The third in Scorsese’s early unofficial gangster trilogy, after Mean Streets and the Oscar-nominated Goodfellas, Casino is a bloated, often plodding crime drama that saw Sharon Stone inexplicably snag an Oscar nomination for her work as Robert DeNiro’s on-screen wife, Ginger. Synopsis: A tale of greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends: a mafia enforcer and a casino executive compete against each other over a gambling empire, and over a fast-living and fast-loving socialite. Principal Cast : Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Don Rickles, Alan King, Kevin Pollack, LQ Jones, Dick Smothers, Frank Vincent, John Bloom, Pasquale Cajano, Melissa Prophet, Bill Allison, Vinny Vella, Oscar Goodman, Catherine Scorsese, Philip Suriano, Erika Von Tagen, Richard Reihle.
