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Directed by | Joe Carnahan |
Written by | Joe Carnahan |
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Cinematography | Mauro Fiore |
Edited by | Robert Frazen |
Music by | Clint Mansell |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures (International; in most territories through United International Pictures[1]) StudioCanal (France)[1] |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
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Languages | English French |
Budget | $17 million[2][3] |
Box office | $57.3 million[3] |
Smokin' Aces is a 2006 American action thriller film written and directed by Joe Carnahan. The film centers on the chase for Las Vegas magician turned mafia informant Buddy "Aces" Israel (Jeremy Piven), on whom a one-million-dollar bounty is placed. The ensemble cast includes Ryan Reynolds, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Common, Andy García, Alicia Keys, Taraji P. Henson, Ray Liotta, Chris Pine, and Matthew Fox, all co-starring as the various individuals attempting to either capture, kill or protect Israel.
Smokin' Aces was the official acting debut of Keys and Common. The film is set in Lake Tahoe and was mainly filmed at Bally's Lake Tahoe, then known as Caesars Tahoe, and called the "Nomad Casino". It received mixed reviews and grossed $57 million at the box office. It was followed by a 2010 prequel, Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball, directed by P. J. Pesce and produced and co-written by Carnahan.
reported $17 mil production budget