@@theTemplar08Which was what Henry, Jimmy and Tommy were throughout the entire movie with only Tommy having a chance of actually joining a Mafia family from the inside. Really Henry in the movie himself had that problem, wanted to feel like a somebody around nobody's and gain the Mafia privileges but wasn't exactly a fan of the violence or Murdering that comes along with it. He had his abundance of issues and was not a good person at all, though he still came out out as the "most normal" and moral compare to those around him.
I can't decide who I like more: Cassie at Popcorn in Bed because she gets so squeamish at the violence and the sex jokes or Dawn because she laughs at the violence and the sex jokes. They're both adorable.
I hit play, and right away I hear Dawn saying "You don't have to beat it on the ass, you can just smack it." I paused the video to comment, because I know that I will already love this reaction.
Being "made" means officially becoming a member of the inner circle of the "family". It was only full-blooded Italians that could be made, and it meant that you were untouchable to anyone on the outside. And if someone outside touched you anyway by any means, your family was obligated to take revenge for you.
Dawn.. Gotta say you always make me smile watching your reaction videos. Love your down to earth personality and sense of humor. And that Scottish accent!! Keep up the great work and I love to suggest you give AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN a chance. Think you'll like it...
Yes the real Tommy was an imposing, angry, homicidal manic. He was supposedly murdered and dismembered by John Gotti and his crew over the death of Billy Batts. Batts was a member of the Gambino crime family.
Fun fact: the man playing the U.S. attorney that negotiates the Hill's witness protection deal is the actual U.S. Attorney that negotiated the Hill's deal.
Dawn Marie as the gang boss of the new Scottish mafia - 'An rud seo againne'. First thing, if you want to be a gangster, you need to "make your bones", which is slang for killing someone that your capo wants dead. Then you'll have to kill whenever you get the order, or whenever your business needs some killing done. You'll need to hit the gym to build up your strength -- maybe some kind of boxing or martial arts... killers are tough. Then you'll need to find a specialty - gambling, extortion, robbery, pornography, etc... Finally, you'll need to nurture your sociopathic side - essential for becoming an effective gangster. It. could. work.
I love how you seem to try to find the humor in any situation no matter how horrific. It's shows what a positive thinking person you are, what a sense of humor you have and just overall great person you are. This world would be much better with millions of Dawn Maries around. Love your videos and your laughter!
HUMOR is an awesome method for transmuting anything not positive. When one can LAUGH at something bad, that something bad has NO hold on us.......=) WTG DAWN!
Paul Vario (Paul Cicero in the movie) died at the U.S. Correctional Hospital in Springfield, Missouri in 1988. Paul Sorvino, who played him, died in 2022, months after Ray Liotta.
In the initial prison scene that shows how well they had it, you said 'This would never happen.' It DID happen, Dawn. Henry Hill's story is real. Naturally there is some exaggeration or dramatization but at least 80% of what's in the film is true and accurate, including the Mafiosi having private cells and access to whatever they wanted as long as they had the money. As for Tommy (Joe Pesci's character), you should look up the real-life Tommy DeSimone some time. Apart from being a 6' 2" monster instead of small like Joe, he was pretty much as depicted--a gun-happy maniac. They called him "Two-Gun Tommy" because he'd fire off random rounds at complete strangers for target practice. They did indeed kill Tommy in lieu of making him a made man, and his body has never been found. His ending may not have been an easy one--there is a rumour that he was cut in half with a chainsaw. You should see his photos--he looks absolutely insane!
Henry Hill story is real to an extent. You are right about Tommy and other things, but Henry Hill exaggerated quite a bit on his book and in life in general. He made himself seem a lot more important as a Mafia associate than he really was. He was very "low down on the totem pole" when it came to his association with the Mafia. The NY prosecutor said after the trial that Henry Hill had to be the worse witness he ever heard testify because he lied so much on the stand and exaggerated so much and if they would have had to rely on just Hill's testimony alone they never would have convicted Jimmy Burke
6:30 This is a biographical film about Henry Hill and begins around 1955. Key Times: Most of the 1960s is the high-life of the club and crimes. The murders made man Billy and Spider, then Jimmy and Henry going to jail are 1970. Henry is jail from 1970-1978. The big Lufthansa job is 1978. Tommy gets executed in 1979. Paulie disowns Henry, then Jimmy tries to kill Karen and Henry in 1980. After that Henry becomes an informant so as not to get killed.
Hi Dawn, glad that you enjoyed Goodfellas. The big difference between this and the Godfather, is this one is based on a true story of Henry Hill, where the Godfather was historical fiction but incorporates some real events. The Godfather is a very good movie though to watch. You might want to check out Casino, which is about the real events of the Mafia on Las Vegas. Also, it stars Robert Denero and Joe Pesci too. I think I misspelled their names but you know what I mean. Looking forward to more.
Also, The Godfather portrays gangsters as stylized romantic figures while Goodfellas just portrays gangsters as less romantic, gritty and cutthroat, not even caring about the "code of honour".
Yes, Dawn, you’re a potential mafia woman 😅. Btw: I recommend 1983’s Scarface w Al Pacino ❤. “Being made;” he’s a formal member of that “family.” He’s now protected better, is expected to never tell secrets and gets extra privileges.
