The Rat Pack

Nitcentral's Bulletin Brash Reflections: Movies: TV Movies & Miniseries: The Rat Pack
By Adam Bomb on Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 8:39 am:

A 1998 made for HBO film, detailing the escapades of Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter and Joey in the early 1960's. Some of Kario Salem's script appears to have been taken from incidents described in Kitty Kelley's unauthorized Sinatra bio, His Way. Ray Liotta plays Frank Sinatra, Joe Mantegna is Dean Martin, but the standout perf is Don Cheadle's Sammy Davis Jr. Also stars current C.S.I. lead William Petersen is J.F.K. Highly recommended.


By Adam Bomb (Abomb) on Monday, November 14, 2016 - 7:53 am:

Some of Kario Salem's script appears to have been taken from incidents described in Kitty Kelley's unauthorized Sinatra bio, "His Way".

Sinatra's famous 1962 "Kennedy Snub", when JFK refused to stay at Sinatra's California home (as advised by then Attorney General Robert Kennedy, due to Sinatra's mob connections) was well documented before and after this movie. Most recently in Bill O'Reilly's book Killing Kennedy. Peter Lawford, who was then married to JFK's sister Patricia, took the heat, and was thrown out of the Rat Pack right away.


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