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GoodFellas by Not Available (1990, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFaber & Faber, Incorporated
ISBN-100571162657
ISBN-139780571162659
eBay Product ID (ePID)2211513
Product Key Features
Book TitleGoodfellas
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1990
TopicScreenplays, Film / Screenwriting
IllustratorYes
GenrePerforming Arts
AuthorNot Available
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight7.8 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN91-143012
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal791.4/372
Synopsis'As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster.' Henry Hill grows up in the 1950s, in a Brooklyn neighbourhood where Italian-American gangsters walk tall in the streets, commanding the respect of their peers. Young Henry dreams that one day he too might be a professional 'wiseguy' - a 'goodfella'. His wishes come true with remarkable speed once he teams up with renowned hoodlum Jimmy Conway and his alarmingly psychotic pal Tommy DeVito. Henry embarks on an everyday life of crime which takes him from rags to gaudy riches, in and out of the federal penitentiary and under the unwelcome spotlight of the FBI. As the 1970s turn sour Henry finds himself at the sharp end of the cocaine trade, increasingly adrift from his extended mobster 'family' and forced to make a tough decision about his future . . . The film that re-established Martin Scorsese's eminence among American directors after years of professional difficulties, GoodFellas is a tour de force which lays bare the crude and venal motives which drive a happy band of thieves and murderers., "As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster." Henry Hill grew up in the midst of New York City's criminal underworld, finally achieving the coveted status of "wiseguy." But in 1980, he made the decision to exchange his knowledge for a new identity. "GoodFellas," Hill's own account of crude hierarchies, casual murders, and collaboration with the Feds (as a member of the Witness Protection Program) was adapted for the screen by Martin Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi--and is now seen as a contemporary classic. The film drew rave reviews everywhere upon its theatrical release in 1990, and was nominated for Oscars in both the Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay categories. This book also offers an introduction by David Thompson, the noted film critic and co-editor of "Scorsese on Scorsese.", 'As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster.' Henry Hill had always been a part of the criminal life of New York, finally achieving the coveted status of 'wiseguy'. But in 1980 he made the decision to exchange his knowledge for a new identity.Hill's story of crude hierarchies, casual murders and collaboration with the police was adapted by Marin Scorsese and became one of the most outstanding films of 1990.
