Goodfellas
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Goodfellas is a 1990 gangster film directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci. It drew a wide audience and shaped its genre.
Plot
In 1955, teenager Henry Hill becomes enamored by the criminal life and Mafia presence in East New York, a working class Italian American neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City. He begins working for local caporegime Paulie Cicero and his associates Jimmy Conway, an Irish American truck hijacker and gangster, and Tommy DeVito, a fellow juvenile delinquent prone to violence. Henry begins as a fence for Jimmy, gradually working his way up to more serious crimes. Throughout the 1960s, the three men excel at carjacking, stealing cargo trucks from JFK Airport, and eventually commit the Air France Robbery. They spend most of their nights at the Copacabana nightclub, carousing with women.
Production
Written by Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese, the film was produced by Winkler Films. Michael Ballhaus handled the cinematography. The film runs 145 minutes. The crew and editing refined every shot.
Reception
On a budget of $25,000,000, Goodfellas grossed $47,072,327 worldwide at the box office. A critic consensus praised its screenplay and score.
Legacy
The film's influence spread across the century; its narrative and tone echo in much later cinema.
See also
References
- "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time". topfilms100. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- Ebert, Roger. The Great Movies. Broadway Books.
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