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The Biggest Ella Fitzgerald Ever: An Ocean's Eleven Overview
Ocean's Eleven
When that perfect hand comes along, you bet big, then you take the house.
Ocean's Eleven/Twelve/Thirteen (O11) is a tiny, tiny fandom that really deserves a lot more love and good fic.
What it is
Ocean's Eleven, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt (among many others; see above photo), is a remake of the 1960s Rat Pack heist movie. Danny Ocean (Clooney) is a recently released from prison con man and Rusty Ryan (Pitt) is his partner, and they put together a team of (hey, how about that?) eleven guys, in an elaborate plan to knock over three casinos and steal $160 million. Really, that's all you need to know.
It's a fun movie, well worth the two hours, and much better seen than told about. It has two sequels, Ocean's Twelve, in which Terry Benedict, the guy they robbed in the first movie, teams up with another thief to get his money back, and Ocean's Thirteen, in which the crew goes back to Vegas in order to avenge the wrongs Willy Bank (played in fine scenery-chewing style by Al Pacino) perpetrated on Reuben Tishkoff (Elliot Gould), who has been a mentor and friend to Danny and Rusty, and who helped bankroll the heist in the first movie.
Who's Who
Danny Ocean, played by George Clooney, is all Golden Age Hollywood charm in dark suits and tuxedos; he's a gentleman thief in a time when gentlemen are in very short supply (or, as someone puts it in O13, "You're analog in a digital world.") Danny is a man with vision, and he knows how to get the resources to turn his visions into reality - or, in actuality, he knows who to go to, to get the resources he needs. He's a successful con man and thief, a silver-tongued devil who can talk anybody into (or out of) anything.
Rusty Ryan, played by Brad Pitt in shiny suits and eating an endless variety of snack food, is the detail guy, Danny's confidante and right-hand man. He's the one who makes Danny's visions into reality, the one who makes things work in the real world, the one the others go to when they had a problem of some sort. Rusty is a different kind of slick from Danny, flashier, more overtly sexual.
Linus Caldwell, played with bashful charm by Matt Damon, is the son of two successful con artists, to whom he is trying to prove himself. He starts out as a pickpocket with a very fast set of fingers, and as the movies progress, he grows more confident and leader-like.
Basher Tarr, played by Don Cheadle with an inexplicable Cockney accent, is the munitions expert.
Turk and Virgil Malloy, played by Scott Caan and Casey Affleck, respectively, are bickering brothers in charge of transportation, and various other things as needed.
Saul Bloom, played by Carl Reiner, is an old time con artist who generally dresses up and impersonates important people to help facilitate Danny's plans.
Reuben Tishkoff, played by Elliott Gould, is an old-time Vegas player, who once shook Sinatra's hand.
Frank Catton, played by Bernie Mac, often infiltrates casinos as a dealer to help work scams from the inside.
The Amazing Yen, played by Shaobo Qin, is a Chinese acrobat and grease man.
Terry Benedict, played by Andy Garcia, is the casino mogul from whom Danny and his crew steal $160 million in the first movie. At that time, he is also involved with Tess Ocean, Danny's ex-wife.
Tess Ocean, played by Julia Roberts, is Danny's ex- (and current) wife. She is not pleased with his chosen profession, but she attempts to help out in Ocean's Twelve when they need her.
Isabel Lahiri, played by Catherine Zeta-Jones, is an Interpol detective specializing in large heists of the sort Danny and crew like to pull off. She is also the daughter of a very famous thief, and a sometime girlfriend of Rusty's.
On the internet/in fandom
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thefourthvine provides a great fandom overview (not including O12 or O13) here, along with some fic recs.
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oceans11 is a community for discussion of the movies
Fanfic
oceanfic is a fic community that accepts het, slash and gen fic of all pairings and ratings, based on the movies and the characters therein.
Criminal Record is the only O11 fanfic archive on the web, and it accepts het, slash and gen fic of all ratings and pairings based on the movies and the characters therein.
takethehouse is an archive of O11 ficathon stories.
There are currently no pairing or character-specific communities on LJ for Ocean's 11.
Various bits of this were borrowed from the overview I wrote fornewbieguide and the Danny/Rusty essay I wrote for ship_manifesto. Thanks to mousapelli, amberlynne, and luzdeestrellas for looking this over.
~*~
When that perfect hand comes along, you bet big, then you take the house.
