Goodfellas

Synopsis: A young man grows up in the mob and works very hard to advance himself through the ranks. He enjoys his life of money and luxury, but is oblivious to the horror that he causes. A drug addiction and a few mistakes ultimately unravel his climb to the top. Based on the book "Wiseguy" by Nicholas Pileggi.

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director(s): Martin Scorsese

Actors: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco

Production: Warner Bros.

Won 1 Oscar. Another 43 wins & 37 nominations.


IMDB:: 8.7
Metacritic:: 89
Rotten Tomatoes:: 96%

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: R
Year:: 1990
: 146 min
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FADE IN:
JUNE 11, 1970S QUEENS, NEW YORK. THE SUITE - NIGHT
A smoky, overdecorated cocktail lounge and nightclub on
Queens Boulevard. Sergio Franchi is in full voice on the
jukebox. It is after midnight. It has bean a long night..
Balloons and empty glasses litter the place. BILLY BATTS,
a 50-year-old hood in an out-of-date suit, court at the
bar. WE SEE a younger, more sharply-dressed HOOD walk in
with a BEEHIVE GIRLFRIEND and hug BATTS.
HOOD:
Billy. You look beautiful. Welcome
home.
BAITS:
(laughing and turning
to the bartender)
What are you having? Give 'em what
they're drinking.
WE SEE FOUR OTHER MEN, including HENRY HILL and JIMMY BURKE,
standing near BILLY BATTS at the bar, raise their glasses
in salute. TOMMY DESIMONE and ANOTHER BEEHIVE BLONDE enter.
BILLY BATTS looks up and sees TOMMY.
BILLY:
Hey, look at him. Tommy. You grew
up.
TOMMY:
(preening a little)
Billy, how are you?
BILLY:
(smiling broadly at
Tommy and the girl)
Son of a bitch. Get over here.
TOMMY walks over and BILLY, too aggressively, grabs TOMMY
around the neck. TOMMY doesn't like it.
TOMMY:
(forcing a laugh)
Hey, Billy. Watch the suit.
BILLY:
(squeezing Tommy's
cheek, a little
too hard)
Listen to him. "Watch the suit,"
he says. A little pisser I've
known all my life. Hey, Tommy,
don't go get too big.
TOMMY:
Don't go busting my balls. Okay?
BILLY:
(laughing, to the
crowd at the bar)
Busting his balls?
(to Tommy)
If I was busting your balls, I'd
send you home for your shine box.
TOMMY'S smile turns to a glare as he realizes BILLY is
making fun of him. The Men at the bar are roaring with
laughter. His GIRL is looking glumly at her shoes.
BILLY:
(to the hoods at
the bar)
You remember Tommy's shines? The
kid was great. He made mirrors.
TOMMY:
(almost a threat)
No more shines, Billy.
BILLY:
Come ooonnn. Tommeeee. We're only
kidding. You can't take a joke?
Come ooonn.
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