Joe Pesci didn’t think Tommy was funny in Goodfellas
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I think Joe knows the character and he’s not wrong about him.
Ofc he’s not wrong, he personified this character and his character thoughts and motives are exactly the thoughts and motives he wanted this character to have (probably with some guidance from director as well)
So that’s the closest to the fact we can get
Bing! Whataya doin’ here?!
Yep, he's a straight up psychopath. Not at all funny.
He's definitely accurate because my uncle went to John Adams highschool with the real Tommy Desimone. Unc used to say that he always made everyone nervous yet charismatic just like the character on the "funny how scene"
He said Pesci looked nothing like Tommy however he definitely acted and sounded identical to him. They used to also gamble together at a place called Sinatra club in their early 20s. If unc was still living he'd be 75 so pesci is definitely right about the character because he was channeling the real Desimone there. Who was a funny homicidal maniac in real life who was obsessed with controlling the room according to all stories that I heard about him.
The character was funny for yhe wrong reasons cause you are flabbergasted how much of a psychopath he was. Even a scary serial killer like Buffalo Bill was unintentionally funny.
Joe Pesci nailed it on the head. Tommy wasn't funny. He was a psychopath, and people only laughed at his dumb jokes to placate him and keep him from going crazy.
100%
And to not be the target of his fury.
They laughed because they were scared of him. They knew he could win a fair fight, so he would fight dirty when someone was down or hit them from behind
@@mattwiley4530the real Tommy was a big scary guy, Joe was far from that. The funny part was anyone believing that character was tough, nobody is scared of a dwarf!😂
@@tedk2166i think you watch a lot of movies and never met really short bad guys. You’d be scared. No matter how tough you think you are.
One of my mom’s older brothers was Pesci’s next door neighbor on Long Island for over 30 years. After Goodfellas was released, he personally came over to a gathering and apologized to my uncle for the racist language he used throughout that movie. My uncle said he had known him for 10 years prior to the movie and understood it was just a role he was playing. Only met Joe once, on Christmas 1994, and he was the coolest dude ever.
Bro, how cool! Cheers to you man 🍺
From *New Zealand*
Cool story, ya mind making me a sammich now?
@@louisfernandezleija69Can make you a knuckle one
Wasn't Pesci from the North Ward , Newark NJ ? We called guys like him Nicky Newark 😉
The foreshadowing was great though. "I worry about you Henry. You may fold under questioning!"
Lol..
Ray’s laughter at the end was a sign of relief. A form of de-escalation.
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yea fr like bro was scared asf 💀💀
Well thank god we had you clear that up for us. Any other behind the scenes secrets for us?
😂😂😂😂@@Soulrollsdeep
Bruh I was a part of a silly street gang in London been stabbed 17 times and shot.....I have no problem in saying nowhere near mafia and its so realistic ide shyt myself with nervous laughter lol
“You play when I want you to play”
If you dont wanna play ,i shoot you..
life is recognizing the underlying causes of actions... that was a subtle action with a secret haymaker
Most gangsta shit ever
Guy has such range its incredible
The statement he’s making is only one that can be made if you’ve spent a considerable amount of time amongst guys like that. It’s that they have funny bones, they love to laugh and joke but you have to pick and choose the timing and if it isn’t right, they’re going to drag you into a dark corner and THEN they’ll turn it into a joke, because they decided to. Not because you made a joke of them.
That was such a tense moment in that scene😮😅 R.I.P Ray Liotta
Joe Pesci portrays an old school mobster / gangster better than any other actor imo. No one even comes close.
