Goodfellas

Goodfellas1990

Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 146 minutes

Martin Scorsese's 1990 masterpiece GoodFellas immortalizes the hilarious, horrifying life of actual gangster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), from his teen years on the streets of New York to his anonymous exile under the Witness Protection Program. Th… more »



Jimmy:
[To young Henry, after he gets cleared in court] Congratulations, here's your graduation present [Puts money in Henry's pocket]

Henry:
For what? I got pinched.

Jimmy:
Hey, everybody gets pinched, but you did it right. You told 'em nothing and they got nothing.

Henry:
I thought you'd be mad.

Jimmy:
I'm not mad, I'm proud of ya. You took your first pinch like a man, and you learned the two most important things in life. You listenin'? Never rat on your friends, and ALWAYS keep your mouth shut. [Gives Henry an affectionate light slap on the cheek and leads him out of the courtroom. Outside, Paulie and many of the other gangsters are waiting for him.]

Paulie:
Hey, you broke yer cherry! [The other gangsters cheer and congratulate Henry]

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