GoodFellas (1990) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!
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- GoodFellas (1990)
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster...
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First half of the movie: “I want to be a gangster”
Second half of the movie: “Nooooo”
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The FBI agent was the actual agent that helped Henry in real life
Samuel L. Jackson in a very minor role in this movie. And now he's one of the biggest out there.
@@Foksuh A lot of Soprano stars too
The other reason Jimmy and Tommy killed Bats is because Jimmy took over Bats operations and Bats wanted that back and in order to avoid giving up a money making business they both killed Bats.
The woman playing Joe Pesci's mother is Martin Scorsese's mother.
The man making the sauce in prison is his father.
The witness protection officer at the end with Henry and Karen did that for a living too.
She also was in Casino, another Scorsese classic.
@@exquisitelemonade3039 He was playing himself.
She is also in Godfather 3
The witness protection agent in the movie is also the real witness protection that really aided Henry Hill.
Assistant US Attorney is what he is.
@Lil' Toaster THEN THEY BOTH got tossed outta the witness protection program cuz they couldn't keep their shit together! Karen kept calling her parents and he kept violating other rules. They ended up getting divorced later. The last guy JUST came outta the NYSDOCS a few years ago. 😎 I'm friends with someone and it was the only time that ppl tried to pay me down before I went into the funeral home until my friend saw what was going on. She made them stop and brought me to go sit up front with the family. #BrooklynBornBaby #LongIslandRaised #IntlPrisonersAdvocate37Yrs
The cop that pointed a gun at Henry Hill in his car was a real cop name Bo Dietl. He's the cop that arrested the real guy portrayed in the Wolf of Wallstreet.
I didn't know that
Known fact.
The real Henry Hill died of a heart attack at the age of 69 in 2012 due to years of alcohol and drug addiction. He opened a restaurant in Brooklyn called Goodfellas.
I used to love it when he would go on the Stern show, great stories.
I recently found out that was one of the reasons why his wife left him, because he became an alcoholic. And even in witness-protection program he got busted a couple of times because of his alcohol problem and the reason why he started to drink was because of the new boring life. Really, does this restaurant still exist or is it closed down?
@@JW666 yes it was called Wiseguys. It was burned to the ground in Connecticut in 2007.
a douchebag too!he would frequently steal Ray Liottas wallet and pay for a dinner they went to with his money, and then find a wallet on the street that looked like Rays and hand it to him!
@@bernhardtsen74 Ray said that it was a former cop. As far as I know, Henry wasn't.
In terms of Henry not killing anybody, that's entirely possible, but on the other hand this is the story he's telling at a point where confessing to personally doing murders might have consequences.
Henry killed 3 people tho
@@ash_1419 Not in the movie.
I always said that he is taking the fifth.
With the close friends Henry had it would be quite a feat to not kill anybody. I'm sure he did, they all did.
Actually when you enter witness protection not confessing has consequences. You are granted immunity for all crimes that you admit to and will be charged with any that you did not disclose if the Government discovers at a latter date.
"I don't wanna be a gangster anymore" lolol
😂
Henry Hill said that Tommy DeSimone was a "animalistic, deranged, vicious" homicidal maniac who "loved and enjoyed killing people", but there was actually one murder which Tommy regretted: Stacks Edwards. Tommy and Stacks were good friends, and he was truly disappointed that Stacks had to be eliminated for failing to get rid of the truck from the Lufthansa heist like he was supposed to do. Tommy even visited Stacks' grieving family after the murder to offer condolences.
Tommy was actually 6 ft tall unlike his counter part.
I read the book Wiseguy from which the film is based. I think Jimmy Burke...Jimmy Conway in the film....was the scarier guy. Henry Hill says of him, "Jimmy was a scary guy that scared a lot of other scary guys".
The real Paulie was pretty crazy. Henry in an interview, said that he saw Paulie beat up a barmaid with a baseball bat because she threatened to go to his wife about their affair. In fact, Henry said that he lived in fear of these guys.
Billy Batts was no good at making money for himself or his crew, whilst Batts was in prison jimmy conway ran Batts district and made good money, when relesed from prison Batts wanted "what was his", after Batts was killed his good friend John Gotti wanted revenge and so Tommy had to die.
