The movie stars ray liotta as frank sinatra, joe mantegna as. The rat pack dvd, 1998, multiple languages for sale online. All or nothing at all, that premieres april 5 and 6 on hbo. Continuing hbos tradition of unlikely, potentially incendiary biopics don king. Subtitles are available in those two languages as well. This film dramatizes their volatile relationships with each other and the kennedys, marilyn monroe, mobster sam giancana, judith campbell exner and the fbi. Though the hbo rat pack film had been the subject of much press. Despite his membership in the pack, joey bishop played by bobby slayton is given minimal screen time. The rat pack is a 1998 hbo television film about the rat pack.
Cast of hbo tv film the rat pack don cheadle as sammy davis. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. English and spanish soundtracks are rendered in dolby digital surround. The movie stars ray liotta as frank sinatra, joe mantegna as dean martin, don cheadle as sammy davis, jr.
Unfortunately, the timing of the film is the best thing about it. Ive never been a big fan of frank sinatra and thought of the rat pack as a bit entitled. Angus macfayden, william petersen, bobby slayton, rob cohen. Under the skin of frank sinatra, dean martin and sammy davis. Dickinsons rat pack memories angie praises frank for. Rent the rat pack 1998 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The rat pack was a supergroup of actors originally centred on their leader, humphrey bogart, until his death in 1957. I didn t know who don cheadle was until i saw this movie when it first came out on hbo. In the 60s, frank sinatra and his cronies dean martin, sammy davis jr. He found the film disappointing, but it gave him the idea for the tribute.
The rat pack was the name given to frank sinatra and his pals who boozed and sang together in showrooms of las vegas and movie sets in the late fifties and early sixties. Supposedly based on fact, the story centers on the collision of personalities between the rat packs leader, frank sinatra, and the kennedy clan. The movie featured ray liotta as frank sinatra, joe mantegna as dean martin. The rat pack 1998 rob cohen synopsis, characteristics. Rob cohens madefor hbo biopic about the rat pack comes to dvd with a standard fullframe transfer that preserves the original broadcast image of 1. The rat pack qualifies as a television event, but a rather minor one. Executives at hbo began discussing a rat pack film two years ago, and after salem handed in his script the project moved into high. Some of these rat pack facts might surprise you, too. You, too, will find yourself speaking rat pack lingo after watching this madefor hbo biopic about that brief and shining moment when camelot met hobokenon the pacific. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Rob cohen and hbo on the other hand were able to present a perfectly serviceable movie about the rat pack, with ray liotta as a decent sinatra and don cheadle and joe mantegna fantastically cast as sammy davis jr. Dean martin celebrity roast frank sinatra duration. For an actual rat pack stage performance, see the rat pack captured 1965.
The film looks at the groups camaraderie, their often tumultuous private lives and their connections to the mob and to the kennedys. The movie stars ray liotta as frank sinatra, joe mantegna as dean. After seeing this hbo movie i still feel the same way, but have been enabled to see the whole picture of frank and his friends in the spring 1960 spring of 1961. A biopic, the rat pack, made by hbo in 1998, starred ray liotta as sinatra, joe mantegna as martin and don cheadle as davis, dramatizing their private lives and, in particular, their roles in the 1960 presidential campaign of john f. The rat pack tv movie 1998 the rat pack tv movie 1998. By day, the pack filmed what was to be the first of four rat pack movies. The movie, due this summer, isnt the only project fascinated. Also covered here are the events that led to the filming of mantegna 1960. Hbo s 1998 tv film drama the rat pack explored the original tightknit units highs and lows, its triumphs and its dark side. Spielberg a documentary about the life and career of steven spielberg is made with an intelligent effusiveness that should speak to spielberg believers. Hbo s movie looks at a tiny moment in american cultural and political history and tries to find it momentous and resonant. The 1984 film cannonball run ii, with maclaine, marked the final time members of the rat pack shared theatrical screentime together. From showbiz to politics, they never let the rules get in the way of having fun. Rent the rat pack 1998 starring ray liotta and joe mantegna on dvd and bluray.
