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Mob boss Primo Sparazza has taken out a hefty contract on Buddy "Aces" Israel--a sleazy magician who has agreed to turn state's evidence against the Vegas mob. The FBI, sensing a chance to use this small-time con to bring down big-target Sparazza, places Aces into protective custody-under the supervision of two agents dispatched to Aces' Lake Tahoe hideout. When word of the price on Aces' head spreads into the community of ex-cons and cons-to-be, it entices bounty hunters, thugs-for-hire, deadly vixens and double-crossing mobsters to join in the hunt. With all eyes on Tahoe, this rogues' gallery collides in a comic race to hit the jackpot and rub out Aces.
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| Also Known As: |
Smoking Aces
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Logline: |
Deals with the disappearance of a semi-famous Las Vegas magician. |
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| Genres: |
Action/Adventure, Comedy and Crime/Gangster |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 48 min. |
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| Release Date: |
January 26th, 2007 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language, some nudity and drug use. |
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| Distributors: |
Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures Distribution
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| Production Co.: |
Working Title Films
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| Studios: |
Universal Pictures
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| Financiers: |
Canal Plus, Relativity Media, Scion Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$35,635,046 |
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| Produced in: |
United States |
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