Ocean's Twelve
Short description
Danny Ocean and his crew have gone their separate ways since robbing Terry Benedict's Las Vegas casino of $160 million. Each has tried to keep a low profile and live honestly, though that has not come easily. Benedict tracks them down and demands his money back with interest, and the threat behind the demand is serious enough that the group has to act. Their answer is a new set of heists in European cities, among them Rome, Paris and Amsterdam, with a Europol investigator following their movements and other pursuers closing in as well.
Steven Soderbergh directed, working from a screenplay by George Nolfi, with Jerry Weintraub producing. It is the eleventh film of the thirty-five Soderbergh has directed in chronological order, following Full Frontal and preceding Eros. George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Andy García return as Danny, Tess, Rusty, Linus and Benedict, and Catherine Zeta-Jones joins as Isabel Lahiri. The production credits 88 cast members and 187 crew.
The film was released in December 2004 and runs 125 minutes. Made for about $110 million, it took roughly $363 million worldwide, a strong return on its budget. On IMDb it holds 6.5/10 from around 437,000 votes, and on TMDB 6.6/10 from some 8,130 votes. A critics' rating of 6.1/10 from 186 reviews places it close to the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- Detainees in the holding cells do not part with items such as necklaces, ties, shoelaces, rings, and belts.
- Julia Roberts was genuinely pregnant during the filming of the movie.
- The "branch manager Molly Starr" who appears at the end of the film is clearly a nod to Clarice Starling from "The Silence of the Lambs" (1990).
- The plotline developed by screenwriter George Nolfi was actually intended for one of John Woo's films. After a decision was made to create a sequel, the producers of Warner Bros. asked George to rewrite the script for the characters in "Ocean's Eleven" (2001).
- Vincent Cassel was fond of the martial art of capoeira, demonstrating his skills in a dance under laser installations.
- Europol headquarters is located in The Hague, not in Amsterdam as depicted in the film.
- Steven Soderbergh insisted that the same budgetary funds be allocated to the making of the film as were allocated to the first film – "Ocean's Eleven" (2001).
- Brad Pitt's character's phone is a Siemens S65. The ringtone is the song "Pretty in Pink" by The Psychedelic Furs.
- A rather curious incident occurred during filming in Rome. Brad Pitt and George Clooney were unable to enter the hotel because the doorman was convinced they were just vagrants. The actors were caught in a downpour and didn't look like themselves.
- Some scenes that were supposed to be filmed in Amsterdam according to the plot were actually shot in Harlem (specifically 20 km from it).
- Bruce Willis, appearing in a cameo in the film, was supposed to play Ocean in the first film of the trilogy, but was forced to decline due to scheduling conflicts.
- During filming in Sicily, the entire local security force was put on high alert as members of the Sicilian Mafia were spotted near the filming location.
- Yen was hidden in a bag with the logo of the English football club "Arsenal".
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