DeNiro as Jimmy came close. His performance just as great as Pesci. Not to mention Paul Sorvino.
joe is nice in casino 1995 @@randycunningham7318
Ray liotta, deniro and pesci all top notch gangsters imo
He ain’t portraying. 😂
This comment ^^^^^^
Joe Pesci is such a master
Definitely under rated! Deserves and should be in the conversation as all time greats!
he played good in Home Alone 1 and 2 also
and an expert amateur in the legal profession
You may fold under questioning one day Henry. ❤😂 It did happen eventually. Well played Joe and Ray. The two of them did that scene adlib. It wasn't in the original script. One of the three best mafia movies ever in my opinion. Godfather 1, and part 2, being the first two. 😊
@@stanleybochenek1862hahahaha so funny comment
This is why Joe Pesci played these characters so well he never once tired to glamorize them he made their flaws very obvious a lot of guys do these gangster movies and they want to be billy badass or they want to be a good guy every single gangster Pesci ever played was a irredeemable bad guy who got his often times by being outsmarted
BINGO! You perfectly described how he played all of those villains! The contrast is even present in My Cousin Vinny where he plays a stereotypical Italian-American without any of the horrifying stuff from the gangster roles and he is freaking adorable…but when he turns on the horror factor, we know he is not playing the good guy. He even managed to play a PG bag guy in the Home Alone movies without the cussing, but we all knew he was a bad person who deserved whatever punishment was dished out.
@@hithere4719his character in Home Alone was kinda terrifying. Showing up as a cop at the beginning, threatening to bite off a child’s fingers by the end. Such a great performer
@@charliethegent In hindsight the movie was made for parents to share the Fear Of Pesci with their children for Christmas. I know my Dad would have loved to be like “Boys, check out this crazy movie Goodfellas! This guy is like the devil, he’s nuts!”, but Mom wouldn’t let that happen.
I meant to say that Home Alone was definitely on Pesci’s list of scary movies. He played violent characters before, but the specific plot of going after a young boy could only be played out in a kid’s movie where the kid wins….I mean Pesci can go dark, but I don’t think anyone would produce an R-rated film about a a criminal duo going after a kid, and winning 😬
PS: Happy Halloween 🎃
Listen to his gangsta rap. He absolutely glamorises those characters.
He is a phenomenal actor all around! I love Goodfellas and Casino tough lol
The first time I watch this movie that scene sticks out because I remember feeling awkward and not knowing if things would go left, then laughing but more of a nervous relief laugh. Only great actors can summon those feelings in the audience, it’s great!
Pesci was iconic in both this and Casino. Scary af
And in the Irishman
“You might fold under questioning”
Foreshadowing at its finest
tha crazy part is Henry as a juvie kept his lips sealed & stood 10 toes down ... but as a top level gangster wit all tha exp. in his lata years he ended up snitchin on his OGs
@@XxThePhantomFreezexX Mind you Henry was at the breaking point at that time, the OG's wanted Henry dead way before he got caught.
Starting in the early 1980's, the Rico & Racketeering "laws" were getting all the OG's put in jail left, right & center with zero proof of actual criminal activity, their connection was enough.
So there weren't many of the OG's left, their days were numbered and constantly looking over their shoulders, the feds were gonna get them even without Henry Hill.
Love that part 😅 he’s a gangster!!
Never realized that before.
@@XxThePhantomFreezexXhe was also a cokehead and was going to be put away for a long time for dealing drugs
When a guy that you know will shoot you for blinking wrong lets you off the hook you laugh a laugh of relief
Or u stay away from unstable snowflakes.
@@arcguardiansnowflake ok 😂
@@brum4692I mean it’s true. People who are unstable and get aggressive at every little thing are inherently sensitive snowflakes. They can’t handle their own fee-fees.
@@user-dj9iu2et3r they are insecure but not snowflakes. Snowflakes wants to beat you but lack balls to do so, dude was a psycho who wouldn't hesitate to kill etc Snowflake would cry and be mentally destroyed if someone would start shooting around him, and the shooter would be this dude lol
@@user-dj9iu2et3r also some bad people aren't really insecure, it is misconception that someone who is aggresive must be insecure (im not saying this specific character isn't). People who suddenly blow and get aggresive can do so for many reasons, some simply wants to rule everyone and made everyone be afraid of them which is kinda twisted sense of self respect, they can do so out o their ego and out of treating themselves as only authority that is. If you for example would make someone like Putin feel that you don't resect him then he could order to kill you, not because he is insecure but because he would think that how dare some small peasant think he is anywhere his level and dare to say stuff that only he can do without consequences, this have anything to do with insecurity in that case.
