Stealing Las Vegas (2012)

Director
Francisco Menéndez

Main cast
Eric Roberts; Ethan Landry; Anabella Casanova; Kristen Terry; Eloy Méndez

Genres
Thriller

Description
There's a dark side behind the bright lights of Las Vegas, where desperate lives and busted dreams struggle in the shadows to survive. And when a sleazy casino owner swipes $20 million from his employees' health insurance and pension funds, ex-pro-baseball-player-turned-casino-electrician Nick and his co-workers put together a daring plan to steal the money back. But in a lowdown town of underground cage fights, smoky strip clubs and deadly double-crosses, can the perfect heist ever go as planned? Written by Francisco Menendez


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