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#063015
How Audience Testing Works
"What was the movie that was given an example in this article of something that was found to be too violent? Goodfellas?"
— Chuck
Used as an example of how test audiences can help filmmakers adjust violence levels and pacing in movies.
Jun 30, 2015
#050812
Did the Dutch trade Manhattan for nutmeg?
"My heart is beating like Jimmy Conway. I look Jimmy Conway's boot in Billy Bats' face."
A listener named Corey referenced Goodfellas characters when describing his nervousness meeting Robert De Niro.
May 8, 2012
#032212
How Tipping Works
"you need to go through life like Jimmy Conway and Goodfellas and tip absolutely every single person you see."
— Chuck
Chuck referenced Jimmy Conway's character as an example of excessive tipping behavior.
Mar 22, 2012
#091311
How Casinos Work
"I used to say it was a close second to Goodfellas"
— Josh
Josh compares Casino to Goodfellas when discussing his favorite Scorsese films.
Sep 13, 2011
#081111
Laughter: What's so funny about that?
"Or when Henry Hill in Goodfellas, right, he's just ticking off Joe Pesci"
— Josh
Josh used this scene as an example of the punctuation effect in laughter, where people laugh after speaking rather than during speech.
Aug 11, 2011
#080411
Ethnobotany: How to Get Drugs from Plants
"It was the lady from the Sopranos and Goodfellas and then Sean Connery"
— Chuck
Chuck was describing actors in a movie he couldn't remember the name of that involved searching for a cure in the jungle.
Aug 4, 2011
#011811
How the Mafia Works
"In Goodfellas, Pauly as you know, big and important as he seemed, was just a capo"
— Josh
Referenced to explain the mafia hierarchy and that even important characters were sometimes just mid-level positions
Jan 18, 2011
#081210
Prisons: Not as Fun as You'd Think
"I wonder what the goodfellas, uh, that had to be minimum or was that just a sweetheart deal?"
— Josh
Josh references the prison scenes in Goodfellas where the characters had comfortable accommodations while incarcerated.
Aug 12, 2010
#120109
How Food Cravings Work
"Basis of the film Goodfellas."
— Josh
Josh mentioned this film as being based on Henry Hill's story when discussing the witness protection program.
Dec 1, 2009
#102709
How Witness Protection Works
"That movie is a little Martin Scorsese movie called Goodfellas."
— Josh
Josh discusses Goodfellas as arguably the greatest gangster movie and its connection to witness protection.
Oct 27, 2009
Cast
Robert De Niro
James Conway
Ray Liotta
Henry Hill
Joe Pesci
Tommy DeVito
Lorraine Bracco
Karen Hill
Paul Sorvino
Paul Cicero
Frank Sivero
Frankie Carbone
Tony Darrow
Sonny Bunz
Mike Starr
Frenchy
Frank Vincent
Billy Batts
Chuck Low
Morris Kessler
Frank DiLeo
Tuddy Cicero
Henny Youngman
Henny Youngman
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