![]() Richie confesses his strong attraction to Sydney but becomes confused and aggressive when she drops her English accent and admits to being from Albuquerque. Tellegio also requires a $10 million wire transfer to prove the sheikh's legitimacy. Tellegio explains that the sheikh needs to become an American citizen, and that Carmine will need to expedite the process. Irving is surprised to hear that Mafia boss Victor Tellegio, right-hand man to Meyer Lansky, is present and wants to meet the sheikh. Richie arranges for Carmine to meet the sheikh, and without consulting the others, has Mexican-American FBI agent Paco Hernandez play the sheikh, which displeases Irving.Ĭarmine brings the sheikh to a casino party, explaining that mobsters are there and that it is a necessary part of doing business. Irving convinces him the sheikh is legitimate, expressing his dislike of Richie, and they become friends. When Stoddard's boss Anthony Amado hears of the operation, he praises Richie's initiative, pressuring Stoddard to continue.Ĭarmine leaves the meeting when Richie presses him to accept a cash bribe. Sydney helps Richie manipulate an FBI secretary into making an unauthorized wire transfer of $2 million. Richie devises a plan to make Mayor Polito the target of a sting operation, despite the objections of Irving and of Richie's boss Stoddard Thorsen. Carmine seems to have a genuine desire to help the area's economy and his constituents. An associate of Irving's suggests the sheikh do business with Mayor Carmine Polito of Camden, New Jersey, who is trying to revitalize gambling in Atlantic City, but has struggled to find investors. Irving has a friend pretending to be a wealthy Arab sheikh looking for potential investments in America. She tells Irving she will manipulate Richie, which distances herself from Irving. Richie believes Sydney is English but has proof that her aristocratic claim is fraudulent. Rosalyn has also threatened to report Irving to the police if he leaves her.įBI agent Richie DiMaso catches Irving and Sydney in a loan scam but offers to release them if Irving can line up four additional arrests. Irving loves Sydney but is unwilling to leave his unstable, histrionic wife, Rosalyn, fearing he will lose contact with adopted son Danny. Sydney, posing as English aristocrat "Lady Edith Greensly", has improved the scams. In 1978, Irving Rosenfeld and Sydney Prosser work together as con artists. It received three BAFTA Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The film received ten nominations at the 86th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor (Bale), Best Actress (Adams), Best Supporting Actor (Cooper), and Best Supporting Actress (Lawrence). It opened to critical acclaim for its screenplay and ensemble cast and was a box office success, earning $251 million worldwide on the budget of $40 million. Principal photography took place from March to May 2013 in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, as well as New York City.Īmerican Hustle was released nationwide in the United States on December 13, 2013. Jennifer Lawrence plays the unpredictable wife of Bale's character. It stars Christian Bale and Amy Adams as two con artists forced by an FBI agent ( Bradley Cooper) to set up an elaborate sting operation on corrupt politicians, including the mayor of Camden, New Jersey ( Jeremy Renner). It was written by Eric Warren Singer and Russell and inspired by the FBI Abscam operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s. ![]() American Hustle is a 2013 American black comedy crime film directed by David O.
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