It covers mostly the same events as the movie, though it’s not so constrained by the runtime and goes into more detail. Originally, it was scheduled to release afterward but actually ended up coming out before. The book was written long before the movie. No doubt those came in handy when writing the movie. In the movie Casino, he was the principal screenwriter.ĭuring his time as a crime reporter, he made plenty of contacts in the American underworld. He co-directed one of Scorsese’s earlier films – The Goodfellas. After working as a journalist for the New York Magazine and the Associate Press, he eventually got into filmmaking with his friend Martin Scorsese. Pileggi, a crime reporter, had a particular interest in the Mafia. The whole movie is actually based on a book, known as Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas, by Nicholas Pileggi.
At this point, some people might be wondering: exactly how did Martin Scorsese learn all about these events? Was he involved, or did he know someone else who was?
