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 »



Karen:
[narrating, at a makeup party with other wives] It was rough seeing the wives of other gangsters. They did not take care of themselves; they looked beat up and their faces were caked with makeup. Most of the time was spent talking about how rotten their kids were; how they decked them or whipped them with electrical wiring and the kids still wouldn't pay attention. [later in her bedroom] I don't think I can do it, Henry.

Henry:
Do what?

Karen:
This whole thing. Jeannie said her husband was sent to jail. God forbid, what if that happened to you?

Henry:
Bet she didn't tell you why her husband went there?

Karen:
How come?

Henry:
To get away from Jeannie! Karen, when it comes to the Mafia no one goes to jail unless they want to. We beat the system and I got it all figured out. I am organized; I got my sh*t together. You know who goes to jail? N*gger stickup men. Know why they get caught? Because they fall asleep in the getaway car.

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