Jack21
January 11th 2008 05:37
21 is a 2008 drama film from Columbia Pictures. It stars Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, and Laurence Fishburne. The film is based on the best-selling book by Ben Mezrich, Bringing Down the House. The film is scheduled for release on March 28, 2008 in the USA. The Australian release date is April 24th, 2008.
An M.I.T. math whiz is recruited by a teacher to join a specialised team, the Blackjack Team, of card counters. They break away from their mentor before casino security finally catches up with them. Based on the best-selling book and true story by Ben Mezrich "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Down Vegas for Millions".
The trailer for 21 is below:
In real life, the Blackjack Team was mostly composed of Asian-American males. However, studio executives have cast mostly white actors to portray these men in the film. Ben Mezrich, author of Bringing Down the House, has noted a "stereotypical" casting process on the part of Hollywood.
The scenes in the MIT bar were actually filmed at the Boston University Pub. MIT would not allow them to film on campus.
Much of this movie was actually shot across the river from MIT at Boston University.
Filming was done at the Christian Science Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
Genre: Drama
Directed by: Robert Luketic
Produced by: Kevin Spacey, Brett Ratner
Written by: Ben Mezrich
Starring: Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Release date: USA - March 28th, 2008; Australia - April 24th, 2008; UK - April 11th, 2008
Runtime: 95 mins
Budget: $US 75 million
Rating: US - PG 13; for some violence, and sexual content including partial nudity.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article 21 (2008 film).
**This movie poster is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page as above.
The trailer for 21 is below:
In real life, the Blackjack Team was mostly composed of Asian-American males. However, studio executives have cast mostly white actors to portray these men in the film. Ben Mezrich, author of Bringing Down the House, has noted a "stereotypical" casting process on the part of Hollywood.
The scenes in the MIT bar were actually filmed at the Boston University Pub. MIT would not allow them to film on campus.
Filming was done at the Christian Science Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
Genre: Drama
Directed by: Robert Luketic
Produced by: Kevin Spacey, Brett Ratner
Written by: Ben Mezrich
Starring: Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Release date: USA - March 28th, 2008; Australia - April 24th, 2008; UK - April 11th, 2008
Runtime: 95 mins
Budget: $US 75 million
Rating: US - PG 13; for some violence, and sexual content including partial nudity.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article 21 (2008 film).
**This movie poster is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page as above.
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