Edited into
Visions of Light (1992)
References
The Great Train Robbery (1903)
- Bad guy shooting at the camera at the end of the movie.
Jimmy the Gent (1934)
The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
The Jolson Story (1946)
- Playing on TV when FBI searched Henry Hill's house.
Shane (1953)
Vertigo (1958)
"Ben Casey" (1961)
Jules et Jim (1962)
The Godfather (1972)
Raging Bull (1980)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Referenced in
The 10 Million Dollar Getaway (1991) (TV)
- Mike Starr plays the same character he did in this film
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Gamera vs. Guiron (#4.12)" (1991)
- "Am I a clown, do I amuse you?"
"L.A. Law: Badfellas (#6.6)" (1991)
- title reference
Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992)
- Elizabeth Kaitan mentions loving the movie.
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
- Joe calls Vic Vega a "Goodfella".
"Saturday Night Live: Tom Hanks/Bruce Springsteen (#17.19)" (1992)
- Mentioned during the monologue
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Space Travellers (#5.1)" (1992)
- "What am I some kind clown?"
"Saturday Night Live: Joe Pesci/Spin Doctors (#18.3)" (1992)
- mentioned by Zoraida
Hélas pour moi (1993)
- on video store shelf (as Les Affranchis)
"Animaniacs: De-Zanitized/The Monkey Song/Nighty Night Toons (#1.1)" (1993)
- The narrator refers to the gangster pigeons as "Goodfeathers" in a pun on the name of this movie.
"Animaniacs: Garage Sale of the Century/West Side Pigeons (#1.12)" (1993)
- Three birds call themselves the "Goodfeathers" in honour of this movie. They protect a statue of Martin Scorsese, this film's director.
"Saturday Night Live: Jeff Goldblum/Aerosmith (#19.3)" (1993)
- Cover on shelf in 'Karl's Video Store'
"Animaniacs: Hitchcock Opening/Hearts of Twilight/The Boids (#1.21)" (1993)
- The gangsta pigeons are called "Goodfeathers" in reference to this film. Each one of their voices is based on one of the main characters from this film.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Radar Secret Service (#6.20)" (1993)
- Crow emulates Ray Liotta's narration from the film.
Shallow Grave (1994)
Crumb (1994)
- Crumb praises the movie, but notes his daughter found it too much, and had to stop watching it.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Samson vs. the Vampire Women (#7.24)" (1995)
- "It's the vampire version of Goodfellas"
Casino (1995)
Escape from It's a Wonderful Life (1996) (TV)
- George Bailey calls himself a goodfella while on the set of the Martin Scorsese film.
"Beavis and Butt-Head: Gang of Two (#6.10)" (1996)
- B&B say that the Lordz of Brooklyn are imitating the Beastie Boys, House of Pain, Goodfellas and Reservoir Dogs.
"Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/Tori Amos (#21.11)" (1996)
- Mentioned on The Joe Pesci Show
"Friends: The One After the Superbowl: Part 2 (#2.13)" (1996)
- Ross calls Chandler a Goodfella because of his jewellery.
"Friends: The One with the Prom Video (#2.14)" (1996)
- Mentioned by name
Trainspotting (1996)
"Sliders: Greatfellas (#2.10)" (1996)
- The title is from the movie title
Swingers (1996)
Just Your Luck (1996) (V)
"Beavis and Butt-Head: Nose Bleed (#7.11)" (1997)
- While watching the Lordz of Brooklyn video "Saturday Night Fever," B&B say that the group is trying to be "House of Pain, the Beastie Boys, Goodfellas and Reservoir Dogs."
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
"Saturday Night Live: Rob Lowe/Spice Girls (#22.17)" (1997)
- Mentioned by Joe Pesci
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997)
- The credits contain, "Security for Mr. Pesci - Tommy DeVito". Tommy Devito is the character that Pesci played in GoodFellas.
Kiss Me, Guido (1997)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Kissing a Fool (1998)
Snake Eyes (1998)
Free Enterprise (1998)
- Mentioned in opening scene.
Fallout 2: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (1998) (VG)
Belly (1998)
Sonic Adventure (1998) (VG)
- Opening line is paraphrased by Knuckles
"The Sopranos: Pilot (#1.1)" (1999)
- The priest and Carmela discuss this movie.
"The Directors: The Films of Roger Corman (#1.5)" (1999)
- Mentioned in film.
"The Sopranos: The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti (#1.8)" (1999)
- When Chris shoots the bakery clerk in the foot it is an omage to Goodfellas
"3rd Rock from the Sun: Dick 'The Mouth' Solomon (#4.18)" (1999)
- Tommy has rented this film.
