![]() ![]() One of Goodfellas' true story sources is the real-life murder of Billy Batts (Frank Vincent), which helps to establish the three main gangsters' personalities. He has a short-fuse personality and is quick to anger, which leads to a some of Goodfellas' most memorable scenes. The other characters are inspired by Henry Hill's friends Jimmy Burke and Tommy DeSimone, who were brought to life in Goodfellas as Jimmy Conway (Robert DeNiro) and Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci). In the movie, the three are thick as thieves, though Jimmy and Henry are even closer still, because Tommy is a liability. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Goodfellas is a classic film that shows the glamorous and ugly true stories of underworld characters, including the real-life Billy Batts. It tells the real life story of the '70s and '80s New York City mafia and is based on Wiseguy, crime reporter Nick Pileggi's biography of gangster Henry Hill (future Many Saints of Newark star Ray Liotta). ![]()
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