Reel To Real: Do Oceans Twelve-Style Heists Really Happen?
The Reel Story: As millions of moviegoers know, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon and the crew are back with another swinging caper in “Ocean’s Twelve.” The sequel to the 2001 superstar blockbuster takes the gang overseas — and introduces sexy detective Isabel (Catherine Zeta-Jones) into the mix — to pull off an even bigger heist than last time around. (Click for photos of “Ocean’s Twelve.”) While dodging nemesis Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), Danny Ocean (Clooney) and Rusty Ryan (Pitt) plan the biggest and most difficult job of their now-storied careers. As the stakes rise higher and higher, even Ocean’s straight-arrow wife, Tess (Roberts), gets involved. With astronomical amounts being bandied about, we couldn’t help but wonder: What was the biggest heist ever pulled? The Real Story: There have been quite a few enormous heists over the years, several of which bear mentioning here. Art thieves tend to pull the biggest scores (in terms of dollar value, if not creativi