Scorsese's masterpiece - this week's the 33rd anniversary of the film's release so nice timing Dawn Marie :D Fun facts - that's Scorsese's real-life mom playing Tommy's mom and the fed who puts Henry & Karen into witness protection was the real-life fed who did the same IRL. Sadly we lost both Ray Liotta & Paul Sorvino last year. I love how you only knew Pesci from comedy - shows his range as an actor since he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his truly intimidating role here. I recommend you see CASINO next which is a kissing cousin to this film set in Vegas. FYI: ' a made man' means being legit as a mob chief.
When the whole gang are relaxing together in prison and enjoying doing their own cooking, you briefly see an older man making the sauce. That's Martin Scorcese's father.
"made" means a person elevated into the formal operation structure, the 'family' and a boss of a crew and advance to the top of the family over time. Not allowed to be whacked unless the organization bosses authorize it, called "The Commission".
Goodfellas was based loosely on a true story. There are those that try to glamorize the gangster life. Until they see the real story. Which brings be to suggest what you know you must React to next. The Godfather is considered by plenty as a masterpiece. But even that is just scratching the surface. Mario Puzo created the story in 1969. Then it became film in 1972. It is essential for any film review. And an offer that can't be refused!!!
Donnie Brasco is another one with Al Pacino, and it has Johnny Depp in as the title character. It's hard to write about that without spoilers, but it is a good one to watch.
I've seen a lot of Goodfellas reactions, no one's ever watched Billy Batts getting kicked to death and said "I think I fancy them". Don't let her near any actual mobsters, she'd have guns hidden in every corner of the house
If anyone ever wants to start watching a gangster/mafia movie, The Godfather should be the very first movie to watch since it was the foundation that led to many other mob movie classics, IMO. Far as GoodFellas, I do recall watching this movie when it was first released, and it was just brought to my attention that the 'what do you mean I'm funny, do I amuse you?" scene @4:44; only Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta were in on it when Tommy became hostile with Henry while everyone else's reaction was genuine while Scorsese was filming. Genius!
Goodfellas is an absolute masterpiece of a movie, easily my favorite movie of ALL time, huge fan of Martin Scorsese! And fun fact: Martin Scorsese's mother played Tommy's mother's and Scorsese's father played Vinny, who added too many onions in the tomato sauce.
0:16 Dawn's "I know what 'good' means and what 'fella' is" reminds me of Lisa Simpson seeing a movie theater marquee that read "Yahoo Serious Film Festival" and saying "I know those words, and that doesn't make any sense."
Dawn Marie, as a Southern Italian American, we give envelopes with cash at weddings, not blenders and toasters. Anyway, here's another picture about organized crime: When my father was stationed in Palermo, Sicily with the Italian Army in the 1960s, he witnessed a real hit. Apparently, there was a fish vendor at a stand that had dealings with the mafia. He was hit. My father said he saw a FIAT with a ragtop race by the stand and stopped. A guy with a machine gun popped out of the ragtop and mowed EVERYONE down in a hail of bullets...owner, customers, bystanders, everyone! They took off as fast as they arrived. "No one saw anything." That's the real organized crime.
Actually, famous mobster Michael Franzese has stated, on TH-cam no less, that scene was HIGHLY exaggerated. The prison depicted was United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg. As a federal prison, it housed some of the most infamous and dangerous criminals in the federal prison system at that time. Even terrorists were imprisoned there. Franzese stated that you a scene like this simply could not have happened in a maximum security federal prison. It's just too highly regulated. It makes a great story, but aside from Hill's anecdote as related to Nicolas Pilegi, there's not a single person to corroborate the story.
This is all mostly Henry Hill's version of his role in the mafia and is wildly hyped up to make it more entertaining and makes himself look like the coolest guy in the room and at the same time making himself look like a victim. He doesn't kill anyone and doesn't admit to either. lol I doubt this scene happened like this.
@@Col_Fragg My cousin, who we referred to as "uncle" because of the age difference was Johnny Dio. He's depicted in the film making the steaks in that scene. Another uncle....."Jimmy Doyle" Plumeri, did a bid when I was young. When I asked where Uncle Jimmy was and why we haven't seen him in a while, they told me he was drafted. When he was inside he took a picture dressed in a military outfit sitting at a desk and they told me he was going to be in the army for a while. When I got old enough, I heard some of the real stories, including how time inside went. Unfortunately, Uncle Johnny passed on long before the movie, as did Uncle Jimmy. These guys, weren't some random fringe associates. They were top guys. My maternal grandfather ran a lot of local stuff under their flag in our area. As far as how some guys in the life were able to get along in the can of course depended on where you did the time. If I had to guess, I'd say the account from Hill that was used in the movie came from a collection of conversations from different experiences, maybe even from different guys........but it is fact that some of these guy had a very different prison experience than most people.
You made my laugh talking about rooting for shark in Jaws! At time jaws came out I was scuba diving for university marine biology center. We were measuring octopus up to 23fters. We were swimming with orca killer whales, etc.. I saved blue shark from ghost net an went head too head with great white making a food pass, trying too eat me! So it was several years before I sat down an watched a shark devour beautiful girls! But you pulled me up enough too watch movie, Jaws, an I enjoyed it, do, do ,do ,do do,!!!
The follow-up to watch after this movie is Casino. It's almost like a sequel. Also highly recommend Thief, Once Upon a Time in America, and Miller's Crossing. All great gangster flicks.