From a documentary I saw and I can't remember the name but Karen was having a affair with paulie and Tommy actually raped Karen and paulie actually Ratted Tommy out.
Great film and thank God the Ray Liotta laughing Gif lives on to this day lol.
Jimmy Two Times
@A Poz Take your pills.
@@blueberrypirate3601 Go get - go get the paper!
The other actor for the role was Alec Baldwin. Even Alec said great job by Ray
Till this day!
In the movie, there was a passing mention about rigging basketball. This was a big scandal, and Henry was a big part of it. ESPN did a documentary about it called "Playing for the Mob" (part of their 30 for 30 series). And because it involved Henry Hill, they had Ray Liotta come in to do the narration for it, somewhat in the same style. It makes for a good sidequel to the movie.
I didn't know about this 30 for 30 episode , thanks so much.
@@adgato75 it’s good you actually get to see them reunite
Boston College point shaving scam
Don’t listen and believe everything that Henry Hill says lol. He was a compulsive liar and was in reality a small part of the mob. Michael Franzese talked about how Henry was just a foot soldier and that Henry over exaggerated his involvement with the mob.
@@GeneralRection1997 Henry did exaggerate but he was a part of the Boston College point shaving scheme. He was a part of Pauly’s crew but since he wasn’t Italian on his dad’s side he could never of been made. Neither could Jimmy,but Jimmy was like a made guy. He had a lot of power in the streets.Henry was a lost soul like Micheal said. He was a alcoholic and heroin addict for a majority of his life.
Jimmys choking out Morey. She's like "The wig didn't stay on."
😂😂😂😂😂
That's actually why Ray Liotta laughed. That wasn't supposed to happen lol
Great film. Makes a excellent double feature with 1995's "Casino", also directed by Scorsese and staring De Niro, and Pesci along with Sharon Stone.
Yes! =)
casino - quite possibly my favorite Scorsese film, along with king of comedy.
Except when my friends & I got to the theater late so it was packed! We had to sit in the front row! If I remember right it was close to a 3hr movie!
My friends & I did the same thing with Titanic!
I swear my neck was sore for 3 days after! Lol
Let's add another great crime-drama by Mr. Scorsese, "The Departed"
In which Stone shows what a superb actor she really is! :0)
When Pauly smacks Henry that was totally improvised and Ray Liotta didn't know Paul Sorvino was going to do that
Also fun fact the guy “Fat Andy” at the beginning was actually a NYPD Det. That went to jail years later for being on the payroll of actual mobsters. He committed murder and what not
Don't forget his partnee
One of the others after him Michael Franzese has a CZcams Channel.
the "and what not" part made me laugh
Lou Eppilito.
@@SheaHarris That's not Franzese, just an actor using his name, he actually talks about this on his channel.
The "How am I funny" scene shows how most gangsters were, where they go from being good to pissed off in seconds, because one person says something they didn't like.
The “entering the copa” scene was one of the longest single take scenes in film history
I also read that Liotta really hurt his elbow on that scene running into a stove.
it's amazing. (until BIRDMAN.)
Until Birdman came along
@@johnLennon255 Or Children of Men
@@johnLennon255 Until Victoria. Birdman are several long takes edited together, Victoria is the real deal.
Everyone is talking about Casino, which is fine, but no one has mentioned a Bronx Tale. Written by Chaz Palminteri and directed by Robert De Niro. They also had major acting roles in the film. It is a great movie.
Such a better movie than Casino, by leaps and bounds.
"The saddest thing in life is wasted talent."
@@Melancthon7332 It’s a great movie, but I respectfully disagree it’s better than Casino
A Bronx Tale is also based on actual events. Chazz Palminteri wrote and performed it originally as a one-man play based on his childhood growing up in The Bronx. I agree with you that it's a better movie than Casino, though I still think Casino was a very good movie.
Bronx tale was brilliant.
"You insulted him a little bit"
- Jimmy
Jimmy cut Morrie out of the heist money because Morrie had no actual standing. Morrie was just a gambler who liked hanging out with the neighborhood bad guys. Morrie wasn't a made guy; he wasn't even an associate, which means he had nobody backing him up, nobody to advocate for him, nobody who would be offended if he was harmed. In short, Jimmy cut Morrie out simply because he could.
