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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:
(138 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 Comments:
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)
Buenos muchachos (Argentina) (Mexico) [es]
GoodFellas - Drei Jahrzehnte in der Mafia (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Les affranchis (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Maffiabröder (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
Mafiáni (Czech Republic) (DVD title) (Czechoslovakia) [cs]
яКЮБМШЕ ОЮПМХ (Soviet Union: Russian title) [ru]
Chlopcy z ferajny (Poland) [pl]
Dobri momci (Yugoslavia: Serbian title) [sr]
Mafiabrødre (Norway) [no]
Mafiabrør (Norway) (TV title) [no]
Mafiaveljet (Finland) [fi]
Nagymenök (Hungary) [hu]
Os bons Companheiros (Brazil) [pt]
Quei bravi ragazzi (Italy) [it]
Siki dostlar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Ta kala paidia (Greece) [el]
Tudo Bons Rapazes (Portugal) [pt]
Un dels nostres (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Uno de los nuestros (Spain) [es]
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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:
Voted #6 on Empire magazine's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time (September 2008). more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Tommy takes out Stacks, he says, "You'd be late to your own funeral" as he puts the gun to the back of Stacks' head. When they show Tommy in slow motion, he doesn't say anything. This is not a goof but rather because Tommy shoots him once in the head and then moves positions before shooting him again. In slow-mo, we do not see the first shot, only the latter ones. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Henry Hill: The fuck is that?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hot Fuzz (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Leader of the Pack more

FAQ

Paulie tells Henry not to deal drugs after he's released from prison, but didn't seem to mind while Henry was inside... Why?
What is the song that was playing when...?
Why is there a black bar covering the airline ticket the babysitter pulls out of her purse?
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188 out of 231 people found the following comment 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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