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loved the movie!







Hill 1965



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He was an infamous mafia turncoat who spent the last three decades in hiding, but the man immortalised by Ray Liotta in the film Goodfellas has died a natural death.

Henry Hill died yesterday, just a day after his 69^th birthday, after his 'heart gave out'.

Having spent the last 30 years hoping that his gangster past would not catch up with him, it is perhaps ironic that Hill finally died naturally as opposed to at the hands of one of the mob men he angered when he 'ratted' on them in 1980.

Hill's criminal achievements reached their peak when he and his mob scooped what was then a record loot of $5million in a heist at the Lufthansa cargo bay at JFK airport.

Hill hit public attention after the publication of his book about his life story called Wiseguy written by crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi which later became the hit Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas.

Born on June 11, 1943, in the tough Brownsville area of New York, Hill was the fifth of seven children and the first son to his Sicilian mother Carmella and his father also called Henry.

His sister Lucille Chrisafulle described him as a likeable boy, but one who showed early signs of developing into a mafia man.


more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...z1xh0LiJSd

On my top 10 list of greatest movies ever!

(06-13-2012, 06:17 PM)Tammy75 Wrote: [ -> ]On my top 10 list of greatest movies ever!

I like Goodfellas too.

I'd be interested to hear what the other 9 that made your list are?

Aside from the obvious ones?

(06-13-2012, 07:40 PM)Donovan Wrote: [ -> ]Aside from the obvious ones?

Si, si, senor.

Well once you get past the obvious choices: Goodfellas, Casino, GodFather 1 and 2 but not that awful third one, and probably Scarface (Pacino version), you're left with five slots in your top ten.

A Bronx Tale: one of my favorites with Chazz Palmientieri (sp?), and Robert DeNiro playing against type as a "good" Italian. Tight little story, the mob stuff is not overblown. Best scene/line: "That's it, get in da fuckin batroom."

The Untouchables: Not specifically a mob film but definitely in the genre, solid performances by Connery and Costner, and DeNiro as Capone.

Road to Perdition: Another tight little story, this time with Tom Hanks as the quiet bad man not to be fucked with.

Bonnie and Clyde/Scarface (original version) these two are tied mostly for their iconic nature, they've been homaged and parodied and satirized so many times they might as well be credited in every mobster or buddy film made since. And the stories still hold up despite being over-plagiarized by every other film.

Johnny DangerouslyYeah it's a comedy but it's the only mobster comedy parody that holds up over the years and stays consistently funny.

That would be my top ten mobster movies. There are others, but I'll let someone else do those. As you can probably tell I favor the tight story over the sweeping epic.

Jaws.

Dazed and Confused.

Fast Times at Ridgemont.

Need I go on?????

(06-15-2012, 01:27 AM)Tammy75 Wrote: [ -> ]Jaws.

Dazed and Confused.

Fast Times at Ridgemont.

Need I go on?????

Hey Mr. Hand, isn't this OUR time?
-Jeff Spicoli, Ridgemont H.S.

I thought we were talking mobster movies because of the topic.

(06-15-2012, 06:02 AM)Donovan Wrote: [ -> ]I thought we were talking mobster movies because of the topic.

I think you were right.

Tammy happened to mention 'Fast Times', and it brought a smile to my face.

I liked your list of Mob movies and agreed with most of them.