Movie has some liberties with names and what people actually did ... The basis for character Morrie "wig man" Kessler was bookmaker Martin "Marty" Krugman (born December 30, 1919- disappeared January 4, 1979, declared legally dead in 1986) he did own a wig shop and was an associate of the Lucchese crime family .
Billy Batts was member of Gambino crime family and friend of John Gotti , he was killed in a Nightclub owned by Henry Hill , 2 weeks after he insulted Tommy .
Bet they got the scene to be pretty accurate , but the time span and premeditation , indicates Henry Hill is not as clean as this movie makes him look :-)
Jimmy cut him out because he hated him, as the real Jimmy Burke hated Krugman in real life.
Cut him out to keep his share.
Morrie was a bookie who refused to pay protection money to Jimmy. Then Jimmy sent a couple guys to beat up an employee of Morrie's and then Morrie threatened to go to the DA and Jimmy hated and never trusted him after that.
Krugman wanted $500,000 out of the heist, so for Jimmy it was either give this guy he didn't like half a million dollars, or kill him and keep it. To a man like Jimmy that's no choice at all.
You mentioned that the guy talking them into going into witness protection sounded too real. That is because he was the actual agent who dealt with the real Henry Hill. He was hired as a consultant for the movie and, when the original actor wasn’t cutting it, they offered him the role.
I can't believe what I'm watching... It seems impossible... A good reaction channel? With nice, decent people reacting to different movies and TV Series? It seems unreal. Congratulations for being awesome!!!
Try Popcorn in Bed and CineBinge. They are all lovely too.
I also love the part where he is trying to get all of the guns/coke/money together for the deal, but he still has to focus on making the Sunday dinner. It shows you how important food is to Italian culture and families.
The "funny how" scene is one of the best in movie history.
there is a kids cartoon with Henry, Jimmy and Tommy as pigeons, called "Goodfeathers"
It was in the Animaniacs.
Remember Eek the cat? They did an epic parody of this. You know, for kids???
Ray Liotta’s laugh is legendary thanks for watching this classic gangster film
Unlawful Entry is the first movie I ever saw him in, and he's awesome in that!
@@jkhoover good movie and the first movie I saw Ray in was “Something Wild “ with Melanie Griffith he was crazy scary in that then Field of Dreams he was great in that also
Why do I have feelings ray Liotta would’ve became the joker if Martin Scorsese ever made the Batman film
Quite possibly the best mob movie ever made.
Ray Liotta rest in peace my friend. Such a great talent and his performances were always perfect. He will continue to inspire legions of young actors.
No lie, I probably saw this movie over a hundred times. That's what happens when you have only one DVD and no cable.
Ha! But, yeah, I've seen it dozens of times.
Good movie to watch over 100 times to be fair
lmfao, been there man.
Better GOODFELLAS than MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM. Especially 2 copies of that.
@@mem1701movies This was years ago. I'm good now. 👍
Growing up in the Bronx in a huge italian family back in the 70's & 80's, it's hard to argue with at least 90% of the stereo types in this movie.
Speaking of that, hope they do A Bronx Tale. Excellent movie
Casino was another Masterpiece from Scorsese, De Niro, And Pesci
I do hope they get around to reacting to that sometime soon, too.
Too bad Bobby Di Nero is an absolute tool! He's obviously an incredible actor but seems to be a total ass in real life!
@@TaraConti Most people are total asses in real life
I'm sure this will get mentioned elsewhere in the comments by others, but Scorsese's "Casino" is the perfect movie pairing to Goodfellas. Also co-written by Nicholas Pileggi and featuring both De Niro and Pesci, as well as a few others from Goodfellas.
Absolutely agree!
Goodfellas is way superior to Casino
The thing I always found humorous is that Goodfellas is superior to like 99.99% of all movies, but the only one people ever seem to point out for some reason is Casino.
@@newspooiechannel Your first post pretty much covers why.
Scorsese's mother was in "Casino" too
Two neat facts The real Henry Hill stated that Joe Pesci's portrayal of Tommy was 90-95% accurate. Which is amazing, considering that Pesci looked nothing like the real Tommy, who was a tall, muscular man with a moustache and Joe pesci improvised the whole "How am I funny?" scene.
Sal Polisi also said that Pesci's portrayal was very accurate.
Although, he described Tommy as more like big child who seemed like he resorted to violence whenever he felt insecure as opposed to the remorseless psychopath in Goodfellas.
