Ocean's Eleven is a 2001 remake of the 1960 Rat Pack caper film Ocean's Eleven. The 2001 movie was directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring an ensemble cast. The film was generally considered to be a success with both the box office and critics. Soderbergh directed two sequels, Ocean's Twelve in 2004, and Ocean's Thirteen in 2007.
The inspiration for both Ocean's Eleven films is believed to be the famous, highly-technical robbery of the Brink's Security building in Boston by a team of eleven, usually known as "the Brink's Job".
Andy Garcia's character is partially based on Steve Wynn, the developer behind Bellagio, The Mirage and Wynn Las Vegas. One of Andy Garcia's lines reads, "If you should be picked up buying a $100,000 sports car in Newport Beach, I'm going to be supremely disappointed." This is a reference to the real-life 1994 kidnapping of Steve Wynn's daughter, Kevyn Wynn, where one of the kidnappers was caught in Newport Beach a week after the incident trying to buy a Ferrari with cash.
Differences from the 1960 film
Other than the title character, none of the robbers in the remake share names with those in the original, although they do exhibit some of their personality quirks. Wikipedia
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