Casino (1995) - Shooting Script - Martin Scorsese - Universal

Casino (1995) Movie script (Copy)

Complete screenplay including 140 pages
Shooting Script September 2, 1994 with revisions
Final version including revisions dated “10/11/94 – BUFF”
Screenplay by Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese

This version of the screenplay reflects the final production-stage revisions used during filming, incorporating the last documented updates marked “10/11/94 – BUFF”

Casino is a crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci. The story follows Sam “Ace” Rothstein (Robert De Niro), a professional gambler chosen by the Chicago mob to run a Las Vegas casino, whose carefully controlled operation becomes increasingly unstable due to his volatile friend Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) and his turbulent relationship with Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone).

The screenplay is notable for documenting the complex narrative structure and detailed depiction of organized crime operations in Las Vegas, which became central to the film’s reputation as one of Scorsese’s major crime epics. It also reflects the collaboration between Scorsese and Pileggi in adapting themes from Pileggi’s nonfiction work about the influence of organized crime in Las Vegas during the 1970s and 1980s.

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