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Goodfellas
1990
Based on Nicholas Pileggi's book "Wiseguy", Martin Scorsese's GOODFELLAS is a wry, violent, and exhilarating film about the life of Henry Hill, an aspiring criminal who ends up in the FBI's witness protection program after testifying against his former partners. As a poor Irish-Italian growing up in 1950s New York City, Hill .. Read more
| Starring | Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco |
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| Director | Martin Scorsese |
| Genres | Drama |
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Goodfellas
Based on Nicholas Pileggi's book "Wiseguy", Martin Scorsese's GOODFELLAS is a wry, violent, and exhilarating film about the life of Henry Hill, an aspiring criminal who ends up in the FBI's witness protection program after testifying against his former partners. As a poor Irish-Italian growing up in 1950s New York City, Hill rises through the ranks of his Brooklyn neighbourhood's organized crime branch, and with money from the mob he begins living the good life, complete with a beautiful bride, Karen (Lorraine Brocco), a fancy home, and the best seats at the most exclusive restaurants. A botched robbery lands Henry in prison for a brief period of time, and when he gets released, his reckless infidelities and drug abuse damage his associations with his adopted family.
| Starring | Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Frank Sivero, Tony Darrow, Mike Starr |
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| Director | Martin Scorsese |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 19 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 25 mins HD DVD: 2 hrs 19 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 must-see movies |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Dubbed | French, Italian |
| Hearing-impaired | English, Italian |
| Subtitles | Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Released | DVD: 25 Jan 1999 Blu-ray: 11 Jun 2007 HD DVD: 04 Dec 2006 Production year: 1990 |
| Format | DVD |
Goodfellas (1990)
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This unflinching depiction of the attraction and brutal reality of the Mafia lifestyle from Martin Scorsese is a masterwork on every artistic level. Direction, script — based on Nicholas Pileggi's nonfiction book Wiseguy — photography, ensemble acting (Joe Pesci won a deserved Oscar, but he's matched by Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta) and driving pop and rock soundtrack seamlessly combine to dazzling effect in this instant classic. Crackling with raw energy, Scorsese's fascinating new take on themes explored in his earlier Mean Streets enthrals from the first violent frames to the stunning final sequence. Be prepared to be completely bowled over by a director at the peak of his talents and in full control of topnotch material.
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"...Packed with solid-gold dialogue, tight performances and way too many classic scenes to list here..." -- 5 out of 5 Stars
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40 out of 41 people found this review helpful
Give Yourself a Treat
This film is the dogs danglers of gangster films. It really does have it all. There's no showboating, every actor is at the top of their game. The main characters narration adds so much to the story, helping to flesh out the characters and explain the seductive allure of the gangster lifestyle while illustrating the lethal insecurity that goes hand in hand with it. Go on watch this film and give yourself a treat.
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9 out of 9 people found this review helpful
What am I a Clown?
Scorcese’s finest movie features an electrifying performance from Joe Pesci and Liotta and De Niro are superb too.
The Pesci “what am I a clown?” and “shoeshine” scenes are excruciatingly tense and I pretty much guarantee that they will be etched in your memory for years after the credits roll. Pesci is so scarily real that you have to remind yourself that he’s actually an actor and not a real-life pint-size psychopath (though I wouldn’t be surprised if he is!).
Funny, stylish, violent, shocking, mesmerising… the list goes on but suffice to say that this is definitely one of my all time favourite films and in my opinion it’s easily the best gangster movie ever (sorry all you hardcore Godfather fans out there!).
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Scorsese awarded humanitarian honour
- 08 Apr 2009
Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese will be honoured with the Multicultural Motion Picture Association's (MPAA) humanitarian award this month (Apr09). Scorsese will be the second ever recipient of the honour, which was presented to Clint Eastwood last year (07). The Jack Valenti Humanitarian Award is given to an "individual working in the motion picture industry whose contributions and commitment to service exemplify compassion, humanitarianism and dedication to community embodied in the... Read more
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Based on Nicholas Pileggi's book "Wiseguy", Martin Scorsese's GOODFELLAS is a wry, violent, and exhilarating film about the life of Henry Hill, an aspiring criminal who ends up in the FBI's witness protection program after testifying against his former partners. As a poor Irish-Italian growing up ...
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Goodfellas
Based on Nicholas Pileggi's book "Wiseguy", Martin Scorsese's GOODFELLAS is a wry, violent, and exhilarating film about the life of Henry Hill, an aspiring criminal who ends up in the FBI's witness protection program after testifying against his former partners. As a poor Irish-Italian growing up ...
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