![]() ![]() In shepherding a young Henry into the life of a wiseguy, Tuddy Cicero (Frank DiLeo, who, fun fact, managed Michael Jackson in the ‘80s) has to tell the kid some harsh truths, namely that there’s no room for compassion or altruism when you’re in the business of being a modern-day outlaw. ![]() I gotta toughen this kid up.” -Tuddy Cicero I don’t know what the hell’s wrong with you. You wasted eight fuckin’ aprons on this guy. Before we know it, he’s born again in the flames of an explosion, intoxicated by the fearsome, world-shaping power that comes with his newfound status. The first shot of a young Henry (Christopher Serrone) we see is a closeup on his eye: He watches from his window, taking in every move the neighborhood mobsters make, yearning to become one. You know why? It was outta respect.” -Henry Hill “One day, some of the kids from the neighborhood carried my mother’s groceries all the way home. It’s the iconic capper on a brutal, tone-setting opening sequence, establishing immediately and unforgettably that for Henry, there is no life worth living but the life of a wiseguy. “As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.” -Henry HillĪfter watching Tommy DeVito (Pesci) and Jimmy Conway (De Niro) stab and shoot a bloodied Billy Batts (Frank Vincent) in his trunk, Henry (Liotta) slams it shut and doesn’t even blink before being captured in a classic Scorsese freeze frame. Now scroll down and read these fuckin’ quotes, presented in the order they appear in the film. Chances are, even if you’ve never seen the film, at least a few of the lines featured on the list below will be familiar to you- Goodfellas is one of those classics that has permeated pop culture to such an extent that you can hardly help but know it, if only through osmosis. What it might be most of all, though, is a bounteous cornucopia of iconic quotes. It’s also a who’s who of mob movie stars, including Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Paul Sorvino and more Sopranos actors, in particular, than you can count on both brass-knuckled hands. It’s a high-octane tale of greed, violence, betrayal and the American dream, told with all the trademark stylistic verve-those freeze frames! Those needle drops! That fourth wall break!-of one of film’s finest directors. Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-winning 1990 crime drama Goodfellas, inspired by the true story of Irish-Italian mobster-turned-state’s witness Henry Hill, is widely considered one of the best gangster movies ever made, right up there with the Godfather films at the subgenre’s zenith. ![]()
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