@@libertatemadvocatus1797 Exactly you know you did great when the guy the film is based off who actually knew the guy you played says good job not perfect but good job.
@@libertatemadvocatus1797 The film also portrays Tommy as a big child who resorts to violence when he is insecure, not sure what difference you are suggesting there.
@@LittleRedWhine the real Tommy was physically intimidating.
Pesci's portrayal was classic small man with range.
Actual Tommy was a bully who didn't take well to being insulted.
“It’s under my mothers name.” - Johnny Roastbeef
Mrs. Roastbeef is a sweetheart
Johnny Roastbeef was so stupid. How you gonna buy a brand new Cadillac & u got feds watching everyone?😆😆😆😆😆😆😆🤦🏽
@@larrypurnell3573 it was under his mother’s name!
@@johnLennon255 Are u being a wise guy with me? WHAT DID I TELL YOU? YOU DON'T BUY ANYTHING YOU HEAR ME! DON'T BUY ANYTHING!
@@larrypurnell3573 what are you getting no excited for?
This movie is a masterpiece, period.
"I'm gonna go get the papers get the papers"🤣🤣
I saw this movie and was just obsessed with it when it first came out. I read the book “Wiseguy” and it went into more details about the some of the main characters. Both Paulie and Jimmy died in prison. Jimmy died in 1996 of cancer. Henry Hill died in 2012.
Not only is it a true story, but on the BluRay there's a commentary track with Henry Hill and the D.A. who put him in the Witness Relocation Program that is absolutely chilling.
This movie had such an amazing cast. Lorraine Bracco who portrayed Karen Hill went on to play Tony Soprano's psychiatrist in The Sopranos.
Goodfellas is one of those classics that has so many quotable lines and memorable scenes. A very intelligently constructed movie, too. My sister and me always bust out the "You think I'm a clown? Do I amuse you?" Whenever one of us does something stupid and one of us laughs at the other 😆
Michael Franzese is a former member of the Columbo crime family and has an excellent CZcams channel if you are interested in anything organized crime related he knew a lot of these guys and turned his life around and is a really good man now but he reviews mob movies and has stories about lots of wise guys, thanks also Donnie Brasco with Johnny Depp is excellent film about a true story of undercover cop infiltrating the mob
That and the departed are great undercover films.
It's Colombo
@@charlesderosas5577 The original Hong Kong version of The Departed is also awesome. The sequels are interesting.
@@YouHaventSeenMeRight I honestly tried watching the first original departed (infernal affairs) but it was too slow.
Michael Franzese is also mentioned by name at the beginning of this movie
Nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture but lost 7 to the western epic Dances With Wolves. Joe Pesci won Best Supporting Actor.
How this movie lost to Dances with Wolves is baffling.
@@obscureentertainment8303 both are amazing. This is more culturally iconic!
@@MikeB12800 Must be true. Reactions for Dances with Wolves are rare
@@obscureentertainment8303 Agreed. Dances with Wolves was ok. Especially at the time. But Goodfellas is a masterpiece
I'm 33 and a major movie buff and I just watched Goodfellas for the 1st time ever last month 🤦🏾♀️ it is now one of my favorite top 100 movies.
You would put 99 other movies before this one? Most people have it in their top 10 or even top 5 🤔
@@PatrickRyan147 I never said what number I have it placed at. I just said it was a top 100. I don't have to be like most people
@@keavabonner1625 I agree with you. I wouldn't have it in my top 99 either. It's just a telling of a relatively interesting story. That's all. There aren't any deep themes or allegories. You know.. It's not Animal Farm or No Country for old men, for example 👍👍
This was a pivotal movie in cinematic history. There had never been a movie that so truthfully delved into American Mafia life. Before it the life had been mysterious and somewhat romanticized. This movie showed people a World most at the time knew next to nothing about immersing you into all of it, the glamourous, glitzy, exciting, and familial comradery side as equally well the dark, sinister, uncaring, ruthless, cut throat side. It didn't hurt that it was done with an out of this World musical score, fantastic stylistic cinematography, pacing, and incredible actors. It changed the trajectory of filming in alot of ways. Alot of people in my age group think of movies as before Goodfellas- after Goodfellas.
