About:
American Hustle is an American crime comedy-drama film directed by David O. Russell, from a screenplay written by Eric Warren Singer and Russell, based on the FBI ABSCAM operation of the late 1970s and early '80s.[4] It was given a wide release on December 20, 2013 (after a limited release on December 13) by Columbia Pictures. It was filmed in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, and New York City.
Cast:
Christian Bale as Irving Rosenfeld (based on Melvin Weinberg)
Bradley Cooper as FBI Agent Richard "Richie" DiMaso (based on Anthony Amoroso, Jr.)
Amy Adams as Sydney Prosser / Lady Edith Greensly (based on Evelyn Knight)
Jeremy Renner as Mayor Carmine Polito (based on Angelo Errichetti)
Jennifer Lawrence as Rosalyn Rosenfeld (based on Cynthia Marie Weinberg)
Louis C.K. as Stoddard Thorsen
Jack Huston as Pete Musane
Michael Peña as Paco Hernandez / Sheik Abdullah
Shea Whigham as Carl Elway
Alessandro Nivola as Anthony Amado
Elisabeth Röhm as Dolly Polito (based on Dolores "Dodie" Errichetti)
Paul Herman as Alfonse Simone
Robert De Niro as Victor Tellegio (uncredited)
About Story:
In 1978, small-time businessman and con-artist Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) meets stripper Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) at a party, and soon afterwards the two become lovers. Sydney becomes Irving’s partner in his con, posing as a British aristocrat named "Lady Edith Greensley" in order to attract investors, whose money Irving embezzles. They initially find great success, but their lives are complicated by Irving’s marriage to the unstable Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence). Irving refuses to divorce Rosalyn in fear that she might prevent him from seeing her son, whom Irving has adopted.
Irving and Sydney are caught in the act by undercover FBI agent Richard "Richie" DiMaso (Bradley Cooper). Sydney is arrested, but Richie, who is attracted to her, offers to release them if Irving helps him arrest four other con artists. A romantic triangle develops between the three, with Sydney keepimg a foot in both camps waiting for one of them to fully commit to her.
In order to fulfill his deal with Richie, Irving has one of his friends pretend to be a wealthy Arab Sheik looking for potential investments in America. Through this operation, an associate of Irving's suggests that the Sheik do business with Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner), the mayor of Camden, New Jersey. Carmine is campaigning to revitalize gambling in Atlantic City but has struggled to raise the necessary money to create Las Vegas-style casinos. Richie devises a plan to entrap Carmine over the objections of both Irving and Stoddard Thorsen (Louis C.K.), Richie’s boss. Sydney uses her skills at manipulating people to convince an FBI secretary, Brenda (Colleen Camp), to transfer $2 million to a fake account, despite Stoddard's refusal to authorize the transaction. When Stoddard's boss, Anthony Amado (Alessandro Nivola), hears of the operation, he praises Stoddard's initiative, which puts Stoddard in the position of being unable to call off the plan.
A meeting with Carmine is arranged, but Richie’s over-eagerness to catch Carmine accepting a bribe causes Carmine to become suspicious and leave. Irving salvages the operation by convincing Carmine that the Sheik is legitimate, and the two begin a friendship in the process. Irving and Rosalyn have dinner with Carmine and his wife, Dolly (Elisabeth Röhm). Irving and Carmine start to bond further, leaving Irving guilt-ridden over his part in the conspiracy.
Carmine later arranges a meeting at a party between casino-running Mafiosi and the faux-Sheik, who is now played at Richie's insistence by a Mexican-American FBI agent (Michael Peña). Irving is forced by Rosalyn's manipulations to bring her along to the party; after angrily confronting Sydney, she befriends a mobster, Pete Musane (Jack Huston). Irving, Carmine, and the Sheik are startled to receive an audience with notoriously violent Mafia overlord Victor Tellegio (Robert De Niro), the second-in-command to Meyer Lansky, who has taken a personal interest in the Sheik's potential investment. Although suspicious of the Sheik, Tellegio convinces Carmine to bribe several government officials into expediting United States citizenship for the Sheik in order to secure their business, in addition to requesting a $10,000,000 transfer to prove the Sheik's legitimacy. When Richie agrees, eager to bring down Tellegio, Irving becomes convinced that the operation is spinning out of control.
