Some people are aware that ‘Casino’ is based on a true story, but we bet you didn’t know that the head vice scene actually happened! That’s right – the gruesome and violent scene in which Rothstein punished a man by putting his head in a vice happened in real life. Whilst Pesci is not really a violent criminal in real life he is no stranger to injuries! Believe it or not, Pesci actually suffered a broken rib on set whilst being beaten by a baseball bat as part of the character’s final scene! Now that is what we call method acting! Fact 6 – The Head Vice Scene Actually Happened This meant that when Pesci entered the casino on set, he often received double-takes due to his familiar face! Fact 5 – Joe Pesci Broke a Rib on Set Joe Pesci, who played Nicky Santoro in the movie, had to be on set in the casino for the majority of the movie, and this has caused some surprising controversies! The main reason for this Pesci looks almost identical to the real Tony “The Ant” Spilotro, a very violent character from the movie. After lengthy proposals and liaising between Rosenthal, Scorsese, and DeNiro, everybody finally agreed that it was truly a match made in heaven and a film that simply had to be made! Fact 4 – Joe Pesci Has an Uncanny Resemblance to the Real Tony “The Ant” Spilotro

Rosenthal was a massive Robert Deniro fan, and this played a huge part in the genesis of the story. Not only was this movie based on real-life events that happened to Frank Rosenthal, but the movie could not have existed without him regardless of this fact. In fact, ‘Casino’ is based on a real man named Frank ‘Lefty’ Rosenthal, who the character of Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein was based on! Rosenthal was notorious for being a professional casino and sports better in addition to being an organized criminal, so you can see where the inspiration from this movie came from! Fact 3 – The Movie was Made Because the Real Sam Rothstein was a Robert Deniro Fan Many people believe that the plot of ‘Casino’ is simply too crazy to be true, but they couldn’t be more wrong.

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