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Thrilled by the idea, Sinatra returns home and arranges for a guest compound to be built for Kennedy and his entourage.

The two go sailing and plan for Kennedy to stay at Sinatra's Palm Springs residence during an upcoming West Coast presidential trip. In the White House, President Kennedy seeks to renew his friendship with Sinatra. He postpones the wedding to avoid hurting Sinatra, who had agreed to serve as best man. But he concedes the possible political repercussions of an interracial marriage. Davis day-dreams about scaring the protesters away with a song and dance routine in which he wields a gun. Davis has a more serious brush with racism when he and Britt announce their engagement, which results in a mixed-marriage protest in front of Davis's hotel.

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They even parlay their friendship into a movie collaboration, Ocean's 11, working and playing together at the same time, enjoying wine, women and song.Дavis is sometimes secretly hurt by the racist jokes of their stage act, especially after his girlfriend, actress May Britt, insinuates that the rest of the Pack is laughing at him, not with him. Meanwhile, the Rat Pack continues to enjoy success in Hollywood and Las Vegas, often combining their stage acts for joint performances. He insists that Sinatra help the campaign from behind the scenes only hypocritically, he also asks Sinatra to use those same mob ties to swing the West Virginia unions' support Kennedy's way. Kennedy, feels Sinatra's mob ties might hurt Jack's chances of defeating Richard Nixon in the election of 1960. Sinatra also knows Kennedy's infatuation with the opposite sex and introduces him to Marilyn Monroe, who begins seeing Kennedy behind the back of her husband, baseball star Joe DiMaggio. Sinatra arranges for the entire Pack to perform at a JFK campaign fund-raiser. He sincerely believes Jack Kennedy would be a great president, but he also feels having a friend in the White House could benefit his own public image. Abandoning a notion to seduce Pat for his own amusement, Sinatra becomes more interested in her brother John F. The Pack becomes complete when Sinatra reconciles with actor Peter Lawford, who has been ostracized since being seen out publicly with Sinatra's ex-wife, Ava Gardner. The Rat Pack won three Emmy awards and earned several more nominations, including acting ones for Cheadle and Mantegna.ДЄfter a brief flash-forward to Frank Sinatra as an old man, saying 'I miss my guys,' the movie's main narrative begins during high points in the solo careers of the Rat Pack: Dean Martin has become a big success despite the breakup of his partnership with Jerry Lewis Sinatra's career is at its peak Sammy Davis Jr., is making a comeback after a near fatal car crash in which he lost one eye, and standup comic Joey Bishop is gaining exposure as an opening act for the other three.

Petersen), depicted as an on-and-off friend of Sinatra's, is given a more central role.ДЄlso featured in supporting roles are ЕЅeljko Ivanek as Bobby Kennedy, Veronica Cartwright as Rocky Cooper (wife of Gary Cooper), Deborah Kara Unger as Ava Gardner, Megan Dodds as May Britt, Dan O'Herlihy as Joseph Kennedy, Robert Miranda as Sam Giancana, John Diehl as Joe DiMaggio and Barbara Niven as Marilyn Monroe.Дon Cheadle won a Golden Globe for his performance as Sammy Davis Jr. Despite his membership in the Pack, Joey Bishop (played by Bobby Slayton) is given minimal screen time, while John F. The movie stars Ray Liotta as Frank Sinatra, Joe Mantegna as Dean Martin, Don Cheadle as Sammy Davis, Jr., and Angus Macfadyen as Peter Lawford. The Rat Pack is a 1998 American HBO made-for-television drama film about the Rat Pack.

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1998 HBO TV movie directed by Rob Cohen The Rat Pack

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