Production Management
Karen Ruth Getchell	....	production supervisor
Robert Graf	....	unit production manager
Jason Leib	....	post-production supervisor
Angela Morrison	....	chief operating officer: Working Title
Michelle Wright	....	executive in charge of production: Working Title

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Battaglia	....	second second assistant director
Larry Blanford	....	second unit director
Ben Bray	....	second unit director
James LaRocca	....	first assistant director: second unit
John M. Morse	....	second assistant director
Justin Muller	....	first assistant director
Ethan Ross	....	second second assistant director: second unit
Ruby Stillwater	....	second assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Renee Lee Alito	....	propmaker (as Renée Lee Alito)
Michelle Armitage	....	paint decorator
Victor Balogh	....	paint decorator (as Victor 'Bingo Pajamas' Balogh)
Ellis J. Barbacoff	....	props (as Ellis Barbacoff)
Cliff Berns	....	decorator gang boss
Tony Bonaventura	....	property master
Adam Braid	....	set dresser
William Branch	....	propmaker
Andrea Cantrell	....	propmaster: second unit
Alex Carrillo	....	propmaker gang boss
Javier Carrillo	....	construction general foreman
Javier Carrillo	....	labor gang boss
Peggy Casey	....	lead buyer
Mike Cunningham	....	assistant property master
Paul Cunningham	....	set dresser
Dave DeGaetano	....	construction coordinator
Mikey DeGaetano	....	propmaker
Jason Drennan	....	art department production assistant
Scott Field	....	propmaker gang boss
Ralph Fierro	....	propmaker gang boss (as Ralph J. Fierro)
Ed Galik	....	propmaker (as Edward S. Galik)
Juan Garcia	....	propmaker
Rickie Gee	....	labor gang boss
Brandon S. Gilgen	....	paint decorator (as Brandon Shawn Gilgen)
Michael A. Heath	....	prop paperwork
Natalie Hile	....	paint decorator
John K. Hill	....	labor foreman
Kevin J. Hill	....	propmaker
Kirk Hill	....	labor
Kevin Holcomb	....	paint decorator
Billy Hunter	....	set designer
Glenn Kobayashi	....	propmaker
Mark Kudra	....	set dresser (as Mark R. Kudra)
Jason Lopez	....	plaster gang boss
Ray Lopez	....	plaster foreman (as Raymond 'Ray Ray' Lopez)
Nancy Lowry	....	set dresser
Alex Mann	....	decorator foreman
Joseph Marquez	....	labor gang boss
John Hammer Maxwell	....	on-set dresser (as John H. Maxwell)
Richard N. McGuire	....	propmaker
Mark Moretti	....	storyboard artist
John Naehrlich	....	leadman
Greg Nestor	....	set dresser
Michael C. Paolone	....	toolkeeper (as Michael Paolone)
Mike Piccirillo	....	art department coordinator
Tracy Pikes	....	propmaker gang boss (as Tracy Fikes)
Steven Rigamat	....	construction foreman (as Steven W. Rigamat)
Darryl Robertshaw	....	propmaker gang boss
Lee Ross	....	on-set painter (as Lee Steven Ross)
Chuck Rousseau	....	props: second unit
Greg G. Sachen	....	set dresser (as Greg Sachen)
David Scott	....	graphic designer (as David E. Scott)
Josh Sheppard	....	storyboard artist
Andrew Smith	....	draper (as Andy Smith)
Catherine Smith	....	set designer (as Cat Smith)
Joseph B. Sullivan	....	propmaker (as Joseph Sullivan)
John Sweeney	....	props
Samuel J. Tell	....	set dresser (as Sam Tell)
Bryan Turk	....	propmaker
Daniel Turk	....	propmaker (as Daniel E. Turk)
Danny L. Turk	....	propmaker
Jesse Valdez	....	on-set painter
Greg Villalva	....	propmaker
Jesses Vogel	....	paint decorator (as Jesse Vogel)
Kevan Weber	....	set dresser
Seth Wilder	....	art department production assistant (as Michael 'Seth' Wilder)
Christopher L. Williamson	....	on-set dresser: second unit

