0_Wizard
Goodfellas is one of my favorite movies. It is a 1990 crime film directed by Martin Scorsese.
Goodfellas (stylized as GoodFellas) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese.
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Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese (; born November 17, 1942) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and film historian, whose career spans more than 50 years. Scorsese's body of work addresses such themes as Sicilian-American identity, Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption, faith, machismo, modern crime, and gang conflict. Many of his films are also known for their depiction of violence and liberal use of profanity. Part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers in cinematic history. In 1990, he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation.
Goodfellas
Goodfellas (stylized as GoodFellas) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is an adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book "Wiseguy" by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese. The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends and family over a period from 1955 to 1980. Scorsese initially named the film "Wise Guy" and postponed making it; later, he and Pileggi changed the name to "Goodfellas". To prepare for their roles in the film, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Ray Liotta often spoke with Pileggi, who shared research material left over from writing the book.
Mafia film
Mafia films — a version of gangster films — are a subgenre of crime films dealing with organized crime, often specifically with the Mafia. Especially in early mob films, there is considerable overlap with "film noir". Popular regional variations of the genre include Italian "Poliziotteschi", Chinese "Triad films" and Japanese "Yakuza films". The American movie "The Black Hand" (1906) is thought to be the earliest surviving gangster film. In 1912, D. W. Griffith directed "The Musketeers of Pig Alley", a short drama film about crime on the streets of New York City (filmed, however, at Fort Lee, New Jersey) rumored to have included real gangsters as extras.
The Departed
The Departed is a 2006 American crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. It is a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film "Infernal Affairs". The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg, with Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson and Alec Baldwin in supporting roles. The film takes place in Boston. Irish Mob boss Francis "Frank" Costello (Jack Nicholson) plants Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) as a mole within the Massachusetts State Police; the two characters are loosely based on famous gangster Whitey Bulger and corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, who grew up with Bulger.
Robert De Niro
Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. (; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, producer, and director who holds both American and Italian citizenship. De Niro was cast as the young Vito Corleone in the 1974 film "The Godfather Part II", for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film "Raging Bull". He received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2003, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2010, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2016.
Joe Pesci
Joseph Frank Pesci ( ; born February 9, 1943) is an American actor. Known for portraying tough, volatile characters, in a variety of genres, he is best known for his role as Harry Lime in "Home Alone" and "", as Vincent Gambini in "My Cousin Vinny" (1992), and for co-starring with Robert De Niro in the Martin Scorsese films "Raging Bull" (1980), "Goodfellas" (1990), and "Casino" (1995). Pesci was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Raging Bull", and later won the award for his role as psychopathic mobster Tommy DeVito (based on Thomas DeSimone) in "Goodfellas".
Kill the Irishman
Kill the Irishman (alternatively known as Bulletproof Gangster) is a 2011 American biographical crime film directed by Jonathan Hensleigh, and starring Ray Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Christopher Walken, and Val Kilmer. Written by Hensleigh (along with Jeremy Walters), it is based on the life of Irish-American gangster Danny Greene, and was adapted from the book "To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia" by Rick Porrello. Before entering production, "Kill the Irishman" had a troubled development stage that lasted over a decade. Production commenced in 2009, with filming taking place in and around Detroit.
1_Apprentice
I've never seen that one before, what's it about?
0_Wizard
It narrates the rise and fall of mob boss Henry Hill and his friends and family.
The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends and family over a period from 1955 to 1980.
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Goodfellas (stylized as GoodFellas) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is an adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book "Wiseguy" by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese. The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends and family over a period from 1955 to 1980. Scorsese initially named the film "Wise Guy" and postponed making it; later, he and Pileggi changed the name to "Goodfellas". To prepare for their roles in the film, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Ray Liotta often spoke with Pileggi, who shared research material left over from writing the book.
