At the casino, some cowboy is disrespectful and puts his boots on a table. Ace asks him to take his boots off but the man won't. Ace calls the security, which takes care of him and throws him out. An hour later, Ace gets a call from Nicky and he learns that the cow boy was one of Nicky's men. Nicky asks what happens and is furious to hear that one of his men has been disrespectful to Ace. He apologizes to Ace and hangs up, ready to punish the cowboy.
Movie Description: In the early 1970s, Sam "Ace" Rothsteinn (Robert De Niro from Taxi Driver and The Godfather) is sent to Las Vegas by the Chicago Mafia to run the Tangiers Hotel and Casino, which is financed by the powerful truckers' union and serves as a front for the Mafia. He has absolute control over all the day-to-day business, and runs this "promised land" with an iron fist, while the money flows freely. The Tangiers is one of the most prosperous casinos in the city and Ace has become the big boss in Vegas, assisted by his childhood friend, Nicky Santoron (Joe Pesci from Raging Bull and The Irishman). But this one is going to gradually take his distance to engage in a darker and criminal way. Rothstein is ruthless with cheaters and obsessed with controlling all events, yet he is seduced by a prostitute, Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone from Basic Instinct and The Mighty), a virtuoso hustler and an insolent beauty. Madly in love, he opens the doors of his world to her, marries her and gives her a child. But their relationship turns out to be just like Las Vegas, glittering in appearance, but in reality eaten away from the inside. Once seduced, Ginger can't get over her former pimp, Lester Diamond (James Woods from Holocaust and The Onion Field), a small time crook. The well-oiled machinery of the Tangiers and Sam's personal life will soon break down, and all the characters will be doomed in one way or another, with no redemption possible.
The video depicts the rise of Sam Rothstein, a meticulous and demanding casino operator in Las Vegas. It highlights his obsession with control, his innovative approach to gaming and entertainment, and the contrasting dynamics of his professional success and personal life with his wife, Ginger.
I don't give a ---- who he's connected to.
Tell him to take his ******* feet off the table.
What's he think, this is a goddamn sawdust joint?
Join me.
Sir, would you mind taking your feet off the table
and put your shoes on, please?
Yeah, I would mind. I'm having a bad night.
F*** this whole bunch.
Call security.
How are you?
Good, how are you?
You want to do me a favor? You want to take
your feet off the table and put your shoes back on?
F*** you.
I want you to exit this guy off the premises and I want you
to exit him off his feet and use his head to open the f***ing door.
Sir, you're going to have to leave.
You mind a couple of minutes outside?
Oh f***, I ain't going anywhere with you.
Oh s***, you're out of here.
F*** you! F*** you!
You know you're f***ing,
you're f***ing kidding me!
Sure enough, an hour later, I get the call.
Ace, what happened over there?
I mean, did you know that guy you threw out was with me?
No, I didn't know that, but you know what he did?
He insulted Billy.
Then I walked over to him politely.
Tells me to go f*** myself.
What?
Then he called me a f***head.
What?
Oh, f***.
Come here.
You called my friend a f**khead. You told him to go f**k himself.
Is that what you did? You told him to go f**k himself?
You ******* hit?
You f***ing a**hole!
Come here. Come here. Get him up.
Tools up. Come here.
You go over there right now, you apologize.
You better hope he lets you back in.
If you ever get out of line over there,
you're going to smash your ******* head so hard,
you won't be able to get that cowboy hat on. You hear me?
F**k.
F**k.
Sammy, listen.
This guy obviously doesn't know who he was talking to.
You understand? He doesn't know that we're dear friends.
I mean, he's already very sorry.
But if you could do me a favor, let him back in.
I swear to you, he'll never get out of line again.
I promise you that.
If he does it again, he's out for good.
I don't care what it is, Nick.
I mean, I'll never let him in the place again.
I'm sorry about this, really.
All right, Ace.
Thanks, pal.
You took your boots off, you put your feet on the table,
you s**t-kicking, stinky horseman horse-smelling motherf**ker, you!
You f**k me up over there, I'll stick
you in a hole in the ******* desert.
You understand?
Move it and apologize.
Okay, get the f**k out of here, I'm sorry.
You're dear to me.
You know, Ace could be a very touchy guy,
especially when he got bigger and bigger in town.
Like when he hired that Jonathan and David
and their tigers away from the palace
by building them a new stage and then giving them a silver Rolls Royce.
Well, I'll tell you, he knew how to bring in the crowds.
Knew all the f***ing angles.
He brought over the whole Femme Fatale show from Paris.
But he forgot how lazy them European dancing broads could get.
