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| “ | Couldn't do it yourself, you chickensh-t c--ksucker! | „ |
| ~ Lester berating Ace Rothstein for not beating him up on his own. |
Lester Diamond is a supporting antagonist in the 1995 crime film Casino.
He was portrayed by James Woods, who also portrayed Hades in Hercules.
Biography[]
Lester is first introduced as the low-life ex-boyfriend of local hustler Ginger McKenna, while her soon-to-be husband Ace Rothstein is narrating their first encounter; Lester is described as a pimp who abuses drugs (including cocaine) and constantly harasses Ginger for money. Ace presumes that Ginger only affiliates with Lester because they have known each other for a long time and Ginger probably feels very sorry for him. Soon after Ace and Ginger get married, Ginger receives a phone call from Lester where he states that he misses her and that she must miss him as well. Ace knows that Ginger is speaking with Lester, but he trusts her enough at that point to not make a big deal out of it.
Later in the film, Ginger asks Ace for $25,000 and refuses to explain what the money is for. Ace figures out that the money was meant for Lester, and Ace finds Ginger and Lester sitting together at a diner. Ace tells Lester that he better stay away from Ginger, and as Lester leaves the diner a few of Ace's men follow him to his car and beat him up; as this happens, Ginger screams at Ace in anger at the site of Lester being beaten up - further stating that the situation was her fault and thus Lester did not need to be beaten up. Unbeknownst to Ginger, however, Ace had requested his best friend Nicky Santoro to arrange Lester's beating.
When Ace and Ginger file for divorce, Ginger takes their daughter Amy to Los Angeles where they plan on flying to Europe with Lester. Thanks in part to Lester's abusive and disrespectful behavior, Ace manages to convince Ginger to come back to him. Lester is not seen for the rest of the movie, though Ginger dies of an overdose.
Trivia[]
- In the original script, Lester was supposed to be shot in the desert by Nicky as a favor for Sam.
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