I have half-heartedly attempted to research this on my own on the internet after watching it (for the 300th time) this evening. When unable to find my answer after only 10 minutes of searching, I thought I might just ask you guys.
And if it IS based on a true story, can you prove it (referance to a site with old news articles, perhaps)?
Please only serious answers, all others will be marked and refered to the Yahoo Report Directory for site abuse.
Thank you very much ;)
2007-01-01 16:09:16 · 11 answers · asked by michellerose_barkley 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Henry Hill (born June 11, 1943[1][2]) is a former mobster and American ex-FBI informant whose life was immortalized in the book Wiseguy, written by crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi, and the 1990 Martin Scorsese movie Goodfellas, in which Hill was played by Ray Liotta. Hill was never a mafioso himself, but merely an associate of the Mafia. Hill is Italian (Sicilian) on his mother's side, and Irish on his father's side, so he could never have become an official mafioso because he was not full blooded Italian.
2007-01-01 16:18:08 · answer #1 · answered by RICHARD_M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is based on a true story,Based on the book "Wiseguy" by Nicholas Pileggi. The movie was renamed to avoid confusion with the TV series "Wiseguy".
Jimmy Burke, on whom Jimmy Conway was based, would have been eligible for parole in 2004, however, he died of lung cancer in 1996 while still in prison.
It was claimed that at the time the real life gangster Jimmy Burke was so happy to have Robert De Niro play him that he phoned him from prison to give him a few pointers. Author/screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi denies this, saying De Niro and Burke had never spoken, but admitting that there were men around the set all the time who had known all of the principal characters very well.
2007-01-01 16:20:36 · answer #2 · answered by Cyndee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do a search on Henry Hill. That's the name of the character played by Liotta and the real persons name. I think he even has his own web site. He might have died though, I'm not sure.
2007-01-01 16:17:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Based on the life of Henry Hill
2007-01-01 16:20:01 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course. Have you never read the text that appears at the end of the movie? That has all the basic facts.
2007-01-01 16:14:22 · answer #5 · answered by buster34 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
henry has a website called goodfellahenry.com he also has written several books including a cookbook of all the stuff they cooked in prison
2007-01-01 16:23:04 · answer #6 · answered by Brian 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. But try Wikipedia to look for info. That usually works for me.
2007-01-01 16:14:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Based on true events. Not just one story.
2007-01-01 16:13:33 · answer #8 · answered by kitkat1640 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
False. The stars keep me alive, not dreams.
2016-05-23 05:05:29 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's real but I don't have proof of anything sorry.
2007-01-01 16:13:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