Summary
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Cast
Robert De Niro
James Conway
Ray Liotta
Henry Hill
Joe Pesci
Tommy DeVito
Lorraine Bracco
Karen Hill
Paul Sorvino
Paul Cicero
Frank Sivero
Frankie Carbone
Tony Darrow
Sonny Bunz
Mike Starr
Frenchy
Frank Vincent
Billy Batts
Chuck Low
Morris Kessler
Frank DiLeo
Tuddy Cicero
Henny Youngman
Himself
Gina Mastrogiacomo
Janice Rossi
Catherine Scorsese
Tommy's Mother
Charles Scorsese
Vinnie
Suzanne Shepherd
Karen's Mother
Debi Mazar
Sandy
Margo Winkler
Belle Kessler
Welker White
Lois Byrd
Jerry Vale
Himself
Julie Garfield
Mickey Conway
Christopher Serrone
Young Henry
Elaine Kagan
Henry's Mother
Beau Starr
Henry's Father
Kevin Corrigan
Michael Hill
Michael Imperioli
Spider
Robbie Vinton
Bobby Vinton
Johnny Williams
Johnny Roastbeef
Daniel P. Conte
Dr. Dan
Tony Conforti
Tony
Frank Pellegrino
Johnny Dio
Ronald Maccone
Ronnie
Tony Sirico
Tony Stacks
Joseph D'Onofrio
Young Tommy
Steve Forleo
City Detective #1
Richard Dioguardi
City Detective #2
Frank Adonis
Anthony Stabile
John Manca
Nickey Eyes
Joseph Bono
Mikey Franzese
Katherine Wallach
Diane
Mark Jacobs
Bruce
Angela Pietropinto
Cicero's Wife
Marianne Leone Cooper
Tuddy's Wife
Marie Michaels
Mrs. Carbone
LoNardo
Frenchy's Wife
Melissa Prophet
Angie
Illeana Douglas
Rosie
Susan Varon
Susan
Elizabeth Whitcraft
Tommy's Girlfriend
Clem Caserta
Joe Buddha
Samuel L. Jackson
Stacks Edwards
Fran McGee
Johnny Roastbeef's Wife
Paul Herman
Dealer
Edward McDonald
Edward McDonald
Edward Hayes
Defense Attorney
Daniela Barbosa
Young Henry's Sister #1
Gina Mattia
Young Henry's Sister #2
Joel Calendrillo
Young Henry's Older Brother
Anthony Valentin
Young Michael
Edward D. Murphy
Liquor Cop #1
Michael Citriniti
Liquor Cop #2
Peter Hock
Mailman
Erasmus C. Alfano
Barbeque Wiseguy
John Di Benedetto
Bleeding Man
Manny Alfaro
Gambling Doorman
Thomas Lowry
Hijacked Driver
Margaret Smith
School Guard
Richard Mullally
Cop #1
Frank Albanese
Mob Lawyer
Paul McIsaac
Judge - 1956
Bob Golub
Truck Driver at Diner
Louis Eppolito
Fat Andy
Tony Lip
Frankie The Wop
Mikey Black
Freddy No Nose
Peter Cicale
Pete The Killer
Anthony Powers
Jimmy Two Times
Vincent Pastore
Man with Coatrack
Anthony Alessandro
Henry's 60's crew
Victor Colicchio
Henry's 60's crew
Mike Contessa
Cicero 60's Crew
Philip Suriano
Cicero's 60's crew
Paul Mougey
Terrorized Waiter
Norman Barbera
Bouncer
Anthony Polemeni
Copa Captain
James Quattrochi
Henry Greeter #1
Lawrence Sacco
Henry Greeter #2
Dino Laudicina
Henry Greeter #3
Thomas E. Camuti
Mr. Tony Hood #1
Andrew Scudiero
Mr. Tony Hood #2
Irving Welzer
Copa Announcer
Jesse Kirtzman
Beach Club Waiter
Russell Halley
Bruce's Brother #1
Spencer Bradley
Bruce's Brother #2
Bob Altman
Karen's Dad
Joanna Bennett
Marie #1
Gayle Lewis
Marie #2
Gaetano Lisi
Paul #3
Luke Walter
Truck Driver
Ed Deacy
Detective Deacy
Larry Silvestri
Detective Silvestri
John 'Cha Cha' Ciarcia
Batts' Crew #1
Vito Picone
Vito
Janis Corsair
Vito's Girlfriend
Lisa D’Apolito
Lisa
Frank Aquilino
Batt's Crew #2
Michael Calandrino
Godfather at Table
Vito Antuofermo
Prizefighter
Vito Balsamo
Henry's 70's Crew
Peter Fain
Henry's 70's Crew
Vincent Gallo
Henry's 70's Crew
Gaetano LoGiudice
Henry's 70's Crew
Garry Pastore
Henry's 70's Crew
Nicole Burdette
Carbone's Girlfriend
Stella Keitel
Henry's Older Child - Judy
Dominique DeVito
Henry's Baby - Ruth
Michaelangelo Graziano
Bar Patron
Paula Kcira
Janice's Girlfriend #1
Nadine Kay
Janoce's Girlfriend #2
Tony Ellis
Bridal Shop Owner
Peter Onorati
Florida Bookie
Jamie deRoy
Bookie's Sister
Joel Blake
Judge - 1971
H. Clay Dear
Security Guard with Lobsters
Thomas Hewson
Drug Buyer
Gene Canfield
Prison Guard in Booth
Margaux Guerard
Judy Hill at 10 Years
Violet Gaynor
Ruth Hill at 8 Years
Tobin Bell
Parole Officer
Berlinda Tolbert
Stacks' Girlfriend
Nancy Cassaro
Joe Buddha's Wife
Adam Wandt
Kid
Joe Gioco
Garbage Man
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Doctor
Alyson Jones
Judy Hill at 13 Years
Ruby Gaynor
Ruth Hill at 11 Years
Bo Dietl
Arresting Narc
Frank Cassini
50's Wiseguy (uncredited)
Anthony Caso
Truck Hijacker (uncredited)
Lisa Bostnar
Nickey Eyes' Girlfriend (uncredited)
Billy L. Sullivan
Jimmy's Son (uncredited)
Jeffrey Rollins
Courtroom Defendant (uncredited)
Crew
Director, Screenplay
Martin Scorsese
Book, Screenplay
Nicholas Pileggi
Reviews
John Chard
November 16, 2014
9
In a world that's powered by violence, on the streets where the violent have power, a new generation carries on an old tradition.
Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas is without question one of the finest gangster movies ever made, a benchmark even. It’s that rare occasion for a genre film of this type where everything artistically comes together as one. Direction, script, editing, photography, driving soundtrack and crucially an ensemble cast firing on all cylinders. It’s grade “A” film making that marked a return to form for Scorsese whilst simultaneously showing the director at the summit of his directing abilities.
The story itself, based on Nicholas Pileggi’s non-fiction book Wiseguy, pulls absolutely no punches in its stark realisation of the Mafia lifestyle. It’s often brutal, yet funny, unflinching yet stylish, but ultimately from first frame to last it holds the attention, toying with all the human emotions during the journey, tingling the senses of those who were by 1990 fed up of popcorn movie fodder.
It’s not romanticism here, if anything it’s a debunking of the Mafia myth, but even as the blood flows and the dialogue crackles with electricity, it always remains icy cool, brought to us by a man who had is eyes and ears open while growing up in Queens, New York in the 40s and 50s. Eccellente! 9/10
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