Useless Movie Trivia For
Ocean's Eleven
Memorable Movie Quotes
Danny Ocean: [Answering the phone] Hello, this is a recording, you've dialed the right number, now hang up and don't do it again.
Josh Howard: They way I figure it is like this: the eleven of us cats against this one city...?
Trivia
Sammy Davis Jr., required wooden blocks attached to the pedals on the garbage truck he drove in the film so that he could reach them.
In a scene between Danny (Frank Sinatra) and Adele (Patrice Wymore), Adele throws a dish of candy at Danny. The throwing of the dish was ad-libbed, which accounts for the genuine look of surprise on Sinatra's face and the faces of his co-stars.
Most filming was accomplished early in the morning, before sunrise, since most of the actors also had shows in Las Vegas that they performed nightly during the shooting. The actors would wake up in the afternoon, do one or two shows in the evening, then go through make-up and arrive at the shooting locations for principal photography. Each shooting location was fully set up in advance so that minimal time would be wasted once the actors arrived.
Because of actor Akim Tamiroff's thick Russian accent, the sound editor often had to adjust segments of his dialog in order for him to be understood.
One of the most difficult tasks facing the film's production team, was actually convincing Nevada's Clark County officials to let them use one of their garbage trucks.
KLAS TV reporting in the wake of the heist was a real Las Vegas media station. Not long after this movie was released, Vegas millionaire resident Howard Hughes bought it so he could control what movies aired on late night television.
Writer Jack Golden Russell was a gas station attendant in Vegas who handed the script to Sinatra while he was refilling his car.
According to Frank Sinatra Jr. on the DVD Commentary, Sammy Davis Jr. was forced to stay at a "colored only" hotel during the filming because Las Vegas would not allow blacks to stay at the major hotels despite his appearing with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and the others at the Sands Hotel. He was only allowed to stay at the major hotels, therefore breaking Vegas' unofficial color barrier after Frank Sinatra confronted the casino owners on his behalf.
The lead characters all served together in the 82nd Airborne division during WWII.
Goofs
When Sam Harmon is singing 'Ain't That A Kick In The Head', horns can be heard, but there aren't any horns in the band accompanying him.
Filming Locations
Bob Hope Airport - 2627 Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA
Riviera Hotel & Casino - 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Sands Hotel - 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Stage 1, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Stage 11, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Stage 19, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Stage 27, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Stage 27A, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Stage 4, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Stage 7, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Stage 8, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA