A frenetic, intoxicating plunge into the seductive glamour and brutal reality of the mob, experienced through the wide eyes of a man who always wanted to be a gangster.
GoodFellas
"Three decades of life in the mafia."
Director:
Martin Scorsese
Cast:
Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino
Drama
Crime
Budget:
$25,000,000
Box Office:
$47,072,327
GoodFellas - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
The U.S. Attorney who prosecutes Henry Hill at the end of the film is played by Edward McDonald.
This is not an actor, but the actual U.S. Attorney who prosecuted the real Henry Hill and put him into the Witness Protection Program. He is essentially reenacting scenes from his own life.
The final shot of Tommy firing his gun directly into the camera.
This is a direct homage to the final shot of the seminal 1903 silent film The Great Train Robbery, which had a similar startling effect on audiences of its time. Scorsese used it to signify the violent and unpredictable nature of the gangster world breaking the fourth wall.
Martin Scorsese's father, Charles Scorsese, has a brief cameo.
He appears as the prisoner who puts too many onions in the tomato sauce. Scorsese frequently cast his parents in small roles in his films.