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Phil and Alan appear on the casino escalator in a shot mirroring the intended target of Todd Phillips’ lampoonery, Rain Man (1988). Even the calypso soundtrack is the same. Alan is wearing an exact copy of Dustin Hoffman’s double breasted grey suit from the film, a fact confirmed by Louise Mingenbach. It is an amusing red herring. RELATED: 15 Most Hilarious Quotes From The Hangover. It’s common for a popular Hollywood comedy to spawn a sequel, but that sequel is rarely as successful as the original, spawning an additional sequel to round out the trilogy. It all began with one fateful trip to Vegas. Here are the 10 funniest scenes in The Hangover. 10 Mike Tyson Punches Alan.
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- Alan hooked-up with a retired porn star. It was co-writer Jeremy Garelick’s idea to have the staged photos in the closing credits as a way of tying up some of the story’s loose ends.
- The ensuing casino sequence with the lovable Raymond (in a Best Actor-winning performance by Dustin Hoffman) is definitely, definitely, one of the best blackjack scenes and largely popularized the system of card-counting in popular culture. It also made people think that the practice is illegal, which it isn’t.
- The Hangover scene-stealers. One of the film's funniest scenes is still Alan pretending that 'Carlos' is masturbating and declaring, 'Not at the table, Carlos!' How has some casino not yet.
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Team RuthlessWhilst there is no real consensus on the true origins of Blackjack, most experts agree that the game originated as Vingt-et-Un (which conveniently translates to 21)in French casinos sometime during the 18th century. Blackjack remains one of the most popular casino games to this day due to its fast-paced nature and relatively simple concept in comparison to some of the more involved casino games. With that being said, it’s unsurprising that the game has been featured in a number of high profile films over the years and so below is a select list of films which have provided us with some of the most memorable blackjack scenes in movie history.
The Hangover
In a casino scene which pays homage to the Dustin Hoffman lead Rainman, 2009’s The Hangover did an excellent job of portraying the serious high stakes nature of Blackjack whilst adding a much needed comedic element to the proceedings. Bradley Cooper plays the role of enthusiastic cheerleader whilst Zach Galifianakis character tries to bail the group of friends out of hot water by scoring a big win. Of course, Alan pulls through and scores the group $80,000 which allows them to pay off their debt and rescue their missing friend Doug.
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun contains a number of blackjack scenes which feel just as compelling as they did back when it was released in 1971. The movie takes a close look at the interaction between players around the blackjack table which provides an emotive backdrop to some of the most authentic casino dates ever seen in the movie industry. Of course, this movie was released when blackjack was exclusive to brick and mortar casinos and it’s now even possible to play blackjack online whilst using bitcoin as abetting option when at VegasCasino and other leading casino sites, a world away from the 1971 world of casino gambling.
License To Kill
Fans of 007 will know that the British secret agent is a Baccarat man at heart so the blackjack scene in the 1989 hit movie License To Kill was a nice change of pace. However, as we’re all definitely aware, a James Bond movie isn’t James Bond movie without massive amounts of personal pride and money at stake so of course, Bond secures a staggering 250,000 win against the lead villain and various other casino owners in a very stylishly shot high stakes game of Blackjack. A little cheesy? Perhaps,but extremely entertaining nonetheless.
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The fact that the aforementioned movies all arguably belong in different genres demonstrates just how flexible blackjack and other casino scenes are when incorporated into a film correctly. Whether a movie attempts to embrace the gritty side of the gambling industry or chooses to highlight the more positive and entertaining aspects of the casino, there are numerous examples of various different approaches working extremely well and casino scenes continue to both excite and exhilarate audiences in equal measure.
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Casino scenes have been prominent in films for decades and the Blackjack table in particular seems to draw cinematic focus.There’s the recent scenes from The Hangover which were a spoof of the famous scenes from Rain Man and the gripping scene from Casino where Joe Pesci plays a compelling aggravated role.
Perhaps Blackjack is prominent in films because it’s such a simple game with just the right amounts of luck and chance to make it a gripping psychological encounter.
In Rain Man, Ray uses the technique of card counting to beat the house and shot the idea of card counting into the public domain. Many viewed the scene as explicitly saying card counting was illegal but that isn’t strictly true. In the Hangover, the friends state that card counting is frowned upon so try to win as much money as they can before Alan is found out and this is nearer the truth. A Casino will eject players for card counting and taking away the houses edge but as long as no devices are used it is a legal
In the Hangover, Alan starts seeing the money roll in, while a classic rock backing track plays and numbers and equations fly about the screen. This may be an over complication of what isn’t supposed to be a difficult trick but that is up for the experts to debate.
Scorsese made what is now often considered a modern classic in ‘Casino’ starring Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro. In one of the film’s most iconic scenes Pesci is at the Blackjack table losing simple hands and becoming agitated by his lack of luck. The Casino coolly carries on taking his money as luck defeats Pesci time and time again. Blackjack’s simplicity was perfect for such a scene where the acting needed to take precedence over the gameplay.
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