Smokin' Aces
An incendiary array of stars, including Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds, Peter Berg, Martin Henderson, Taraji Henson and, in their motion picture debuts, Alicia Keys and Common star in Smokin' Aces, the new dark action comedy from Joe Carnahan, the acclaimed director of Narc.
In these interlocking tales of high stakes and low lifes, Mob boss Primo Sparazza has taken out a hefty contract on Buddy "Aces" Israel (Piven) a sleazy magician who has agreed to turn state's evidence against the Vegas mob. The FBI, sensing a chance to use this small-time con to bring down big-target Sparazza, places Aces into protective custody-under the supervision of two agents (Reynolds and Liotta) dispatched to Aces' Lake Tahoe hideout.
When word of the price on Aces' head spreads into the community of ex-cons and cons-to-be, it entices bounty hunters, thugs-for-hire, smokin' hot vixens and double-crossing mobsters to join in the hunt. With all eyes on Tahoe, this rogues' gallery collides in a comic race to hit the jackpot and rub out Aces.
Directed by
Joe Carnahan
Cast
Ben Affleck - Jack Dupree
Jason Bateman - Rip Reed
Common - Sir Ivy
Joseph Ruskin - Primo Sparazza
Andy Garcia - Stanley Locke
Alex Rocco - Serna
Alicia Keys - Georgia Sykes
Wayne Newton - Himself
Ray Liotta - Donald Carruthers
Jeremy Piven - Buddy 'Aces' Israel
Peter Berg - "Pistol" Pete Deeks
Ryan Reynolds - Richard Messner
Martin Henderson - Hollis Elmore
Production Co.
Working Title Films
StudioCanal
Relativity Media
Scion Films
Produced by
Liza Chasin
Robert Graf
Julia Blackman
Studios
Universal Pictures
Writer
Joe Carnahan
Music
Alexandra Hill
Victoria Williams
Bruce L. Fowler
