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Goodfellas (1990) -- Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy.
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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Nicholas Pileggi (book)
Nicholas Pileggi (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
19 September 1990 (USA) more
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Tagline:
"As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster." -- Henry Hill, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1955. more
Plot:
Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 34 wins & 18 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(140 articles)
Badfella : Henry Hill Arrested (Again!)
 (From CinemaRetro. 16 December 2009, 3:28 PM, PST)

Peter Jackson Answers Questions From The Auteurs Community
 (From The Auteurs. 7 December 2009, 8:56 PM, PST)

User Reviews:
One word: priceless more (738 total)

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Also Known As:
Good Fellas (USA) (original script title)
GoodFellas (USA) (promotional title (video box title) (poster title))
Wiseguy (USA) (working title)
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146 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
For the famous "Layla" montage, Martin Scorsese actually played the "piano coda" section of the song during the shooting of each scene so that certain bars of the piano piece would match up with certain shots. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Henry brings in the bag of supplies in jail he hands the wine bottles to Paulie then picks up a bottle of scotch and two jars. The next camera shot shows him holding bread, a different bottle of scotch and two jars. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Henry Hill: The fuck is that?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Sonic Adventure (1998) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
Unchained Melody more

FAQ

How closely does the fim follow the book?
What actors have been in both "The Sopranos" and "GoodFellas"?
Paulie tells Henry not to deal drugs after he's released from prison, but didn't seem to mind while Henry was inside... Why?
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190 out of 233 people found the following review useful.
One word: priceless, 6 November 2004
10/10
Author: mhasheider from Sauk City, Wisconsin

If there was one word that I could use to describe Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas": it'd be priceless.

A surreal and deeply fascinating take on life of Henry Hill who was involved in the Mob for three decades and his rise throughout the time span (and Nicholas Pileggi's book "Wiseguy").

There isn't a single moment in the movie where it doesn't miss a beat, you could only tell by the atmosphere of the time period and it seems so real.

The performances in this film simply make it even more memorable and how the characters are portrayed here especially by Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci (who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor), and Paul Sorvino are believable and easy to understand that they were a family, very close and tightly knit to the core. Also, how director Martin Scorsese lets the movie pace itself and keeps the viewer off guard in what happens deserves a lot of credit.

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