About this episode

The episode celebrates the 30th anniversary of Martin Scorsese’s 'Casino' and discusses its production and influences.

On November 22, 1995, Martin Scorsese released one of the greatest gangster pictures ever made... For the second time... On this episode we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Martin Scorsese’s 'Casino', the neon-soaked epic that proved nobody can portray beautiful chaos quite like Marty, Pileggi, De Niro, Stone, and Pesci. We'll break down the film’s wild production, the real-life mob influences, why the film's costume budget was over a million dollars, and why Casino still shines brighter tha...

People in this episode

Hosts: Wackoe, CE Garcia, Gabe "The Calilobo"

Guest: Moses Munoz

Topics covered

• gangster films
• film production
• real-life mob influences
• costume design
• film history

Keywords

• Casino
• Martin Scorsese
• gangster film
• film production
• mob influences
• costume budget
• 30th anniversary

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 'Casino'

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