Tuftsablanca (1999)
Wakko's Wish (1999) (V)
The Boondock Saints (1999)
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
Forever Mine (1999)
Shool (1999)
- In Shool the scene where the character Bachchu Yadav gets angry on a guy asking him to show how he does "laugh from inside" is an homage to the "I'm funny. How?" scene between Joe Pesci & Ray Liotta from Goddfellas.
Magnolia (1999)
"The Sopranos: Big Girls Don't Cry (#2.5)" (2000)
- Chris mentions Goodfellas
Nie mehr zweite Liga (2000) (TV)
"The Directors: The Films of Martin Scorsese (#1.6)" (2000)
The Bogus Witch Project (2000) (TV)
Whipped (2000)
Blow (2001)
Men Only (2001) (TV)
The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001) (V)
Grand Theft Auto III (2001) (VG)
"Just Shoot Me!: Christmas? Christmas! (#6.9)" (2001)
- Ray Liotta mentions it.
"Undeclared: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs (#1.10)" (2002)
- Jimmy impersonates Tommy DeVito
The Salton Sea (2002)
Wilfred (2002)
"Futurama: Godfellas (#4.8)" (2002)
- Episode title "Godfellas" spoofs this movie's name.
Panic Room (2002)
The Net: From Script to Screen (2002) (V)
- mentioned once
Sigurna kuca (2002)
Cidade de Deus (2002)
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven (2002) (VG)
Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
The Real Thing (2002)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG)
Orion's Cloud (2002)
- The monologue Count Jones gives about being in witness protection is line-for-line the same as the ending lines from Goodfellas (also about being in witness protection) except for minor variations to fit the vampire character - "I get to live eternity as a schnook" instead of "get to live the rest of my life..."
Forever Ealing (2002) (TV)
Gangs of New York (2002)
Soldier's Girl (2003) (TV)
- mentioned in dialogue
Net Games (2003)
- One character says something to the effect of "What is this the movie Goodfellas?"
À la petite semaine (2003)
- theatre students reneacting on stage the bluff scene between Pesci and Liotta
Sonic Adventure DX: Deluxe (2003) (VG)
- Opening line is paraphrased by Knuckles
Mou gaan dou II (2003)
- The trunk shot during the murder sequences, with the victim lying on his back with his mouth taped shut; references the trunk shot with Billy Batts in Goodfellas.
Roadkill (2003) (VG)
- Uncle Woody, the leader of a gang dressed like clowns, tells a story. After a henchman tells him it's funny, Woody says, "Funny how? How is it funny?"
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
- Makes the countdown, is talked about.
Stella Street (2004)
- Goodfellas (1990) is discussed in this movie.
The Football Factory (2004)
- Copies "You're a funny guy" scene
Shark Tale (2004)
- A shark painted as a clown repeats some lines from Joe Pesci's "Funny like a clown" scene in Goodfellas.
Uno (2004)
- There is a "Goodfellas" movie poster in Lars' room.
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
- mentioned once
World of Warcraft (2004) (VG)
- There is a person in Goldshire named Remy "Two Times"
"Saturday Night Live: Robert De Niro/Destiny's Child (#30.8)" (2004)
- Referenced in Undercover Gangster
Pusher II (2004)
- References the pink Cadillac and mink coat scene.
65 Guy Cream Pie (2005) (V)
- At one point in the film, Ariana Jollee begins apeing Robert DeNiro's performance in Goodfellas.
"The Jane Pauley Show: (2005-01-11)" (2005)
- Discussion of the film based on Henry Hill's life
"CSI: NY: Tanglewood (#1.13)" (2005)
- Billy Batts sports bar named after a mobster in the film
Still Swingin' (2005) (TV)
- Title referenced.
"Father of the Pride: The Siegfried and Roy Fantasy Experience Movie (#1.13)" (2005)
- Roy & Siegfried hire Scorcese to make a film for them and they mention that he made "Raging Bull", "Goodfellas" & "Star Wars". (Although obviously he did not make the last one.)
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
- Use of freeze frames and voiceover to introduce characters
Lord of War (2005)
- The scene in which Yuri's limo is being followed by a helicopter is a reference to Goodfellas' similar scenes. This is made explicit when Yuri refers to his driver as "Henry," a reference to the main character of Goodfellas, Henry Hill.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade (2005) (TV)
- Cover on shelf in 'Karl's Video Store'
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005) (VG)
- J.D. O'Toole is killed just like a character from "Goodfellas".
