Goodfellas

Year of Release: September 19 1990

Director(s): Martin Scorsese

Writer(s): Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese

Cinematographer(s): Michael Ballhaus

Producer(s): Irwin Winkler

Distributor(s): Warner Bros.

Actor(s)/Actress(es): Ray Liotta, Robert Di Niro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino

Why I chose this: The Italian classic done by Martin Scorsese is one that can be seen more then once, and still I can't get enough of it. Starting off young Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) and Tommy De Vito (Joe Pesci), are bred to be mobsters under the all mighty boss, Pauli (Paul Sorvino). Slowly climbing the ladder, the boys go from making small crimes into violent murders. As they get older they are rolling in money, and do "hits/wags" on a constant basis. Then they meet Jimmy Conway (Robert Di Niro). He is one of the greast Irish-Italian mobsters around. Pauli warns Henry and Tommy, mainly Henry, to stay away from Jimmy because he is bad news. They don't listen. In a mob, one cannot turn on the other or bad things will begin. They rise and fall in a twisting and intimidating true story, based on the "blue-collar mob." Goodfellas is an excellent film for all mob/drama/crime loving movie-goers. It won one Oscar for "Best Supporting Actor" (Joe Pesci), and was nominated for four others.