As we continue to get to know Ginger via a deliciously cut montage, narrated by her future husband, Sam (Robert De Niro), we come to understand that her generosity with guards, valet guys and cashiers, is calculated to keep her in contact with the richest players that help bankroll her life.

This two-minute intro tells you everything you need to know about her: she’s bulletproof. Instead of accepting defeat, she makes a scene and throws stacks upon stacks of said chips everywhere, causing a distraction that renders her untouchable. A few moments later, she’s caught for being a thief and a scammer. She’s at the blackjack table, playing the role of both arm candy and good luck charm to a well-dressed man whom she also happens to be low-key stealing chips from as he looks away.

Iconic from the first frame, Ginger is introduced to us dressed in a gorgeous beaded white halter gown (which was pulled from Stone’s own closet and reportedly weighed 45 pounds), accessorized by a pulled back sixties flip.

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