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I was a pretty interesting video and I seen the movie good fellows and I always had a feeling that I was never incarnation and one of the characters in the movie. 😎
@@nethanlock5008 Yes, It was Pesci's idea, like that incident was happened in Joe Pesci's life. Pesci told Scorsese about that, but scene wasn't scripted, so Pesci and Liotta improvised the scene.
@@mcspikesky Nah, I actually just like the video and the creators. They put out content that a lot of people enjoy and appreciate, which I’m assuming is something you can’t relate to.
1:25 - Chapter 1 - Early years 5:05 - Mid roll ads 6:15 - Chapter 2 - One for the family 11:00 - Chapter 3 - Bye bye billy batts 13:25 - Chapter 4 - The lufthansa heist 16:00 - Chapter 5 - Life after the mob
Personally I enjoyed Irishman and casino a bit more than goodfellas They are both good throught the whole movie. Goodfellas falls apart when he gets into drugs. But this is my opinion
@@joshflynn2173 personally I think Goodfellas is a perfect movie that is basically a two hour and a half film that feels like 60 minutes. I've always found casino to be a solid movie but never great at any point. The Irishman though, I think is one of scorsese's best films
One of the greatest movie endings. The transition of Liotta on the witness stand to standing in a bathrobe picking up a newspaper on his front step in a non-descript housing development is tremendous.
For anyone else interested for more background on Henry Hill watch Michael Franzese’s video on the movie! He knew quite a few of the people in henry’s life and was even mentioned in the movie. anyways awesome biographics dude!!
I’ve seen this. Michael said he was in the theater with his wife. She’s like you didn’t know these people did you? He said no and then his name gets dropped in the movie n he’s like 🤦🏻♂️😂😂
It's a good one. According to him, Goodfellas is mostly true and very accurate when depicting mob life. Hill did make himself seem more important than he really was, which doesn't surprise me.
@@stephenpriest2766 that was the genius of it. Pesci made it believable. A man that suffers no consequences for his actions even among his mobster friends...? That's power.
The real reason Burke and DeSimone killed Batts was because they took over Batts rackets while he was in prison. They had no intention of paying him or giving those rackets back, so they killed him. It really had nothing to do with Batts insulting DeSimone. Like almost everything in the mob, it was related to money.
Wares there's money anything goes, that's all.its over money money money and wot some greedy people will do to get it is horrible , godbless you top comment,
Goodfellas is my all time favorite film so let me tell you when I saw this notification I clicked so fast. I have literally never clicked on a notification so quickly.
Meet him when I was in high school. It was during U.S. History class we watched Goodfellas anx well the teacher said he had a surprised guest. He came in abd sat down and just talked about his life and somethings Hollywood got wrong. He was a really nice man and told us stay in school
I met him one time at a bar in Seattle. He asked me if I ever saw the movie Goodfellas. I told him it was one of my favorite movies. Then he told me that he was Henry Hill. I didn't believe because he seemed a bit haggard and his arm was in a sling; apparently he'd just been released from the hospital. I remember he was with a black guy that he called "Stacks." After he said that, I just kind of laughed and said okay. I think it was someone that was helping him out. I still didn't quite believe him, though. Anyway, a few weeks later I saw the same guy I'd seen at the bar on a local evening tv show. They were doing a story on him. It absolutely blew my mind. Turns out he was telling the truth. And even though his story seemed sketchy at the time, he was a really nice guy. I wish I'd known.
I find it curious that in Goodfellas Henry Hill is quite open about all the things which he was caught for, but all that other harsher stuff? He was only peripherally aware of them happening.
I watched a BBC video on Hill, he just getting out of the clink he was in and out of jail. He was a total alcoholic and was a cook at a bar when he died.
Michael Franzese called him ugly in the most respectful way. He said “first of all, Henry didn’t look like Ray Liota who portrayed him in the movie.” 😂
@@mikeseier4449 not really, mostly theyre either too dumb to get into white collar crime or they have a need for the "mobster-lifestyle" and all the stuff that comes with it. there are tons of so called respectable enterpreneurs who do all sorts of crime, but they tend to stay within the set rules or using loopholes
It's amazing how few liberties Goodfellas took with the facts. If you had to do a report on Henry Hill you could just watch the film and have just about all you need.
