ENGL 4860: Special Topics in Film Studies The Gangster Film Spring 2011 Room: PH 322 Day/Time: Monday, pm Gangster Film
3/21/11 | Meeting 8 GoodFellasGoodFellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990; 148m) Reading: Verevis (GFR, 209) Either Critical Essay or Source Paper Due by this Date
Gangster Film Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), Jimmy Conway (Robert DeNiro), Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci)
Gangster Film Martin Scorsese (1942- ) Titles in bold are gangster films. Who's That Knocking at My Door (1968) Boxcar Bertha (1972) Mean Streets (1973) Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) Taxi Driver (1976) New York, New York (1977) Raging Bull (1980) The King of Comedy (1983) After Hours (1985) The Color of Money (1986) The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) GoodFellas (1990) Cape Fear (1991) The Grifters (1991) The Age of Innocence (1993) Casino (1995) Kundun (1997) Bringing Out the Dead (1999) Gangs of New York (2002) The Aviator (2004) The Departed (2006) Shutter Island (2010)
Gangster Film Henry Hill Jimmy Conway Paul Cicero (Paul Sorvino) Tommy DeVito
Gangster Film Sonny Bunz (Tony Darrow), Paul Cicero, and Henry Hill
Gangster Film
Henry Hill (Ray Liotta)
Gangster Film Henry Hill and Paul Cicero
Gangster Film Henry (Ray Liotta) and Karen (Lorraine Bracco) Hill
Gangster Film Jimmy Conway (Robert DeNiro)
Gangster Film Jimmy Conway (Robert DeNiro) and Henry Hill (Ray Liotta)
Gangster Film Jimmy Conway (Robert DeNiro) and Chuck Low (Morrie Kessler)
Gangster Film Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci)
Gangster Film Tommy DeVito Kills Spider (Michael Imperioli)
Gangster Film Henry Hill, Tommy DeVito, Tommy’s Mother (Catherine Scorsese), Jimmy Conway
Gangster Film Tommy’s Mother’s Painting
Gangster Film GoodFellas Character Actor/ActressSopranos Character Karen HillLorrain BraccoDr. Jennifer Melfi SpiderMichael ImperioliChristopher Moltisanti Billy BattsFrank VincentPhil Leotardo Karen’s MotherSuzanne ShepherdCarmela’s Mother Man with CoatrackVincent PastoreBig Pussy
Gangster Film GoodFellas Chapters Side 1 1. Prologue: "As far back as I Could remember..." Credits. [2:42] : The cab stand; "the luckiest kid in the world". [1:32] 3. "Everybody takes a beating sometime"....including the mailman. [3:21] 4. Paulie's business. [2:27] 5. Like a gangster. [:44] 6. Jimmy the Gent. [2:39] 7. Henry's first pinch. [1:33] : the Idlewild Connection. [1:36] 9. Cast of characters; Tommy's a "funny guy". [7:07] 10. The Bamboo Lounge-up in smoke. [4:53] 11. First date with Karen; first fight with Karen. [2:52] 12. The Copacabana; a six-figure heist; mutual attraction. [5:48] 13. Morrie and Bruce get roughed up. [3:36] 14. The wedding (Life of the Pack). [4:18] 15. The wives (Leader of the Pack). [3:09] 16. Togetherness: on the job, among the families. [3:37] 17. Billy Batts gets whacked; stopping off at Mrs. DeVito's. [9:05] 18. Fridays (Pretend You Don't See Her); Saturdays (Paulie's house); the digging e [6:32] 19. Two poker games-and one "Sick Maniac". [4:53] Side At gunpoint a trip to Tampa-and jail. [7:32] 21. Life in stir; "We've gotta help each other". [5:34] 22. Homecoming; Paulie's warning. [2:36] 23. Henry's new business and new home. [2:15] 24. The Lufthansa heist-and its fallout. [9:31] 25. Tommy's good fortune; Morrie's bad fortune. [7:11] 26. Bodies all over. [2:00] 27. The day Tommy gets made. [4:07] 28. Sunday May 11th,1980. [10:33] 29. The aftermath; a bad time. [3:22] 30. Henry visits Jimmy. [2:10] 31. Karen visits Jimmy. [2:31] 32. "Your murderers come with smiles". [3:00] 33. Leaving the life. [4:20] 34. A schnook (My Way); End Credits. [6:07]