Damn even joe knew his character was evil psychopath riding that line
One of the great actors of our times. The guy can play Tommy in Goodfellas, and Leo in Lethal Weapon. Great talent!
It’s a power play. There is no moment more cathartic than when Tommy finally gets what’s coming to him. The film is one of the best anti-crime films ever made because it’s all fun and style and Bam everyone’s either dead or behind bars. The Irishman tells essentially the same story but suddenly becomes more interested in the aftermath and the two form a perfect medication on life and perspective as a whole. God, Scorsese and his casts and crews have created true art
do you think the sopranos was based on this movie?
THAT IS HOW IT GOES IN DRUG DEALING CIRCLES
@@topcatmattthey didn't sell drugs
@stevencoardvenice racketeering or drug dealing, but he'll, even using that part is glamorous at first if you're rich lol
@@topcatmatt You should try some, if that's really you in that picture.
Always thought Liotta’s laugh in this scene, especially at the end, was telegraphing how stressed he was.
[edit 11/14/2023] I meant Liotta’s character.
Yes 2 excellent actors picking up a real vibe in the room. It was 100% authentic.
@@iandixon9675love it when the actors actually embody the characters like this, with little giveaways of a deeper meaning
Terrified.
that little comment Tommy makes about Henry folding under questioning was spot on lmao
Spot on mate
yea i remember the first time i watched goodfellas i always felt sooo much tension when his character was on screen especially after the “funny how” scene. amazing performance
An absolute brilliant actor
We need to talk about how Ray was able to nail the response with a touch of nervousness and perfect delivery. Man, the level of talent on this set.
I heard the scene was improvised by Pesci, and the actors just responded in character
@dreday3303 not true. Pesci himself affirmed that you don't improvise in movies.
Yessir
I know. Everyone under sells Liotta, always. All of his roles have put him to the test, and every role he's done impresses me. Nobody ever talks about his characters in Copland, or NARC. He's even under sold here, in Goodfellas. His interaction with the audience is intense, especially towards the end when the walls are closing in on him.
@@brucelaborin2124check him out in No Escape (1994) little hidden gem right there. Also starring legend Lance Henriksen
Joe Pesci is Right Tommy was not funny-he was terrifying.
Kevin weren’t having none of his shit when he came to his house though 😂
One of the great bits of all time in Hollywood, need more of this kind of acting 😂🤣
Like the late great George Carlin said. Joe Pesci is the kinda guy who gets things done.
For years I asked God to do something about my noisy neighbor with the barking dog. Joe Pesci straightened it out with one visit.
It's amazing what you can accomplish with a simple baseball bat
if we're gonna pray, let's pray to Joe Pesci
Who cares what that whining grandpa said
@@FunkSoulBrother7I think that's the only funny line I've ever heard from him.
Joe’s face right before he strikes Billy Batts is terrifying. He has so much rage in his face, he looked insane! Great actor
Who’s Billy Batts?
@@Harmthuriathe guy in the bar that had just gotten outta prison. He kept dogging Tommy about being a shoe shine boy.
@@julieleimkuehler1409 Oh, right. Thanks.
@@julieleimkuehler1409 Yes, I had forgotten his name.
Basically the dude Tommy whacked that would lead to Tommy getting whacked himself
I never thought about laughing in this scene.
As someone who was in the situation similar to what Henry was in, Tommy was not playing, that could've easily ended up in a fight, and i mean VERY easily. Joe Pesci knows this too because he got the scene from something that actually happened to him.
“You play when I want you to play” that’s tough right there.
I've been on the receiving end of that behaviour a few times, and it's such a cheap, low-life tactic to "control a room".
Joe pesci played a cheap low life man.
perfect
I'm not sure about you sometimes Sinthan...I think you may fold under questioning😆
100%, Same here, been on the end of it from some real psychos who were trying to intimidate me. They pretend like they're squaring up to you then go "I'm just kidding mate calm down haw haw". Common tactic with scottish neds. Never once phased me, in fact every single time I've called their bluff and every one of them instantly left, people who do that are all talk... apart from Tommy lol
@@ass640Suuuuure 🙄
thats why they do it. Most of my friends growing up were guys like that. I'd see them on the weekend and their knuckles would be scarred up from fighting but I'd never seen them fight before. Odds are they needed me around so they DIDN'T end up in fights, because apparently it was guaranteed otherwise.