Sound Department
Steve Arcabascio	....	cableman
Carlie Bergman	....	adr recordist
Johnna Chism	....	sound intern
Joel Dougherty	....	first assistant sound editor
Jeff Gomillion	....	adr mixer
John R.F. Halaby	....	sound mixer: second unit (as John Halaby)
Catherine Harper	....	foley artist
Kevin Hyde	....	boom operator
Jason King	....	sound effects editor
Wayne Lemmer	....	assistant sound editor
Skip Lievsay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Skip Lievsay	....	supervising sound editor
Darrin Mann	....	foley mixer
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist (as Chris Moriana)
Douglas Murray	....	adr mixer
Jeremy Peirson	....	sound effects editor
Jeremy Peirson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matthew Reale	....	sound mixing recordist
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Jim Stuebe	....	production sound mixer
John Joseph Thomas	....	foley editor
Christina Tucker	....	adr mixer
Derek Vanderhorst	....	sound designer (as Derek Vander Horst)
Byron Wilson	....	adr supervisor
Byron Wilson	....	dialogue supervisor
P.K. Hooker	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Larz Anderson	....	special effects coordinator
Chad Baalbergen	....	special effects technician
Gary D. Bierend	....	special effects technician (as Gary Bierend)
Mike Edmonson	....	special effects foreman
James Lorimer	....	special effects technician
Rodd Matsui	....	special effects technician
Jeff Miller	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Gary Abrahamian	....	animation lead: CIS Hollywood
Maura Alvarez	....	paint artist: CIS Hollywood
Jeremy Burns	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
John Cassella	....	lead effects artist: CIS Hollywood
Craig Crawford	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Brandon Criswell	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Donald Fly	....	general manager: CIS Hollywood (as Don Fly)
Mathias Frodin	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Amy Garback	....	CG artist: CIS Hollywood
Larry Gaynor	....	senior rotoscope and paint artist: CIS Hollywood
Lyndal Heathwood	....	paint artist: CIS Hollywood
Linda Henry	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Heather Elisa Hill	....	visual effects coordinator: CIS Hollywood
Brian Holmes	....	systems engineer: CIS Hollywood
Meredith Hook	....	paint artist: CIS Hollywood
Jeffrey Kalmus	....	digital compositing supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Dan Kaufman	....	look development supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Patrick Kavanaugh	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
J. Kitazaki	....	production assistant: CIS Hollywood (as James Kitazaki)
Krystine Lankenau	....	rotoscope artist: CIS Hollywood (as Kristine Lankenau)
Lisa Maher	....	visual effects producer: CIS Hollywood
Diana Miao	....	texture artist: CIS Hollywood
Robert Minsk	....	research and development programmer: CIS Hollywood
Marc Nanjo	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Gregory Oehler	....	lead Inferno artist: CIS Hollywood
Jim O'Hagan	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Julie Orosz	....	executive producer: CIS Hollywood
David Rey	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Chris Ryan	....	lead CG artist: CIS Hollywood (as Christopher Ryan)
Greg Shimp	....	paint artist: CIS Hollywood
Thomas J. Smith	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Antonio Torres	....	digital artist: Pacific Title
Kyle Yamamoto	....	research and development programmer: CIS Hollywood

