Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas has re-entered the chat, thanks to its resurgence on streaming platforms, renewed attention following actor Beau Starr’s death, and the ongoing evaluation of one of the coolest, most influential movies ever made. More than 35 years later, Scorsese’s gangster masterpiece is once again playing like the coolest album in the room.
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A crime biopic chronicling the story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, the film was named the best rock movie of 1990 by Ultimate Classic Rock, and it’s not even a movie about music. But because of its kinetic energy and rhythm, and rebellious mobsters who are rock stars in their own right, it fits the bill. Not to mention, the film boasts one of the best soundtracks of all time, with popular hits from The Rolling Stones, Cream, and The Who mirroring the rise and fall of its characters.
View this post on InstagramLate last month, Goodfellas lost one of its crew. Beau Starr, the actor who plays the father of Ray Liotta’s Henry, died at the age of 81 from natural causes. News of his passing was met with a flood of tributes from fans and others in the entertainment industry, likely driving some of the renewed interest in his filmography, namely Goodfellas. Starr was joined by an all-star cast for the film, including Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, and, of course, Liotta.
A modest box office performer, Goodfellas has only ballooned in status over the decades. The film earned six Academy Award nominations, with Pesci winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, thanks to his explosive performance as Tommy DeVito. Its influence can be seen across the board, from stellar episodic entertainment like The Sopranos to modern crime films like Blow and Uncut Gems.
For Scorsese, Goodfellas was an "anthropological" study — a sprawling "mosaic" and "tapestry" of the gangster lifestyle in all its seduction, paranoia, and amorality. For the rest of us, it’s simply the wisest of the wise guy movies: endlessly quotable, effortlessly cool, and still impossible to turn off once it starts.
Goodfellas is streaming on Prime Video.
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