Wished he would do more movies. Great actor.
I read that Joe Pesci improvised that whole scene to get a truly scared reaction out of Ray Liotta. That was basically reality impersonating acting .
Can’t ask the great Ray Liotta no more! RIP Goodfella!
There was a problem, they couldn't straighten it out, he's gone, just gone. (with all due respect ofc, hence the movie quote)
Thanks Captain. It wasn’t obvious enough. 🤦🏻
hes intimidating af, even during the interview 😅
*insecure
@@mikemcnut3204what?
Snowflake even my little niece intimidates you
I was actually just thinking the exact opposite lol. Maybe it's just from growing up in an Italian neighborhood in Boston, but I have seen this type of man a million times. 5'2" old Italian man that is so lost in the "mobster fantasy" trope that they don't even seem to realize their brand of cool and intimidating is in fact laughed at in this day and age. Tell me as much as you want "there are still mobsters out there" cool maybe a handful, but not nearly as much as old Italian men seem to think there 😂 and so, these little guys were scary in a time when everyone was also tiny and untrained in combat sports. Now you would be hard pressed to find a young adult man who has NO experience in combat sports. So scary... even in his prime I could curl Joe Pesci into a ball simply from the fact that I'm 6'1 225lbs lol
@@OldManRiv3r I dont think that would make a difference when they pull a gun on you
Such a great acting, both Joe and Ray are doing a phenomenal job and i love when they break down the scene, they understand the characters inside out…
It's such a great scene... one of my all-time favorites
Its random to keep people on edge. You never know when they will blow up. Typical sociopathic behaviour
They play mobsters. They definitely have big egos.
Most of these mobsters are psychopaths
@@stevencoardvenice psychopaths or sociopaths
@@stevencoardvenice Obviously they're all pieces of crap but statistically speaking i don't think it's possible for most of them to be true psychopaths. There probably aren't so many psychopaths in a single minority group living in the same city and/or neighborhood. Many of them were also groomed into it since childhood so most of the time their brutality is learned behavior.
Joe Pesci is so underrated. He’s such a convincing actor.
Actor? I am certain pesci is the real deal and just happens to do movies too
He won an Oscar for this movie. I don't think he's underrated by anyone.
“Underrated” is so overrated. No original thought so the “underrated” comment comes out.
Do you even know what underrated means?
It’s shocking that he never got his proper praises for his underrated career playing roles in these Indy movies- you know who else is underrated? Martin Scorsese.
He has directed some great underrated movies, like Casino, and this movie, almost slipped my mind too, it’s so underrated, but Goodfellas should’ve gotten more recognition- but, it being an Indy film, I understand.
Tarantino is another underrated director too..
This scene was played so brilliantly that EVERYTIME I Watch it, I get nervous, expecting the conversation will take an ugly turn.
I think sometimes they adlibbed .It was like even Ray didn't quite know if he'd really made Pesci really angry,and he'd gone off script... amazing piece from an amazing movie.
Love how Pesci breaks down the character, a true master of his craft!
One of the greatest movie scenes EVER. The fact Ray had no idea what was happening 👌
In a former life a long time ago I knew people like Joe’s character. He nailed it. He really understands this type of person at a very deep level. Unbelievable actor.
Absolute classic!!! .... Great acting!! ...pesci & Liotta were exceptional in this movie...a masterpiece!!!
Absolutely. Such good acting. Dicaprio says he watches it every time it's on tv
@@stevencoardveniceWho doesn't? 😂
Masterpiece
@@IhateEveryone85
I know right
It's most definitely one of my favorite movies & I too watch it every time it's on even if I missed some of the beginning... I totally love the soundtrack my kinda music!! Casino is another of my favorites,I've probably watched both of them 20+ time's
The fact that he’s COMPLETELY different than that gangsta characters that he plays shows what an amazing actor he is.
Gangster* these guys actually have class.
