Casino (1995 film) "generally favorable reviews". The film's critical profile has increased in recent years, with several critics expressing that, in retrospect, they feel it to be a more accomplished and artistically mature work than the thematically similar "Goodfellas". Casino (1995 film) Casino is a 1995 American epic crime film directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci. It is based on the nonfiction book "" by Nicholas Pileggi, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the film with Scorsese. The two had previously collaborated on "Goodfellas". The film marks the eighth collaboration between director Scorsese and De Niro,
Ray Liotta win in "Bee Movie"). Liotta starred in the 2006 CBS television series "Smith", which was pulled from the schedule after three episodes, and in 2012, Liotta appeared as himself in a purely vocal role for the "What a Croc!" episode of the Disney Channel comedy series "Phineas & Ferb". Liotta played the father of drug dealer George Jung in the 2001 Johnny Depp film "Blow" and, in the following year, appeared as Detective Lieutenant Henry Oak in the Joe Carnahan-directed film "Narc", a role that led to an Independent Spirit Award nomination and a Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards nomination