Henry Hill
Henry Hill, Jr. (June 11, 1943 – June 12, 2012) was an American mobster. Between 1955 and 1980, Hill was associated with the Lucchese crime family. In 1980, Hill became an FBI informant, and his testimony helped secure 50 convictions, including those of mob capo (captain) Paul Vario and James Burke on multiple charges. Hill's life story was documented in the true crime book "Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family" by Nicholas Pileggi. "Wiseguy" was subsequently adapted by Martin Scorsese into the critically acclaimed film "Goodfellas", in which Hill was portrayed by Ray Liotta. Henry Hill, Jr. was born on June 11, 1943, to Henry Hill, Sr., an immigrant Irish-American electrician, and Carmela Costa Hill, a Sicilian-American.
James Burke (gangster)
James Burke (born James Conway), also known as Jimmy the Gent, and The Irishman (July 5, 1931 – April 13, 1996), was an American gangster and Lucchese crime family associate who is believed to have organized the 1978 Lufthansa heist, at the time the most lucrative cash theft in American history, and also believed to have either committed or ordered the murders of many of those involved in the months succeeding. He is the father of mobster and Lufthansa heist suspect, Frank James Burke, as well as Jesse James Burke, Catherine Burke (who married Bonanno crime family member Anthony Indelicato in 1992), and another daughter, Robin Burke.
Thomas DeSimone
Thomas Anthony DeSimone (May 24, 1950 – disappeared January 14, 1979), also known as Two-Gun Tommy, Animal or Tommy D, was a Sicilian-American gangster and associate of the Lucchese crime family in New York City, one of the Five Families of the American Mafia. DeSimone was a grandson and nephew of Los Angeles mob bosses Rosario and Frank DeSimone, respectively. He was married to Angelica "Cookie" Spione, but had many mistresses, including Theresa Ferrara. He is best known as the basis for Joe Pesci's character Tommy DeVito in Martin Scorsese's 1990 film "Goodfellas". Tommy DeSimone had two sisters, Dolores and Phyllis, and two brothers, Robert and Anthony.
List of General Hospital characters (1980s)
"General Hospital" is the longest running American television serial drama, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, who originally set it in a general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, the city was named Port Charles, New York. The series premiered on April 1, 1963. This is a list of notable characters who significantly impacted storylines and began their run, or significantly returned, from the years 1980 to 1989. Grant Andrews is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, "General Hospital". He was portrayed by actor Brian Patrick Clarke from 1983 to 1985, who also played the character's doppelgänger, Grant Putnam.
Mafia film
Mafia films — a version of gangster films — are a subgenre of crime films dealing with organized crime, often specifically with the Mafia. Especially in early mob films, there is considerable overlap with "film noir". Popular regional variations of the genre include Italian "Poliziotteschi", Chinese "Triad films" and Japanese "Yakuza films". The American movie "The Black Hand" (1906) is thought to be the earliest surviving gangster film. In 1912, D. W. Griffith directed "The Musketeers of Pig Alley", a short drama film about crime on the streets of New York City (filmed, however, at Fort Lee, New Jersey) rumored to have included real gangsters as extras.
List of General Hospital characters (2000s)
"General Hospital" is the longest running American television serial drama, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, who originally set it in a general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, the city was named Port Charles, New York. The series premiered on April 1, 1963. This is a list of notable characters who significantly impacted storylines and began their run, or significantly returned, from the years 2000 to 2009. Sage Alcazar is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. She was portrayed by Eileen Boylan in 2003, and then by Katie Stuart in 2004.
1_Apprentice
Oh cool, so if I liked The Godfather I'd probably like it?
0_Wizard
Yes you would. It stars Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Ray Liotta. Great star power.
To prepare for their roles in the film, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Ray Liotta often spoke with Pileggi, who shared research material left over from writing the book.
