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Rating: R Length: 145 minutes |
Video |
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
Audio |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 SPANISH: Dolby Digital 2.0 |
Captions |
English, French, Spanish |
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Plot |
Watch Henry (Liotta), Jimmy (De Niro) and Tommy (Pesci) work their way up through the mob. See how greed, ego and drugs start to unravel them and their gang. This film is based on a true story.
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Pros |
Cast and director; even the actors with smaller roles were very well cast. This is a solid movie directed by one of the best (Scorsese). There is a scene where Tommy wants to know why Henry thinks he's so funny that is just priceless. |
Cons |
If you don't like hearing the "F" bomb a reported 246 times (mostly by the always animated Pesci) and if you're against violence (the movie opens up with a stabbing & shooting), you'll want to stay away from this. And, like most of Scorsese’s films, this runs for just under 2.5 hours. |
Extras |
- Audio Commentary by Cast and Crew
- Audio Commentary by Subject Henry Hill and FBI Agent Edward McDonald
- "Getting Made" Documentary
- "Made Men: The Goodfellas Legacy" Documentary
- "The Workaday Gangster" Documentary
- Theatrical Trailer
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Recommendation |
I have a hard time with this movie simply because of all the rave reviews it gets (at the time of this writing, it is #19 on IMDb's top 250 movies list). I've watched it three times over the last 4 years; each time telling myself to pay attention so I could catch whatever it is that makes everyone think that this movie is IT. Maybe I'm just a moron, but I don't get it. Is this movie enjoyable and entertaining? Absolutely! Is it the best mob movie made? No. It's not even the best Scorsese movie; I can think of three off the top of my head I like better (The Aviator, The Departed, Gangs of New York). The bottom line is that this film is well worth the time to check out; I just don't believe it should be so highly anointed. The extras were good but I was expecting more. |
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Actors |
- Frank Adonis - Anthony Stabile
- [Raging Bull, True Romance, Wall Street]
- Lorraine Bracco - Karen Hill
- Tony Darrow - Sonny Bunz
- Robert De Niro - Jimmy Conway
- [Angel Heart, Casino, The Deer Hunter, Godfather II, Heat, Men of Honor, The Mission, Once Upon a Time in America, Ronin, The Score, Taxi Driver, Wag the Dog]
- Frank DiLeo - Tuddy Cicero
- Ray Liotta - Henry Hill
- [Blow, Cop Land, Hannibal, Heartbreakers, Identity, In the Name of the King, Smokin' Aces]
- Chuck Low - Morris 'Morrie' Kessler
- [The Mission]
- Gina Mastrogiacomo - Janice Rossi
- Joe Pesci - Tommy DeVito
- [Casino, Home Alone, JFK, Lethal Weapon 2/3/4, My Cousin Vinny, Once Upon A Time in America, Raging Bull]
- Catherine Scorsese - Mrs. DeVito, Tommy's Mother
- Suzanne Shepherd - Karen's Mother
- [Requiem For A Dream]
- Frank Sivero - Frankie Carbone
- [The Godfather: Part II]
- Paul Sorvino - Paul Cicero
- [Nixon, Reds]
- Mike Starr - Frenchy
- [Ed Wood, The Ice Harvest, Miller's Crossing]
- Frank Vincent - Billy Batts
- [Casino, Cop Land, Gotti, Raging Bull]
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