Goodfellas: Special Edition (2 Disc Set)
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- Released
- 17/08/2004
- Film and TV Genre
- Action
- Video Format
- NTSC
- DVD Region
- 1 (will only play on Region 1 and Multi-Region DVD players)
Description
US IMPORT NTSC REGION 1 FORMAT
Martin Scorsese scores again with his gritty, kinetic adaptation of Nicolas Pileggi's best-selling -Wiseguy, the true-life account of mobster and FBI informant Henry Hill. Set to a true-to-period rock soundtrack, the story details the rise and fall of Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian New York kid who grows up idolizing the "wise guys" in his impoverished Brooklyn neighborhood. He begins hanging around the mobsters, running errands, and doing odd jobs until he gains the notice of local chieftain Paulie Cicero (Paul Sorvino), who takes him in as a surrogate son. As he reaches his teens, Hill is inducted into the world of petty crime, where he distinguishes himself as a "stand-up guy" by choosing jail time over ratting on his accomplices. From that moment on, he is a part of the family. Along with his psychotic partner Tommy (Joe Pesci), he rises through the ranks to become Paulie's lieutenant; however, he quickly learns that, like his mentor Jimmy (Robert DeNiro), another half-Irish mobster, his ethnicity prevents him from ever becoming a "made guy," an actual member of the crime family. Soon he finds himself the target of both the feds and the mobsters, who feel that he has become a threat to their security with his reckless dealings. Goodfellas was rewarded with six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture; Pesci would walk away with Best Supporting Actor for his work.
Martin Scorsese scores again with his gritty, kinetic adaptation of Nicolas Pileggi's best-selling -Wiseguy, the true-life account of mobster and FBI informant Henry Hill. Set to a true-to-period rock soundtrack, the story details the rise and fall of Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian New York kid who grows up idolizing the "wise guys" in his impoverished Brooklyn neighborhood. He begins hanging around the mobsters, running errands, and doing odd jobs until he gains the notice of local chieftain Paulie Cicero (Paul Sorvino), who takes him in as a surrogate son. As he reaches his teens, Hill is inducted into the world of petty crime, where he distinguishes himself as a "stand-up guy" by choosing jail time over ratting on his accomplices. From that moment on, he is a part of the family. Along with his psychotic partner Tommy (Joe Pesci), he rises through the ranks to become Paulie's lieutenant; however, he quickly learns that, like his mentor Jimmy (Robert DeNiro), another half-Irish mobster, his ethnicity prevents him from ever becoming a "made guy," an actual member of the crime family. Soon he finds himself the target of both the feds and the mobsters, who feel that he has become a threat to their security with his reckless dealings. Goodfellas was rewarded with six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture; Pesci would walk away with Best Supporting Actor for his work.
Product Details
- Actors
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Number of Discs
- 2
- Aspect Ratio
- 1.85:1
- Audio Format
- English Audio Commentary Dolby Digital
- English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Media Format
- DVD-Video
- Run Time (minutes)
- 145
- Disc Layers
- 2
- Label / Studio
- WARNER STUDIOS
- Film Format
- Anamorphic
- Disc Features
- Featurette
- Interactive Menus
- Making Of
- Scene Selection
- Theatrical Trailer
- Anamorphic
- Film Rating (Australia)
- R18+
- Year of release
- 1990
- Film Rating (UK)
- 18
- Subtitle Language
- English,
- French,
- Spanish
- Cast & Crew
- Michael Ballhaus (Director of Photography)
- Thelma Schoonmaker (Editor)
- Irwin Winkler (Producer)
- Kristi Zea (Production Designer)
- Martin Scorsese (Screenwriter)
- Nicholas Pileggi (Screenwriter)
- Nicholas Pileggi (Story)
- Richard Bruno (Costume Designer)
Additional Information
- Interactive Menus
- Production Notes
- Scene Access
- Trailers - 1.Theatrical Trailers (2)
