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I think Joe Pesci in the 80s and 90s was one of the most powerful actors. He can be so terrifying and hilarious at the same time, he was able to be intimidating and also do funny comedies. Lethal weapon series, my cousin vinny, racing bull, home alone, goodfellas, the irishman, casinò & with honors. This guy was and is legend and in Casinò was fucking great and very intimidating

The shot in Sam’s sunglasses is one of my favourite ever and just highlights how Casino is one of the most stylish movies ever

Joe Pesci really made an impact on you in these movie roles as a gangster who was uncontrollable and unpredictable as well as being tough as nails and ruthless. People with these traits are very hard to deal with as they go from calm to manic seemingly without reason. He was the master of this character type.

The Bert and Ernie voiceover of that desert scene will forever be hilarious; but, yea. Nicky was absolutely terrifying. Like in the scene where he threatened to put bank manager to sleep.

Joe Pesci is the perfect example where you don't need to be big and tall to be absolutely imposing and intimidating.

Frank Cullotta told me that the real life Tony Spilotro who this was based on was even more scary in real life and he could turn on a dime from happy to scary in a tenth of a second. Hard to imagine someone scarier than Nicky Santoro.

The car Nicky is driving is my late buddy's car! He rented it to the movie crew. Also my other buddy is in the movie as a dealer. It was a great event in Vegas when they filmed that.

The thing that always gets me about Pesci is he has great timing whether it’s comedically or when it’s him being threatening and scary sometimes in the same movie

i honestly thought Pesci should have won the oscar for Casino not Goodfellas - Tommy Devito was a great part, but Nicki Santoro was epic, complicated and terrifying. Sharon Stone was amazing too. Casino does not get talked about enough.

I love the scene when Nicky is speaking with the banker about how he wants his money back.

Pesci always had my heart rate up just by watching him. That man is the most intimidating intense person in movie history. Someone special for sure! :)

Joe Pesci played this character and Tommy in Goodfellas absolutely perfect. I remember the first time I saw Goodfellas, the scenes were done with such honesty I found myself kinda disturbed. I was young but the character's willingness to use violence so quick and graphically left a impact on me. Casino captured these same feelings only 7 years later. Only Martin Scorsese could have filmed these movies in such a way, that to this day I still remember how I first felt when watching them.

My father was a huge cinephile, and he actually introduced me to the film Casino when I was about 10 years old. I learned that he did this because of two things: because it was a great movie, and most importantly, to discourage me from anything related to gambling. I have to say, it worked wonderfully because 1. Ive turned into a cinephile myself, and 2. I have always had a disdain for gambling since then.. and also scared of Joe Pesci lol.

Yeah Nicky is scary but his brutal death and betrayal always said to me no one stays on top for long

The thing you didn't mention and it's important it's the apparent civilized and gentle persona he can pull at times, eg; when he is with his son or loaning money to that guy. The violent and unhinged behaviour is only interesting when are contrasted with his "caring father" moments

Most of us have known a Nicky Santoto. In high school there were 3 Cecil brothers all separated by a few years. The youngest Percy was the definition of a hot head with the huge chip on his shoulder. If you had a problem with him, you had one with ALL his brothers. You fight him, you fought all 3 and their sister. Not the mob but close haha..

The scene where he’s losing at blackjack is hilarious

Joe Pesci's inspiration for the character were real life mob guys that he was around growing up, the scene with which he demanded to know why he was so funny was quite literally lifted from a conversation a mob guy had in Pesci's presents during his youth in New Jersey.

"You've been fuckin' WARNED." - Nicky's last line to Sam in that exchange. Pretty chilling, knowing who is saying it.

Only Joe Pescie can make a car screech on sand.

Its so funny to think about that the wet bandit in Home Alone was also such a Great Villain in Good Fellas and Casino. When I grew up and was old enough to finally watch Good Fellas, I fully expected him to be a comedic relief and was surprised that he wasn't. But even so, I still see him as one half of the wet/sticky bandits I grew up with🤣

"Casino" is genuinely my favourite Scorsese film. It's a film I see atleast twice, every year. It never gets old for me. And Joe Pesci's Nicky Santoro is the ace to this film

I’m not gonna lie he was way more scarier than Tommy Because unlike Tommy ,he was not a psychopath.

Joe Pesci is so sketchy in this movie! Great movie. Super brutal but still good My dad used to joke around saying this “Goodfellas Part 2” we still love this movie

This film gets a lot of flack for not being as great as Goodfellas but I think it’s still excellent regardless.

The Most terrifying villan of all times is definitely Anton Chigurh from No Country for Old Men.

Man I just love how I can actually slow the video the hell down and see the very moment "Ace" is replaced woth the dummy at 3:17 😂

I actually met Frank Rosenthal in 2001 in the casino I worked at in Kansas. Just meeting him was an honor and also scarred the sh*t out of me at the same time knowing the gangsters he worked with while running the Stardust casino in Vegas.