Stunts
Daniel Arrias	....	stunt performer
Rick Avery	....	stunt performer
Ben Bray	....	stunt coordinator
Sharon Bruneau	....	stunt performer
Bobby Burns	....	stunt performer
John Cade	....	stunt performer
Brian Christensen	....	stunt performer
Doug Coleman	....	stunt performer
Eliza Coleman	....	stunt performer
Eugene Collier	....	stunt performer
Keith Davis	....	stunt performer
Tim A. Davison	....	stunt performer (as Tim Davison)
Dawn Dininger	....	stunt performer
Chris Durand	....	stunt performer
Jennifer England	....	stunt performer
Donna Evans	....	stunt performer (as Donna Evans Merlo)
Dane Farwell	....	stunt performer
Tim Fleming	....	stunt performer
Tom Harper	....	stunt performer
Natascha Hopkins	....	stunt performer
Chris Howell	....	stunt performer
Julie Ann Johnson	....	stunt performer
Brett A. Jones	....	stunt performer (as Brett Jones)
Mike Justus	....	stunt performer
Bevin Kaye	....	stunt performer
Horace Knight	....	stunt performer (as Horace Knight Jr.)
Kim Robert Koscki	....	stunt performer (as Kim Koscki)
Gene LeBell	....	stunt performer
Frank Lloyd	....	stunt performer
Brian Machleit	....	stunt performer
Cassandra McCormick	....	stunt performer
Phil Neilson	....	stunt performer
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunt performer
Pee Wee Piemonte	....	stunt performer (as Peewee Piemonte)
Denney Pierce	....	stunt performer
Dana Reed	....	stunt performer
Tanoai Reed	....	stunt performer
Paul E. Short	....	stunt performer (as Paul Short)
Ray Siegle	....	stunt performer
Brian Simpson	....	stunt performer
Dana Stein	....	stunt performer
Frank Torres	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Rudolf Weber	....	stunt performer (as Rudy Weber)
Thom Williams	....	stunt performer
Keith Woulard	....	stunt performer
Boni Yanagisawa	....	stunt performer
Merritt Yohnka	....	stunt performer
Ted Barba	....	stunts (uncredited)
Doug Coleman	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Christopher Michael Holley	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunts (uncredited)
Horace Knight	....	stunt double: Tommy Flanagan (uncredited)
Tony Lazzara	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jesse Arnold	....	additional rigging electrician
Bryan Ashford	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Samantha Bahramian	....	set lighting: second unit (as Samantha N. Bahramian)
Ken W. Ballantine	....	electrician (as Ken Ballantine)
Scott Barnes	....	electrician
Michael Bauman	....	gaffer
John Beran	....	rigging key grip
Gary Bevans	....	central loader
Larry Blanford	....	director of photography: second unit
Marek Bojsza	....	electrician
Mike Bonnaud	....	best boy electric (as Michael Bonnaud)
Paul Brady	....	electrician
Robert Chavez	....	rigging electrician (as Robert 'Ironfeather' Chavez)
Kelly Clear	....	gaffer: second unit
Bill Colino	....	grip: second unit
Charles Conklyn	....	rigging electrician
Chris Culliton	....	best boy electric: second unit (as Christopher Culliton)
Thomas M. Dangcil	....	electrician (as Tommy Dangcil)
John L. Dardis	....	set lighting: second unit
Donald D. Davidson	....	electrician (as Donny D. Davidson)
Carlos DePalma	....	rigging grip (as Carlos De Palma)
Reginald Donaldson	....	rigging grip best boy
Anthony Donati	....	rigging electrician (as Anthony J. Donati)
David Emmerichs	....	Steadicam operator (as Dave Emmerichs)
David Emmerichs	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Dave Emmerichs)
Kevin Fahey	....	rigging grip best boy: stage
Robert Fischer	....	rigging grip (as Robert M. Fisher)
Michael Franco	....	rigging electrician
Gregory Freeman	....	rigging grip
Nicholas Fry	....	film loader: additional photography
P.J. Gaynard	....	rigging electrician
David Ghegan	....	set lighting: second unit (as Dave Ghegan)
Charley Gilleran	....	rigging grip: stage
David Goldsmith	....	video assist operator
Jesse Homan	....	grip: second unit
John Janusek	....	key grip (as John 'Beef' Janusek)
Willow Jenkins	....	video assist: second unit
Nate Johnson	....	set lighting: second unit
Steve Kagan	....	rigging electrician (as Steve 'Uncle Birdy' Kagen)
Paul Kleinschmidt	....	rigging electrician
Christopher J. Lama	....	rigging electrician
Marty Lange	....	grip: second unit
Harvey Letson	....	best boy grip: second unit
Damon Liebowitz	....	set lighting: second unit
Michael Listorti	....	dolly grip: "a" camera (as Michael E. Listorti)
Seth LoMonaco	....	rigging electrician
John Loveall	....	grip: second unit
Jeff Lynn	....	camera loader: second unit
Michael Lyon	....	electrician
Diego Mariscal	....	grip (as Diego Issac Mariscal)
Byron McCulloch	....	rigging grip
Maurice K. McGuire	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Maurice McGuire)
Charlie McIntyre	....	rigging gaffer
Ryan Nelson	....	grip
Larry Nielsen	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Michael Nie	....	assistant to the director of photography
George Palmer	....	key grip: second unit
William G. Pearce Jr.	....	electrician
Chephren Rasika	....	rigging grip
Thoma Reavis	....	electrician
Robbie Redner	....	rigging electrician (as Robert C. Redner)
David Richert	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Germano Saracco	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Michael J. Schwartz	....	electrician
John P. Shine	....	best boy grip
Cricket Sloat	....	rigging electric best boy
Scott Smith	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Scott C. Smith)
Shasta Spahn	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Darryl St. Juste	....	rigging grip
Michael Tolochko	....	electrician
Paul Toomey	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Suzanne Trucks	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Suzanne M. Trucks)
Jaimie Trueblood	....	still photographer
Bela Trutz	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
Eric Turner	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Jason Untersee	....	rigging grip
Mike Visencio	....	rigging electrician
Greg Wardell	....	rigging electrician
Neal Wilde	....	grip
Niel Williams	....	grip
Steven J. Winslow	....	aerial camera technician: Wescam camera