Richie, who has grown increasingly attracted to "Edith," tries to seduce her, but becomes aggressive and maniacal when she reveals her true American identity and refuses his advances. Irving intercedes to protect Sydney and attempts to call off their deal with Richie; Richie threatens them, saying that if they back out, Tellegio will learn of the scam and will take his revenge on Irving, Sydney, Rosalyn, and Rosalyn's son. Meanwhile, Rosalyn starts an affair with Pete and mentions Irving's involvement with a federal agency. Pete kidnaps and threatens Irving, who promises to prove the Sheik's investment is real. Irving later confronts Rosalyn, who announces that she is divorcing him to be with Pete. Irving and Sydney realize they will have to extract themselves from both the FBI and the mob if they want to survive.
With Carmine's help, Richie and Irving entrap several members of Congress into receiving bribes on hidden videotape. However, Stoddard refuses to authorize the $10 million demanded by Tellegio, causing Richie to assault him. Despite his insubordination, Richie manages to convince Amado of the merits of his operation, and a meeting is arranged at the offices of Tellegio's lawyer, Alfonse Simone (Paul Herman) to further the sting operation: the FBI will transfer $2 million to Tellegio and secretly record the transaction and admission of guilt. Although Tellegio does not show up in person, the operation continues and Richie manages to record a blatant admission of criminal activities when Simone accepts the transfer. Drunk with success, Richie gloats over Stoddard and celebrates his success with other FBI agents.
Ashamed and guilt-ridden, Irving admits the scam to Carmine. Although Irving claims to have a plan to help Carmine, Carmine is distraught, claiming that he only wanted to improve New Jersey and it was Irving who entrapped him after he left the initial meeting. Their friendship is broken, and Carmine angrily ejects Irving from his home.
It is at this point that Irving and Sydney's true plan is revealed. The $2 million that the FBI transferred to Tellegio has disappeared, and the man they believed to be Simone was an impostor placed there by Irving. As Richie personally handled the transaction, he appears either complicit in the theft or foolish for having fallen for Irving and Sydney's duplicity. Irving offers to return the money and save the FBI from embarrassment in exchange for immunity for himself and Sydney and a reduced sentence for Carmine. Stoddard and Amado agree and remove the disgraced Richie from the case. When the indictments of politicians are revealed, Richie receives no acknowledgement. In gratitude for Irving preventing him from being caught in the sting, Tellegio agrees to leave Irving and Sydney alone.
Abandoning their lives of crime, Irving and Sydney open a legitimate art gallery and move in together, while Rosalyn goes to live with Pete, and the two couples share custody of Irving and Rosalyn's son
Irving and Sydney are caught in the act by undercover FBI agent Richard "Richie" DiMaso (Bradley Cooper). Sydney is arrested, but Richie, who is attracted to her, offers to release them if Irving helps him arrest four other con artists. A romantic triangle develops between the three, with Sydney keepimg a foot in both camps waiting for one of them to fully commit to her.
In order to fulfill his deal with Richie, Irving has one of his friends pretend to be a wealthy Arab Sheik looking for potential investments in America. Through this operation, an associate of Irving's suggests that the Sheik do business with Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner), the mayor of Camden, New Jersey. Carmine is campaigning to revitalize gambling in Atlantic City but has struggled to raise the necessary money to create Las Vegas-style casinos. Richie devises a plan to entrap Carmine over the objections of both Irving and Stoddard Thorsen (Louis C.K.), Richie’s boss. Sydney uses her skills at manipulating people to convince an FBI secretary, Brenda (Colleen Camp), to transfer $2 million to a fake account, despite Stoddard's refusal to authorize the transaction. When Stoddard's boss, Anthony Amado (Alessandro Nivola), hears of the operation, he praises Stoddard's initiative, which puts Stoddard in the position of being unable to call off the plan.