There's another film based on Henry Hill called My Blue Heaven, starring Steve Martin and Rick Moranis. It's a comedy that picks up essentially where this film ends (even though My Blue Heaven came out a few weeks before Goodfellas). Steve Martin is great, and it's a fun film. Definitely worth a watch.
"Goodfellas" is a depiction of organized crime at the street level. "The Godfather" saga is a fictionalized rendition of organized crime at the top level, bosses of major Mafia families. Paulie was a caporegime (capo means captain, more or less) whom various Mafia soldiers and associates reported to. Henry, Jimmy, and Tommy were all associates under Paulie. If Tommy had been "made," he would have become a soldier in the Lucchese crime family, reporting to Paulie, his capo. Paulie would have reported to the Lucchese Boss directly or through the Underboss. In The Godfather saga, we follow the story of the Corleone family that incorporated aspects of real world Mafia history. The protagonists are two generations of Bosses.
I agree _My Blue Heaven_ is a really good film and Dawn should watch it. It's misleading, though, to call it a "sequel" to _Goodfellas_ . That's kinda like saying _Kindergarten Cop_ is a sequel to _Stand and Deliver_ because they both have school teachers and teaching in them.
Greetings from Sweden! Loved your Goodfellas reaction. :) On another note; since I know you're a John Cleese fan as well (I watched all your Fawlty Towers reactions), let me recommend a forgotten masterpiece movie with him called Clockwise; It's from 1986 I think. I watched it as a kid in 90's and it became one of my favorite comedies of all time. Would really love seeing you react to it Marie, esp since this movie seems to be entirely forgotten today which is a tragedy. I just know you would love this movie since you liked Fawlty Towers so much. :)
This is one of the greatest mob movies ever made. I on the other hand, feel that it was formatted wrong. It should have been done as a 5-part miniseries with 45-50 minute episodes so we could learn more about the family led by Paul Cicero (real name Paul Vario). Despite it being two and a half hours long, I felt like I missed out on a LOT of information. Some other stuff left out: Big Paulie was sleeping with Karen behind Henry's back. He was also a consigliere to the Lucchese crime family.
The real Thomas DeSimone was way worse then portrayed in the movie Henry once told a story of how Tommy once shot a innocent man who walked by them just to try out a new gun he bought
Best gangster movie ever made. Most of this movie took place within 25 miles of me on Long Island and I have been to or by many of the places in the movie. Especially that diner they are in a lot. And while NYC is known for the mafia back in the day, the average person never ran across any. You had to be a store owner in certain neighborhoods or in certain professions like dock workers or garbage collections to really come across them. And John Gotti didn't live too far from me. Gotti was the last very famous Godfather. He lived in Queens NYC or I should say his office was there. And ran his family in the 70's and 80's until he went to jail. He was called the Teflon Don because nothing would stick to him when he was investigated. But he broke the number one code for Godfathers. He was way to flashy and drew way too much attention to himself. You just knew that you shouldn't cause trouble in is neighborhood. And he was always doing things for the people in his neighborhood. So he was a bad man and a killer but a lot of people loved him. Godfather is similar but much slower paced. A lot of that also happened near me. "Real Housewives of the Mafia." There was a reality show about 15 years ago called "Growing up Gotti." It was about John Gotti's daughter, Victoria and her kids and the mansion they lived in on Long Island. I think it ran two years and it was very much like the "Jersey Shore." Very stereotypical of what you think they would be like. Victoria was an attractive but very physically "altered" bleach blond with enormous "assets." She was a bit of a "Karen." Loud and in your face but I found her likable. Her kids however were three spoiled teenage boys with slicked back hair and acted like princes because they were Gotti's grand kids. they were hard to like. but the show was entertaining.
A little trivia. The cop/prosecutor that was talking to Karen about whether she goes with her husband Henry or not is actually a real cop/prosecutor. He was in charge of bringing down the real mob group that this movie is based off of. He's not an actor. He's a real prosecutor. Or he was. He's probably retired by now, if he's even still alive.
Mori's wig wasn't supposed to come off in that first scene of him. It was completely unintended, and Henry's reaction was Ray Liotta breaking character and laughing. It worked so well, especially with the whole big "Mori's wigs don't come off!" commercial, that they used it for the movie.
"Being made" means he would go through the ceremony to become a member of the mafia. He would have the same status as the guy that Tommy and Jimmy killed. Tommy could qualify because he was 100% Italian. Jimmy and Henry were both half Italian and Half Irish so they could not qualify no matter what they do. You are right, Tommy would be a terrible choice to Be made.
Some people have accused this movie of glorifying criminals. But if you pay attention, it's easy to see the mobsters, the goodfellas, are *not* being glorified, they're shown in a pretty bad light. They're all cruel, vicious, utterly callous and uncaring about the people they hurt, and they're all totally selfish, ultimately quite happy to betray and murder each other for their own benefit. Paul Cicero, the crew chief played by Paul Sorvino, is the only one depicted as having even a tiny hint of real honor, and in the end he just turns his back on a colleague in trouble. Nobody comes off looking admirable, let alone glorified.
Yeah, I never thought of this as really glorifying it. There is some glamour there, but it also showed plenty of the ugly side, and how it’s not really too hard to fall (most likely pushed) off that precipice, ending up dead or at least always looking over your shoulder.