Awesome video, missed an interesting fact about his time in school though. According to History Buffs (as well as a few other documentaries) Hill was probably somewhere on spectrum, with ADHD and some mild Dyslexia. Seeing as Hill was in grade school in the 50's and neither of those were diagnosed yet, teachers wrote him off as a bad student which pushed him away from school even more. Interesting to think if the teachers treated him different he may have had an entirely different life.
@@silvervalleystudios2486 It wouldnt be hard for people with high functioning ASD to live a mostly normal life, it would just make some aspects harder, like for example, reading, or understanding numbers. Or if he had ADHD he just would have been more distractible. Just because someone is on the spectrum doesnt mean they are incapable
@@seraph535 It's not so much about capability. I think the traits like fussy eating, the fidgeting, etc would have rubbed up the wiseguys the wrong way.
@@silvervalleystudios2486 Hard disagree. Technically everyone is on the spectrum, it doesn't put you at a disadvantage in the rest of the world to know where you fall on there. Hill was great with numbers but had poor social skills. I'd very much believe it.
@@silvervalleystudios2486 I'm gonna go get the papers get the papers. If you paid you could hold your own and earn them money, none of the wiseguys will care.
I like the scene where he's making sauce (gravy) and meatballs for dinner while also cutting coke. Then he starts talking faster about all the stuff he has to get done. Selling some pistols, going by his girlfriend's house and the helicopter is following him. Its classic.
Henry was on the Howard Stern show and when he was very Drunk admitted that he killed 3 Guys on Paul Varios order. Henry seemed very sorry and sad about the murders,....but then he was pretty drunk too!
There’s a docu miniseries of the Irish mob. It talks about Henry Hill and features him himself. Ends with Henry saying “I’ll outlive all these bastards” and followed by “Henry Hill: 1943-2012”.
Ex-mobster Michael Franzese commented on what his impressions of Henry Hill were from the Goodfellas era, and Franzese thought Hill just seemed lost and unable to escape from addiction(s); a far cry from Hill's portrayal as a tough guy with influence in the Lucchese crime family.
Goodfellas has been one of my all time favorite movies since it came out. Now it's one of my daughter's favorite movies too. Henry Hill was nothing if not an interesting character.
If there's anything Hill's life teaches it's this: if you want to be an old mobster, be sure to be both smart and lucky (even 'Lucky' Luciano wasn't that lucky...).
Me, too. Been here since 1985 and still undocumented. However, lack of papers has not prevented me from getting that paper. It would be awesome to have my papers though. I guess I’ll forever be an associate not a made man. 😂
"In order to join the mafia you have to be a full blooded Italian", that's not true. Your father has to be Italian, your mother doesn't have to be, she could come from any country. Only your father has to be Italian.
Another interesting topic would be Joseph Pistone (aka Donnie Brasco). It would be interesting to find out how dirty he got undercover since he was being considered to be "made" before his assignment was halted. Would he really have "made his bones" while undercover, and what had he already done for the Bonanno family for them to consider him a candidate?