Casting Department
Kate Bulpitt	....	casting associate
Elizabeth Dionne	....	casting manager
Farrah Fox-Collis	....	casting associate
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting (as Caitlin McKenna)
Leslie-Ann Reale	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandra Bojin-Sedlik	....	set costumer
Lori DeLapp	....	costume supervisor (as Lori Delapp)
Jenny Eagan	....	assistant costume designer
Ariel Gold	....	costumer
Delia Hauser	....	costumer
Krishna Ribeiro	....	set costumer
Nomi Shichor	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Gordon Antell	....	first assistant editor
Bo Anzo
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	supervising digital colorist
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Jason Fabbro	....	video colorist
Zack Howard	....	post-production intern
Joshua Moore	....	laboratory contact
Olatunde Osunsanmi
Katie Pastore	....	editorial production assistant
Gregg Schaublin	....	digital intermediate producer
Jonny Winograd	....	first assistant editor
Todd Zongker	....	assistant editor
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Nick Angel	....	music supervisor
Luis Conte	....	musician: latin percussion, The Smokin' Band
Mark Cross	....	scoring digital recordist
George Doering	....	musician: guitar, The Smokin' Band
Geoff Foster	....	score mixer
Geoff Foster	....	score recordist
Bruce Fowler	....	conductor
Bruce Fowler	....	musician: trombone, The Smokin' Band
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
Walt Fowler	....	additional orchestration (as Walter Fowler)
Walt Fowler	....	musician: trumpet, The Smokin' Band (as Walter Fowler)
Rick Giovinazzo	....	additional orchestration
Alexandra Hill	....	music coordinator: Working Title
Jimmy Johnson	....	musician: bass, The Smokin' Band
Tiffany Jones	....	music contractor
Scott Kinsey	....	musician: keyboards, The Smokin' Band
Mike Landau	....	musician: guitar, The Smokin' Band
Charles Lane	....	music consultant: Right Music Ltd.
Kirsten Lane	....	music consultant: Right Music Ltd. (as Kirsten)
Clint Mansell	....	score producer
Yvonne S. Moriarty	....	additional orchestration (as Suzette Moriarty)
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures
Gary Novak	....	musician: drums, The Smokin' Band
Jim Schultz	....	supervising music editor
Justin Skomarovsky	....	score arranger
Justin Skomarovsky	....	score programmer
Steve Tavaglione	....	musician: woodwinds, The Smokin' Band (as Steven Tavaglione)
Booker White	....	music preparation
Vicki Williams	....	music coordinator: Working Title
Erich Stratmann	....	additional music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Tim Abbatoye	....	driver
Maxim Aperian	....	driver
John Cahill	....	picture car coordinator
Mary Beth Cahill	....	driver
L. Chip Crosby Jr.	....	driver (as Lindsay 'Chip' Crosby Jr.)
Glen A. Davis	....	driver
Lou DiNardo	....	driver
John Fearn Jr.	....	driver (as John A. Fearn Jr.)
Michael Fennessey	....	driver (as Michael A. Fennessey)
Robin Gist	....	driver
D. Scott Guthrie	....	driver (as Daniel Scott Guthrie)
Shawn Marchetti	....	transportation assistant
Anna Mulhern	....	driver
Luis Mussenden	....	driver
Floyd Negrete	....	driver
Glen Parrino	....	driver
Evelyn Patzkowski	....	driver
Ron Poniewaz Jr.	....	transport captain (as Ron F. Poniewaz Jr.)
Thomas M. Reposar	....	driver (as Mike Reposar)
Claudia Rojas	....	transportation dispatcher
Jim Sgrignoli	....	driver (as Tim Sgrignoli)
Mary La Ree Sgrignoli	....	driver
Alex Strand	....	driver
Philip Tignino	....	driver
Russ Tolliver	....	driver
Robert P. Weinmuller	....	driver
Steve D. Weinmuller	....	transport coordinator
John Willoth	....	driver
Russ Tolliver	....	production driver (uncredited)
Roger Wooge	....	driver: van (uncredited)

