Main specs
Actor(s): Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Paul Sorvino, Lorraine Bracco, Frank Vincent
Director(s): Martin Scorsese
Genre: Action & Adventure
Classification: 18 years and over
Production Year: 1990
Running Time: 2 hours 25 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Country Of Origin: United States of America
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): WARNER HOME VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 04/12/2006
Catalogue No: HD 80932
Barcode: 7321900809320
Screenwriter: Martin Scorsese
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Sound: Dolby Digital
Award information
OSCAR: Best Actor In A Supporting Role 1991 (Joe Pesci)
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DVD Description
Based on Nicholas Pileggi's book WISEGUY, Martin Scorsese's GOODFELLAS is a wry, violent, and exhilarating film about the life of Henry Hill, an aspiring criminal who ends up in the FBI's witness protection program after testifying against his former partners. As a poor Irish-Italian growing up in 1950s New York City, Hill rises through the ranks of his Brooklyn neighbourhood's organized crime branch, and with money from the mob he begins living the good life, complete with a beautiful bride, Karen (Lorraine Brocco), a fancy home, and the best seats at the most exclusive restaurants. A botched robbery lands Henry in prison for a brief period of time, and when he gets released, his reckless infidelities and drug abuse damage his associations with his adopted family. Scorsese's film is a visual and sonic onslaught, featuring a brilliant pop-music soundtrack and stunning camera work--including the infamous Steadicam one-take that introduces the audience to the Copacabana's patrons. He uses the songs to infuse a rhythm into every scene that is at once breathtaking and invigorating. Joe Pesci delivers an unforgettable performance as the psychopathic Tommy DeVito, whose cold-blooded callousness helped to cement GOODFELLAS' place as a classic portrait of life in the mob.
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