Joe Pesci in Casino (1995) Vitals Joe Pesci as Nicky Santoro, sadistic mobster Las Vegas, Spring 1973 to Fall 1980 Film: Casino Release Date: November 22, 1995 Director: Martin Scorsese Costume Design: Rita Ryack & John A. Dunn WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background After multiple requests to expand my sartorial focus on Casino from Robert De Niro’s colorful tailoring as Ace Rothstein to Joe Pesci’s mobbed-up fits, today’s post finally zeroes in on Pesci’s style as the volatile Nicky Santoro. Just as costume designers Rita Ryack and John A. Dunn went to exhaustive lengths to make sure Ace’s wardrobe reflected the real Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal, considerable attention went to aligning Nicky Santoro’s style with his real-life counterpart, Chicago gangster Tony “the Ant” Spilotro, who was killed alongside his brother Michael forty years ago this week on June 14, 1986. The real Tony Spilotro and his brother Michael, circa 1983. Michael’s sports coat and open-neck black shirt was echoed by one…
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