Ocean's Eleven/Twelve/Thirteen (O11) is a tiny, tiny fandom that really deserves a lot more love and good fic.
What it is
Ocean's Eleven, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt (among many others; see above photo), is a remake of the 1960s Rat Pack heist movie. Danny Ocean (Clooney) is a recently released from prison con man and Rusty Ryan (Pitt) is his partner, and they put together a team of (hey, how about that?) eleven guys, in an elaborate plan to knock over three casinos and steal $160 million. Really, that's all you need to know.
It's a fun movie, well worth the two hours, and much better seen than told about. It has two sequels, Ocean's Twelve, in which Terry Benedict, the guy they robbed in the first movie, teams up with another thief to get his money back, and Ocean's Thirteen, in which the crew goes back to Vegas in order to avenge the wrongs Willy Bank (played in fine scenery-chewing style by Al Pacino) perpetrated on Reuben Tishkoff (Elliot Gould), who has been a mentor and friend to Danny and Rusty, and who helped bankroll the heist in the first movie.
Who's Who
Danny Ocean, played by George Clooney, is all Golden Age Hollywood charm in dark suits and tuxedos; he's a gentleman thief in a time when gentlemen are in very short supply (or, as someone puts it in O13, "You're analog in a digital world.") Danny is a man with vision, and he knows how to get the resources to turn his visions into reality - or, in actuality, he knows who to go to, to get the resources he needs. He's a successful con man and thief, a silver-tongued devil who can talk anybody into (or out of) anything. Rusty Ryan, played by Brad Pitt in shiny suits and eating an endless variety of snack food, is the detail guy, Danny's confidante and right-hand man. He's the one who makes Danny's visions into reality, the one who makes things work in the real world, the one the others go to when they had a problem of some sort. Rusty is a different kind of slick from Danny, flashier, more overtly sexual. Linus Caldwell, played with bashful charm by Matt Damon, is the son of two successful con artists, to whom he is trying to prove himself. He starts out as a pickpocket with a very fast set of fingers, and as the movies progress, he grows more confident and leader-like. Basher Tarr, played by Don Cheadle with an inexplicable Cockney accent, is the munitions expert. Turk and Virgil Malloy, played by Scott Caan and Casey Affleck, respectively, are bickering brothers in charge of transportation, and various other things as needed. Saul Bloom, played by Carl Reiner, is an old time con artist who generally dresses up and impersonates important people to help facilitate Danny's plans. Reuben Tishkoff, played by Elliott Gould, is an old-time Vegas player, who once shook Sinatra's hand. Frank Catton, played by Bernie Mac, often infiltrates casinos as a dealer to help work scams from the inside. The Amazing Yen, played by Shaobo Qin, is a Chinese acrobat and grease man. Terry Benedict, played by Andy Garcia, is the casino mogul from whom Danny and his crew steal $160 million in the first movie. At that time, he is also involved with Tess Ocean, Danny's ex-wife. Tess Ocean, played by Julia Roberts, is Danny's ex- (and current) wife. She is not pleased with his chosen profession, but she attempts to help out in Ocean's Twelve when they need her. Isabel Lahiri, played by Catherine Zeta-Jones, is an Interpol detective specializing in large heists of the sort Danny and crew like to pull off. She is also the daughter of a very famous thief, and a sometime girlfriend of Rusty's.On the internet/in fandom
thefourthvine provides a great fandom overview (not including O12 or O13) here, along with some fic recs.oceans11 is a community for discussion of the moviesFanfic
oceanfic is a fic community that accepts het, slash and gen fic of all pairings and ratings, based on the movies and the characters therein.Criminal Record is the only O11 fanfic archive on the web, and it accepts het, slash and gen fic of all ratings and pairings based on the movies and the characters therein.
takethehouse is an archive of O11 ficathon stories.There are currently no pairing or character-specific communities on LJ for Ocean's 11.
Various bits of this were borrowed from the overview I wrote for
newbieguide and the Danny/Rusty essay I wrote for ship_manifesto. Thanks to mousapelli, amberlynne, and luzdeestrellas for looking this over.~*~
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Just one thing - do you think the Night Fox fellow (gads, I forget his real name!) needs to be added to the overview? I'm not sure there's fic for him, but he and Danny have a wonderful competitive slashiness going :-)
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I haven't actually run across any fic where he plays an important role, so it didn't even cross my mind to mention him.
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