The Rat Pack | |
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Directed by | Rob Cohen |
Produced by | Neal H. Mortiz |
Written by | Kario Salem |
Starring |
Ray Liotta Joe Mantegna Don Cheadle Angus Macfadyen William L. Petersen Zeljko Ivanek Bobby Slayton Dan O'Herlihy |
Music by | Mark Adler |
Cinematography | Shane Hurlbut |
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Distributed by | HBO Pictures |
Release date
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August 22, 1998 |
Running time
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120 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Rat Pack is a 1998 HBO television film about the Rat Pack. The movie stars Ray Liotta as Frank Sinatra, Joe Mantegna as Dean Martin, Don Cheadle as Sammy Davis, Jr., and Angus Macfadyen as Peter Lawford.
Despite his membership in the Pack, Joey Bishop (played by Bobby Slayton) is given minimal screen time, while John F. Kennedy (played by William L. Petersen), depicted as an on-and-off friend of Sinatra's, is given a more central role.
Also featured in supporting roles are Zeljko Ivanek as Bobby Kennedy, Veronica Cartwright as Rocky Cooper (wife of Gary Cooper), Deborah Kara Unger as Ava Gardner, Megan Dodds as May Britt, Dan O'Herlihy as Joe Kennedy, Robert Miranda as Sam Giancana, John Diehl as Joe DiMaggio and Barbara Niven as Marilyn Monroe.