Other crew
Alexa Alden	....	script supervisor
Christina Angeloudes	....	paralegal: Working Title
Frank Annunziata	....	production assistant
Kate Bailey	....	assistant production coordinator: Working Title
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances Inc.
Tod Benton	....	craft service: second unit
Christine Bonnem	....	location manager
Ericka Bryce	....	medic
Dan Buck	....	production assistant
Dan Buck	....	technical advisor: magic
Dave Buck	....	technical advisor: magic
Greg Campeau	....	key assistant location manager
Chay Carter	....	assistant: Mr. Affleck
Matt Clifford	....	accounting clerk
Pamela Cruise	....	medic
Mike Cunningham	....	armorer
Bryan Davis	....	production assistant
Megan Davis	....	head of legal and production: Scion Films
Cindy Anne Deaver	....	production assistant
Phil DeSanti	....	set production assistant
Patricia L. DeShields	....	production accountant (as Patsy DeShields)
Paul Donnellon	....	creative director: title sequence
Chloe Dorigan	....	assistant: Tim Bevan, Working Title (as Chloé Dorigan)
Cassandre M. Dupiton	....	assistant: Ms. Keys
Kate Fasulo	....	production assistant: Los Angeles, Working Title
Karen Faust	....	second assistant accountant
Adam Feingold	....	production assistant: second unit
Kelly Flynn	....	production assistant: second unit
Kirby C. Fortenberry	....	production assistant: second unit (as Kirby Carl Fortenberry III)
Rachael Lin Gallaghan	....	production coordinator
Lily Garcia	....	production assistant: second unit
Jeffrey Garrett	....	key assistant location manager
Shefali Ghosh	....	chief financial officer: Working Title
Jillian Giacomini	....	script supervisor: second unit
Rob Gibson	....	location scout
Stacy Green	....	assistant: Mr. Piven
Amy Hansen	....	first assistant accountant
James Henderson	....	stand-in
Alicia Hulse	....	medic: second unit
Steve Irwin	....	computer/video playback supervisor
Aliza James	....	assistant: Eric Fellner, Working Title
Stacey Jelin	....	craft service: second unit
Sherri Kecskes	....	payroll (as Sherry Kecskes)
Erica Kelly	....	stand-in
Maryjane Layani	....	production accountant: CIS Hollywood
Saunte Lowe	....	assistant: Common
Kyle Lusby	....	production assistant: second unit
Ann Lynch	....	executive coordinator: Working Title
Paul Maurice	....	technical advisor: weapons
Franka Mavrides	....	production assistant: second unit
Elizabeth McAdams	....	cast personal trainer: Alicia Keys
Gráinne Mckenna	....	senior legal & business affairs executive: Working Title (as Gráinne McKenna)
Isaac Mejía	....	production assistant (as Issac Mejia)
Rebecca Milgrom	....	location scout
Bo Morrison	....	assistant to director
Nate Murphy	....	production assistant: second unit (as Nathaniel Murphy)
Patricia Mary Murphy	....	legal counsel
Ryan Nelson	....	production assistant
Olumide Odebunmi	....	assistant: Mr. Carnahan
Olatunde Osunsanmi	....	assistant: Mr. Carnahan
Harley Pasternak	....	personal trainer
Kate Pulley	....	production assistant
Jeremy Reisig	....	production assistant (as Jeremy W. Reisig)
Victoria Rickham	....	production assistant: second unit (as Victoria M. Rickham)
Taylor Roberts	....	production assistant
Gail Rose	....	post-production accountant (as Gail Rose Abrahamson)
Chuck Rousseau	....	armorer: second unit
Nicholas Rufca	....	production secretary (as Nick Rufca)
Angie Ryan	....	second assistant accountant
Landon Salyer	....	set production assistant
Christian Sampson	....	production assistant: second unit
Joanne Sennitt	....	head of group finance: Scion Films
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances Inc.
Sheeraz Shah	....	head of legal/business affairs: Working Title
Katy Shelor	....	production assistant
Sue Smith	....	assistant production coordinator
Louise Spencer	....	unit publicist
Mollie Stallman	....	production assistant
John Steckert	....	travel coordinator
Christopher Stone	....	stand-in (as Chris Stone)
Jennifer J. Sunglao	....	asset coordinator
John Sunter	....	assistant title designer
Ben Thomas	....	lawyer: legal and production, Scion Films
Damon Tinker	....	production assistant
Matt Tulve	....	production assistant: second unit (as Matthew Tulve)
Lucy Wainwright	....	legal and business affairs executive: Working Title
Dannon Walters	....	craft service: second unit
Andrew White	....	title designer
Lore Wilhelm	....	craft service: second unit
R. Paul Wilson	....	technical advisor: magic (as Paul Wilson)
Sarah Jane Wright	....	production executive: Working Title (as Sarah-Jane Robinson)
Robert Zimiga	....	photo double
Marc C. Geschwind	....	extras coordinator (uncredited)
Ryan Loetscher	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Warner Loughlin	....	acting coach (uncredited)