When you see Benjamin Franklin’s face poking out of an envelope, you know there’s real cash in it. You can look at the thickness of the envelope and determine the amount because they’re all Benjamins’.😎
The Fountain Avenue Dump in Brooklyn which no longer exists having been closed and landscaped would have many a tale to tell of Mafiosi and others killed by them and disposed of there if it could speak.
There's a movie called My Blue Heaven with Steve Martin, based on the same gangster's life as this one, except after he's gone into witness protection and living in the suburbs. With Steve Martin and Rick Moranis, it's a comedy instead of a gritty crime drama
Tommy Di Simone, the real person that was the basis for Joe Pesci's character, was 6 foot 5, while Pesci was 5 foot 4. He was 250 pounds and about 7 years younger than him.
the agent who was giving henry the witness protection is the real agent who actually gave the real henry hill the deal they asked him to be in the movie
When you get “made”, it means you become an actual part of the “family”. You get more protection, more responsibility, get involved in more of the business, etc. Also, only full-blooded Italians are allowed to be “made”.
If law enforcement shows up at your door with a search warrant you can A. Let them in or B. They will crash your door. So you either do it the easy way or the hard way.
Very happy Dawn, that by the end of the movie you decided not to join the mafia. You learned the right lesson.
It seemed touch and go - like she seemed to want to become a wife or gumar.
Considering La Costra Nostra barely exists anymore, probably a good decision.
Well Dawn did open the slight chance that she could be part of a Scottish new mafia.
I don’t know, I think she could make it to the top. Don Dawn.
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Dawn: "I could be a gangster in the Mafia."
Also, Dawn: "I don't like how they're always killing people for no good reason."
You might be an associate, but you have to be Italian too join the mob! There’s also that killing thing.
@@theTemplar08 Ya if it weren't for risking jail time and all the killing I could totally be an associate.
@@theTemplar08Which was what Henry, Jimmy and Tommy were throughout the entire movie with only Tommy having a chance of actually joining a Mafia family from the inside. Really Henry in the movie himself had that problem, wanted to feel like a somebody around nobody's and gain the Mafia privileges but wasn't exactly a fan of the violence or Murdering that comes along with it. He had his abundance of issues and was not a good person at all, though he still came out out as the "most normal" and moral compare to those around him.
Ever seen any of Italian horror films, they are brutal! watching these movies like "Goodfellas"...it makes sense...lol
I can't decide who I like more: Cassie at Popcorn in Bed because she gets so squeamish at the violence and the sex jokes or Dawn because she laughs at the violence and the sex jokes. They're both adorable.
Cassie+Dawn Collab?
The feminine one.
Liking violence and such is more masculine, being afraid of it is more feminine.
Are you just comparing them because they are both blondes? Just kidding. Definitely prefer Dawn's video, Cassie is too goody goody
Dawn starts off "No one WANTS to be a gangster" Few minutes later when she sees the money "I want to be a gangster".
I hit play, and right away I hear Dawn saying "You don't have to beat it on the ass, you can just smack it." I paused the video to comment, because I know that I will already love this reaction.
How about when she demonstrated it? Oh boy. 😊
"See ... I wouldn't be good at doing that. I talk too much. I'm an over-sharer!" 🤣
Being "made" means officially becoming a member of the inner circle of the "family". It was only full-blooded Italians that could be made, and it meant that you were untouchable to anyone on the outside. And if someone outside touched you anyway by any means, your family was obligated to take revenge for you.
Dawn.. Gotta say you always make me smile watching your reaction videos. Love your down to earth personality and sense of humor. And that Scottish accent!! Keep up the great work and I love to suggest you give AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN a chance. Think you'll like it...
Yes, Dawn, please keep up the Scottish accent. It's great!
Yes we all fancy your accent 😊
That reads as if a dog typed it.
@@OriginalPuro I read this in Shrek's accent
Joe Pesci is a SCARY man when he plays characters like this. He can go from 0 to 1000 in a heartbeat.
He's a little package of rage.
@@LordVolkovyup and he is absolutely correct about what they do to you at the drive through
Even though Pesci is 5’4”, he still manages to bring out the (real life) 6’2” Tommy.
Yes the real Tommy was an imposing, angry, homicidal manic. He was supposedly murdered and dismembered by John Gotti and his crew over the death of Billy Batts. Batts was a member of the Gambino crime family.
shows how good of an actor he is
When you said: "he's funny" and I knew what was coming 😂.
the scene where the phone box get kicked right over was an accident but they left it in cause it looked so real.
great film - watch Casino next Dawn.
You can see De Niro turn away as he's corpsing.
"Angels with Dirty Faces" is a great gangster movie and with Humphery Bogart.
So is _Angels with Filthy Souls._
Dawn does love B&W movies.
James Cagney was the star of the movie
@@EngineerEd-xt2quYes but she has only seen Bogart movies and I am trying to sell it I didn't mention Pat O'Brien or Huntz Hall either.
Fun fact: the man playing the U.S. attorney that negotiates the Hill's witness protection deal is the actual U.S. Attorney that negotiated the Hill's deal.
I've never actually seen this one, but I'll watch it along with Dawn just because I'd love to watch any movie for the first time with Dawn.
I've seen it but watched for the same reason even though I wasn't in the mood.
Dawn Marie as the gang boss of the new Scottish mafia - 'An rud seo againne'.
First thing, if you want to be a gangster, you need to "make your bones", which is slang for killing someone that your capo wants dead.