Here are some suggestions for another video - all interesting people April Ellison/William Ellison Jr. (1790-1861) - a freed slave from South Carolina who became a successful slaveowner and planter himself before the civil war. Anthony Johnson (1600-1670) - a former indentured servant who became one of the first African American property owners in America and a successful tobacco farmer. Lord Mountbatten (1900-1979) - Prince Philip’s uncle and Queen Elizabeth’s second cousin once removed who was assassinated by the IRA Yukio Mishima (1925-1970) - Japanese poet, author, playwright, actor and nationalist who committed seppuku after a failed attempt to overthrow Japan’s 1947 constitution. Robert Walpole (1676-1745) - British politician who was the first prime minister of Great Britain from 1721 until 1742 under King George I and King George II. Eamon DeValera (1882-1975) - prominent political leader in 20th century Ireland who, after the Irish war of independence from 1919 to 1921, was in the public eye for over forty years from 1922 until his death were he served as head of government (Taoiseach/prime minister) and head of state (president). He was nearly executed in the Easter Rising in 1916 and was key in putting into place the new constitution on 1937. A very prominent Irish figure and one of the most important in Irish history. George Eastman (1854-1932) - American entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak company. He was a pioneer of photography and a major philanthropist. He commit suicide at the age of 77 because of chronic pain from health problems. Emile Zola (1840-1902) - French novelist and journalist who is an early practitioner in the literary genre, naturalism. He was involved in the Dreyfus affair, a political scandal in France. He died in 1902 at the age of 62 from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. ryoichi sasakawa (1899-1995) - Japanese businessman, politician, sports administrator, philanthropist and was criminal who helped Norman Borlaug with his Green Revolution. Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) - Irish poet, playwright and translator who won the 1995 Nobel prize for literature and wrote a poem about The Tollund Man comparing his cause of death to The Troubles in Northern Ireland. W.B. Yeats (1865-1939) - Irish poet, dramatist and writer with an interest in the occult who helped found the Abbey Theatre and was a senator for the Irish Free State. He is one of the most important historical figures in Irish history. Prince Phillip, The Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021) - husband and consort to Queen Elizabeth who served in the navy as a young man, serving in the Second World War. He died recently so it would be a good choice. Jordan Belfort (born 1962) - former stockbroker, author, motivational speaker and convicted felon who committed fraud via stock market manipulation. His book was the inspiration behind the film The Wolf of Wall Street starring Leonardo DiCaprio in 2013. Andrew Cunanan (1969-1997) - spree killer responsible for five murders before his suicide via gunshot. His victims include Gianna Versace and Lee Miglin. Lee Miglin (1924-1997) - American business tycoon, real estate developer and philanthropist who was spree killer, Andrew Cunanan’s third murder victim. “The Count of Saint Germain” (1691 or 1712 -died 1784) - European Adventurer who achieved prominence in high society in the 1700’s. His real name is unknown while his background is obscure. He claimed to be the son of Prince Francis II Rakoczi of Transylvania. He was arrested for suspicion of espionage during the Jacobite rebellion but was released without charge. Julia d’Aunigny (1670 or 1673 -died 1707) - 17th century French opera singer who was known for her flamboyant lifestyle. Her father was a secretary to the master of the horse to King Louis XIV. She was a keen sword fighter, cross-dressed and tried to run away with a female lover after killing a man in a duel. She died at the age of 33. Past American presidents, British prime ministers, monarchs and Roman emperors would be good as well.
When I was in my band Arrowhead, we went to Nebraska i believe, and ate at his restaurant. Nice guy, but after watching Goodfellas none of us wanted to complain about anything lol.
Joe Pesci and the scene where he wants an explanation of how funny he is, to me marks the movie "Goodfella's". That was a great movie to watch when it came out, and still is.
"What did I tell you!!!" The kid who plays a young Tommy selling cigs with Henry was one of the robbers in the original ninja turtles film and gets roughed up by casey Jones before Raphael jumps in!
Tommy DeSimone was a certifiable maniac. In the film, Tommy DeVito is played by Joe Pesci, who is 5'4" tall. DeSimone was 6'1" and about 200 pounds, and the real guy was so dangerous it made the other goodfellas nervous. He once shot a man from across the street just to demonstrate his new gun to a friend~
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I was a pretty interesting video and I seen the movie good fellows and I always had a feeling that I was never incarnation and one of the characters in the movie. 😎
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Do more mobster ones that can parallel movies like you did. Like casino. Anyone in that
Did that scene happen for real.
What about Petain
“I’m gonna hit the like button, hit the like button” - Jimmy Two Times
Haha underrated comment.
Classic!
Classic!
We need a jimmy two times stand-alone film
@@eoinmacdonnchadha5682 well it would have to have a sequel.
The scene "How am I funny" between Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta is one of the best scenes in the film.
Down to mixing the meatballs and sauce
@Eidelmania : Yes indeed, Pesci is an amazing actor.
Funny how
If I'm not mistaken that scene was improvised.
@@nethanlock5008 Yes, It was Pesci's idea, like that incident was happened in Joe Pesci's life. Pesci told Scorsese about that, but scene wasn't scripted, so Pesci and Liotta improvised the scene.
This is something I didn’t know I wanted, but I’m so glad that you did. Thanks, Simon and Biographics!
You never seen Goodfellas?
Shill comment
@@mcspikesky Nah, I actually just like the video and the creators. They put out content that a lot of people enjoy and appreciate, which I’m assuming is something you can’t relate to.
At this point you can probably add anything you want after this name and it would be believable.
