Goodfellas

Goodfellas is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese.  It is a film adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese. The film follows the rise and fall of Lucchese crime family and its associates. It primiarly tells the story of Henry Hill and his friends over a period from 1955 to 1980.

Henry Hill is a small time gangster, who takes part in a robbery with Jimmy Conway and Tommy De Vito, two other gangsters who have set their sights a bit higher. His two partners kill off everyone else involved in the robbery, and slowly start to climb up through the hierarchy of the Mob. Henry, however, is badly affected by his partners success, but will he stoop low enough to bring about the downfall of Jimmy and Tommy?

Starring Ray Liota, Robert de Niro and Joe Pesci, this film is considered one of the best crime movies every made, and certainly one of Scorsese's best. This is a classic film screening by the Dunamaise - if you'd like to see a favorite on the big screen, tweet us now! @dunamaise