A meeting with Carmine is arranged, but Richie’s over-eagerness to catch Carmine accepting a bribe causes Carmine to become suspicious and leave. Irving salvages the operation by convincing Carmine that the Sheik is legitimate, and the two begin a friendship in the process. Irving and Rosalyn have dinner with Carmine and his wife, Dolly (Elisabeth Röhm). Irving and Carmine start to bond further, leaving Irving guilt-ridden over his part in the conspiracy.
Carmine later arranges a meeting at a party between casino-running Mafiosi and the faux-Sheik, who is now played at Richie's insistence by a Mexican-American FBI agent (Michael Peña). Irving is forced by Rosalyn's manipulations to bring her along to the party; after angrily confronting Sydney, she befriends a mobster, Pete Musane (Jack Huston). Irving, Carmine, and the Sheik are startled to receive an audience with notoriously violent Mafia overlord Victor Tellegio (Robert De Niro), the second-in-command to Meyer Lansky, who has taken a personal interest in the Sheik's potential investment. Although suspicious of the Sheik, Tellegio convinces Carmine to bribe several government officials into expediting United States citizenship for the Sheik in order to secure their business, in addition to requesting a $10,000,000 transfer to prove the Sheik's legitimacy. When Richie agrees, eager to bring down Tellegio, Irving becomes convinced that the operation is spinning out of control.
Richie, who has grown increasingly attracted to "Edith," tries to seduce her, but becomes aggressive and maniacal when she reveals her true American identity and refuses his advances. Irving intercedes to protect Sydney and attempts to call off their deal with Richie; Richie threatens them, saying that if they back out, Tellegio will learn of the scam and will take his revenge on Irving, Sydney, Rosalyn, and Rosalyn's son. Meanwhile, Rosalyn starts an affair with Pete and mentions Irving's involvement with a federal agency. Pete kidnaps and threatens Irving, who promises to prove the Sheik's investment is real. Irving later confronts Rosalyn, who announces that she is divorcing him to be with Pete. Irving and Sydney realize they will have to extract themselves from both the FBI and the mob if they want to survive.
With Carmine's help, Richie and Irving entrap several members of Congress into receiving bribes on hidden videotape. However, Stoddard refuses to authorize the $10 million demanded by Tellegio, causing Richie to assault him. Despite his insubordination, Richie manages to convince Amado of the merits of his operation, and a meeting is arranged at the offices of Tellegio's lawyer, Alfonse Simone (Paul Herman) to further the sting operation: the FBI will transfer $2 million to Tellegio and secretly record the transaction and admission of guilt. Although Tellegio does not show up in person, the operation continues and Richie manages to record a blatant admission of criminal activities when Simone accepts the transfer. Drunk with success, Richie gloats over Stoddard and celebrates his success with other FBI agents.
Ashamed and guilt-ridden, Irving admits the scam to Carmine. Although Irving claims to have a plan to help Carmine, Carmine is distraught, claiming that he only wanted to improve New Jersey and it was Irving who entrapped him after he left the initial meeting. Their friendship is broken, and Carmine angrily ejects Irving from his home.
It is at this point that Irving and Sydney's true plan is revealed. The $2 million that the FBI transferred to Tellegio has disappeared, and the man they believed to be Simone was an impostor placed there by Irving. As Richie personally handled the transaction, he appears either complicit in the theft or foolish for having fallen for Irving and Sydney's duplicity. Irving offers to return the money and save the FBI from embarrassment in exchange for immunity for himself and Sydney and a reduced sentence for Carmine. Stoddard and Amado agree and remove the disgraced Richie from the case. When the indictments of politicians are revealed, Richie receives no acknowledgement. In gratitude for Irving preventing him from being caught in the sting, Tellegio agrees to leave Irving and Sydney alone.
Abandoning their lives of crime, Irving and Sydney open a legitimate art gallery and move in together, while Rosalyn goes to live with Pete, and the two couples share custody of Irving and Rosalyn's son
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