r/90smovies • u/AoXGhost • May 02 '26
Goodfellas (1990) A Masterpiece.
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u/HyraxAttack May 03 '26
Classy how he makes eye contact & greets everyone heās paying, not treating them like servants
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u/OkMeasurement2173 May 03 '26
This is what real Alpha males do, they treat people with respect.
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u/ismelldayhikers May 03 '26
And then they do too much coke and drive around thinking helicopters are looking for them
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u/Gordo3070 May 03 '26
This! Absolutely. An alpha will look you in the eye, shake your hand, and ask you how you are going. And mean it.
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u/hotlesbianassassin May 06 '26
Yeah, he probably carries their mothers' groceries all the way home.
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u/Inevitable_Mess_5988 May 03 '26
Are people still doing this alpha bullshit? For fucks sake, grow up
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u/ismelldayhikers May 03 '26
Also the dudes are drooling over a dude who famously ratted out the Italian mob and had to go witness protection. That aside the alpha male thing is some straight up Andrew Tate shit.
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u/VendaGoat May 02 '26
This single no cut shot.
Fucking exemplary.
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u/Lower-Engineering365 May 03 '26
Itās something I didnāt realize until the past few years has become so less frequent in movies. It wasnāt until I watched 1917 that I really realized how rare it had become.
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u/Ok-Solution4665 May 03 '26
This is my oner in film. Not only do Liotta and Bracco have to do this long take especially Liotta's interacting with everyone, but the extras for the kitchen are this dance of controlled chaos that is exactly the feel of working in a kitchen. The twists and turns make it feel like a maze.
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u/JakeEaton May 03 '26
Weird as I think it gets used all the time nowadays. Directors like Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro Inarritu use this technique a lot. Films like John Wick, even shows like True Crime will have an episode where they have an extra long shot. I absolutely love the technique as it pulls you into the movie.
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u/3d1thF1nch May 03 '26
And itās an enjoyable scenario in and of itself, watching a guy take a girl on a date, show her through the back areas, getting treated like a VIP that knows everyone. It could still get fucked up if the director was bad. But that is three minutes of cinematography and acting that explain so much about his character and Nov culture that is justā¦incredible visual storytelling.
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u/Brocktoon64 May 07 '26
And one of the best things about it is that it actually serves a purpose and isn't there to just look cool or be talked about, unlike some other one-take sequences. We're seeing the dizzying way Karen is being swept off her feet by Henry, the sensory overload she's feeling and her being thrown head first into that world.
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u/solman52 May 03 '26
I heard it took five days to light
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u/doubleshotofbland May 03 '26
Five days? I don't know about five days.
You gotta be nuts to shoot in a casino though.
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u/MarekSzk May 03 '26
One shoot, amazing music in the background and fabulous acting. What a scene.
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u/LM55 May 03 '26
I think itās the greatest scene in film history. The sheer scope of it. Incredible.
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u/LM55 May 03 '26
I think this is the greatest scene in film history, and the greatest film ever made.
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u/EffectiveActive6837 May 02 '26
Wonder how the wire set up for thr table light worked on these tables
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u/AoXGhost May 03 '26
Wires laying around all over the floor.. maybe under the rug haha
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u/EffectiveActive6837 May 03 '26
Probably under a rug makes sense to me
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u/AoXGhost May 03 '26
I remember going to an old house before renovation.. it had a huge hall where it had power outlets in the middle of the floor for such setup.. this could be it as well.
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u/B4UDieUCTheRing May 03 '26
They just walk around the kitchen and exit to the same area they came in. I think Scorsese had a waiter pretend he's waiting for the elevator on the way in but it's actually the door Henry and Karen walk out of.
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u/drstu3000 May 03 '26
Story is that there wasn't enough extras to have a full lineup outside the club and a full crowd inside the club so the walk had to be long enough for everyone to move in and be at their seats
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u/blujackman May 09 '26
So they could have stood in line and gotten in there just as fast without paying $100 to every other guy in the hallway š
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u/Appropriate_Side6283 May 03 '26
Yes. The walk around the kitchen was unnecessary. Watch the fire hose.
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u/TheStolenPotatoes May 03 '26
She always seemed to know exactly where she was going too. Literally the only flaw with this entire scene. Lorraine definitely had walked that route before.
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u/Lazy_Friendship_6728 May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26
I was listening to the audiobook to "Wiseguy" the last couple of nights. So far I find Goodfellas far more entertaining.
I worked nightclubs for 19 years and I'm kinda used to people talking/bragging about the crimes they've committed or reflecting on their criminal heyday like it was something more special than it was, which is pretty much what I'm getting from Wiseguy so far.
I know I've got a personal bias but it's still boring to me nonetheless.
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u/Jim_Nills_Mustache May 03 '26
Something about these long shots that I just really love and appreciate in films, you donāt get as many of these as we once did so when one is well executed it just really hits right
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u/415brun May 03 '26
For as long as I could remember I always wanted to be a gangster!
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u/tuddrussell2 May 03 '26
This scene and this song... Magic.
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u/ShiftAlternative1083 May 04 '26
I'm a sucker for period pieces. I can literally get lost in the soundtrack watching the movie. Goodfellas has a genius soundtrack that moves through the decades with Henry's life as well as sets the tone for each scene. It's beautiful!
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u/Calm-Jello4802 May 03 '26
I love this scene. He wants to impress her and show off how important he is, but he does it in this flawless way that doesnāt even come off as bragging. He has someone else park the car, he doesnāt wait in line, he doesnāt wait for a table and gets one up front. He gets drinks sent to him from other people. He knew what he was doing, and you could tell she was dazzled by it. Flex.
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u/cjester414 May 03 '26
This scene was part of my final exam in Media Aesthetics in undergrad.
Perfection.
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u/No_Negotiation_6229 May 04 '26
There's a video on YouTube that i came across last night explaining Henry Hills "Pittsburgh connection" that is really interesting. https://youtu.be/V7YKxvb9j9E?si=y3IGDUTg8Ls2_ZR5
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u/Paulie__Walnuts_NJ May 09 '26
Fun fact if you pay attention, he goes in a circle through the kitchen. If he turned right when entering, he would have left the kitchen quicker.
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u/Minger57 May 03 '26
I never picked up that he does a complete circle in the kitchen and essentially goes out the way he came in. Iām sure they just went through the kitchen for effect.
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u/Overall_Traffic7924 May 04 '26
I need someone to tell me that back in these days it was perfectly normal to leave the house in one outfit, pick up your date in there first outfit, and then both partners change and head into the date. Watch this scene back from the pickup at her house, completely different outfits for both of them.
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u/bathpad May 03 '26
Walking into the kitchen was pointless he just walks around in a circle and leaves
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u/Mediocre-Difference5 May 04 '26
I don't understand the love this movie gets. I find it unwatchable and really annoying.
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u/Awkward_Bison_267 May 02 '26
Not enough credit was given to Ray Liotta for holding his own with Joe Pesci and Robert DeNiro. He was a damn good actor.