Then you'll have to kill whenever you get the order, or whenever your business needs some killing done.
You'll need to hit the gym to build up your strength -- maybe some kind of boxing or martial arts... killers are tough.
Then you'll need to find a specialty - gambling, extortion, robbery, pornography, etc...
Finally, you'll need to nurture your sociopathic side - essential for becoming an effective gangster.
It. could. work.
How appropriate since this film is now 33 years old.
Yeah and thirty-three years ago seems like 10 years ago
I love how you seem to try to find the humor in any situation no matter how horrific. It's shows what a positive thinking person you are, what a sense of humor you have and just overall great person you are. This world would be much better with millions of Dawn Maries around. Love your videos and your laughter!
HUMOR is an awesome method for transmuting anything not positive. When one can LAUGH at something bad, that something bad has NO hold on us.......=)
WTG DAWN!
Is she taking notes? and enjoying the death scenes? really?!?!?
Paul Vario (Paul Cicero in the movie) died at the U.S. Correctional Hospital in Springfield, Missouri in 1988. Paul Sorvino, who played him, died in 2022, months after Ray Liotta.
FYI Tommy's mom was played by Catherine Scorsese Marty's mother
According to Martin Scorsese, that did happen. The mafia hoods lived in their own section separate from everyone else, and they lived like kings.
In the initial prison scene that shows how well they had it, you said 'This would never happen.' It DID happen, Dawn. Henry Hill's story is real. Naturally there is some exaggeration or dramatization but at least 80% of what's in the film is true and accurate, including the Mafiosi having private cells and access to whatever they wanted as long as they had the money. As for Tommy (Joe Pesci's character), you should look up the real-life Tommy DeSimone some time. Apart from being a 6' 2" monster instead of small like Joe, he was pretty much as depicted--a gun-happy maniac. They called him "Two-Gun Tommy" because he'd fire off random rounds at complete strangers for target practice. They did indeed kill Tommy in lieu of making him a made man, and his body has never been found. His ending may not have been an easy one--there is a rumour that he was cut in half with a chainsaw. You should see his photos--he looks absolutely insane!
Henry Hill story is real to an extent. You are right about Tommy and other things, but Henry Hill exaggerated quite a bit on his book and in life in general. He made himself seem a lot more important as a Mafia associate than he really was.
He was very "low down on the totem pole" when it came to his association with the Mafia.
The NY prosecutor said after the trial that Henry Hill had to be the worse witness he ever heard testify because he lied so much on the stand and exaggerated so much and if they would have had to rely on just Hill's testimony alone they never would have convicted Jimmy Burke
6:30 This is a biographical film about Henry Hill and begins around 1955. Key Times: Most of the 1960s is the high-life of the club and crimes. The murders made man Billy and Spider, then Jimmy and Henry going to jail are 1970. Henry is jail from 1970-1978. The big Lufthansa job is 1978. Tommy gets executed in 1979. Paulie disowns Henry, then Jimmy tries to kill Karen and Henry in 1980. After that Henry becomes an informant so as not to get killed.
Hi Dawn, glad that you enjoyed Goodfellas. The big difference between this and the Godfather, is this one is based on a true story of Henry Hill, where the Godfather was historical fiction but incorporates some real events. The Godfather is a very good movie though to watch. You might want to check out Casino, which is about the real events of the Mafia on Las Vegas. Also, it stars Robert Denero and Joe Pesci too. I think I misspelled their names but you know what I mean. Looking forward to more.
Also, The Godfather portrays gangsters as stylized romantic figures while Goodfellas just portrays gangsters as less romantic, gritty and cutthroat, not even caring about the "code of honour".
Yes, Dawn, you’re a potential mafia woman 😅. Btw: I recommend 1983’s Scarface w Al Pacino ❤. “Being made;” he’s a formal member of that “family.” He’s now protected better, is expected to never tell secrets and gets extra privileges.
Yes That's a great one same as Goodfellas
Scorsese's masterpiece - this week's the 33rd anniversary of the film's release so nice timing Dawn Marie :D Fun facts - that's Scorsese's real-life mom playing Tommy's mom and the fed who puts Henry & Karen into witness protection was the real-life fed who did the same IRL. Sadly we lost both Ray Liotta & Paul Sorvino last year. I love how you only knew Pesci from comedy - shows his range as an actor since he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his truly intimidating role here. I recommend you see CASINO next which is a kissing cousin to this film set in Vegas. FYI: ' a made man' means being legit as a mob chief.
When the whole gang are relaxing together in prison and enjoying doing their own cooking, you briefly see an older man making the sauce. That's Martin Scorcese's father.
"made" means a person elevated into the formal operation structure, the 'family' and a boss of a crew and advance to the top of the family over time. Not allowed to be whacked unless the organization bosses authorize it, called "The Commission".
I like that the first thing that Jimmy says after beating Batts was,”f’n mutt dented my shoes “
Lol I always thought he said “did to my shoes”
Goodfellas was based loosely on a true story. There are those that try to glamorize the gangster life. Until they see the real story. Which brings be to suggest what you know you must React to next. The Godfather is considered by plenty as a masterpiece. But even that is just scratching the surface. Mario Puzo created the story in 1969. Then it became film in 1972. It is essential for any film review. And an offer that can't be refused!!!
De Niro plays a bounty hunter in "Midnight Run". It's very funny and it's also a "guys" movie. You'll love it.