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Goodfellas
Goodfellas (stylized as GoodFellas) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is an adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book "Wiseguy" by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese. The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends and family over a period from 1955 to 1980. Scorsese initially named the film "Wise Guy" and postponed making it; later, he and Pileggi changed the name to "Goodfellas". To prepare for their roles in the film, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Ray Liotta often spoke with Pileggi, who shared research material left over from writing the book.
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese (; born November 17, 1942) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and film historian, whose career spans more than 50 years. Scorsese's body of work addresses such themes as Sicilian-American identity, Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption, faith, machismo, modern crime, and gang conflict. Many of his films are also known for their depiction of violence and liberal use of profanity. Part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers in cinematic history. In 1990, he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation.
Raging Bull
Raging Bull is a 1980 American biographical black-and-white sports drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, produced by Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler and adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from Jake LaMotta's memoir "". It stars Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta, an Italian American middleweight boxer whose self-destructive and obsessive rage, sexual jealousy, and animalistic appetite destroyed his relationship with his wife and family. Also featured in the film are Joe Pesci as Joey, LaMotta's well-intentioned brother and manager who tries to help Jake battle his inner demons, and Cathy Moriarty as his wife.
Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro
Film director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro have frequently collaborated throughout their careers, making a grand total of nine feature films together since 1973, along with one short film. Most of the pair's films were in the crime genre. Some of the pair's films are often ranked among the greatest films of all time. In 1967, Scorsese made his first feature-length film, the black and white "I Call First", which was later retitled "Who's That Knocking at My Door", with fledgling actor Harvey Keitel. The film was intended to be the first of Scorsese's semi-autobiographical "J. R. trilogy", which also would have included his later film, "Mean Streets".
Joe Pesci
Joseph Frank Pesci ( ; born February 9, 1943) is an American actor. Known for portraying tough, volatile characters, in a variety of genres, he is best known for his role as Harry Lime in "Home Alone" and "", as Vincent Gambini in "My Cousin Vinny" (1992), and for co-starring with Robert De Niro in the Martin Scorsese films "Raging Bull" (1980), "Goodfellas" (1990), and "Casino" (1995). Pesci was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Raging Bull", and later won the award for his role as psychopathic mobster Tommy DeVito (based on Thomas DeSimone) in "Goodfellas".
Robert De Niro
Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. (; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, producer, and director who holds both American and Italian citizenship. De Niro was cast as the young Vito Corleone in the 1974 film "The Godfather Part II", for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film "Raging Bull". He received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2003, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2010, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2016.
Mafia film
Mafia films — a version of gangster films — are a subgenre of crime films dealing with organized crime, often specifically with the Mafia. Especially in early mob films, there is considerable overlap with "film noir". Popular regional variations of the genre include Italian "Poliziotteschi", Chinese "Triad films" and Japanese "Yakuza films". The American movie "The Black Hand" (1906) is thought to be the earliest surviving gangster film. In 1912, D. W. Griffith directed "The Musketeers of Pig Alley", a short drama film about crime on the streets of New York City (filmed, however, at Fort Lee, New Jersey) rumored to have included real gangsters as extras.
1_Apprentice
I love Joe Pesci, he's a great actor.
0_Wizard
He is amazing. I like him in "My Cousin Vinny" and "Home Alone".
Known for portraying tough, volatile characters, in a variety of genres, he is best known for his role as Harry Lime in "Home Alone" and "", as Vincent Gambini in "My Cousin Vinny" (1992), and for co-starring with Robert De Niro in the Martin Scorsese films "Raging Bull" (1980), "Goodfellas" (1990), and "Casino" (1995).
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My Cousin Vinny
My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American comedy film written by Dale Launer and directed by Jonathan Lynn. The film stars Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill, and Fred Gwynne, in his final film appearance. The film deals with two young New Yorkers traveling through rural Alabama who are arrested and put on trial for a murder they did not commit and the comical attempts of a cousin, Vincent Gambini, a lawyer who had only recently passed the bar exam after several unsuccessful attempts, to defend them. Much of the humor comes from the contrasting personalities of the brash Italian-American New Yorkers, Vinny and his fiancée Mona Lisa, and the more reserved Southern townspeople.
