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Smokin' Aces

Synopsis

When Mob boss Primo Sparazza took out a $1 million contract on Buddy ‘Aces’ Israel (Jeremy Piven), a sleazy magician who agreed to turn state’s evidence against the Vegas mob, word spread quickly throughout the criminal underworld. Bounty hunters, thugs-for-hire, smokin’ hot vixens and double-crossing mobsters all joined in the hunt. The FBI, sensing a chance to use Aces to bring down Sparazza, placed him into protective custody – under the supervision of two agents (Ryan Reynolds and Ray Liotta) who were dispatched to Aces’ casino hideout. With all eyes on Tahoe, a wave of various hired 'guns' collide in a darkly comic race to hit the jackpot and rub out Aces, all while the FBI is trying to keep him alive.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Features
Running time
tbc
Format
35mm
Director
Joe Carnahan
Producer
Robert Graf, Liza Chasin
Editor
Robert Frazen
Screenwriter
Joe Carnahan
Director of Photography
Mauro Fiore ASC
Production Designer
Martin Whist
Principal cast
Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Peter Berg, Jason Bateman, Matthew Fox, Alicia Keys

Genre

Action Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Working Title Films

5th Floor, Oxford House
76 Oxford Street
London W1D 1BS
UK

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