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Summary:

For as long as he could remember, Henry Hill wanted to be a gangster. So, when he was 12 years old, he started running errands for the neighborhood wiseguy and extortionist, "Paulie" Cicero. By the time he was 21, Henry had made a name for himself and had a good life by stealing and reselling cargo. Along with Jimmy "The Gent" Conway and Tommy DeVito, Henry organizes and executes heists, big and small, for their boss and protector, Paulie. He marries Karen, a headstrong Jewish woman, who at first reluctantly and then enthusiastically embraced the gangster life. Even going to prison doesn't slow Henry down. But Henry's defiance of his boss' directive in dealing cocaine and Tommy's violent outbursts threaten to destroy the world the wiseguys have made for themselves. Even a $6 million payday from the great Lufthansa heist, the largest cash heist in American history, may not be enough to protect this group from their own mistakes.

Contributors:

Pileggi, Nicholas , screenwriter

Scorsese, Martin , screenwriter, film director

Winkler, Irwin , film producer

De Niro, Robert , actor

Liotta, Ray , actor

Pesci, Joe , actor

Bracco, Lorraine, 1955- , actor

Sorvino, Paul , actor

Schoonmaker, Thelma , editor of moving image work

Zea, Kristi , production designer

Ballhaus, Michael, 1935-2017 , director of photography

Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) , production company, presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Warner Bros. Entertainment , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Warner Home Video (Firm) , distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/dst

Languages:

English
Spanish
French

Language Notes:

Dialogue in English, French, or Spanish; subtitles in English, French, or Spanish.

Included Works:

GoodFellas (Motion picture)

GoodFellas (Motion picture) (Spanish)

GoodFellas (Motion picture) (French)

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Wiseguy [by Pileggi, N.]

Subjects:

Hill, Henry, 1943-2012 — Drama

Gangsters — New York (State) — New York — Drama

Criminal behavior — New York (State) — New York — Drama

Robbery — New York (State) — New York — Drama

New York (N.Y.) — Drama

Hill, Henry, 1943-2012

Gangsters

Criminal behavior

Robbery

New York (State) — New York

Genres:

Feature films

Gangster films

Biographical films

Crime films

Fiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

Blu-ray; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.

Performers:

Cast: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino.

Production Credits:

Film editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; production designer, Kristi Zea ; director of photography, Michael Ballhaus.

General Notes:

Description based on: Title from container.
Based on the book "Wiseguy" by Nicholas Pileggi.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
Wide screen (1.85:1)
Special features include: 2 commentaries: "Cast and crew" with Martin Scorsese, Ray Liotta, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Frank Vincent, co-screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi, producers Irwin Winkler and Barbara De Fina, cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and editor Thelma Schoonmaker; "Cop and crook" with Henry Hill and former FBI agent Edward McDonald; "Getting made" documentary with cast and crew; "Made men: the GoodFellas legacy" documentary with cast and crew; "The workaday gangster" documentary with cast and crew; "Paper is cheaper than film:" storyboard-to-screen comparisons; theatrical trailer
Academy Awards, 1991: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Joe Pesci)

Audience:

MPAA rating: R.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; stereo; Dolby digital 5.1; Dolby digital 2.0

Film Characteristics:

1.85:1; wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray

Call Numbers:

GOO 1990 BLU

ISBNs:

1419843060
9781419843068

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 085391108085
Universal Product Code: 883929446643
Publisher Number, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.: 110808
Publisher Number, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.: 2000001158

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2022603724

OCLC Numbers:

213487460