Q 01/05

Goodfellas is adapted from which 1985 nonfiction book by Nicholas Pileggi?

A) Wiseguy

B) Casino

C) Made Men

D) The Gent

Answer · why

A) Wiseguy

Scorsese read it while making The Color of Money and cold-called Pileggi to say he had been waiting for the book his whole life; Pileggi replied he ha...

Q 02/05

Which actor plays Henry Hill, the film's narrator?

A) Robert De Niro

B) Ray Liotta

C) Joe Pesci

D) Frank Sivero

Answer · why

B) Ray Liotta

Warner Bros. wanted a bigger name; the part came his way after De Niro saw him in Jonathan Demme's Something Wild.

Q 03/05

Which cast member won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Goodfellas?

A) Robert De Niro

B) Paul Sorvino

C) Joe Pesci

D) Frank Vincent

Answer · why

C) Joe Pesci

It was the film's only Oscar win out of six nominations.

Q 04/05

Robert De Niro plays which character in Goodfellas?

A) Paulie Cicero

B) Tuddy Cicero

C) Morrie Kessler

D) Jimmy Conway

Answer · why

D) Jimmy Conway

Once De Niro signed on, Scorsese was finally able to secure the money to make the film.

Q 05/05

Complete Henry's opening line: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a ___."

A) gangster

B) wiseguy

C) made man

D) somebody

Answer · why

A) gangster

The next sentence explains that to him it was better than being President of the United States.