This is what a actor does. He makes it come to life. Love him or hate him. He did his job. Thanks for sharing your video. 👍🏼

I read a book years ago called "Enforcer" about the real person Pesci portrayed in this movie. Not only does Pesci bare a strong resemblance to the actual person.. but the performance was so dead on in his portrayal, since Spilatro was truly arch crimminal. A man who actually enjoyed torturing people and even killed his own brother. In Chicago and then eventually Vegas, Spilatro WAS the Enforcer

I used to watch this movie with my dad when I was younger. I've watched it tons of times since without him because it's so good.

I honestly thought Joe Pesci was better in Casino than Goodfellas. Tommy was rather one-note and slightly OTT. Nicky was genuinely scary and had more nuance and depth. I understand why Casino was seen as “Goodfellas in Vegas” by many when it first came out but if you look a little closer it becomes apparent they are very different thematically besides having some shared actors and similar dialogue styles.

0:58 Why was "back home" the only way they were legally allowed to refer to Chicago? "Allowed" by who?

Pesci is such a terrifying figure in the movie. Not because he's some big hulking giant of a man. It's the unhinged violence that can come from seemingly nowhere at any point.

" Just ...just give me da fuckin money Sammy .. " 😂😂😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Yes yes yes. I know Godfather is the quintessential mob movie (and rest assured, I love it, too), and Goodfellas usually occupies Scorsese's best picture spot, but Casino is my personal favorite. Nicky's rampaging through scene after scene is amazing, and I cannot imagine a better film in which to put Devo's cover of 'Satisfaction'. Him smacking that cowboy with the phone will always bring a smile to my face.

The unpredictable Tommy from Goodfellas was a far more terrifying villain, hands down. I have watched a few documentaries on the real Tommy DiSimone, and he was actually more terrifying in REAL life than Tommy Devito in Goodfellas! But, yes, he played a different character in Casino, which showed the real-life Anthony Spilotro's terrifying side quite well.

The Chicago Outfit soldier that he was based on Tony Spilotro (The Ant), was a scary dude to be sure.

" How da fuck am I going to get your money ???? "😂😂

I love this movie. It’s argued whether or not the pen stabbing scene actually happened or not. Frank cullotta says it didn’t but Frank Calebrese jr said it did happen at this car wash that still stands today in Oak Park on Harlem. Right around the corner from my house pretty much. Idk man. Either way Tony was a scary dude.

The title of your video is 💯 true. Perfect analysis too especially of the iconic desert scene.

Joe Pesci proves the old saying.. dynamite doesn't need a big package to do the job. He's intimidating and genuinely terrifying.. then you watch My cousin Vinny and he's absolutely hilarious. What a legend.

Joe Pesci is one of the great actors of our time. He can do comedy (My Cousin Vinny), drama (The Public Eye), sheer terror( Goodfellas). In Goodfellas, Ray Liotta said that Pesci actually scared him a couple of times.

Casino was the first Scorsese film I ever saw...to this day it's still in my top 3 from him hands down. Deniros best work ever imo, and sharon stone was so fucking hot lol

When pesci was walking across the casino floor, he scared a dealer, who thought it was the real guy. 🤣 Apparently, he looked so much like him, he scared a few people in Vegas. Also, a few years ago an actor on late night was telling a story,. He had a party and some people blocked Joe Pesci driveway and he wasn't happy. Joe went over and the people moved their cars. However, one week later, the entertainer was at an Italian restaurant, when a REAL mob guy came over and thanked him for moving the cars and told him not to do it again 😳🤣

It’s my second favorite Pesci performance. Number one was Russell from the Irishman for me. But Casino is still one of favorites ever.

8:25: Using Pesci's character as he bleeds out on the floor in Goodfellas to articulate how his character from Casino was murdered was some Scorsese level editing, well done.

This is one of my all time favourite movies. When the real life Sam Rosthein (Frank Rosenthal played by Robert De Niro) was interviewed, he said this movie was nearly 100% accurate aside from some small details so it's more of a documentary masterpiece! The Tangiers Casino was based on The Sands, which was later demolished.

Joe Pesci is legitimately intimidating when he's not joking 😏

You think nicky santoro is scary, but spilotro the real guy is far scarier

This was excellent! (Added to my review list.) Awesome breakdown. 👏👏👏👏

one of my all time favorite films along with Wolf of Wall Street.... Martin Scorsese is one the GOATs

Imagine getting beat up by a little guy like Nicky. I know he took cheap shots and had goons around him but still. I’d be damned if some guy who’s 5’5” got the best of me 😂

If I could sum up the frightening aspect of someone like 'Nicky' in one word, it would be 'Unpredictability'. People generally are afraid of, and concerned about, things they can't control, predict or adapt to. This keeps them on edge and consequently at a disadvantage. Skilled psychopaths instinctively know this and act accordingly, thereby controlling the situation to their benefit.

Love the breakdown my man.

Loved Joey in 'The Raging Bull'..... Now that's where I first began to love this dude!!!