@@papabird4425 gangsta is what I said and gangsta is what I meant
@@papabird4425 racist detected
Great cast; awesome production; the writers, wow! Story lines ad dialog made this epic film❤
His character had the ultimate gag played on him at the end
It was a violent scene. The waiter was nervous all throughout. Great direction all around.
. . the waiter gets shot dead by Tommy ... The real Mr. Disimone was a psychotic loose cannon , a homicidally insane , crazy maniac killer ..all here is just my humble opinion ...
You mean the waiter (Christopher in Sopranos) in the private setting (not the nightclub) was actually murdered this way in real life?
The point of that scene is to show how Tommy is an unstable psychopath, one minute he’s laughing and telling a funny story and then in an instant he’s menacing and ready to kill you. Even the other gangsters are afraid of him. Narrative mission accomplished
Greatly explained
Justice and karma traps anyone, as showed at the end of the movie...
Yes!
I've seen and talk to people like this.
Don't know what it is.. maybe show of power over you
@@Tuxedosnake00 thats exactly what it is.
Mr. Pesci, is so spot on in every scene he’s ever been in.. period. With this !!!!!!!!!!!
That’s the thing about working with Pesci, he loved to improv. Ray here was ready for it and it leads to one of the most iconic scenes in movie history.
A character that will live on in cinema history. Master class
Tommy actually was spot on when he said Henry may fold under questioning 😮very prophetic👌
Yes, "foreshadowing" is writer's tool you'll see utilized in many better-written stories. Re-watch some similar stuff with an eye out for it. Many easter eggs to be found.
What a shame it is, that we don't see Joe Pesci any more. Such a great actor, a great mind, and he knew the movie business, and an actors place in a setting. I can't help feeling like one day he will come back and appear on the screen again.
Joe is an amazing actor. And deeply understood this character from real life
Joe Pesci was so good in the movie “with honors” great movie and music!
The best. I wish they sold the soundtrack or had it on Spotify
@@Tauro420just search Goodfellas soundtrack
Ray Liota laughing is the scariest chit I have ever seen in my life!
Joe Pesci played that part convincingly. One of my favorite scenes in Goodfellas
Pesci is absolutely right and Liotta was authentic and respectful of another actor performance. Awesome scene
"asked me to christen his kid...cost him 7000" shit was funny
7000 I charged him.
Funny how?
@@Hopium500 You know, the way you tell the story, it's funny!
@@paulanthony5274What do you mean funny? Like I am a clown? I am here to amuse you?
@@dv0709 No, you said it, you said I was funny, tell me what's funny, what the fuck is so funny about me, tell me!
Joe versatility is a gift not many actors harness. One of the greats!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍
👍
Proper funny in Lethal Weapon.
The line about christening that guy's kid is one of the funniest lines I've ever heard in a film. The delivery was spot on.
I appreciate how he regards his character as real (which there really was a "Tommy") but his own portrayal of Tommy was from an understanding of the character's reality.
I think this is one of the most terrifying scenes in any movie of all time. U don't know 😂❤
Well ya he shot people for less, any perceived slight might result in getting killed
You.
The scene when Karen was gonna look at the dresses is scarier to me.
@calvinversailles7662 not really because she already knew there was problems, with Tommy it could go from 0 to 100 in no time
@@youtubisashoe Tommy was dead then, she visited Jimmy
My favorite thing about the scene is that Joe Pesci was on the receiving end of the conversation in real life, so he brought it up to Scorsese when he got asked to play the part and they incorporated it into the movie. Truth is almost always more interesting than fiction.
What do you mean? Can you expand on that?
@@SarcasticPlotRecaps Basically, he got the “funny how?” bit put on him in real life, so he took that experience and brought it into the movie when it otherwise wouldn’t have happened in the movie.
@@ForceMaximus84 Oh interesting!
OK, so the idea for part of the dialogue came from an actual event, but how does that demonstrate that “truth is almost always more interesting than fiction?” Fiction is interesting because in it everything happens for a reason. In real life, not so much.
@wulf67 it rings true because no writer conjured up that scene out of thin air. It was a real person delivering that spiel that was the genesis of this scene. Capisce??
Ray was a legend. RIP he will always be missed.
