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- Published September 9, 2003
- Non-fiction
- 272 pages
- Publisher: Free Press
- Author: Ben Mezrich
- Sequel: Busting Vegas (William Morrow, 2005)
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Bringing Down the House is the book on which the film 21 is based. A non-fiction bestseller by Ben Mezrich, it chronicles the mid-1990s exploits of the MIT Blackjack Team, a group of students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who applied their mathematical prowess to Blackjack and made millions of dollars in Vegas. The protagonist of the book is based on MIT Blackjack Team member Jeff Ma, whom Mezrich—a Harvard graduate—met through a mutual friend in Boston. To research the book, Mezrich accompanied Ma on trips to Vegas, during which Ma demonstrated the team's card-counting techniques.
Ma, who is of Chinese descent, appears in the book under the pseudonym "Kevin Lewis" and is played by Jim Sturgess in the film. The fact that Ma is not portrayed as Asian-American has been the subject of some controversy online.
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Bringing Down the House News
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- Casino City Times: 'Bringing Down the House' Goes Hollywood (March 3, 2008)
- Mezrich spent the next two months traveling with Ma to Las Vegas and, naturally, he was blown away. He strapped money to his body and nervously passed through airport security. He partied with high rollers, stayed in the most lavish suites the city has to offer and he won his fair share of money at the blackjack tables. In essence, he was living the life of Jeff Ma.
- The Boston Herald: '21' Casting Unlucky for Asians (March 28, 2008)
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@kait329 bringing down the house actually lol wish it was my boy tho haha
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Going to watch "Bringing down the House" thanks to my cousin @MaNdA_6990 !!
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Finished "bringing down the house", to tell you the truth, I liked the movie that was based off it better.
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Ham Night, Tonight, Blue Frog, 8.30 p.m onwards. Superfunnymen like @mojorojo and @thetanmay will be bringing the house down. I'll try too.
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My Night Will Most Likely Consist of [White Chicks], [Hancock], &* [Bringing Down the House]...if iGet That Far..
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