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Ray Liotta, Joe Mantegna, Don Cheadle, Angus Macfadyen, William L. Petersen ... see more see more... , Bobby Slayton , Zeljko Ivanek , Robert Miranda , Todd Susman , Tyrees Allen , Peter Iacangelo , Greg Lipari Sr. , Veronica Cartwright , Megan Dodds , Barbara Niven , John Diehl , Dan O'Herlihy , Alan Woolf , Joe Cortese , Deborah Kara Unger , Dey Young , Tom Dressen , Mary Cadorette , Lewis Saunders , Michelle Grace , Phyllis Lyons , Charles Walker , Michael T. Wright

Shot in 33 days, this $9.6 million biographical drama of behind-the-scenes interactions within the Rat Pack group of Frank Sinatra (Ray Liotta), Dean Martin (Joe Mantegna), and Sammy Davis Jr. (Don Ch... read more read more...eadle) is set against the political backdrop of the '60s, establishing links of singers, gangsters, actors, and politicans (sometimes brushing shoulders in the same rooms). The film also explores Sinatra's relationship with John F. Kennedy (William Peterson). Deciding to support Kennedy, Sinatra patches up his feud with Peter Lawford (Angus Macfadyen), since Lawford's wife, Pat (Phyllis Lyons) is JFK's sister -- and a Sinatra-Kennedy friendship soon follows. However, when Joe Kennedy (Dan O'Herlihy) decides Sinatra's nightclub, mob and commie connections are a no-no for JFK, the patriarch's interference angers Sinatra. Meanwhile, Sammy Davis Jr. enters into an interracial liaison with May Britt (Megan Dodds), and the dynamics of the situation are visualized in an imaginative musical fantasy sequence in which Davis sees himself singing and dancing for an unresponsive line of white supremacists. Broadway's Savion Glover stepped in with the film's choreography. Substitute singers featured the voice of Michael Dees for Sinatra and Mantegna duplicating Dino. Also covered here are the events that led to the filming of Ocean's Eleven (1960). For an actual Rat Pack stage performance, see The Rat Pack Captured (1965). Filmed in LA, the TV movie premiered August 22, 1998 on HBO. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

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Directed by: Rob Cohen

Release Date: August 22, 1998

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DVD Release Date: December 22, 1998

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  • mcbass34
    April 24, 2012
    mcbass34
    Not bad for a cable movie. Never really bought Liotta as Sinatra. Joe Mantegna and Don Cheadle are very good as Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. the movies mixes in politics as Frank Sinatra works behind the scenes to get JFK elected President.
  • Dtuttel
    June 20, 2010
    Dtuttel
    A pretty intense look at the different lifestyles of Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, and Dean Martin, the fifth member is left out a little bit. It shows their independent struggles and triumphs and their rise and fall as the pack. The most interesting for me was Don... read more Cheadle's portrayal of Sammy, he did a great job showing his small pains, and how he dealt with the racism. If you love their music, check out this movie.

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Michael E. Grost
August 13, 2005
Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television

Inventive biopic mixes politics and history with dazzling color and visual style. Full Review

Oz
May 15, 2003
Oz, Hollywood Bitchslap

For a TV movie, this is 'king of the hill... top of the heap...'

Elias Savada
January 1, 2000
Elias Savada, Nitrate Online

I don't have to waste my time this weekend or a blank VHS tape. This is not one I care to place in my video library. Full Review

Phil Gallo
March 26, 2009
Phil Gallo, Variety

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Chuck O'Leary
October 8, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

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Emanuel Levy
June 12, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Daniel M. Kimmel
February 4, 2005
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
March 27, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

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Carol Cling
February 13, 2004
Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal

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James Rocchi
November 7, 2002
James Rocchi, Netflix

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