Donnie Brasco is another one with Al Pacino, and it has Johnny Depp in as the title character. It's hard to write about that without spoilers, but it is a good one to watch.
I second that recommendation.
I third that recommendation, and include watching, “A Bronx Tale”
Oh, that made me laugh. When you said he could just buckaroo you off, you said it the same way Sean Connery said buckaroo in The Hunt for Red October.
Never seen you laugh this much haha I'm with you, it's one of the funniest movies ever imo and one of the greatest. Most rewatchable movie ever made.
The Godfather films are a must, Dawn.
You'll never stop chuckling.
16 long years of waiting and Sofia Coppola are largely what happened to make it so shitty. @@nittyblahblah8939
Check out "A Bronx Tale". It has De Niro in it as well. I believe he directed the movie also.
11:25 That's Martin Scorsese's mum...... Goodfellas is a fantastic film but I have always preferred casino.
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You may now be legally obliged to watch Casino
Joe Pesci is even scarier in there, she'll love it!
I've seen a lot of Goodfellas reactions, no one's ever watched Billy Batts getting kicked to death and said "I think I fancy them".
Don't let her near any actual mobsters, she'd have guns hidden in every corner of the house
If anyone ever wants to start watching a gangster/mafia movie, The Godfather should be the very first movie to watch since it was the foundation that led to many other mob movie classics, IMO. Far as GoodFellas, I do recall watching this movie when it was first released, and it was just brought to my attention that the 'what do you mean I'm funny, do I amuse you?" scene @4:44; only Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta were in on it when Tommy became hostile with Henry while everyone else's reaction was genuine while Scorsese was filming. Genius!
YES!!!!
This is the film that changed how I looked at movies.
Goodfellas is an absolute masterpiece of a movie, easily my favorite movie of ALL time, huge fan of Martin Scorsese! And fun fact: Martin Scorsese's mother played Tommy's mother's and Scorsese's father played Vinny, who added too many onions in the tomato sauce.
0:16 Dawn's "I know what 'good' means and what 'fella' is" reminds me of Lisa Simpson seeing a movie theater marquee that read "Yahoo Serious Film Festival" and saying "I know those words, and that doesn't make any sense."
Dawn Marie, as a Southern Italian American, we give envelopes with cash at weddings, not blenders and toasters. Anyway, here's another picture about organized crime: When my father was stationed in Palermo, Sicily with the Italian Army in the 1960s, he witnessed a real hit. Apparently, there was a fish vendor at a stand that had dealings with the mafia. He was hit. My father said he saw a FIAT with a ragtop race by the stand and stopped. A guy with a machine gun popped out of the ragtop and mowed EVERYONE down in a hail of bullets...owner, customers, bystanders, everyone! They took off as fast as they arrived. "No one saw anything." That's the real organized crime.
I was in Palermo and the Palermo neighborhood - Sferracavallo. One of the best times in my life!🌍🌐👍
@@johnmguzman7491 I believe it! Palermo is beautiful and I have relatives there. I hope to visit them soon.
Young Kids are changing and
the Medieval mentality at the
roots of the mob will die like
forced marriages and feuds.
The "vacation" jail scene was confirmed by a few Inmates, and vehemently denied by all Corrections Officers. It happened pretty much as seen.
My uncle is depicted in that scene. Don't believe the f'ing hacks. They are full of shit.
Actually, famous mobster Michael Franzese has stated, on TH-cam no less, that scene was HIGHLY exaggerated. The prison depicted was United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg. As a federal prison, it housed some of the most infamous and dangerous criminals in the federal prison system at that time. Even terrorists were imprisoned there. Franzese stated that you a scene like this simply could not have happened in a maximum security federal prison. It's just too highly regulated. It makes a great story, but aside from Hill's anecdote as related to Nicolas Pilegi, there's not a single person to corroborate the story.
This is all mostly Henry Hill's version of his role in the mafia and is wildly hyped up to make it more entertaining and makes himself look like the coolest guy in the room and at the same time making himself look like a victim. He doesn't kill anyone and doesn't admit to either. lol I doubt this scene happened like this.
@@Col_Fragg Yes, very romanticized and sensationalized for entertainment's sake.
@@Col_Fragg My cousin, who we referred to as "uncle" because of the age difference was Johnny Dio. He's depicted in the film making the steaks in that scene. Another uncle....."Jimmy Doyle" Plumeri, did a bid when I was young. When I asked where Uncle Jimmy was and why we haven't seen him in a while, they told me he was drafted. When he was inside he took a picture dressed in a military outfit sitting at a desk and they told me he was going to be in the army for a while. When I got old enough, I heard some of the real stories, including how time inside went. Unfortunately, Uncle Johnny passed on long before the movie, as did Uncle Jimmy.
These guys, weren't some random fringe associates. They were top guys. My maternal grandfather ran a lot of local stuff under their flag in our area. As far as how some guys in the life were able to get along in the can of course depended on where you did the time. If I had to guess, I'd say the account from Hill that was used in the movie came from a collection of conversations from different experiences, maybe even from different guys........but it is fact that some of these guy had a very different prison experience than most people.
The scene at Tommy's mother's house always cracks me up.
Tommy's mother was played by Scorsese's mom.
