Why Martin Scorsese Made Goodfellas Despite Not Wanting More Mob Movies
Goodfellas is considered one of the best movies in Martin Scorsese’s career, but he initially wasn’t up to making another mob movie when the opportunity for Goodfellas arrived. Martin Scorsese is one of the most popular and respected filmmakers in the industry thanks to his visual style (in which he frequently uses slow-motion and freeze frames), repeated collaborations with actors, cameo appearances, and for addressing themes like corruption, identity, and more. Although he has explored different genres throughout his career, he’s still best known for his gangster movies, and the one considered his best of the genre is Goodfellas.
Released in 1990, Goodfellas is based on the book Wiseguy, by Nicholas Pileggi, and it chronicles the life of real-life mob associate Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), from his days as a teenager running errands for Paul Cicero (Paul Sorvino) and his crew to his full involvement with the Lucchese crime family and his decision to cooperate with the FBI. During his time working in the mob, Henry met some of the biggest names in the business, as were Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci) and Jimmy “The Gent” Conway (Robert De Niro), with whom he got involved in some major trouble. Goodfellas was a critical success, earning many nominations to different awards (and winning the Academy Award for Best Support Actor thanks to Pesci), and is widely regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made.
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Goodfellas had a major impact in the entertainment industry, especially in the gangster genre, with movies and TV shows referencing it, being inspired by it (as happened with David Chase’s The Sopranos), and even recreating some of its most memorable scenes. Due to the
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