As terrifying a villain you will ever see. No super powers here, just pure intimidation

Casino is a true story, I was there back then and I remember all the events. Las Vegas was a much smaller place, Between newspapers, gossip, and who you knew, there weren’t many secrets. Just about everything in that movie is factual except for the names. Even that goofy scene where the feds ran out of gas with the helicopter and had to land at the golf course was true. One small discrepancy, Ace, who is really lefty, had his car blow up at Marie calendars not the flamingo. A little sidenote to that, President Reagan was in town that weekend, and one of the secret service agents got hit from a piece of scrapnel From the car explosion when he was coming out of the restaurant. The last time I saw Nikki, who was really Tony Spilotro, was in the courthouse downtown, I remember him giving his son a quarter for a soft drink. Nikki may have been terrifying in the movie, but in real life, Ace was the one that I would have been scared of.

Thanks for making this informative and interesting video glad I found your channel just subscribed

Great video;)

Martin was the only man I feel that saw the talent in him. To be that small and be a enforcer that is believable in film is a credit to the legend. Joe was wasted in Hollywood. We got good ones from him but I think his talent would of shined in other roles

Excellent vid. I hadn’t thought about Nicky stating the location a few yards off the road. Did he do that by design because depending on the meeting he was considering killing Sam? Or just for intimidation purposes (with no intent at that time)?

I missed so much, I will have to watch this again, tyfs! :)

“Nicky explodes from the drivers side” *Nicky calmly walks over to ace*

Nicky Santoro ended up getting his name etched in the Black Book, which meant no more Vegas casinos for him. He couldn’t even go into one of them to get one of those sandwiches that he likes.

I remember when they found the bodies of the Spilotro brothers in that Indiana cornfield thanks to an informant. I lived in Southern Michigan at the time, not far from there. It was a little chilling to me, not gonna lie.

Great video. Yeah, Nicky Santoro was a very formidable character and Pesci did a hell of a job!

Amazing analysis, spot on! I subscribed.

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1. He’s a human being who does horrible things. Human beings are terrifying.

The dieseling monte always got me! 😄

Very good analysis. You earned (And got.) a new subscribed .

His death scene haunted me.

He more or less always plays the same character, I don’t see much difference with this character and the one in Good Fellas.

Great video.

“You’re a little confused? Maybe if i stick your fuckin face thru this window over here you know, you’ll get uncofused-gimme the fucking money” always makes me laugh 😂😂

Nicky Santoro is based on a real guy from the Chicago Outfit named Tony "The Ant" Spilotro who was sent to Vegas by Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo. The Ant was there to ensure that the real owners of the casinos got their skim back to Chicago safely and in full. There is a scene in Casino where member of the Chicago Outfit beat Tony and his younger brother to death with baseball bats in a cornfield. The cornfield is in Enos, Indiana, but the two of them were dead before taking them to Indiana. They were, however, beaten to death with baseball bats in the basement at a home in Bensenville, Illinois.

Pesci was given a unique character that could not go wrong and had what it takes to play that part. I give a little more(or a lot) to Scorcese for directing him and having his handle on the whole film.Many actors could've shined that nugget.Think Pacino,etc.

" Just give me da fuckn money Sammy .... " 😂

The entire cast of this movie is amazing Casino is one of my favorite Scorsese movies yes even more then GoodFellas and one of the best things in this movie was Nicky Santoro Joe Pesci did a great job playing the character and he should've gotten an Oscar nomination for this role

Simply a GIGANTIC performance, even better than Goodfellas. I seen Casino easy 30 times. Pesci is unmatched.

Man, just beautiful. breakdown.

Awesome perspective 👍🏾

it's always funny to me how Joe can play the toughest mobster yet get owned by a 9 year old then 2 years later get owned the same kid now 11 in a different state🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Nicky Santoro alone is why Casino is Scorsese's masterpiece to me. And one of my all time favourite movies. Sure he's not quite as quotable as he is in Goodfellas where he's basically just a glorified F bomb dispenser. He has an actual character this time and yet he's still unpredictable as ever, you don't know exactly when he's going to explode. He'll whack you without a second thought, and get even then, scenes like the desert scene and when he talks to Charlie (the banker) about how "you get my money or I'll put your fuckin brain to sleep" are still more terrifying than when we see him put someone's head in a vise or stab someone with a pen.

whoa, that ad break was brutal, man

Great breakdown! ❤

Nah, it's Joe Pesci. He's a funny guy.

Pesci's character is an iconic movie role.

"like a knife fight in a phone booth" you're one helluva writer yoursef!

this is such high level commentary. Bravo

I absolutely love Casino! Great film!

Pesci could really pretend to be angry :D

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Such an amazing role .. he just killed it

It's ironic: Pesci kills off Billy Batts (Frank Vincent) In Goodfellas. But Frank kills off Nicki in Casino. Frank Vincent was always great playing a mobster in the movies or on The Sopranos. RIP, Frank.

When he says the car is wavering to the left, to the right; '76 Monte Carlo...floatin' like a boat.

Pesci is a versatile actor he played a vicious ruthless character in Casino, Goodfellas and a softy character in Lethal Weapon.

That desert scene is one of the funniest things ever .