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Ex-gangster Henry Hill, the basis for Goodfellas, passed away yesterday.
- Jun 13, 2012 12:52 pm GMT
http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/06/13/goodfella-henry-hill-dies/
[QUOTE="Entertainment Weekly"] Henry Hill, whose life as a high-rolling New York gangster turned FBI informant was the basis for Martin Scorsese?s 1990 film, "Goodfellas", died yesterday of complications following a recent heart attack. He was 69. He went out pretty peacefully, for a goodfella, his partner and manager Lisa Casertatold CBS News. [/quote]
Sure he was a criminal, but his life brought about one of the greatest American films and perhaps the definitive expose on gangster culture of the mid to late 20th century.
RIP
Anyone watching Goodfellas tonight?
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- Jun 13, 2012 12:57 pm GMT
Heart attack huh?
Then how do you explain his body being found frozen and hooked up in a trailer meatlocker?
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- Jun 13, 2012 12:57 pm GMT
[QUOTE="TreyoftheDead"]Anyone watching Goodfellas tonight?[/QUOTE]
Sometime soon, I need to get through King Of New York first.
I was thinking about buying the Goodfellas Blu-ray, my double-sided DVD is of horrendous quality. I wouldn't even call it VHS quality.
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- Jun 13, 2012 12:57 pm GMT
R.I.P
And yesI will be watching it tonight.
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- Jun 13, 2012 1:07 pm GMTHis life certainly did provide us with an amazing film. RIP
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- Jun 13, 2012 1:07 pm GMT
What a scumbag.
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- Jun 13, 2012 1:08 pm GMT
R.I.Non peace cuz he was a goddamn douchebag and the movie is not a justification at all.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jun 13, 2012 1:09 pm GMT[QUOTE="8-Bitterness"]and the movie is not a justification at all.[/QUOTE] But its a really.good.movie
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- Jun 13, 2012 1:31 pm GMT
Goodfellas wasn't all that. About time he died too. I show no compassion for 'gangsters'.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jun 13, 2012 1:32 pm GMTGoodfellas wasn't all that. About time he died too. I show no compassion for 'gangsters'.
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- Jun 13, 2012 1:34 pm GMT
people are really acting like this is a bad thing because a movie was inspired by his criminal acts?
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- Jun 13, 2012 1:45 pm GMT
I actually watched the movie yesterday. o_O
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- Jun 13, 2012 1:55 pm GMT
Guy becomes gangster to be unique, involved in criminal activities
Guy betrays group to save self, joins witness protection group, pissed he has to live normally again
Guy makes life story which becomes movie making him unique and yet loved by everyone
It don't add up, yes I have seen the movie but I never intend to buy it (Yes I know the TV version is changed).
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- Jun 13, 2012 1:57 pm GMT
[QUOTE="Armoured_Mage"]
people are really acting like this is a bad thing because a movie was inspired by his criminal acts?
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A great movie.
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- Jun 13, 2012 2:18 pm GMT
IIRC the worst thing he ever did was to witness a murder and drive the car to the place where the body was dumped.
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- Jun 13, 2012 2:22 pm GMTThe god lord Martin Scorsese thought his life was worthy of film, therefore the passing of that life is clearly a sad thing.
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