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Articles: 23
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Historical background Parts of the film are very loosely based on real historical events concerning the ending of the Papacy of Paul VI and the very short Papacy of John Paul I in 1978 and the collapse of the Banco Ambrosiano in 1982. Like the character Cardinal Lamberto, who becomes John Paul I, the historical John Paul I, Albino Luciani, reign ....
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Joe Pesci received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Tommy DeVito in 1990.
The film is #94 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 Years, 100 Movies and is consistently in the top 30 on the Internet Movie Database's list of top 250 films. In 2000 the United States Library of Congress deemed the fil ....
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* The only two members of the actual Barrow Gang that were still alive at film's release were Blanche Barrow and William Daniel Jones.
* Warner Brothers had so little faith in the film that, in a then unprecedented move, they offered its first-time producer Warren Beatty 40% of the gross instead of a minimal fee. The movie then wen ....
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* Robert De Niro as Sam "Ace" Rothstein: Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal
* Joe Pesci as Nicky Santoro: Tony "the Ant"
Spilotro
* Sharon Stone as Ginger McKenna/Rothstein: Geri McGee/Rosenthal
* Frank Vincent as Frank Marino: Frank
Cullotta
* Pasquale Cajano as Remo Gaggi: Joseph Aiuppa
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In Tarantino's 1992 mainstream directorial debut Reservoir Dogs, Michael Madsen plays a character named "Vic Vega," whom Tarantino has said is brother to Travolta's "Vincent Vega."
There are some who think that the briefcase contains the diamonds from Reservoir Dogs. Tarantino, however, confirms that Reservoir Dogs is meant to end wi ....
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(The Godfather Part III)
Historical background Parts of the film are very loosely based on real historical events concerning the ending of the Papacy of Paul VI and the very short Papacy of John Paul I in 1978 and the collapse of the Banco Ambrosiano in 1982. Like the character Cardinal Lamberto, who becomes John Paul I, the historical John Paul I, Albino Luciani, reign ....
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Awards & Recognition (Goodfellas)
Joe Pesci received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Tommy DeVito in 1990.
The film is #94 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 Years, 100 Movies and is consistently in the top 30 on the Internet Movie Database's list of top 250 films. In 2000 the United States Library of Congress deemed the fil ....
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Bonnie and Clyde Movie Trivia (Bonnie and Clyde)
* The only two members of the actual Barrow Gang that were still alive at film's release were Blanche Barrow and William Daniel Jones.
* Warner Brothers had so little faith in the film that, in a then unprecedented move, they offered its first-time producer Warren Beatty 40% of the gross instead of a minimal fee. The movie then wen ....
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Characters and whom they are based (Casino)
* Robert De Niro as Sam "Ace" Rothstein: Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal
* Joe Pesci as Nicky Santoro: Tony "the Ant"
Spilotro
* Sharon Stone as Ginger McKenna/Rothstein: Geri McGee/Rosenthal
* Frank Vincent as Frank Marino: Frank
Cullotta
* Pasquale Cajano as Remo Gaggi: Joseph Aiuppa
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Connections to Reservoir Dogs (Pulp Fiction)
In Tarantino's 1992 mainstream directorial debut Reservoir Dogs, Michael Madsen plays a character named "Vic Vega," whom Tarantino has said is brother to Travolta's "Vincent Vega."
There are some who think that the briefcase contains the diamonds from Reservoir Dogs. Tarantino, however, confirms that Reservoir Dogs is meant to end wi ....
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