Casino theme 199511/15/2023 ![]() The gray haired hitman in the sunglasses at the end of the movie was a real life mob member. In real life, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, the person De Niro's character is based on, is the one really in the black book. In the movie, Nicky is placed in the black book. ![]() He was eventually murdered in his Tokyo home by the Yakuza(Japanese Mafia) in 1992. By the end of the 1980s, he had used up all his casino credit, owing many casinos, millions of dollars. He was a Japanese high roller during the 70s and 80s and was a big scene at Las Vegas casinos. Ichikawa was actually based on Akio Kashiwagi. The line "I just got a shipment of diamonds from Israel" was not scripted The jewelry store Nicky robs is an actual Las Vegas jewelry store. Sharon Stone had back problems from an old injury and the gold and white beaded gown she wears during a casino scene weighed 45 pounds The F word is said 422 times, and the film holds a Guiness World Record for most swearing in a movie Based on non-fiction book of the same name by Nicholas Pileggi ![]()
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