"Jeopardy!: (#22.34)" (2005)
- correct response in "Mob Hits" category
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
- Garbage truck scene with bodies
"Life with Derek: House of Games (#1.8)" (2005)
- Derek says "I amuse you, like a clown?"
5 (2005/II)
- The hit on Steve is a near replica of the hit on Joe Pesci's character.
"CSI: Miami: Fade Out (#4.14)" (2006)
- Patrick compares his script "The Clubland Murders" to it
"My Gym Partner's a Monkey: Shark Attack/Me Adam, You Jake (#1.3)" (2006)
- A Bear painted as a clown repeats some lines from Joe Pesci's "Funny like a clown" scene in Goodfellas.
A Portrait of an Artist: The Making of 'Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2006) (V)
- mentioned once
Sweet Dreams (2006)
- Posters appear throughout the film and it is mentioned as a favorite of the bookie.
"Howard Stern on Demand: Henry Hill Drunk" (2006)
- numerous references with Hill as a guest
The Real Goodfella (2006) (TV)
- Referenced by name
"Mayo: (#1.8)" (2006)
- Mentioned in dialog by Lawrence Davis with Kite.
You, Me and Dupree (2006)
- Dupree states that he learned how to properly cut garlic from waching this movie.
"HBO First Look: The Departed: Facing a Loaded Gun (#13.15)" (2006)
- mentioned once
The Next Scorsese (2006)
- Rob has the cinemtographer mimic the phonebooth shot from Goodfellas
"Saturday Night Live: Jaime Pressly/Corinne Bailey Rae (#32.2)" (2006)
- Mentioned in 'New York City Stories'
"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: The Christmas Show (#1.11)" (2006)
- Darius mentions the film by name during a pitch for "We Three Wise Guys" sketch.
Hot Fuzz (2007)
- After Angel gets out of the trunk, the ensuing scene is played in red light behind the car.
Dave's Tweeter (2007)
- Dave Larson re-creates the Joe Pesci "Funny how?" scene
Watching the Detectives (2007)
- Mentioned in dialogue between Neil and Violet.
J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster (2007)
- The title comes from the very beginning of this movie ("As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.").
"Saxondale: (#2.3)" (2007)
- Tommy says he tried to rent this and Brokeback Mountain was in the box.
"Kitchen Nightmares: Peter's (#1.1)" (2007)
- Peter says that he wanted to be an extra in this film
Bee Movie (2007)
- During questioning of Ray Liota in court, Barry Benson tells the jury that Liota isn't "a goodfella; he's a bad fella."
I Am Legend (2007)
- DVD seen attached to the wall of Neville's weapons cabinet
Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull (2007) (V)
- Frank: "This is like that one continuous take in 'Goodfellas.'"
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-01-22)" (2008)
- Referenced during 'The Great American Culture Quiz' segment.
West of Brooklyn (2008)
- Dialogue reference
JCVD (2008)
- There is a scene inspired by the "You're a funny guy" scene.
"The Middleman: The Pilot Episode Sanction (#1.1)" (2008)
- Finds DVD in Spanky's room.
"Psych: The Greatest Adventure in the History of Basic Cable (#3.4)" (2008)
- Shawn says, "It's one of life's little mysteries, like why the Oxygen network airs 'Goodfellas' or 'Why Fools Fall in Love.'"
"The Great L.A. Pretenders: The Rules of the Game (#1.5)" (2008)
- There is a scene which directly refers to The "What do you mean I'm funny?!" scene from Goodfellas.
"Life on Mars: Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows? (#1.4)" (2008)
- Sam calls Profaci a goodfella
Major Movie Star (2008)
- Joe Pesci mentioned and quoted: "Do I look like a clown to you?"
The Supermarket (2009)
- Line "now take me to jail" quoted
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#4.6)" (2009/I)
- a Fastest Finger question has contestants put this among four Martin Scorsese films in order of release
"Dancing with the Stars: Round One: The Women (#9.2)" (2009/I)
- Mentioned in Debi Mazar's background profile
Features
The Jazz Singer (1927)
Featured in
Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) (TV)
The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1991) (TV)
- clips
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991) (TV)
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (V)
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV)
- This film is #94 on the list.
"Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Best of the '90s" (2000)
- #3 on Ebert's list.
"The Directors: The Films of Martin Scorsese (#1.6)" (2000)
Sin noticias de Dios (2001)
New York at the Movies (2002) (TV)
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
- Clips are shown.
"I Love the '90s" (2004)
- Footage from this film was edited into this mini-serires.
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' (2004) (V)
- Features clips.
