Goodfellas

***Goodfellas*** is a 1990 American biographical crime movie directed by Martin Scorsese. It is about life in the Mafia.

It gained six nominations for Oscars. It won one (for Joe Pesci's role).  Many people thought the movie was great.

It is set in New York City. The movie is based on the life of mafioso Henry Hill (1943-2012) from 1955 - 1980. _Goodfellas_ uses information from New York crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi's book _Wiseguy_.  Scorsese and Pileggi worked together to write the movie.

_Goodfellas_ was first shown at the 1990 Venice Film Festival.  Scorsese received the Silver Lion award for Best Director.

Director David Chase said the movie made him want to make the HBO television series _The Sopranos_.

## Cast

|Actor|Role|Based on|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Ray Liotta|Henry Hill|Henry Hill|
|Robert De Niro|Jimmy Conway|Jimmy Burke|
|Joe Pesci|Tommy DeVito|Thomas DeSimone|
|Lorraine Bracco|Karen Hill|Karen Hill (née Friedman)|
|Paul Sorvino|Paul Cicero|Paul Vario|
|Frank Sivero|Frankie Carbone|Angelo Sepe|
|Frank Vincent|Billy Batts|William "Billy Batts" Devino|
|Tony Darrow|Sonny Bunz|Angelo McConnach|
|Mike Starr|Frenchy|Robert "Frenchy" McMahon|
|Chuck Low|Morrie Kessler|Martin Krugman|
|Frank DiLeo|Tuddy Cicero|Vito "Tuddy" Vario|
|Johnny Williams|Johnny Roastbeef|Louis Cafora|
|Samuel L. Jackson|Parnell "Stacks" Edwards|Parnell Steven "Stacks" Edwards|
|Frank Adonis|Anthony Stabile|Anthony Stabile|
|Catherine Scorsese|Tommy DeVito's Mother|Thomas DeSimone's Grandmother|
|Gina Mastrogiacomo|Janice Rossi|Linda Coppociano|
|Debi Mazar|Sandy|Robin Cooperman|
|Margo Winkler|Belle Kessler|Fran Krugman|
|Welker White|Lois Byrd|Judy Wicks|
|Julie Garfield|Mickey Conway|Mickey Burke|
|Paul Herman|Dealer|Paul Mazzei|
|Detective Ed Deacy|Himself|Himself|
|Christopher Serrone|Henry Hill (Youth)|Henry Hill (Youth)|
|Charles Scorsese|Vinnie|Thomas Agro|
|Michael Vivalo|Nicky Eyes|Himself|
|Michael Imperioli|"Spider"|Michael "Spider" Gianco|
|Frank Pellegrino|Johnny Dio|Johnny Dio|
|Tony Ellis|Bridal Shop Owner|Jerome Asaro|
|Elizabeth Whitcraft|Tommy's Girlfriend|Theresa Ferrara|
|Illeana Douglas|Tommy's Other Girlfriend|Rosie|
|Anthony Powers|Jimmy Two-Times|Clyde Brooks|
|Assistant U.S. Attorney Ed McDonald|Himself|Himself|
|Tony Lip|Frankie The Wop|Francesco Manzo|
|Joseph Bono|Mikey Franzese|Michael Franzese|
|Kevin Corrigan|Michael Hill|Michael Hill|

## Awards

|style="background:#bcbcbc;"|Award|style="background:#bcbcbc;"|Category|style="background:#bcbcbc;"|Nominee|style="background:#bcbcbc;"|Result|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="6"|63rd Academy Awards|Best Picture|Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler|||||
|Best Director|Martin Scorsese|||||||
|Best Film Editing|Thelma Schoonmaker|||||||
|Best Adapted Screenplay|Martin Scorsese, Nicholas Pileggi|||||||
|Best Supporting Actor|Joe Pesci|||||||
|Best Supporting Actress|Lorraine Bracco|||||||
|rowspan="5"|48th Golden Globe Awards|Best Motion Picture – Drama|Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler|||||
|Best Director|Martin Scorsese|||||||
|Best Supporting Actor|Joe Pesci|||||||
|Best Supporting Actress|Lorraine Bracco|||||||
|Best Screenplay|Martin Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi|||||||
|rowspan="7"|44th British Academy Film Awards|Best Film|Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler|||||
|Best Director|Martin Scorsese|||||||
|Best Adapted Screenplay|Martin Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi|||||||
|Best Actor|Robert De Niro|||||||
|Best Editing|Thelma Schoonmaker|||||||
|Best Cinematography|Michael Ballhaus|||||||
|Best Costume Design|Richard Bruno|||||||
|rowspan="3"|1990 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|Best Film|Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler|||||
|Best Director|Martin Scorsese|||||||
|Best Actor|Robert De Niro|||||||
|rowspan="5"|Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1990|Best Film|Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler|||||
|Best Director|Martin Scorsese|||||||
|Best Supporting Actor|Joe Pesci|||||||
|Best Supporting Actress|Lorraine Bracco|||||||
|Best Cinematography|Michael Ballhaus|||||||
|National Board of Review Awards 1990|Best Supporting Actor|Joe Pesci||||||
|rowspan="3"|Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1990|Best Film|Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler|||||
|Best Director|Martin Scorsese|||||||
|Best Supporting Actor|Joe Pesci|||||||
|rowspan="5"|Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1990|Best Film|Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler|||||
|Best Director|Martin Scorsese|||||||
|Best Supporting Actor|Joe Pesci|||||||
|Best Supporting Actress|Lorraine Bracco|||||||
|Best Screenplay|Martin Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi|||||||
|rowspan="3"|Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1990|Best Film|Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler|||||
|Best Director|Martin Scorsese|||||||
|Best Supporting Actor|Joe Pesci|||||||
|rowspan="2"|National Society of Film Critics Awards 1990|Best Film|Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler|||||
|Best Director|Martin Scorsese|||||||
|Silver Lion|Silver Lion for Best Director|Martin Scorsese||||||
||Bodil Award for Best Non-European Film|Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler||||||

## Infobox (movie)

- **name**: Goodfellas
- **image**: Goodfellas-logo.svg
- **director**: Martin Scorsese
- **producer**: Irwin Winkler
- **writer**: Martin Scorsese
Nicholas Pileggi
- **editing**: Thelma Schoonmaker
- **music**: John Barry
- **cinematography**: Michael Ballhaus
- **starring**: Robert De Niro
Ray Liotta
Joe Pesci
Lorraine Bracco
Paul Sorvino
- **distributor**: Warner Bros
- **released**: September 19, 1990
- **budget**: $25,000,000
- **language**: English
- **runtime**: 145 minutes
- **country**: United States
- **gross**: $46,836,394