Saturday, February 12, 2022

Thoughts on Movies: Goodfellas

 


The 1990 film ‘Goodfellas’ is based on the book ‘Wiseguy’ by Nicholas Pillegi.  Henry Hill (played by Ray Liotta) is half Sicilian (and Jewish) being raised in a New York neighborhood dominated by the Mafia.  He looks up to the cartel and wants to grow up to be a gangster.  And soon in his adulthood he becomes an integral part of the criminal network.  Extortions, thefts, drug deals, murders…all happen very frequently.  This goes on for a while till one day Henry becomes dispensable for the gang.

Movie poster, courtesy of imdb.com

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