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy (2004) (V)
- Clips featured.
Paper Is Cheaper Than Film (2004) (V)
- Features clips from this title.
The Workaday Gangster (2004) (V)
- Features clips.
Scorsese on Scorsese (2004) (TV)
- Clips are used in the documentary.
Bullets Over Hollywood (2005) (TV)
- clips
The Real Goodfella (2006) (TV)
- Clips are shown
Crossing Criminal Cultures (2007) (V)
- clip shown
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) (TV)
- This film is #92 on the list.
"20 to 1: Movie Heroes & Villains (#5.1)" (2007)
- Some clips from this movie are shown in a segment on Tommy DeVito.
AFI's 10 Top 10 (2008) (TV)
- This film is #2 on the "Gangster" list.
Spoofed in
"The Simpsons: Bart the Murderer (#3.4)" (1991)
- Bart's breif career as a Mafia taskboy parallels the rise of Henry Hill in GoodFellas.
"Harry Enfield's Television Programme: (#2.1)" (1992)
- Sketch called 'Martin Scorsese's Badfellas'
"Saturday Night Live: Tom Hanks/Bruce Springsteen (#17.19)" (1992)
- Spoofed during the monologue
"Animaniacs: Hooked on a Ceiling/Goodfeathers: The Beginning (#1.4)" (1993)
- Goodfeathers segment is named after the name of this movie. Pesto the pigeon picks several fights parodying the famous "You think I'm funny?!" scene from this film when people try to compliment him.
"Animaniacs: Be Careful What You Eat/Up the Crazy River/To Da Dump, to Da Dump, to Da Dump Dump Dump (#1.23)" (1993)
- A group of gangsta pigeons call themselves "The Goodfeathers" in honour of this movie, they're all based on the three main characters from this film and their voices are impressions of them. The "How am I funny? Like a clown?" scene is spoofed multiple times with things such as "What do you mean I look busy? You sayin' I look busy to you?!"
"Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin & Kim Basinger/UB40 (#19.13)" (1994)
- Spoofed during the cold opening
"The Critic: All the Duke's Men (#2.6)" (1995)
- Jay imagines himself in "Goodfellas 2"
Swingers (1996)
Just Your Luck (1996) (V)
Two's a Mob (1998)
- Spoofs numerous scenes, including Tommy's 'I'm funny?' speech, the Spider death scene and many more.
Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
With Friends Like These... (1998)
The Godson (1998)
"Mr. Show with Bob and David: The Story of Everest (#4.5)" (1998)
- Spoofed in a skit
Analyze This (1999)
- The entrance of Ben Sobel and Jelly at the meeting near the end
Nie mehr zweite Liga (2000) (TV)
"Futurama: Bender Gets Made (#2.17)" (2000)
- Several lines, including "Until now, I always wanted to be a gangster" and "Get a load of the ball bearings on this guy", echo lines from Goodfellas
"Family Guy: There's Something About Paulie (#2.16)" (2000)
- A scene is spoofed when characters talk about the mafia.
Fast Food (2000/I)
The Crew (2000/I)
Flirting with Myself (2001)
"Spaced: Back (#2.1)" (2001)
- Tim's intro, in which he introduces the main characters during brief still shots, mimics the intro to this film
Gay Propaganda (2002)
- a segment featuring lesbian characters in the roles of Italian-Americans
Love and a Bullet (2002)
- Cooking scene
DragonBlade (2005)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG)
- A movie poster can be spotted during the mission "Menace". The movie poster says "BadFellas" on it, a parody of "GoodFellas".
"The Fairly OddParents: Timmy TV/Talkin' Trash (#5.11)" (2005)
- The "What do you mean I'm funny?!" scene is parodied with one of the film's cast members.
"Family Guy: Patriot Games (#4.20)" (2006)
- beating scenes are parodied
TechFellas (2006) (V)
- A group of I.T. guys also independent filmmakers apply mob scenes to their day jobs.
"Howard Stern on Demand: Degrading Henry" (2006)
- the opening scene spoofs the opening scene of this film
"Minoriteam: Evilfellas (#1.14)" (2006)
- thte title and numerous scenes from the film are spoofed
"The Simpsons: The Haw-Hawed Couple (#18.8)" (2006)
- the long track sequence of Nelson taking Bart through the back door of the cafeteria
Meet the Robinsons (2007)
- When the three frogs throw the mini bowler hat into the trunk of their car the shot is mimicked from Goodfellas.
"Screen Wars: Copperfellas: Finals (#2.15)" (2007)
- Opening Homage spoofed Goodfellas
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