Broadways savion glover stepped in with the film s choreography. The rat pack kario salems the rat pack script suggests that the nonstop bachelor party of sinatra, martin and davis wasnt fun and games at all. The script covers the trajectory of the rat pack from the. Originally, the rat pack was a group of friends centered around the groups leader, humphrey bogart. There was so much source material, recalls hackett of the writing process. Angie says she enjoyed the recent hbo movie about the rat pack. Supposedly based on fact, the story centers on the collision of personalities between the rat pack s leader, frank sinatra, and the kennedy clan. By night they shared the stage of the sands hotel, astounding the standing room only crowds with their singing talent and irreverant off the cuff humour. Pat and peter purchased the film rights to a story. Executives at hbo began discussing a rat pack film two years ago, and after salem handed in his script the project moved into high gear. Substitute singers featured the voice of michael dees for sinatra and mantegna duplicating dino. Despite his membership in the pack, joey bishop is given minimal screen time, while john f. Dec 23, 2016 the rat pack will forever be associated with las vegas. Images that capture the rat pack during their golden years.
The movie stars ray liotta as frank sinatra, joe mantegna as dean martin. Under the skin of frank sinatra, dean martin and sammy. By the 1960s, it was the name used by the press and the general public to refer to a later variation of the group that called itself the summit or the clan, featuring frank sinatra, dean martin, sammy davis jr. Hbo movie depicts bygone days of the rat pack las vegas. Mar 23, 2020 photos showcase the rat pack during las vegas golden years in the 1960s. Only in america, citizen cohn is a new look at the rat pack, the star conglomeration revolving around frank sinatra, dean martin, and sammy davis jr. Aug 21, 1998 those possibilities suggest the breadth of appeal behind the hbo film the rat pack, which recreates a dizzyingly energetic, nearmythic phase of american culture. Also covered here are the events that led to the filming of oceans eleven 1960. The rat pack its telling that screenwriter salem builds his best scenes not around sinatra who remains a potent yet unknowable enigma but martin and davis. Though the hbo rat pack film had been the subject of much press about the opposition by sinatras family, notably daughter tina sinatra. Focusing on the time frame surrounding the 1960 presidential election, this entertaining, madeforcable biopic dramatizes the inner workings of the famed rat pack led by crooner frank sinatra ray liotta. This is the uncensored story of the wild times of the infamous rat pack. Those possibilities suggest the breadth of appeal behind the hbo film the rat pack, which recreates a dizzyingly energetic, nearmythic phase of american culture.
Movie, the rat pack movie,the rat pack trailer,the rat pack 1998, rob cohen,don cheadle, joe mantegna, ray liotta, angus macfadyen. In the 1950s and 1960s frank sinatra was the head of the infamous rat pack. Cast of hbo tv film the rat pack lr don cheadle as sammy davis jr. An irresistible melange of showbiz and politics, the rat pack is a sprawling hbo tv movie about the late50s axis between frank sinatras cooltalking cronies and the white housebound kennedy clan. The rat pack is a 1998 american hbo madefortelevision drama film about the rat pack. A biopic, the rat pack, made by hbo in 1998, starred ray liotta as sinatra, joe mantegna as martin and don cheadle as davis, dramatizing their private lives and, in particular, their roles in the 1960.
We decided to learn more about this merry band of miscreants, and quickly realized theres a lot we didnt know. The rat pack was a 1998 hbo tv movie about the rat pack. Kennedy, depicted as an onandoff friend of sinatras, is given a more. Frank sinatra does most of the talking in alex gibneys fourhour documentary sinatra. Hbos 1998 tv film drama the rat pack explored the original tightknit units highs and lows, its triumphs and its dark side. Jul 07, 2005 hackett, 49, first got the idea for the show after nearly being cast as bishop for an hbo film about the rat pack. Only in america, citizen cohn is a new look at the rat pack. Continuing hbo s tradition of unlikely, potentially incendiary biopics don king. The cannonball run full of terribly inside showbiz jokes and populated by what could be called burt and hals rat pack, film takes place in that redneck nevernever land where most of the guys are. Sinatra, alex gibneys new hbo documentary, explores a legend fans surrounding frank sinatra on aug. The rat pack s crowning moment came in early 1960 in las vegas. The hbo movie, the rat pack chronicles the highliving times of the famous rat pack frank sinatra, dean martin, sammy davis jr.
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