“Kevin Spacey and a gifted young cast deal a winning hand.”
– Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
21
Inspired by a True Story with an All-Star Cast Including Jim Sturgess and Kate Bosworth, with Academy ®Award Nominee Laurence Fishburne
and Academy® Award Winner Kevin Spacey
On DVD, Blu-ray™ High-Def and PSP® July 22
Bonus Features on DVD Include a Making-Of Documentary, a Featurette on Blackjack and Card Counting, Audio Commentary and also a
21 Virtual Blackjack Game Exclusively on Blu-ray™ High-Def Disc
CULVER CITY, CALIF. (May 26, 2008) – Witness the high stakes thriller inspired by the true story of MIT students who mastered the art of card counting and took Vegas casinos for millions when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment unveils 21 on July 22. Directed by Robert Luketic (Legally Blonde, Monster-in-Law), with the screenplay by Peter Steinfeld (Be Cool, Analyze That) and Allan Loeb (Things We Lost in the Fire), the all-star cast includes Jim Sturgess (Across the Universe, The Other Boleyn Girl) and Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns) with Academy® Award nominee Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix) and Academy® Award winner Kevin Spacey (American Beauty). Based on Ben Mezrich’s New York Times bestseller “Bringing Down the House: The True Story of Six M.I.T. Kids Who Took Vegas for Millions,” 21 will be available in several versions for fans to collect including a single-disc DVD release, a two-disc DVD release, PSP® and Blu-ray™ High-Def.
The wealth of bonus features on the 21 DVD includes an audio commentary with Director Robert Luketic and Producers Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca; the featurette 21- The Advantage Player explaining the strategy behind blackjack and the basics of card counting; and the featurette Basic Strategy: A Complete Film Journal with Director Robert Luketic and other crew members discussing the visual process of creating the film and what it takes to make an ensemble cast come together. Also included is the featurette Money Plays: A Tour of the Good Life with Production Designer Missy Stewart and Costume Designer Luca Mosca who take a close look at the clothes, luxuries and locations for a Vegas fantasy. The two-disc DVD also includes a bonus Digital Copy of the film which can be unlocked in just minutes and played on a PC or PSP® system.
There is a 21 Virtual Blackjack Game exclusive to the Blu-ray disc which helps players to master their skills at blackjack and pick up valuable tips on how to count cards by practicing in the “classroom” or by going directly to the casino floor to place bets. The interactive game also allows for players earning a high score to post their results to the BD-Live Leaderboard and see how they stack up with the rest of the world.
Directed by Robert Luketic (Legally Blonde, Monster-in-Law), produced by Dana Brunetti (American Beauty), Michael De Luca (American History X) and Kevin Spacey (American Beauty), screenplay written by Peter Steinfeld (Be Cool, Analyze That) and Allan Loeb (Things We Lost in the Fire): the film stars Jim Sturgess (Across the Universe, The Other Boleyn Girl) and Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns) with Academy® Award nominee Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix) and Academy® Award winner Kevin Spacey (American Beauty).
Synopsis:
Ben Campbell (Sturgess) is a shy, brilliant MIT student who finds a way to pay for medical school through his skill at playing cards. He is recruited to join a group of the school’s most gifted students who head to Vegas every weekend armed with fake identities and the know-how to turn the blackjack odds in their favor. With unorthodox math professor Micky Rosa (Spacey) leading the way, they’ve figured out a way to crack the code by counting cards and employing an intricate system of signals. Seduced by the money, the Vegas lifestyle, and his smart and sexy teammate, Jill Taylor (Bosworth), Ben begins to push the limits. Though counting cards isn’t illegal, the stakes are high, and the challenge becomes not only to keep the numbers straight, but to stay one step ahead of the casino’s menacing enforcer, Cole Williams (Fishburne).
21 Special Features (Single Disc DVD)
Digitally Mastered Audio and Video
Audio: English, Spanish, French 5.1 (Dolby Digital)
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Filmmaker commentary with Director Robert Luketic and Producers Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca
Featurette: 21 – The Advantage Player
Featurette: Basic Strategy: A Complete Film Journal
Featurette: Money Plays: A Tour of the Good Life
Closed Captioned
Bonus Previews
21 Two-Disc DVD
Disc One Special Features:
Digitally Mastered Audio and Video
Audio: English, Spanish, French 5.1 (Dolby Digital)
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Filmmaker commentary with Director Robert Luketic and Producers Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca
Closed Captioned
Bonus Previews
Disc Two Special Features:
Digitally Mastered Audio and Video
Audio: English, Spanish, French 5.1 (Dolby Digital)
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Featurette: 21 – The Advantage Player
Featurette: Basic Strategy: A Complete Film Journal
Featurette: Money Plays: A Tour of the Good Life
Bonus Digital Copy
Closed Captioned
21 Blu-ray™ High-Def Special Features
Digitally Mastered Audio and Video
Audio: English, French, Portuguese 5.1 TrueHD, Spanish, Thai
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Portuguese, Thai, Indonesian
Exclusive Blu-ray™ Game: 21 Virtual Blackjack
Filmmaker commentary with Director Robert Luketic and Producers Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca
Featurette: 21 – The Advantage Player
Featurette: Basic Strategy: A Complete Film Journal
Featurette: Money Plays: A Tour of the Good Life
Closed Captioned
Bonus Previews
21 has a run time of approximately 118 minutes and is rated PG-13 for some violence, and sexual content including partial nudity. Artwork is available at
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DVD Single-Disc
DVD Catalog # 26718
UPC Code: 0-43396-26718-3
Order Date: 6/19/08
SLP: $28.96
DVD 2-Disc
DVD Catalog # 21455
UPC Code: 0-43396-21455-2
Order Date: 6/19/08
SLP: $34.95
PSP®
PSP Catalog # 24529
UPC Code: 0-43396-24529-7
Order Date: 6/19/08
SLP: $24.94
Blu-ray™ High-Def Disc
DVD Catalog # 21529
UPC Code: 0-43396-21529-0
Order Date: 6/19/08
SLP: $38.96
