What is "goodfellas"

Goodfellas (stylized as GoodFellas) is a 1990 American biographical 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 narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill (the first-person narrator in the film) and his friends over a period from 1955 to 1980.

Scorsese initially named the film Wise Guy and postponed making it; later, he and Pileggi changed the name to Goodfellas. To prepare for their roles in the film, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Ray Liotta often spoke with Pileggi, who shared research material left over from writing the book. According to Pesci, improvisation and ad-libbing came out of rehearsals wherein Scorsese gave the actors freedom to do whatever they wanted. The director made transcripts of these sessions, took the lines he liked best, and put them into a revised script, which the cast worked from during principal photography.

Made on a budget of $25 million, Goodfellas grossed $46.8 million domestically. It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and it won for Pesci in the Best Actor in a Supporting Role category. Scorsese's film won five awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, including Best Film and Best Director. Additionally, Goodfellas was named Best Film of the year by various film critics groups.

Goodfellas is often regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, both in the crime genre and in general. The film ranks #6 on Empire magazine's 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time. In 2000, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant" and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress. Its content and style have been emulated in numerous other films and television shows. Scorsese followed this film with two more about organized crime: Casino ( 1995) and The Departed ( 2006).

Goodfellas is the second album from underground hip hop duo Show and A.G., formerly known as Showbiz and A.G.. Released three years after their debut Runaway Slave, the album received positive acclaim. The album contains a notably darker and more hardcore sound than their debut. Guest appearances came from Lord Finesse, D-Flow, Party Arty, Wali World, Method Man and Diamond D. The album features the underground hit "Next Level (Nyte Time Mix)", which was produced by DJ Premier and later featured in the movie 8 Mile.

Producer Show, who made numerous rapping appearances on their debut, makes no rhyming appearances on the release. The album is now hard to find in stores, but the album can be purchased from Amazon with prices starting at around $40 because it is so rare.

Martin Scorsese chose the songs for Goodfellas only if they commented on the scene or the characters "in an oblique way". The only rule he adhered to with the soundtrack was to only use music which could have been heard at that time.

For example, if a scene took place in 1973, he could use any song that was current or older. According to Scorsese, a lot of non-dialogue scenes were shot to playback. For example, he had "Layla" playing on the set while shooting the scene where the dead bodies are discovered in the car and the meat-truck. Sometimes, the lyrics of songs were put between lines of dialogue to comment on the action.

Some of the music Scorsese had written into the script while other songs he discovered during the editing phase. There is no music once Henry is arrested in his driveway by the DEA, until the end credits.

Goodfellas is a 1990 crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese.

Goodfellas may also refer to:

• Goodfellas (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 1990 film
• Goodfellas (Show and A.G. album), 1995
• Goodfellas (504 Boyz album), 2000

Goodfellas is the debut studio album by hip hop group, 504 Boyz released on May 2, 2000, on No Limit Records, with contributions by Priority Records. It featured production from The Neptunes, Carlos Stephens and Donald XL Robertson. The album features label mates such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Erica Fox and Ghetto Commission.

Goodfellas was a huge success debuting at #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #2 on the Billboard 200, behind only 'N Sync's No Strings Attached, with first-week sales of 139,000 copies in the US. The album featured two successful single " Wobble Wobble", which made it #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot Rap Singles . The other single "I Can Tell" which made it to #9 on the Billboard 200 and #6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #3 on the Hot Rap Singles. Planning of this album dates back to 1997, as ads for it can be found in the liner notes of many of the 1997 No Limit releases. The album received Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America.