Thanks
Sarieha Alsawaf	....	special thanks
Leah Carnahan	....	special thanks
Maile Carnahan	....	special thanks
Mary Carnahan	....	special thanks (as Mary)
Matthew Michael Carnahan	....	special thanks
Rockne Carnahan	....	special thanks
Woody Carnahan	....	special thanks
Christy Cordero	....	special thanks
Zack Howard	....	special thanks
Stuart Levy	....	special thanks
Patricia McCrone	....	special thanks (as Tricia McCrone)
Debbie Munch	....	special thanks (as Deborah Munch)
Harley Pasternak	....	special thanks
Ruby Turner	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Studio Canal (in association with) (as Studiocanal)
• Relativity Media (in association with)
• Working Title Films (producer)
• Scion Films (in association with)

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• Hollydan Works (2007-2008) (Serbia and Montenegro) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Universal Pictures Canada (2007) (Canada) (DVD) (as Universal Studios Canada)
• Universal Pictures (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Alterian (make-up SFX created by)
• CIS Hollywood (visual effects produced by)
• Pacific Title and Art Studio (additional visual effects)
• Lidar Services

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance (as AON/Albert G. Ruben)
• Adult Source Media  with special thanks to
• Bender ET  GFCI shock protection provided by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies
• Cinelease  grip and electric equipment
• Eastwood Scoring Stage  score recorded at (as Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage)
• El Dorado County Film Commission  with special thanks to
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Executive Assurance  location security
• Flamingo Hotel and Casino, The  with special thanks to
• Geffen Records  soundtrack
• Global Entertainment Partners  post-production services
• Goldman & Associates  local extras casting
• Hammerhead Sound  sound post-production
• Harrah's Lake Tahoe  with special thanks to (as Harrah's Entertainment)
• Hip-O Records  soundtrack
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.®)
• Island Records  soundtrack (as Universal Island Records)
• J. Dolan Communications  walkie talkies
• Joan Pearce Research Associates  legal clearances
• Kinetic Productions  video playback equipment
• Kinetic Productions  video playback equipment
• Kodak  motion picture film
• LAX Marriott  with special thanks to
• Lake Tahoe Horizon Casino Resort  with special thanks to
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Location Photo  stills processing
• Mario's Catering  catering: second unit (as Mario's Studio Services)
• Mel Cinema Crane  camera cranes
• MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa  with special thanks to
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  production trailers
• Nevada Film Commission  with special thanks to
• Nevada Film Office  with special thanks to
• Orbit Digital  HD services
• Pacific Title  end credits
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Pictorvision  aerial camera system
• Polanti  with special thanks to: watches by
• Polydor  soundtrack
• Pure Nightclub  with special thanks to
• Remote Control Productions Inc.  score mixed at
• Right Music  music consultant
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies
• Smith & Webster-Davis Casting  extras casting (as Smith & Webster-Davis)
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• Super Techno Cinemoves  camera cranes
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  opticals
• Universal Records  soundtrack (as Universal Island Records)
• VooDooDog  end animation sequence
• VooDooDog  front title and end animation sequence (as Voodoodog®)
• Warner Bros. Studios  sound re-recorded at
• Widget Post Production  post-production facilities
• Widget Post Production  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Mi$e à prix (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language, some nudity and drug use.