You made my laugh talking about rooting for shark in Jaws! At time jaws came out I was scuba diving for university marine biology center. We were measuring octopus up to 23fters. We were swimming with orca killer whales, etc.. I saved blue shark from ghost net an went head too head with great white making a food pass, trying too eat me! So it was several years before I sat down an watched a shark devour beautiful girls! But you pulled me up enough too watch movie, Jaws, an I enjoyed it, do, do ,do ,do do,!!!
My favorite mob movie, always great to see new people discover it
The follow-up to watch after this movie is Casino. It's almost like a sequel. Also highly recommend Thief, Once Upon a Time in America, and Miller's Crossing. All great gangster flicks.
And 'Carlito's Way' about a Hispanic gangster is another highly recommended film.
Donnie Brasco is another mob movie worth watching.
Fugetaboutit.
There's another film based on Henry Hill called My Blue Heaven, starring Steve Martin and Rick Moranis. It's a comedy that picks up essentially where this film ends (even though My Blue Heaven came out a few weeks before Goodfellas). Steve Martin is great, and it's a fun film. Definitely worth a watch.
Being made, if I recall, is officially being inducted into the mafia.
"I don't know what a Goodfella is" watch wheels spin with no results... Love Dawnie!
"Being made" means they make you a member of the Mafia.
1:53 = almost a Glasgow smile 😲 Oh dear you scots...
THE MENS WHITE SHIRT COLLARS WERE CALLED MAFIA COLLARS
Two underrated Robert De Niro movies: _Midnight Run_ and _Ronin._
Ronin is very much in Dawn's 'boy movie' category, but I think she would enjoy the mystery.
@@LordVolkov You're probably right, but it's one of my favorite movies of all time.
And Heat too…
"Goodfellas" is a depiction of organized crime at the street level. "The Godfather" saga is a fictionalized rendition of organized crime at the top level, bosses of major Mafia families.
Paulie was a caporegime (capo means captain, more or less) whom various Mafia soldiers and associates reported to. Henry, Jimmy, and Tommy were all associates under Paulie. If Tommy had been "made," he would have become a soldier in the Lucchese crime family, reporting to Paulie, his capo. Paulie would have reported to the Lucchese Boss directly or through the Underboss.
In The Godfather saga, we follow the story of the Corleone family that incorporated aspects of real world Mafia history. The protagonists are two generations of Bosses.
If you want a great movie that feels somewhat of a comedic sequel to this, watch My Blue Heaven! Its a hilarious take on the genre!
I agree _My Blue Heaven_ is a really good film and Dawn should watch it. It's misleading, though, to call it a "sequel" to _Goodfellas_ . That's kinda like saying _Kindergarten Cop_ is a sequel to _Stand and Deliver_ because they both have school teachers and teaching in them.
good call - really funny film!
it's not tipping i believe in, IT'S OVERTIPPING!
my blue heaven was written by the wife of the goodfellas writer. using the notes from henry hill interviews@@mugwump242
@@mugwump242 Thats just the vibe i always got from it.
on a Heinz bottle you hit the 57 raised in the glass with the heel ofyour hand.. it's the way the bottle is made
Or just get the squeeze bottle, it's a hell of a lot easier.
Greetings from Sweden! Loved your Goodfellas reaction. :)
On another note; since I know you're a John Cleese fan as well (I
watched all your Fawlty Towers reactions), let me recommend
a forgotten masterpiece movie with him called Clockwise;
It's from 1986 I think. I watched it as a kid in 90's and it
became one of my favorite comedies of all time.
Would really love seeing you react to it Marie, esp
since this movie seems to be entirely forgotten today which
is a tragedy. I just know you would love this movie since you
liked Fawlty Towers so much. :)
An all time classic.
I love your line: "I rooted for the shark in Jaws...that makes me a gangster!"
..or not a mammal...
Dawn Marie’s mafia crew is going to be known as the Badlassies.
I was thinking that she would be running her own crew after watching this.
That's a great fucking name. I don't know what your day job is, but consider gangsta marketing as a side hustle.
@@adamwells9352 Suge Knight said the exact same thing to me in 1996.
@@chimpinaneckbrace Before or after he held you over the balcony by your ankles?
@@adamwells9352 During
Such a good film! Great reaction Dawn, glad you enjoyed it.
This is one of the greatest mob movies ever made. I on the other hand, feel that it was formatted wrong. It should have been done as a 5-part miniseries with 45-50 minute episodes so we could learn more about the family led by Paul Cicero (real name Paul Vario). Despite it being two and a half hours long, I felt like I missed out on a LOT of information. Some other stuff left out: Big Paulie was sleeping with Karen behind Henry's back. He was also a consigliere to the Lucchese crime family.
RIP Ray Liotta
The real Thomas DeSimone was way worse then portrayed in the movie Henry once told a story of how Tommy once shot a innocent man who walked by them just to try out a new gun he bought
Fun fact, in real life, Karen Hill had been cheating on Henry with Paulie for years.
Also, Henry Hill is a notorious liar.
Best gangster movie ever made. Most of this movie took place within 25 miles of me on Long Island and I have been to or by many of the places in the movie. Especially that diner they are in a lot. And while NYC is known for the mafia back in the day, the average person never ran across any. You had to be a store owner in certain neighborhoods or in certain professions like dock workers or garbage collections to really come across them. And John Gotti didn't live too far from me. Gotti was the last very famous Godfather. He lived in Queens NYC or I should say his office was there. And ran his family in the 70's and 80's until he went to jail. He was called the Teflon Don because nothing would stick to him when he was investigated. But he broke the number one code for Godfathers. He was way to flashy and drew way too much attention to himself. You just knew that you shouldn't cause trouble in is neighborhood. And he was always doing things for the people in his neighborhood. So he was a bad man and a killer but a lot of people loved him.
