The rat pack is a 1998 american hbo madefortelevision drama film about the rat pack. Hbo movie depicts bygone days of the rat pack las vegas. Kennedy, depicted as an onandoff friend of sinatras, is given a more. Executives at hbo began discussing a rat pack film two years ago, and after salem handed in his script the project moved into high. Rent the rat pack 1998 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. From showbiz to politics, they never let the rules get in the way of having fun.
Pat and peter purchased the film rights to a story. Originally, the rat pack was a group of friends centered around the groups leader, humphrey bogart. Cast of hbo tv film the rat pack lr don cheadle as sammy davis jr. 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. The rat pack qualifies as a television event, but a rather minor one. 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. This is the uncensored story of the wild times of the infamous rat pack.
The rat pack is a 1998 hbo television 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 presidential campaign of john f. Though the hbo rat pack film had been the subject of much press about the opposition by sinatras family, notably daughter tina sinatra. The rat pack was a supergroup of actors originally centred on their leader, humphrey bogart, until his death in 1957.
In the 60s, frank sinatra and his cronies dean martin, sammy davis jr. The rat pack 1998 rob cohen synopsis, characteristics. 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. The movie, due this summer, isnt the only project fascinated. By day, the pack filmed what was to be the first of four rat pack movies. Hbo s movie looks at a tiny moment in american cultural and political history and tries to find it momentous and resonant. The script covers the trajectory of the rat pack from the. The movie stars ray liotta as frank sinatra, joe mantegna as dean martin. Images that capture the rat pack during their golden years. Subtitles are available in those two languages as well.
Mar 23, 2020 photos showcase the rat pack during las vegas golden years in the 1960s. 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 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. Unfortunately, the timing of the film is the best thing about it. Rent the rat pack 1998 starring ray liotta and joe mantegna on dvd and bluray. Sinatra, alex gibneys new hbo documentary, explores a legend fans surrounding frank sinatra on aug. He found the film disappointing, but it gave him the idea for the tribute.
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. Despite his membership in the pack, joey bishop is given minimal screen time, while john f. Frank sinatra does most of the talking in alex gibneys fourhour documentary sinatra. 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. Though the hbo rat pack film had been the subject of much press.
Also covered here are the events that led to the filming of mantegna 1960. All or nothing at all, that premieres april 5 and 6 on hbo. The movie stars ray liotta as frank sinatra, joe mantegna as dean martin, don cheadle as sammy davis, jr. The rat pack dvd, 1998, multiple languages for sale online.
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. The 1984 film cannonball run ii, with maclaine, marked the final time members of the rat pack shared theatrical screentime together. Continuing hbos tradition of unlikely, potentially incendiary biopics don king. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
Some of these rat pack facts might surprise you, too. Angus macfayden, william petersen, bobby slayton, rob cohen. Under the skin of frank sinatra, dean martin and sammy davis. Supposedly based on fact, the story centers on the collision of personalities between the rat packs leader, frank sinatra, and the kennedy clan. Supposedly based on fact, the story centers on the collision of personalities between the rat pack s leader, frank sinatra, and the kennedy clan. 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. The hbo movie, the rat pack chronicles the highliving times of the famous rat pack frank sinatra, dean martin, sammy davis jr. The rat pack tv movie 1998 the rat pack tv movie 1998.
Angie says she enjoyed the recent hbo movie about the rat pack. English and spanish soundtracks are rendered in dolby digital surround. In the 1950s and 1960s frank sinatra was the head of the infamous rat pack. Movie, the rat pack movie,the rat pack trailer,the rat pack 1998, rob cohen,don cheadle, joe mantegna, ray liotta, angus macfadyen. The rat pack was a 1998 hbo tv movie about the 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. Continuing hbo s tradition of unlikely, potentially incendiary biopics don king. Dean martin celebrity roast frank sinatra duration. Ive never been a big fan of frank sinatra and thought of the rat pack as a bit entitled. Broadways savion glover stepped in with the film s choreography. The film looks at the groups camaraderie, their often tumultuous private lives and their connections to the mob and to the kennedys. 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.
I didn t know who don cheadle was until i saw this movie when it first came out on hbo. 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 movie stars ray liotta as frank sinatra, joe mantegna as dean. Cast of hbo tv film the rat pack don cheadle as sammy davis. Only in america, citizen cohn is a new look at the rat pack. For an actual rat pack stage performance, see the rat pack captured 1965. 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. There was so much source material, recalls hackett of the writing process. Under the skin of frank sinatra, dean martin and sammy. We decided to learn more about this merry band of miscreants, and quickly realized theres a lot we didnt know.
Despite his membership in the pack, joey bishop played by bobby slayton is given minimal screen time. Dickinsons rat pack memories angie praises frank for. The movie stars ray liotta as frank sinatra, joe mantegna as. Hbo movie depicts bygone days of the rat pack las vegas sun. Dec 23, 2016 the rat pack will forever be associated with las vegas. Spielberg a documentary about the life and career of steven spielberg is made with an intelligent effusiveness that should speak to spielberg believers. 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. 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. Substitute singers featured the voice of michael dees for sinatra and mantegna duplicating dino. 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. Hbos 1998 tv film drama the rat pack explored the original tightknit units highs and lows, its triumphs and its dark side. The movie featured ray liotta as frank sinatra, joe mantegna as dean martin.
This film dramatizes their volatile relationships with each other and the kennedys, marilyn monroe, mobster sam giancana, judith campbell exner and the fbi. Hbo s 1998 tv film drama the rat pack explored the original tightknit units highs and lows, its triumphs and its dark side. The rat pack s crowning moment came in early 1960 in las vegas. 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. 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.
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