Runtime:

109 min | USA:108 min

Country:

UK | France | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:18 | Netherlands:16 | Ireland:18 | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-18 | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) (Canadian Home Video rating) | Australia:R | South Africa:16LV | Sweden:15 | USA:R (No. 41676) | Norway:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | New Zealand:R18 | Germany:16 | Malaysia:18PL | Denmark:15 | Japan:R-15 | Italy:VM14 | France:-12 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Maile's Restaurant (The Tremor Brothers shoot-out at the beginning of the film) is named after director Joe Carnahan's daughter, Maile.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Hollis Elmore gets to the house and the kid, Warren, opens the door, the American Flag in the background is hanging wrong. The American Flag is always supposed to have the stars in the left corner; the one in the house, the stars are on the right.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Donald Carruthers: You've got to be careful when doing your stakeouts. I did one for... I was on one for six months. I gained, like, 20, 25 pounds. You keep eating this crap...
Richard Messner: Well, that's not my problem, though. I don't gain weight. I tried.
Donald Carruthers: That's 'cause your 12 years old.

Movie Connections:

References Frankenstein (1931)

Soundtrack:

Like Light To The Flies

inconsistent mess that will only appeal to those impressed by noise and violence

Buddy "Aces" Israel is in trouble. A Vegas entertainer once, he got to know the local mob and was taken by the lifestyle to the point that he began his own crew. Unfortunately for him and everyone he knows, it has caught up with him and he now finds himself targeted by all sides and in the hands of the FBI, desperately trying to make a deal with them from the security of the penthouse floor of a luxury hotel. However the FBI pick up wind of a hit called in by Sparazza with a strict time limit, a $1,000,000 bounty and cut out Buddy's heart. It is not long before a handful of bounty hunters are heading towards the hotel with one aim – to be the first.

On a transatlantic flight during the day I had time for one more film before landing. As I was just trying to relax I was looking for undemanding stuff just to distract and entertain me. The film I watched first was Shooter and I mention this deliberately. Shooter was only an OK film but what it did was lay out its stall and make it very clear what it was going to do and how it was going to do it – not necessarily in terms of plotting but more in terms of style and approach. It wasn't great but it worked. I assumed that Smokin' Aces would do the same as the trailer made it look like a comic hit-man film – with hyper filming, lots of stars and lots of action.

Now, if you're thinking that I shouldn't assume then you're right, but this is how the film starts and it is how it is at various stages across the film. However it goes from being a bit like Guy Richie (freeze frames, names on screen etc) to being an all out action fest, with guns everywhere and people surviving the way that they only do in action films. The suddenly in the final third it decides that it not going to be superficially comic or superficially action-packed and suddenly seemed to have an emotional side and expected me to care about the characters and their plights – like it had been a serious drama all along (although I'm not sure how I'm supposed to take the ADD kid with the erection in that context).

In doing this it does still do just about enough to keep a story going but to be honest I started to get bored as it changed tone based on whatever it want to do. Another problem I had with it was the violence – it was very brutal throughout, which I don't have a problem with but the mixed tone meant it was confused. With the comic feel the violent death of characters is really jarring, likewise with the action section – it just seemed too much and made it hard to enjoy. The final turn of tone actually makes the violence work because the extent of it works when you actually are expected to feel it – however by then it was too little too late.

Keeping this in mind it is no surprise that nobody is really that good. Piven goes from ham to tragic figure; it is a nice try but the film doesn't go with him and he is left exposed. Reynolds is reasonably good on the level he works on, a good presence – I've never seen him in anything that good but I generally like him when I see him. Affleck, Berg, Garcia, Liotta and a few others are solid enough but not anything special. Keys is good-looking but she is helped by Henson who is sassy and cute at the same time. The real stand out for me was Common. He dropped out of a big tour to make this and I felt bad that he seemed to be going down the "rapper goes to Hollywood to be in action movie" path. However he is actually one of the few who impressed me; not throughout the film perhaps but in the one scene he has with Piven in the bathroom I did think that he showed potential to do more than just be in this sort of thing. Time will tell if he can move away form just being a good looking guy with a deep voice, but he did seem in touch with his character here.

Overall though, the film is nothing to write home about. With an inconsistent approach that sees approach markedly changed abruptly not once but twice, the film is hard to stick with. It probably offers enough noise and narrative to please those looking for noise and violence but personally I was disappointed and found it hard to care that much about.