Goodfellas - 2 Disc Special Edition (1990)
Genre Drama
Studio Warner Bros.
Movie Release Date 9/19/1990
Country USA
Language English
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Running Time 146 mins
Format DVD
Color Color
IMDb Rating 8.6
Cast
Robert De Niro Jimmy Conway
Ray Liotta Henry Hill
Joe Pesci Tommy DeVito
Lorraine Bracco Karen Hill
Paul Sorvino Paul Cicero
Chuck Low Morris 'Morrie' Kessler
Frank DiLeo Tuddy Cicero
Frank Sivero Frankie Carbone
Tony Darrow Sonny Bunz
Mike Starr Frenchy
Michael Imperioli
Debi Mazar
Frank Vincent
Illeana Douglas
Elaine Kagan
Gina Mastrogiacomo
Samuel L. Jackson
Crew
Director Martin Scorsese
Writer Nicholas Pileggi
Producer Irwin Winkler
Writer Martin Scorsese
Plot
Martin Scorsese's 1990 masterpiece GoodFellas immortalizes the hilarious, horrifying life of actual gangster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), from his teen years on the streets of New York to his anonymous exile under the Witness Protection Program. The director's kinetic style is perfect for recounting Hill's ruthless rise to power in the 1950s as well as his drugged-out fall in the late 1970s; in fact, no one has ever rendered the mental dislocation of cocaine better than Scorsese. Scorsese uses period music perfectly, not just to summon a particular time but to set a precise mood. GoodFellas is at least as good as The Godfather without being in the least derivative of it. Joe Pesci's psycho improvisation of Mobster Tommy DeVito ignited Pesci as a star, Lorraine Bracco scores the performance of her life as the love of Hill's life, and every supporting role, from Paul Sorvino to Robert De Niro, is a miracle.
Features
Disc 1: Commentaries with Director Martin Scorsese, Ray Liotta, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Frank Vincent, Co-screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi, Producers Irwin Winkler and Barbara De Fina, Cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, Editor Thelma Schoomaker FBI agent Edward McDonald and real life goodfella Henry Hill.
3 All-New Documentaries
  • Getting Made: How a movie classic hit the streets.
  • Made Men: The Goodfellas Legacy: Filmmakers Joe Carnhan, Jon Favreau, Antoine Fuqua, the Hughes Brothers and Richard Linklater comment on the movie's influence.
  • The Workaday Gangster looks at the less-glamorous side of mob life plus Paper Is Cheaper than Film: Storyboard-to-screen comparisons.

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    Edition Details
    Edition Two-Disc Special Edition
    Barcode 085391912224
    Region Region 1
    Release Date 8/17/2004
    Packaging Keep Case
    Screen Ratio 1.85:1
    Subtitles English; French; Spanish
    Audio Tracks English Dolby Digital 5.1
    Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
    Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
    Nr of Disks/Tapes 2