Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas is based on Nicholas Pileggi’s nonfiction book Wiseguy, which chronicles the life of Lucchese crime family associate turned FBI-informant, Henry Hill. Unlike the book, the ...
Miller sets it up by first speaking to Nicholas Pileggi, the author of the nonfiction book Wiseguy that Scorsese and he later adapted into the GoodFellas script. Pileggi recalls with awe how the ...
Staten Island Advance: ‘GoodFellas’ wiseguy, Lufthansa heist mastermind, had secret Staten Island connection
Before Nicholas Pileggi was a screenwriter, he was a journalist with decades of experience reporting on the New York City mob. His insider knowledge eventually led him to write the books Wiseguy: Life ...
Ex-mobster Henry Hill (left, with Ray Liotta, who played him in the movie GoodFellas) met for a little Italian on the occasion of a DVD release. Hill is the central figure in Wiseguy, the 1986 ...
A still of Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta in Goodfellas. Image via Warner Bros. Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas was one of several films that ultimately revitalized the gangster genre and is considered to ...
"Goodfellas" is undoubtedly one of the greatest Mafia films of all time. Charting the rise and fall of mobster Henry Hill, Martin Scorcese's glimpse into the life of a wise guy gave average Joes ...
MSN: "The Fear Of Telephones Was Very Accurate": Ex-FBI Agent On Goodfellas' Mob Details
The 1990 mafia classic Goodfellas is widely considered one of the greatest movies ever made, praised for both its breathtaking storytelling and realism. Touching on this second point, the Martin ...
"The Fear Of Telephones Was Very Accurate": Ex-FBI Agent On Goodfellas' Mob Details