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Jun 17, 2024 · The film follows Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) as he begins serving as an errand boy for local caporegime Paulie Cicero (Paul Sorvino). He then becomes a fence, or receiver of stolen goods, and starts working with two of Paulie’s associates, Jimmy Conway (Robert De Niro) and Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci).
Jun 27, 2024 · Most memorably in the movie’s most famous scene, in which Tommy questions his fellow mobster Henry Hill about why he’s laughing at him. “Funny how?” he demands of him, reducing Hill to, in his words, “a stuttering prick”, before it’s revealed he’s just messing with him.
Jun 23, 2024 · The film does an incredible job of telling Henry Hill's (portrayed by Ray Liotta) true story, as related by crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi in the non-fiction book Wiseguys. As entertaining as Goodfellas can be at times, it can also be viscerally disturbing.
Jun 24, 2024 · Movie duration: 2 hours 25 minutes. Synopsis: Former gangster Henry Hill (Liotta) recounts his life story as a young Irish-Italian American who gets involved in the Italian-American Mafia in New York and quickly rises through the ranks, thanks to his intelligence and resourcefulness. He is guided by charismatic Jimmy Conway (De Niro) and ...
Jun 9, 2024 · Henry becomes an FBI informant and testifies against Paulie and Jimmy, sealing his fate as a traitor. Goodfellas followed the rise and fall of Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), who ended up betraying his friend and boss, Paul Cicero (Paul Sorvino), twice.
Jun 25, 2024 · Adapted from Nicholas Pileggi’s nonfiction Wiseguy, this knowing portrait of small-time Brooklyn mobster Henry Hill’s life and crimes (scripted by Pileggi and Scorsese) was as authentic as any Scorsese film since Raging Bull.
Jun 9, 2024 · In 1980, Henry Hill was arrested for narcotics trafficking. Fearing Burke would have him killed as a way to prevent him from cooperating with authorities, Hill did just that and volunteered to be an informant for the FBI in exchange for protection.
