Smokin' Aces

Resource Information

The work Smokin' Aces represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waterville Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Smokin' Aces

Statement of responsibility

Working Title Films ; Relativity Media ; Scion Films Limited ; Studio Canal ; Universal Pictures ; produced by Tim Bevan, Joe Carnahan, Liza Chasin, Eric Fellner ; written by Joe Carnahan ; directed by Joe Carnahan

Title variation

Smoking Aces

Contributor

• Liotta, Ray
• Studio Canal
• Fellner, Eric
• Ruskin, Joseph
• Keys, Alicia
• Carnahan, Joe
• Berg, Peter, 1964-
• Working Title Films
• Chasin, Liza
• Bateman, Jason
• Rocco, Alex, 1936-
• Affleck, Ben, 1972-
• Bevan, Tim
• Newton, Wayne
• Relativity Media
• Garcia, Andy
• Universal Pictures (Firm)
• Piven, Jeremy
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Common, (Musician)
• Reynolds, Ryan
• Scion Films Limited

Subject

• Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Drama
• Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.) -- Drama
• Videorecordings for the hearing impaired
• Videodiscs
• Suspense films
• Protective custody -- Drama
• Magicians -- Nevada | Las Vegas -- Drama
• Crime -- Feature
• Feature films
• Contracts -- Drama
• Adventure films
• Comedy -- Feature
• Casinos -- Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.) -- Drama
• United States -- Drama
• Comedians -- Nevada | Las Vegas -- Drama
• Thriller -- Feature
• Comedy films
• Adventure -- Feature

Genre

• Feature films
• Videorecordings for the hearing impaired
• Comedy
• Thriller
• Videodiscs
• Adventure
• Suspense films
• Crime
• Comedy films
• Drama
• Adventure films

Language

• eng
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

An FBI agent hunts for Las Vegas stand up comedian and illusionist Buddy 'Aces' Israel. Aces has decided to squeal on the mob but, before he heads off for protective custody, decides to go to the casinos at Lake Tahoe for one last good time, drawing a crowd of assassins. Now Aces will have to pull his greatest disappearing act before the assassins can get to him

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Mauro Fiore ; editor, Robert Frazen ; music, Clint Mansell ; costume designer, Mary Zophres ; production designer, Martin Whist ; special effects supervisor, Larz Anderson

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; For strong bloody violence, pervasive language, some nudity, and drug use

Language note

Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); dialogue in English (Dolby Digital 5.1) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish

LC call number

PN1995.9.A3

LC item number

S66556 2007

PerformerNote

Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Common, Joseph Ruskin, Andy Garcia, Alex Rocco, Alicia Keys, Wayne Newton, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven, Peter Berg, Ryan Reynolds, Martin Henderson

Runtime

109

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action