Top 3 for me
1. Next up, "Casino."
2. Fun facts: the actor who played Spider (the kid that Tommy shoots during cards) and the actress who played Karen both had large roles in The Sopranos.
3. Did you notice that after watching this movie, your commentary uncharacteristically included the word "fuck" a lot?
Ummm dude Next up The Godfather
10:00 that's also carmelas mom in sopranos
I liked Goodfellas, but I HATED Casino. What a depressing downer. And very unoriginal, way too much like Goodfellas.
@@porflepopnecker4376 But Casino is also based upon a true story (and told via a Nicholas Pileggi true crime book). Maybe there is a certain type of person who becomes a mobster, and those of that type make the same mistakes.
@@porflepopnecker4376 yes, I agree, casino was so bad I never want to see it again
"I mean funny like I'm a clown, I amuse you?" - classic line. This is such an amazing film. I remember watching it for the first time as a teenager when it came out and thinking Wow!
The Best Gangster Flick ever made!
I respectfully disagree. But it is a good movie.
@@possiblepilotdeviation5791 What's your pick? Cause this is my favorite too, but I'm open.
@@jkhoover For me, it is the Godfather. I like Parts 1 and 2 over Goodfellas. But to each his own.
However, I think the Sopranos beats them all, but it a TV show, so not a fair comparison with movies.
Gotti is a great movie too. The 1996 HBO Gotti movie obviously
Here's some BTS facts:
1. The agent Henry is talking to, is the actual person that busted the real Henry.
2. The real Tommy was a huge person, about 6 something and 230+ pounds
3. Speaking of Tommy, his body was never found and his murder is still unsolved.
4. The woman who plays Tommy's mom is actually Martin Scorsese's mother, his dad was the chef in prison.
5. The "How am I funny?" Scene was actually improvised by Pesci.
6. The real Jimmy Conway is actually named Jimmy Burke and he was serving time at the time of filming. No clue why they changed it.
7. The real Henry Hill actually got kicked out of Witness protection, mostly he returned to his old habits.
The real Henry used to go on The Howard Stern show
Henry Hill claims that Billy Batt's crew captain at the time, John Gotti himself, killed Tommy and that it was a slow death. Take it with a grain of salt. Henry the older and drunker he got had a tendency to embellish at times. lol
The kid (waiter) that got killed in the bar later played Tony Soprano's nephew Christopher in the HBO Series "The Sopranos". Another great series modeled after the actual events of the New Jersey Mob. It won many awards.
This is the greatest mob story ever told. No prequels or sequels, just a standalone film that details one story. Imo, Scorsese’s best film 💯.
This dude hit the freaking lottery with this girl right here, so smart, so beautiful!
I agree but she did awesome as well. TBR is super smart, handsome and the way he treats her. Oh man...... He should be cloned!!!
"Henry had nothing to do with this really, but we know that, two important rules; never rat on your friends, and keep your mouth shut. " Exactly. One of the best movies of all time. A true, genuine classic.
I am a sincere person, in my opinion you two make the BEST reaction videos, one of your strengths is that you disect each movie and also talk about the technical aspects of film-making not just the stories.
The real Mike Francese from the “bar nickname scene” has a youtube channel now.
When Michael got out of jail he took his wife to see the movie and when Michael saw this he quickly left the theater with his wife and he called Martin Scorsese and asked him why he was put in the movie, since from what Michael said he was part of a different crew and didn’t hang around the Gambino crew.
@@brilicusgaming6922 Yeah, he said he isn’t 100% sure it’s referencing him, but he was the only Michael Francese around those guys at the time. Even though he was in a different crew, he at least met all these guys before.
@@MikeB12800 Yup and Martin Scorsese said Michael had name value and that’s why he put him in the movie. I like how Michael tells stories of that life, despite the suffering him and his family went through, because recalling those days must be hard. Still I’m glad he’s still around to these stories.
@@brilicusgaming6922 Henry Hill was an associate of the Lucchese family, not the Gambinos.
The movie, "My Blue Heaven" is an unofficial sequel to Goodfellas. Nora Ephron who was married to Nicolas Pileggi wrote My Blue Heaven and the movie is a comedy about Henry Hill's experience in witness protection. Its a definite watch as it still a funny movie with Steve Martin and Rick Moranis.