I mean, he had to weigh them in once a week
to make sure they didn't blow up like f***ing balloons.
You're still eight pounds over. What's the reason for this?
Mr. Rothstein, sir, let me put her on suspension.
Never mind the sir.
Well, sir, I'm just trying to offer you the respect
that your position is good enough for you.
Well, sometimes when you put that pressure point
on them, you know, it shows.
Listen, all you do is give me answers.
Just give me the right answer.
Well, sir, I don't know why.
I guess maybe because she's frightened
that if she doesn't lose the weight, she may even get fired.
That's right.
She will get fired.
In fact, I want you to send her back to Paris.
It's always been our policy to just stop everything.
This woman's an institution.
Okay, what is she?
She's an institution.
That's the problem.
She's lazy.
Hey, I got to give the guy credit.
I mean, he does the most obvious thing.
This is the only town in the country where a bookie joint is legit.
So why not take advantage, right?
So, he took pokey joints off the street
and then opened them up inside the casino.
Well, within a few years, by doing all of this,
he had every casino on the strip trying to copy off of him.
Between my innovations
and Nicky's dedication to his job,
I soon had the best operation on the strip.
Thank you very much.
You got to watch yourself.
There's a lot of heat on you already.
We're running.
Why, somebody's complaining?
I'm hearing things from security.
They're all ex-cops.
The sheriff's looking to bust your balls.
They want to put you in a black book.
That black book is a bunch of bullshit.
They got two names in there for the whole country.
One of them's still Al Capone.
Bullshit or no bullshit, if they put you in that book,
you're going to be in a lot of trouble.
You will not be able to walk into a casino, I'm telling you.
What am I doing out here?
I'm trying to make a living, that's all.
I'm just telling you.
Don't say I didn't warn you, all right?
This is Easton Camper. Thank you.
This way.
This is Rothstein. Straight ahead. Very nice.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Nice money.
This looks like you're going to win.
We're going to have a meeting.
This is me.
Hard work and dedication.
And the new line of blood he has instilled in Las Vegas.
Sam has established himself
as an indispensable member of the gaming community.
As the head of the Tangiers Gaming Corporation, it's my pleasure
to welcome Sam Rothstein to the Vegas Valley Country Club.
Thank you very much.
Three years.
Back home, they would have put me in jail for what I'm doing,
but out here, they're giving me awards.
It is with great pleasure that I accept this Certificate
of Appreciation from the Charitable Foundations of Greater Las Vegas.
Congratulations, Seahawk.
Sam raised more than we ever raised before.
But my greatest pleasure was watching my wife, Ginger, work the room.
Thank you for everything.
They all loved her. How could you not love her?
She could be the most charming woman you ever saw.
People love to be around her.
You've got to bring Amy to Sasha's birthday party, I know that you
love to have her there. It's at three o'clock Saturday. Yes.
She made everybody feel good.
That's a Stella by Starlight.
Congratulations, Sam.
Thanks.
Hello, Mrs. Rothstein. How are you?
You're one of the most gorgeous women I've ever seen.
You're a lucky man, Mr. Rothstein.
And I love you.
Thank you. Thanks for that compliment.
He was a young kid from the casino.
Nice kid. Bright boy.
Put balls on his f***ing kid.
The next day, I fired him.
Ginger had that effect on people.
I think she even encouraged them.
Do you want to see this one?
Daddy gave me all this jewelry because he loves me so much.
But as much as they loved her.
Oh, fabulous.
They didn't know what really moved her.
Look at that.
Daddy gave me this pin.
And was Ginger happy?
I was able to concentrate on what I know best.
Loose machines are right back over there.
What are they doing way back there?
Bring them up here where they belong.
You can't even see them over there.
Okay.
What about the progressives with the high jackpots?
Where are they?
These machines are hidden.
These are our best machines.
They bring all the action.
No wonder the drop is off.
The action is in the front, not in the back.
Bring them up front.
All right, I will, I will.
Listen to me very carefully.
There are three ways of doing things around here.
The right way, the wrong way, and the way that I do it.
You understand?
I do understand that.
I'll get right on it.
And thank you.
Don't thank me.
Just do it.
You're the slots manager.
I shouldn't have to tell you this.
Dang, you are right, Mr. Rothstein.
I am so sorry.
So I ended up working, what, 18-hour days?
Ginger was the one who wound up enjoying the best of Vegas.
Come with me, please.
I have a better table for you.
Sorry.
So what'd you say to that jerk anyway?
I told him I was Mrs. Sam Rothstein.
Well, you might as well get something out of it.