Joe Pesci
Joseph Frank Pesci ( ; born February 9, 1943) is an American actor. Known for portraying tough, volatile characters, in a variety of genres, he is best known for his role as Harry Lime in "Home Alone" and "", as Vincent Gambini in "My Cousin Vinny" (1992), and for co-starring with Robert De Niro in the Martin Scorsese films "Raging Bull" (1980), "Goodfellas" (1990), and "Casino" (1995). Pesci was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Raging Bull", and later won the award for his role as psychopathic mobster Tommy DeVito (based on Thomas DeSimone) in "Goodfellas".
Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei (; born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. Following her work on the television series "As the World Turns", she came to prominence as a cast member on "The Cosby Show" spin-off "A Different World" in 1987. After having minor roles in a few films, she came to international attention in 1992 with the comedy "My Cousin Vinny", for which she received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Tomei has appeared in a number of financially successful movies, including "What Women Want" (2000), "Anger Management" (2003), "Wild Hogs" (2007), and "Parental Guidance" (2012). Other films include "Untamed Heart" (1993), "The Paper" (1994), "Unhook the Stars" (1996), "Slums of Beverly Hills" (1998), "In the Bedroom" (2001) (for which she received her second Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress), "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" (2007), "The Wrestler" (2008) (for which she received her third Academy Award nomination), "Cyrus" (2010), and "Love Is Strange" (2014).
“Cousin Vinny” Agnello
Louis Anthony Agnello (born January 30, 1960) is an American morality writer known by his penname Cousin Vinny. He published the novel "The Devil’s Glove". The "San Jose Mercury" Newspaper described his life as an “eye-popping head swivel.”  Born in Flushing, New York, Agnello was a student at Western Connecticut State University when he became a stripper. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English in 1992. Agnello worked as a stripper in New York to work his way through college. He later operated World Famous Cousin Vinny's Gorgeous Strippers. In 1986, he appeared on “Regis and Kathie Lee Live.” At about the same time, Agnello dabbled in acting, appearing on the soap operas “Guiding Light,” “Ryan’s Hope” and “One Life to Live.” Later he would be a featured guest on "The O'Reilly Factor", "Hannity and Colmes", and "Judith Regan Tonight" among others.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a 1992 American Christmas comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. It is the second film in the "Home Alone" series and the sequel to "Home Alone". Macaulay Culkin reprises his role as Kevin McCallister, while Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern reprise their roles as the Wet Bandits, now known as the Sticky Bandits. Catherine O'Hara, John Heard, Rob Schneider, Tim Curry, and Brenda Fricker are also featured. The plot is as follows: Kevin and his family decide to take a trip to Florida, but Kevin takes the wrong plane and ends up in New York City.
Home Alone
Home Alone is a 1990 American comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. The film stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, a boy who is mistakenly left behind when his family flies to Paris for their Christmas vacation. Kevin initially relishes being home alone, but soon has to contend with two would-be burglars played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. The film also features Catherine O'Hara and John Heard as Kevin's parents. Culkin was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy. After its release, "Home Alone" became the highest-grossing live action comedy film of all time in the United States, and also held the record worldwide until it was overtaken by "The Hangover Part II" in 2011.
Hip Hip Hurray (TV series)
Hip Hip Hurray is an Indian television series created and directed by Nupur Asthana that first aired on Zee TV channel from 21 August 1998 to 25 May 2001. The story is based on the lives of 12th grade students at the DeNobili High School and their adventures, their fears and hopes, and their relationships and interactions. Besides that, the story also focuses on issues pertinent for the younger generation such as dating, drugs, careers, health, exams, and causes, in a light-hearted manner. The first season of the series more focused on the stars where they were in school flitting through life with joys and sorrows of life as students.