| Item specifics - DVDs | | Format: | Blu-ray | Rating: | R | | Leading Role: | Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro | Release Date: | Jan 16, 2007 | | Director: | Martin Scorsese | UPC: | 085391108085 | | Region Code: | Region 1: US, CA | Display Format: | Widescreen | | Genre: | Drama | | Used | | Sub-Genre: | -- | | See reviews |
Detailed item info| Movie 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 (Ray Liotta) rises through the ranks of his Brooklyn neighborhood's organized crime branch, and with money from the mob he begins living the good life, complete with a beautiful bride, Karen (Lorraine Bracco), a fancy house, 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 association 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 breathtaking, invigorating rhythm into every scene. As the psychopathic Tommy DeVito, Joe Pesci delivers an unforgettable performance that is alarming in its cold-blooded callousness, helping to cement GOODFELLAS' place as a classic portrait of life in the mob.
| | Credits | | Producer: | Irwin Winkler | | Cast: | Christopher Serrone, Chuck Low, Frank Di Leo, Frank Sivero, Frank Vincent, Henny Youngman, Jerry Vale, Joe Pesci, Kevin Corrigan, Lorraine Bracco, Mike Starr, Paul Sorvino, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Sheila Howard, Tony Darrow |
| | Editorial reviews | "...GOODFELLAS makes poetic drama of warped ambitions. It's a prodigious achievement..."
Rolling Stone - p.47 - Peter Travers
"...Packed with solid-gold dialogue, tight performances and way too many classic scenes to list here..." -- 5 out of 5 Stars
Total Film - p.106 - Dan Jolin
"...Awesome GOODFELLAS is a punk movie, both in subject matter and attitude..." -- 4 out of 4 stars
USA Today - p.1D - Mike Clark
"...Breathless and brilliant....GOODFELLAS is memorable for the ensemble nature of the performances..."
New York Times - p.C11 - Vincent Canby
"...Filmed like a rainbow-hued thunderbolt and celebrating Mob lore in the fastest 2 1/2 hours in film history..."
Film Comment - Harlan Kennedy (11/01/1990)
"...GOODFELLAS is RAGING BULL squared....[The film] flows with the exuberance of a filmmaker who has every detail nailed and a few new lovely moves he wants to show us..."
Los Angeles Times - Sheila Benson (09/20/1990)
"Martin Scorsese regained the explosive force of his '70s heyday with this true-life mafia memoir."
Premiere - Howard Karren (07/01/2004)
"GOODFELLAS is Martin Scorsese's violent and intense view...of organized criminal life, with powerful performances by De Niro, Oscar-winner Pesci, Bracco, and Sorvino.."
Widescreen Review - Widescreen Review Staff (07/01/2006)
| | Awards | 1990 Academy Awards, Best Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci
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This blu-ray movie is in mint condition. No marks or fingerprints on the disc.
This movie was originally purchased in the U.S. so there are no French words on the jacket.
Airmail postal shipping to the U.S. is $4.95US. (2 blu-ray's ship for $6.95US). International airmail postal shipping is $8.95US. (2 blu-rays ship for $10.95US. Within Canada, shipping is $3.95US. (2 blu-rays ship for $5.95US.)
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