The eyes never lie Chico! JP giving off mob boss vibes
Such an iconic scene
@@POW.CREEPERno really you said it not me cmon how am I iconic?!?
Iconic like a drag queen?! How?
@@mattpassos5689 Nah man, it's just iconic, y'know, the way you tell the story, you're an iconic guy.
Pesci is right on the money.
We don't need you to explain it you fuckin nailed it
Exactly 💯. Awesome Actor's!
I've had a complete change of mind about Joe pesci He's one scary ass dude The fact that he played a comical character in lethal weapon is astounding because in real life he is very serious and very intimidating especially coming purely from his attitude and voice
Okay okay don't 4get about home alone 😅❤
But he’s playing a character. From everything I’ve heard, he’s a very nice and none confrontational guy.
He's an actor.
You realize him and Frank Vincent got their start in music and comedy, right?
My cousin Vinny
When I saw this movie for the first time, I was kind of scared of this character also, even through TV. Pesci was such a great in this role!
The kind of guy you really hope never to meet in real life, 'cause there's only one way out, and most people can't cross that line.
“You rly are a funny guy!” Fkn Classic scene…
One of my favourite movies and characters
pesci was so good at acting I was convinced as a kid he was a mobster hired as an actor
I was actually surprised that when the television series The Sopranos was being made, they brought in Frank Vincent but never Joe Pesci. Even for a few episodes he would have been great.
So true!!! It’s like you forget you’re watching a movie. Plus Ray’s narration. Truly a piece of art that only this director could’ve accomplished with this script at that time. Pesci is a hall of fame level craftsman.
Uh....
Thats what i actually thought of all the cast!
That guy was Pesci with the eye short guy with the shah of Iran
You’ll NEVER see a Joe Pesci actor again, he’s a National Treasure
Same goes for everything now. Social media ruined it.
@@alexv1190 actors, mussicians, directors, animators, writers, producers...allmost all of them sucks nowadays. All obsesed with politics, image, drugs, sex and bullshit "idealisms" playing to be "activists..."
We will never see this caliber of actors again. Industry is now full of photogenic pc nepo babies
@@robyee3325 more or less basically pretty sad
Brilliant , very tense moment
Yea you do amuse me especially in home alone part one!!
"Bing, I wish I was big just once!" 😆 🤣
Such a legendary scene bc it’s so viral that people think it’s nothing more than a funny gangster who has a temper, but it was really a scene to show how uncontrollable Tommy was even in a calm, happy dinner setting
The original short king
They say Joe be walking in with real gangsters acting like one every time he really like that
Am I the only one that purchased Joe's rap album? No one ever talks about it. "It's the bitches that will getcha"
It’s the soundtrack to my life. I want it played at my funeral
I am more of a Randy Savage rap album kind of guy.
'They Always Fuck You at the Drive-Thru' _was_ funny.
"Spider, I want you tou fucking dance that drink to me"😅
"You play when I want you to play."..... word of a straight hitter......
I was mildly amused
Joe Pesci is not the kind of guy that would fold under questioning.
But his character did fold under a .45
And in the other similar movie he folded under a batt to the knee
Literally all of the combo at 20:47 was majestic.
I hope to attain that level of combo awareness someday in tekken.
In that life every word you say has a tremendous impact on the life one wrong word can create a life or death situation
Love Pesci he 100% correct. He wasn’t funny he was scary as sht cause there’s real people like that
I have read that the real Tommy, Thomas DeSimone, was exactly like we see him in the movie. The only difference is that Joe Pesci is pretty short while Tommy was apparently a pretty big guy. Let that sink in, he was exactly as portrayed except that he was a little taller in real life. Freaking bone chilling…
Nervous laughter is so revealing, especially at 8 a.m. Monday morning sales meetings.
Tommy was a dead body in zombie mode
He bougth all the tickets to get ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
Tom, Joe, is completely randomly amusing HILIAROUSLY.
LOVE THE MOV MOVIES 😮😅😅😅
His roles will go down in history!😎👊🏽
Joe Pesci is a fucking G.
One of my favorites movies...The Good Fellas"!
The real Tommy was a total monster.
Joe Pesci is such a real one, love that guy's work.