Godfather is similar but much slower paced. A lot of that also happened near me.
"Real Housewives of the Mafia." There was a reality show about 15 years ago called "Growing up Gotti." It was about John Gotti's daughter, Victoria and her kids and the mansion they lived in on Long Island. I think it ran two years and it was very much like the "Jersey Shore." Very stereotypical of what you think they would be like. Victoria was an attractive but very physically "altered" bleach blond with enormous "assets." She was a bit of a "Karen." Loud and in your face but I found her likable. Her kids however were three spoiled teenage boys with slicked back hair and acted like princes because they were Gotti's grand kids. they were hard to like. but the show was entertaining.
Best mafia movie ever!
"Hey Dawn....youse better bake us ALL cookies or we'll takes youse to have a lil' talk with da fishes!!!"
7:18 That's a good question. I don't think I ever really thought about it.
guy has his head stuck in the oven,,your reaction ,,,Amazing!" hahah lol
Here's another vote for "A Bronx Tale" as your next gangster reaction.
Dawn the real badass gangster, she rooted for the shark in jaws! 😂😂😂
Being “made” means they’re making you an official member of the crew.
8:08 How much? Americans know that a picture of Benjamin Franklin peeking out of the window on the envelope means $100, so it's at least that much.
Great British gangster films - 'The Long Good Friday', 'Get Carter' and 'Mona Lisa'.
A little trivia. The cop/prosecutor that was talking to Karen about whether she goes with her husband Henry or not is actually a real cop/prosecutor. He was in charge of bringing down the real mob group that this movie is based off of. He's not an actor. He's a real prosecutor. Or he was. He's probably retired by now, if he's even still alive.
Mori's wig wasn't supposed to come off in that first scene of him. It was completely unintended, and Henry's reaction was Ray Liotta breaking character and laughing. It worked so well, especially with the whole big "Mori's wigs don't come off!" commercial, that they used it for the movie.
Trivia: The federal prosecutor in the movie was the actual federal prosecutor on this case.
The lady playing Joe Pesci's mother was actually director Matin Scorsese's mother.
"Being made" means he would go through the ceremony to become a member of the mafia. He would have the same status as the guy that Tommy and Jimmy killed. Tommy could qualify because he was 100% Italian. Jimmy and Henry were both half Italian and Half Irish so they could not qualify no matter what they do. You are right, Tommy would be a terrible choice to Be made.
Some people have accused this movie of glorifying criminals. But if you pay attention, it's easy to see the mobsters, the goodfellas, are *not* being glorified, they're shown in a pretty bad light. They're all cruel, vicious, utterly callous and uncaring about the people they hurt, and they're all totally selfish, ultimately quite happy to betray and murder each other for their own benefit. Paul Cicero, the crew chief played by Paul Sorvino, is the only one depicted as having even a tiny hint of real honor, and in the end he just turns his back on a colleague in trouble. Nobody comes off looking admirable, let alone glorified.
Yeah, I never thought of this as really glorifying it. There is some glamour there, but it also showed plenty of the ugly side, and how it’s not really too hard to fall (most likely pushed) off that precipice, ending up dead or at least always looking over your shoulder.
When you see Benjamin Franklin’s face poking out of an envelope, you know there’s real cash in it. You can look at the thickness of the envelope and determine the amount because they’re all Benjamins’.😎
The Fountain Avenue Dump in Brooklyn which no longer exists having been closed and landscaped would have many a tale to tell of Mafiosi and others killed by them and disposed of there if it could speak.
There's a movie called My Blue Heaven with Steve Martin, based on the same gangster's life as this one, except after he's gone into witness protection and living in the suburbs. With Steve Martin and Rick Moranis, it's a comedy instead of a gritty crime drama
We learned A LOT about Dawn in this one.
Be nice to Dawn.
Oh, you’re gonna love “Casino”!
THAT OLD LADY WAS MARTIN SCORCESE'S MOTHER
I watched it hundreds of time since seeing it on HBO in 1991
If you want another great mobster movie, watch A Bronx Tale next
Tommy Di Simone, the real person that was the basis for Joe Pesci's character, was 6 foot 5, while Pesci was 5 foot 4. He was 250 pounds and about 7 years younger than him.
the agent who was giving henry the witness protection is the real agent who actually gave the real henry hill the deal they asked him to be in the movie
And it wasn't near as messy as the real life story of these guys. Look up the bios of the real life characters.
“He’s funny”. I literally snorted when you said that.
I’ve never seen it before but here in the USA we have a reality show called “Mob Wives” on VH1
When you get “made”, it means you become an actual part of the “family”. You get more protection, more responsibility, get involved in more of the business, etc. Also, only full-blooded Italians are allowed to be “made”.
If law enforcement shows up at your door with a search warrant you can A. Let them in or B. They will crash your door.
So you either do it the easy way or the hard way.
Every time I hear your accent, I feel like watching 'The Commitments'.❤❤❤
Mauri's wigs tested against hurricane winds but not gangster choke holds. Lol
OMG Dawn, I can’t believe you haven’t seen Goodfellas till now !