You should check out his casual criminalist station
1:25 - Chapter 1 - Early years
5:05 - Mid roll ads
6:15 - Chapter 2 - One for the family
11:00 - Chapter 3 - Bye bye billy batts
13:25 - Chapter 4 - The lufthansa heist
16:00 - Chapter 5 - Life after the mob
"One of the greatest crime movies of all time."
EXCUSE ME, One of the greatest FILMS of all time ;)
not even top 10, as someone who has a vertigo profile picture i thought you’d know that.
@@kiaandavids755 know what exactly?
Personally I enjoyed Irishman and casino a bit more than goodfellas They are both good throught the whole movie. Goodfellas falls apart when he gets into drugs. But this is my opinion
@@joshflynn2173 personally I think Goodfellas is a perfect movie that is basically a two hour and a half film that feels like 60 minutes. I've always found casino to be a solid movie but never great at any point. The Irishman though, I think is one of scorsese's best films
@@highwind1991 Cool. Dont get me wrong all are amazing, joe pesci in goodfellas was hilarious yet scary and I hated him lol
One of the greatest movie endings. The transition of Liotta on the witness stand to standing in a bathrobe picking up a newspaper on his front step in a non-descript housing development is tremendous.
As if it was all just the fantasy of the regular guys watching the film
So Goodfellas premiered on the day I was born, watch it every year as a birthday tradition
Gets better each time!
I love that.
That’s pretty stellar bruv 💪🏾💪🏾💯
Whrrroooooghhh
Based on my math, you're getting old. 😂
One day, some of the kids from the neighborhood carried my mother's groceries all the way home. You know why? It was out of respect.
Kids clearly shitting themselves and hearing stories about henry blowing up cars.... yeah definetely out of "respect"
No, it's because Henry never had the making of a varsity athlete.
I would bet this story isn't true. Hill glorified himself a lot in the book.
Someone nicked the car...
For anyone else interested for more background on Henry Hill watch Michael Franzese’s video on the movie! He knew quite a few of the people in henry’s life and was even mentioned in the movie. anyways awesome biographics dude!!
I’ve seen this. Michael said he was in the theater with his wife. She’s like you didn’t know these people did you? He said no and then his name gets dropped in the movie n he’s like 🤦🏻♂️😂😂
It's a good one. According to him, Goodfellas is mostly true and very accurate when depicting mob life. Hill did make himself seem more important than he really was, which doesn't surprise me.
Great Channel
A fictional version of Michael Franzese is in the movie
@@johnochiltree1170 seated at the bar with mr. Two-Times(get the papers-get the papers)
“Am I a fucking clown, do I look like I’m here to amuse you?” Lol loved that scene in the movie
That was from Pesci, he requested the scene that played out infront of him years ago
@@tc4423
Yes it was improvised by Pesci.
So did everyone else.
@@matthewbittenbender9191 I'm pretty sure Pesci was the only one to know apart from Scorsese on that.
@@stephenpriest2766 that was the genius of it. Pesci made it believable. A man that suffers no consequences for his actions even among his mobster friends...? That's power.
The real reason Burke and DeSimone killed Batts was because they took over Batts rackets while he was in prison. They had no intention of paying him or giving those rackets back, so they killed him. It really had nothing to do with Batts insulting DeSimone. Like almost everything in the mob, it was related to money.
and John Gotti was the one who beat and killed DeSimone
@@ellisd3165 “allegedly” you fools watch too many movies
And Paulie was involved too!
I know misinformation in this video
Wares there's money anything goes, that's all.its over money money money and wot some greedy people will do to get it is horrible , godbless you top comment,
As far back as I can remember, I always loved this channel.
Goodfellas is my all time favorite film so let me tell you when I saw this notification I clicked so fast. I have literally never clicked on a notification so quickly.
Mine too dude! Since covid hit in march last year I've watched it 9 times lol
I've seen it literally about 30 times. And Casino, another one of Scorsese's greatest films. If you haven't seen it, you absolutely must.
The first time I saw it back in the 90's, I couldn't believe how people didn't take it as such a masterpiece it it revered these days.
Nice dp.
The magic of movies, purposely leaving out certain parts of Henry's crimes so the audience can sympathize with him a little more. Brilliant!
