The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 44 wins & 38 nominations total
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- TriviaAccording to Henry Hill, whose life was the basis for the book and film, Joe Pesci's portrayal of Tommy DeSimone was 90-99% accurate, with one notable exception; the real Tommy DeSimone was massively built.
- GoofsYoung Henry is right-handed, older Henry is left-handed.
- Quotes
Henry Hill: [narrating] As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster.
- Alternate versionsA television version of the film was prepared by director Martin Scorsese, which retained a good portion of the film's graphic violence. It also retained much of the profanity, minus the F- and S-words, which were dubbed over. Scorsese did a televised introduction upon the film's network premiere.
- ConnectionsEdited into Video Macumba (1991)
- SoundtracksRags to Riches
Written by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler
Performed by Tony Bennett
Courtesy of CBS Records, Music Licensing Department
Featured review
A true classic
This is the gangster film at its finest. Scorsese is on top form as are Pesci and De Niro. Liotta has never bettered the performance he gives here. The film starts as it means to go on - violent, full of profanity, fast paced and very stylish. The story follows Liotta's character from boy to man as he climbs his way up through the ranks of organised crime. We see all the highs and lows of his life and meet a host of very believable and very undesirable characters along the way. It's a film full of memorable scenes whilst remaining much more than the sum of its individual parts at the same time. This is what all movies should be like. It draws you in and won't let you out of its grasp at any point. When it finishes you feel exhausted and exhilarated at the same time. If ever the word 'masterpiece' was meant to be used, it was for this film.
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- thomashamps
- Sep 13, 2000
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- Also known as
- GoodFellas
- Filming locations
- The Oriental Manor, 1818 86th St, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(Henry and Karen's wedding reception)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $46,909,721
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,368,901
- Sep 23, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $47,049,784
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