Robert Charles "Rusty" Ryan is a fictional character in Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)

Ocean's Eleven is a 2001 American comedy-crime caper and remake of the 1960 Rat Pack caper film of the same name. The 2001 film was directed by Steven Soderbergh and features an ensemble cast including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Andy García, and Julia Roberts. The film was...

and its sequels, Ocean's Twelve

Ocean's Twelve

Ocean's Twelve is a 2004 American crime comedy film, the sequel to 2001's Ocean's Eleven. Like its predecessor, which was a remake of the 1960 film Ocean's 11, the film used a celebrity ensemble cast. It was released in the United States on December 10, 2004. A third film, Ocean's Thirteen, was...

and Ocean's Thirteen

Ocean's Thirteen

Ocean's Thirteen is a 2007 crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring an ensemble cast. It is the third and final film in the Soderbergh series following the 2004 sequel Ocean's Twelve and the 2001 film Ocean's Eleven, which itself was a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film Ocean's 11...

. The films are based on the original Ocean's Eleven with the Rat Pack

Rat Pack

The Rat Pack was a group of actors originally centered on Humphrey Bogart. In the mid-1960s it was the name used by the press and the general public to refer to a later variation of the group, after Bogart's death, that called itself "the summit" or "the clan," featuring Frank Sinatra, Dean...

, though Rusty does not appear in it. He is portrayed by Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...

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Production

Producer Jerry Weintraub

Jerry Weintraub

Jerry Weintraub is an American film producer and former chairman and CEO of United Artists. He now lives in Palm Desert, California.-Life and career:...

said of the casting that "Brad Pitt is perfect as Rusty...He's not only a cool guy, he has that devil-may-care attitude that Rusty has." For Ocean's Thirteen, Weintraub noted, "'People liked the disguises from the first movie, so we decided to bring them back...Brad figured out this costume and the long hair.' He's posing as a scientist who specializes in earthquakes."

Rusty is Danny’s right-hand man. His skills are used more in the planning phase of the heists, although he takes on disguises in Eleven and Thirteen. His involvement in the planning stage is used as a gag in Twelve. The gang is discussing being dubbed "Ocean's Eleven" and when asked who they turn to when they have issues, they all say Rusty. Ironically, his former girlfriend Isabel is what gets the team in trouble in Twelve, despite Rusty condemning Danny’s efforts to win back an ex-wife in Eleven.

A running gag in Ocean's Eleven was his consistent eating of fast food in many of his scenes. This gag is passed on to Ocean's Thirteen, where he is constantly drinking instead.

External links

• "Rusty Ryan (Character) from Ocean's Eleven (2001)," The Internet Movie Database