Episode 035: Goodfellas (1990, Martin Scorsese)

Henry and Tommy bleed Brooklyn dry,
With their fingers in every pie,
But Henry flays,
When Tommy says,
“What do you mean, ‘I’m a funny guy’”?

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Further Reading

• Made Men: The Story Of Goodfellas – Glenn Kenny (2020, Hanover Square Press)
• Martin Scorsese: A Journey –  Mary Pat Kelley (1991, Hachette Books)
• De Niro: A Biography (2002, HarperCollins)
• Wiseguy – Nicholas Pileggi (1985, Bloomsbury)
• The Lufthansa Heist: Behind The Six-Million Dollar Cash Haul That Shook The World  – Henry Hill & Daniel Simone (2015, Rowman & Littlefield)
• Why wasn’t Goodfellas’ Henry Hill murdered by the mob? – Peter Bradshaw (2012, The Guardian)
• 25 Years Later: The Memorable Goodfellas Soundtrack – Jordan Esekia (The Film Archive, 2015)