Things You May Not About Goodfellas Even If You Go As Far Back As You Can Remember

Jimmy Burke Was So Happy Robert De Niro Played Him That Apparently, He Called The Actor

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Nicholas Pileggi denies any of this. He said that De Niro and Burker never spoke, but admitted to something else.

There were men around the set all the time who had known all of the principal characters very well. But De Niro’s portrayal of the mobster was excellent. Joe Pesci was so good in the movie, but there was one thing missing from his character. The mystery behind that is just ahead.