{"id":3642,"date":"2025-06-06T16:49:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T16:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/?p=3642"},"modified":"2025-06-12T12:18:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T12:18:32","slug":"martin-scorsese-admits-one-of-his-most-iconic-90s-films-has-no-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/martin-scorsese-admits-one-of-his-most-iconic-90s-films-has-no-plot\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Scorsese admits one of his most iconic 90s films \u2018has no plot\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Casino Official Trailer #1 - Robert De Niro Movie (1995) HD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j-D0QiMpGKc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/martin-scorsese\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Martin Scorsese<\/a> has opened up about making one of his most iconic films, confessing that it actually has \u2018no plot\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The acclaimed director helmed <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/07\/15\/sharon-stone-got-bruised-90s-movie-bosses-feared-couldnt-go-21231248\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1995 crime drama Casino<\/a>, starring <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/robert-de-niro\/\">Robert De Niro<\/a>, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone, Don Rickles and Frank Vincent, following mobster Sam \u2018Ace\u2019 Rothstein as he oversees the Tangiers Casino in <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/las-vegas\/\">Las Vegas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It was adapted from a book written by Nick Pileggi, and commands an exhausting run time of nearly three hours.<\/p>\n<p>Unpacking the hit movie, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/09\/25\/martin-scorsese-film-industry-is-over-19554385\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Martin previously said that there was \u2018no plot at all\u2019<\/a> to be found within the two hours and 58 minutes, conceding that there\u2019s \u2018a lot of action, a lot of story, but no plot\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/04\/robert-de-niro-81-possibly-realised-good-acting-23320744\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">During a Q&amp;A session with Robert<\/a> ahead of a screening of the flick at Tribeca Film Festival, held at the Beacon Theater on Thursday, moderator W Kamau Bell questioned his remarks, and he stood his ground.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Yeah, it&#8217;s a substantial length film,\u2019 he said to laughs from the audience. \u2018We wanted to sustain one note, so to speak, pushing all the way through the length of the picture. Make it feel as if it&#8217;s like a breathless experience.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2218834795.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23350217\" alt=\"&quot;Casino&quot; 30th Anniversary Screening - 2025 Tribeca Festival\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro unpacked the legacy of Casino with W Kamau Bell,(Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2218834982.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23350214\" alt=\"&quot;Casino&quot; 30th Anniversary Screening - 2025 Tribeca Festival\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Martin and Robert have worked together a number of times over the years (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I don&#8217;t know if the plot was necessary&#8230; I often think films that you think about, or things you&#8217;ve read often, if you really examine them, I find that a lot of the films that I [like], let&#8217;s say Hitchcock\u2019s Vertigo, for example, who cares about the plot at this point?<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Also, if you really, really analyze that plot, it&#8217;s highly improbable!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018What are we watching it for? You&#8217;re watching it for other reasons,\u2019 Martin continued. \u2018You&#8217;re watching it for cinema, color, the actors, the dialog, the mood, the tone and experience&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IP_1183075-bee0.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23349189\" alt=\"FILM: &quot;Casino&quot; (1995) Cast: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods, Don Rickles and Alan King For use as FilmFour Channel Programme Publicity only.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The Hollywood legend led the way on the hit 90s movie (Picture: Universal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IP_217488-b0fc.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23349191\" alt=\"Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro in Casino\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>He reunited with Goodfellas co-star Joe Pesci (Picture: Universal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018What I&#8217;m getting at is that I think if you find that you&#8217;re watching a film for a plot, or you read a book for a plot, unless the characterization is so unique in psychological depth and emotional depth, there&#8217;s no reason to read it again or see it again, because you know the plot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So what&#8217;s the point?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In Casino, Robert led the star-studded cast as&nbsp;mobster Sam \u2018Ace\u2019 Rothstein, who was tasked with running a Las Vegas casino.<\/p>\n<p>He was forced to take action when best friend Nicky Santoro\u2019s (Joe Pesci) criminal activities \u2013 as well as his own romance with con artist Ginger (Sharon Stone) \u2013 drew too much attention to their antics.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PRI_149439659-ae7f-e1749053237396.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23331410\" alt=\"Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Moviestore\/REX\/Shutterstock (1557171a) Casino, Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone Film and Television\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Sharon Stone played his con-artist love interest (Picture: Rex)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_210766603-b485.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23349180\" alt=\"Robert De Niro and Sharon Stone having a tender moment as they lay on a bed in a scene from the film &#039;Casino&#039;, 1995. (Photo by Universal Pictures\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The movie was released in 1995 and is still beloved today (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The movie served as a reunion for Martin, Robert and Joe, who worked together on 1990 film Goodfellas, also adapted from a nonfiction book by Nick.<\/p>\n<p>Discussing the note that Casino was \u2018adapted from a true story\u2019, the director conceded: &#8216;We did have to do a great deal of changing names. It&#8217;s in the movie, we can&#8217;t even say Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When it cuts back to Chicago, we put &#8220;back home\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IP_418484-8ff7.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23349190\" alt=\"SCENE FROM 1995 FILM : CASINO PICTURE SHOWS : ROBERT DE NIRO &amp; JOE PESCI\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Joe and Robert starred as friends turned enemies in the crime drama (Picture: Universal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked about whether there was \u2018pushback\u2019 from the mob community, he added: &#8216;No&#8230; There were meetings in Vegas with a number of people who told [us] to be careful and remember that these [characters were] based on real people, etc.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The point is that the material \u2026 is public knowledge and it is apparently factual. We changed the names, we changed so many things. But naturally, those who know the characters it&#8217;s based upon, they know the truth. These are elements of truth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Naturally, there are people, there are families and that sort of thing, and there was some pushback.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;People push back forward, so to speak.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page &#8211; we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify mb-2\" >Martin Scorsese has opened up about making one of his most iconic films, confessing that it actually has \u2018no plot\u2019. 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