Meet him when I was in high school. It was during U.S. History class we watched Goodfellas anx well the teacher said he had a surprised guest. He came in abd sat down and just talked about his life and somethings Hollywood got wrong. He was a really nice man and told us stay in school
That’s honestly insane
My grandad drove UPS van in the 60s and his stop off was the luthhansa airport and he actually was robbed by Jimmy Burke.
What an honour
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster
Funny how?
God, I can ONLY hear Chris D'Elia when I read that lmao.
Only because you never had the makings of a varsity athlete
More than president?
I actually felt that way after I saw that movie
"100 dollars just to keep the ice cold" Nas
Jay-Z also said it on "Thank You"
They hate eachother
One of my favorite interviews I ever did was with Henry Hill. Fascinating man.
Oh wow, that's awesome. Is there a video of said interview?
@@joshuaprice8501 I wish! It was for a radio station, so I have an audio file somewhere.
That's amazing!!!! Im Sicilian on my mother's side when I was young I met John Gotti when he came to dinner at my great aunt's home one Sunday.
I met him one time at a bar in Seattle. He asked me if I ever saw the movie Goodfellas. I told him it was one of my favorite movies. Then he told me that he was Henry Hill. I didn't believe because he seemed a bit haggard and his arm was in a sling; apparently he'd just been released from the hospital. I remember he was with a black guy that he called "Stacks." After he said that, I just kind of laughed and said okay. I think it was someone that was helping him out. I still didn't quite believe him, though. Anyway, a few weeks later I saw the same guy I'd seen at the bar on a local evening tv show. They were doing a story on him. It absolutely blew my mind. Turns out he was telling the truth. And even though his story seemed sketchy at the time, he was a really nice guy. I wish I'd known.
I interviewed michael corleone
Ever since I saw goodfellas I wanted a biographics on Henry hill
U musta just saw it recently lop
I find it curious that in Goodfellas Henry Hill is quite open about all the things which he was caught for, but all that other harsher stuff? He was only peripherally aware of them happening.
I watched a BBC video on Hill, he just getting out of the clink he was in and out of jail. He was a total alcoholic and was a cook at a bar when he died.
Michael Franzese called him ugly in the most respectful way. He said “first of all, Henry didn’t look like Ray Liota who portrayed him in the movie.” 😂
When he had to go straight, all he could do was be a short-order cook.
now that reminds me of "Frankie and Johnnie "
Most criminals have no marketable skills.
@@mikeseier4449 not really, mostly theyre either too dumb to get into white collar crime or they have a need for the "mobster-lifestyle" and all the stuff that comes with it.
there are tons of so called respectable enterpreneurs who do all sorts of crime, but they tend to stay within the set rules or using loopholes
@@mikeseier4449 I doubt that
Hill was a clever and cunning sociopath who made a lot of money but was ultimately destroyed by drink and drugs. That's what addictions do to you.
Even in his sixties, Hill walked like he thought he was a gangster.
He was involved in the Boston College basketball point-shaving scandal in the late 70s, as well.
Goodfellas is my favorite movie, and this just made my day.
Thank you Simon!
It's amazing how few liberties Goodfellas took with the facts. If you had to do a report on Henry Hill you could just watch the film and have just about all you need.
After he left witness protection he became a cook in North Platte, Nebraska. He was a really good cook. He was also a SUPER nice guy!
This was great, I love your videos but I'm a huge Goodfellas fan and this was really cool, good job Simon.
Great video and interesting story. You should do a video on Donnie Brasco sometime!
As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be Simon Whistler
Fascinating, even if Hill was a parasitic cancer.
I mean, they all were.....it's the mafia.
@@johnturner3455 but they have such great stories. Lol
@@Grim_Concept they had really interesting stories, but they werent good people.
@@naruii5160 quite an understatement
@@eoinmacdonnchadha5682 absolutely
You should do one on Jon Roberts from “Cocaine Cowboys.” I read his book “American Desperado” and it’s fucking insane.
Try 75th precinct if you like that. It’s on here
During first five minutes you described A Bronx Tale. 👍🏽
You know you’re hooked when you look forward to getting home for the day to kick back on the couch and fire up a Simon video lol
I was just sitting here thinking I need a good biographics/geographics video
Awesome video, missed an interesting fact about his time in school though.
