The charm of each “Ocean’s Eleven” film, from the original to the George Clooney and Sandra Bullock vehicles, lies in its star-studded cast.
Starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Peter Lawford, the first film cemented the Rat Pack’s fame.
It was thanks to that motley crew of crooners that the dialogue felt like it was ripped straight from the floor of the Sands where they performed in real life.In “Sammy Davis Jr.: A Personal Journey with My Father,” his daughter Tracey Davis and co-author Nina Bunche Pierce recount Davis Jr’s time filming “Ocean’s 11.” Davis writes that her…The post The Original Ocean’s 11 Owes A Lot To The Rat Pack’s Improv appeared first on /Film.
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