So the rank structure of the Mafia is as follows:
The Commission - a group composed of the bosses of the biggest families who act to settle large disputes. The Commission has not met in person in decades and its membership has shrunk considerably.
Family - a hierarchy of all Mafiosi in a given area. Most families have control over a given city. NYC has the famous "Five Families" which are the most powerful in the country. A family is run by a three-man Administration: a Boss, his second in command Underboss, and an advisor called a Consigliere. Because of the Mafia's losses in recent decades often families are missing one or two of these positions or have "Acting Bosses" or "Street Bosses" when the true Boss is in prison. Some families have as few as 50 total criminals; the Five Families have hundreds, even thousands of criminals each.
Crew - Families are made up of independent units called crews. Each crew is run by a Caporegime, or Captain. (Paulie was a Caporegime for the Lucchese crime family, one of New York's Five Families.) Captains control all rackets in a given area, and collect tribute from crew members, passing some along up to Administration and keeping the rest. Captains are all "made men," meaning they've taken the oath, and cannot be harmed without permission from the family Boss. Crews are made up of two kinds of criminals: a small group of Soldiers (made men) and a much larger group of Associates, who are simply any criminals working with and operating under a particular crew. It used to be a rule that you had to be "100 percent Sicilian" to become made, but this was never fully enforced - even Al Capone failed this standard, his family was from Naples. Nowadays the standard seems to be that all someone needs is an Italian last name and to not be obviously biracial. Henry and Jimmy were both Irish and could never move past Associate; Tommy was Italian but still just an Associate, since families kept made members to a minimum and only rarely "opened the books" to swear in new blood.
Hmmm an Irish guy telling us how the mob works. Hah jk bud.
You are well informed. And it’s definitely interesting sh*t
i actually read your whole statement. and find. it very interesting. I wonder what else you got. If you could have a channel. i would watch
@@justmeeagainn I would rather read his comment a second time than yours even once.
I was under the impression Al Capone was never a sworn member in the first place and just ran his own racket in Chicago, away from the influence of the 'real' mafia in New York.
Interesting fact "the funny guy" scene was unscripted and improvised so the shocked look on everyone's face is legit 🤣
This is my favorite movie of all time. Well-directed, well-acted, and not a dull moment.
The most relentlessly awesome movie soundtrack ever.
Well, putting John Williams and Back to the Future movies aside, I think I could argue Forrest Gump.
This was my sister's first R rated movie and every now and then we go back to it and recite it word for word lmao an absolute classic this film is. Pesci's best role hands down.
... Vinny Gambini would disagree.
@@wwoods66 don't do this to me.
The day Henry got busted was exactly 2 weeks before I was born.
The 2 different movie thing was really popular at the time. Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, Deer Hunter, and many others of the time felt this way.
One of my very favorite films. A masterpiece of filmmaking!
12:20, that's actually Martin Scorsese's mom!!
"Marty" was an assistant director/cameraman/editor/gofer for the Woodstock film (1970). Scorsese also directed the concert film "The Last Waltz" (1978), which documented The Band's farewell concert at Winterland on Thanksgiving day 1976.
I love this movie. I also have a kinda special connection to this movie, because Paulie looks, dresses and acts exactly like my late grandfather. When I watched this movie for the first time, I had to stop - because of how much Paulie reminded me of my late grandfather. But I've since then watched the movie many times and it has become one of my favorite movies.
I heard somewhere that the scene with Joe Pesci getting upset when Henry says he's funny, was an ad lib by Pesci. Something similar happened when he was younger, so you mentioned it to the director, and then just did it, but none of the other actors knew. They all luckily stayed in character, because that is an iconic scene.
The general story is startlingly mostly accurate. Some other things I know are:
(1) Tommy is much bigger in real life, like 6'4"-ish 250 lbs- ish
(2) Tommy wasn't killed at the end for killing Billy Batts. Paulie had Tommy killed because Tommy actually R*P*D Karen when Henry was in prison. And Paulie was having an affair with Karen! And apparently it was John Gotti who pulled the trigger!!
(3) The stimulus for Billy Batts being killed in the bar was more that Jimmy had taken over Billy's rackets while Batts was in jail. And they were making him good money. So instead of handing them all back, it was actually Jimmy who killed Billy Batts.
