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The Rat Pack

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The Rat Pack
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1998
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HBO Home Video
Synopsis: 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 Cheadle) 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 ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
Little more than a gossipy trip down memory lane, Rob Cohen's Rat Pack is elevated by its performers. Ray Liotta, Joe Mantegna, and Don Cheadle do fine work as, respectively, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. Mantegna, who also did the singing for his character, gets at the truth that was far different from Martin's public image. Cheadle communicates real stress and pain in the life of ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Sammy Davis Jr.
Peter Lawford
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Ray Liotta attends the premiere of HBO's "The Rat Pack" in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Aug. 18, 1998.
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