Movies set in Vegas

Fri, Oct 9, 2009

Vegas has actually been the set for many films and celebrities over the years and here are just a few of them:

A Bond favourite, Diamonds Are Forever

This is the seventh film in the series and stars Sean Connery once again as James Bond. This time Bong impersonates a diamond smuggler to gain access into a smuggling ring and soon discovers that one of his old nemesis Blofield is actually behind the evil plot. Surprise surpise he wanted to hold the world to ransom but this time using the power of diamonds in a satellite.

Vegas vacation

This is actually the fourth movie in the vacation series and Chevy Chase once again steps in as the comical Clark W. Griswold. This time the family head off to Las Vegas and although Ellen has doubts because Vegas is not really known for its family fun days, they go off anyways. Of course this being a vacation film diaster hits but is eventually fixed at the end and all finishes okay.

Casino

This stars frequent mob actors Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. Robert plays Sam Rothstein who is called in by the mob to oversee the operations in a Casino. Pesci comes in as the psychopath sent in to make sure everything that De Niro is doing is done properly. This is loosely based on the non-fiction book also called Casino.

All of these films are worth a look at if you havent had the chance to already do so. The last of the films is the only that cannot bee viewed by children.

Then again if you fancy visiting Las Vegas then why not go on one of those holidays to Vegas or even perhaps one of those USA tours. American holidays can be expensive but they are most certainly worth the money.