R.I.P Maurice
Jimmy was as powerful as some of the Capos who were made men. He killed two made men without any repercussions.
In the movie, Batts says to Jimmy just before getting whacked, "I did my time. I got my mouths to feed. I gotta get what I gotta get." Basically, when Batts went to prison, Jimmy took over his (Batts's) enterprises. Jimmy was a greedy bastard and was not about to give Batts back his previous enterprises.
4:27 the irl mobster Michael Franzese, who knew Henry, mentioned watching this scene in the theatres with his wife, hearing his name, and getting the heck out of there asap because he was worried people would think he leaked info to the film crew or something
Real names: Paul Cicero was Paul Vario; Jimmy Conway was Jimmy Burke. They both died in prison.
The book was titled *Wiseguy* and was written by Nicholas Pileggi, who also worked as a crime reporter for the Associated Press and New York magazine.
Well technically Jimmy Burke was Conway too because it was his mother’s maiden name. Burke was Jimmy’s adopted family name
My dads cousins grew up around Jimmy Burke. He was a stand up guy. Never ratted.
I'm started watching The Sopranos a few weeks ago and now I'm seeing how many actors from that show are in this , which is ironic since they mention a lot of mob movies lol
Where does Tony rank Goodfellas
The homage to the 'Spider' character getting shot in the foot has the same actor shooting a pizzeria owner in the foot in The Sopranos.
The FBI agent who put them in the witness protection is a real FBI agent. He also worked as a consultant for the movie.
"I don't wanna be a gangster anymore"
😂👍🏻
It still aggravates my that this movie didn’t win a single Oscar and that it lost Best Picture to Dances With Wolves.
I mean that is a great movie but no one talks about it any more. And 30 years later Goodfellas is still one of the greatest and most influential movies ever made.
Joe Pesci won an oscar for best supporting actor portraying Tommy in this movie.
@@caseyboyd2860 and that was it
They're both A+ movies.
Morey's wigs are hurricane tested lol.
But not phone cord tested.
FYI, if a lot of people aren't familiar with NY at all, Idlewild Airport was renamed John F. Kennedy Airport. Known locally as JFK or just plain Kennedy.
"There's a scout troop short a child,
Khrushchev's due at Idlewild--"
1990 was a fantastic year for film. Two other Best Picture noms, Dances With Wolves (which won) and my personal fave Barry Levinson’s Avalon, need your attention. Thanks TBR and Sam!
I love the way they filmed the day he got arrested. The cuts got more hectic, the music picked up, it's like the cameraman was getting hopped up along with Henry. As you just now said, they captured the feel of a falling rollercoaster when filming helicopter-day.
If you're a Howard Stern fan, you probably heard Henry Hill on the show back in the 90's and early 2000's. HH was a fan of Howard and came on the show at least 10 times. However, Henry was a sad drunken mess by then - he come on Howard's show slurring and cursing and barely coherent. He seemed to have a death wish by then - he left Witness Protection, and he'd taunt the people that called in to Howard who called him a rat and a snitch. He'd drunkenly laugh and tell them to come find him. HH was a wreck and it was painful to listen to him get worse every time he showed up on Howard.
I remember one time 'Spider's' sister called the Howard Stern show to talk to Henry Hill about the location of Spiders body. Henry didn't know.
Probably guilt from all the terrible things he did. To hear michael franzses tell it, he kept trying to get out of the life but couldn’t. He must have hated it at some point
How could I have forgotten about that!? As soon as I read your comment it all came back to me. Yeah, it was really sad.
@@toothlessrick3970 I looked this up on and couldn't find it.
@@noskoolikeoldskool I remember watching the segment on the Howard Stern TV show on the E Network. If anyone is interested, here's a small documentary on spider. czcams.com/video/PU5M_op_veA/video.html
The amount of people in this film that are in The Sopranos, the greatest thing ever put to film, ever, is astounding. Christopher, Big Pussy, Paulie, Larry Barese, Dr. Melfi, Karen's Mom who plays Carmela's mom, Billy Batts, Tobin Bell, Carmine, Frank Pellegrino, Maury, Beansy, and many more. They shared 27 cast members.
Henry hill actually left witness protection and lived for quite awhile. He has a bad drug problem, I believe that was related to his passing
Casino is another masterpiece...
