GoodFellas (1990)

Synopsis of GoodFellas

Martin Scorsese explores the life of organized crime with his gritty, kinetic adaptation of Nicolas Pileggi's best-selling Wiseguy, the true-life account of mobster and FBI informant Henry Hill. Set to a true-to-period rock soundtrack, the story details the rise and fall of Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian New York kid who grows up idolizing the "wise guys" in his impoverished Brooklyn neighborhood. He begins hanging around the mobsters, running errands and doing odd jobs until he gains the notice of local chieftain Paulie Cicero (Paul Sorvino), who takes him in as a surrogate son. As he reaches his teens, Hill (Ray Liotta) is inducted into the world of petty crime, where he distinguishes himself as a "stand-up guy" by choosing jail time over ratting on his accomplices. From that moment on, he is a part of the family. Along with his psychotic partner Tommy (Joe Pesci), he rises through the ranks to become Paulie's lieutenant; however, he quickly learns that, like his mentor Jimmy (Robert DeNiro), his ethnicity prevents him from ever becoming a "made guy," an actual member of the crime family. Soon he finds himself the target of both the feds and the mobsters, who feel that he has become a threat to their security with his reckless dealings. Goodfellas was rewarded with six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture; Pesci would walk away with Best Supporting Actor for his work. ~ Jeremy Beday, Rovi

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Theatrical Feature Running Time:

145 mins

Director(s):

Martin Scorsese

Writer(s):

Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese

Producer(s):

Irwin Winkler, Barbara de Fina

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

R(Adult Humor, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Graphic Violence, Profanity, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations)

• 1998 - American Film Institute - 100 Greatest American Movies
• 1990 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Costume Design
• 1991 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Adapted Screenplay
• 1990 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Director
• 1990 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Picture
• 1990 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Editing Award
• 1989 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actor
• 1989 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actress
• 1989 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Cinematography
• 1989 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Picture
• 1989 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Director
• 1990 - National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actor
• 1989 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Picture
• 1989 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Director
• 1990 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Picture
• 1990 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actor
• 1990 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Director
• 1990 - Venice International Film Festival - Silver Lion for Best Director

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