And it's interesting how the audience builds sympathy for these characters, even though they were total assholes.
7:40, love this Steadicam shot!
Along with Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, Scorcese's best.
i still think the departed was his best.
@@muhammadhilmiramadhan3556 aviator was phenomenal...didnt realize he directed it tho
@@foreignmilk5589 No way in hell. The departed? Bro stop. Goodfellas is a masterpiece. The departed was overrated af. And honestly he only won for that because they owed him an Oscar. The departed wasn't an Oscar caliber movie. Raging Bull and Goodfellas are next level. Taxi driver even. Departed was meh. Aviator is the one that's underrated. Brilliant movie
Casino number 1
Not arguing your point, but Taxi Driver and Raging Bull are both so very, very dark that they don't rate highly on my re-watchability index. They're a lot more closed off in way, too. Both of those movies take you deeply into the mind of one guy. Good Fellas and Casino take you deeply into entire hidden worlds. I could and do re-watch them practically endlessly.
I also fell down a bit of "The Irishman" rabbit hole. I first saw it in a really tiny theater and I was a little disappointed. It was very good, but I was hoping for great. It gets better and richer with multiple viewings. But that's probably true for most of Scorsese's films.
An incredibly brutal, and mind screwing movie. Because of the violent wild card attitude of Tommy. The way decenia old friendships and bounds mean absolutely nothing and behind the friendly smiles and gestures are predators who are either ready to kill or just a breath away of their own brutal death.
It's worth digging into the life of the real Henry Hill, there's tons of interviews & documentaries of him on youtube. Great ep ! You guys absorb a lot out of movies, which is cool to see & hear. Cheers !
- *”IM THE BOSS OF THE WHOLE COMMISSION!”*
- GIANNI RUSSO 🤣🤣
Another classic is Casino
Hey guys hope you two have an great and awesome day. Goodfellas is one of the best mob movies. Much ❤ as always 😊
I would say the narration is coming from the book - their interviews and testimonies to the reporter/author who wrote "Wiseguy".
Oh my gosh I was watching this, turned back to my feed and learned Ray Liotta just passed away😢. R.I.P. Ray
You two just made my day, what a pick!
It's a masterpiece. Great reactions! Make sure to watch "Taxi Driver" and "Raging Bull", both by Scorsese with Di Nero, both masterpieces.
I second these! Both are iconic but the acting in Raging Bull is pure perfection.
it cracks me up how henry complained more about living in the suburbs than living in prison.
The narration comes almost completely from the book. As an aside in 1990, I was dating a guy, a film projectionist,I He had transfered this to VHS well before it was released. He gave me a hit of acid before we settled in. Best cinema experience of my life.
KARRENNNN. That’s all we gotttt!!!
Nobody's going to jail Karen!
I wish you guys would watch BLOW starting Johnny Depp. One of his best rolls ever. An amazing true story.
Definitely.
"Donnie Brasco" is also one of his best roles.
Samantha's reactions when something Horrific happens is pure gold.
24:38 Fun Fact: the playing the Fed talking about them going into witness protection is not an actor. His name is Edward McDonald and he is a real life former Federal Prosecutor and the same prosecutor who handled Henry Hill's case.
Money makers get a pass until they stop making money. You can't even touch a made guy let alone kill one.
Or want to leave with The Guys realising he knows some of their secrets so when in doubt,wipe him out....
Henry Hill spent his life after that getting hammered and falling all over himself on The Howard Stern Show while local mafia guys would call in and threaten him. He died a few years back.
I always use to remember what balls on this guy so openly going on shows bragging about his mobster life & how he was so famous now. Miracle he lived as long as he did. My brother drove me up to the hills where he was living in california after his death. Gorgeous area.
@@bdog1323 One of his best moment was when he was hammered and asked the newswoman for a "caramel macchiato please" and he was slurring his words and she thought he was asking to "cum on her please" and the whole staff made fun of her.
@@dontbstingy3587 lmfao
There was a show on Fox at the time called Wiseguy so that's why the movie was Goodfellas... Henry was then kicked out of the witness protection program for telling everyone the movie was about him
When you see Goodfellas for the third time, it's then you realise how just amazing this movie is.
You guys should realize that when the Lufthansa Heist happened it was n national news story. Also Henry Hill was on a lot of TV shows and is well known by an entire generation.