According to History Buffs (as well as a few other documentaries) Hill was probably somewhere on spectrum, with ADHD and some mild Dyslexia. Seeing as Hill was in grade school in the 50's and neither of those were diagnosed yet, teachers wrote him off as a bad student which pushed him away from school even more. Interesting to think if the teachers treated him different he may have had an entirely different life.
I don't think he would have been on the spectrum. He wouldnt have lasted so long in a life of crime.
@@silvervalleystudios2486 It wouldnt be hard for people with high functioning ASD to live a mostly normal life, it would just make some aspects harder, like for example, reading, or understanding numbers. Or if he had ADHD he just would have been more distractible.
Just because someone is on the spectrum doesnt mean they are incapable
@@seraph535 It's not so much about capability. I think the traits like fussy eating, the fidgeting, etc would have rubbed up the wiseguys the wrong way.
@@silvervalleystudios2486 Hard disagree. Technically everyone is on the spectrum, it doesn't put you at a disadvantage in the rest of the world to know where you fall on there. Hill was great with numbers but had poor social skills. I'd very much believe it.
@@silvervalleystudios2486 I'm gonna go get the papers get the papers.
If you paid you could hold your own and earn them money, none of the wiseguys will care.
I like the scene where he's making sauce (gravy) and meatballs for dinner while also cutting coke. Then he starts talking faster about all the stuff he has to get done. Selling some pistols, going by his girlfriend's house and the helicopter is following him. Its classic.
That scene stresses me out
Hey could you do one of these on Theodore Morel, Hilter's personal physician. Dude was weird.
Wow that hilter guy sure sounds a lot like someone else
Simon, please do one on King Ferdinand II of Aragon- the first sole monarch of a unified Spain.
And on his wife Isabella!
Naw cuz he's a wank
Was he a handsome devil with a big chin?
@@thenewmilescopeland805
That'd be Charles V.
He's Charles' grandfather.
@@trapjaw86
Care to elaborate ?
Now I wannna go and watch Goodfellas
The way he says mafia makes me laughia.
awesome comment
YES! FINALLY! Henry Hill!!
Good video 👍
He was hilarious whenever he was on The Howard Stern Show
His drunkin laugh and claims of being sober were classic
Henry was on the Howard Stern show and when he was very Drunk admitted that he killed 3 Guys on Paul Varios order. Henry seemed very sorry and sad about the murders,....but then he was pretty drunk too!
Thats awesome! One of my favortie movies! Would love to see one about Anthony spilotro!
I'm sure that Simon could make a trip to the corner shop the most interesting thing I ever heard.
Hill's life in witness protection was far more interesting.
Simon I think it's time we all get a video on your Biography ✌🔥
“They even put a bullet through his face so his family couldn’t have an open casket at the funeral”
There’s a docu miniseries of the Irish mob. It talks about Henry Hill and features him himself. Ends with Henry saying “I’ll outlive all these bastards” and followed by “Henry Hill: 1943-2012”.
The Mafia really doesn't have a great retirement program
Is he better than Harry Hill, though? There's only one way to find out....FIGHT!
He’s dead. I Suppose Harry could dig him up with that big finger of his
Please do one for Joseph Smith, the founder of LDS church/ Mormon denomination. A big fan of ur videos and content. Thank you for doing this.
Henry Hill is also the government name of a certain cartoon character we all know and love...
"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster
To me being a gangster was better than being the President of the United States"
The funny thing is that they changed Jimmy Burke's name in the movie to his actual name, Jimmy Conway. Burke was the name of his foster family.
If haven't done one already; I would love to see a video on Benny Hill.
👍🏽
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a goodfella
I met this guy in a bar, lucky to have quick drink with him and get his autograph.
Yup me to
Ex-mobster Michael Franzese commented on what his impressions of Henry Hill were from the Goodfellas era, and Franzese thought Hill just seemed lost and unable to escape from addiction(s); a far cry from Hill's portrayal as a tough guy with influence in the Lucchese crime family.
You’re the best dude, this is just what I needed !!
Please make a video about
-Cicero
-Hippocrates
-Plato
-Heraclitus
-Thales of Miletus
-Democritus
Thank you!!
and mr batts resides in the Pine BArrens of NJ, his body never found
Great content. Thanks Simon!
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a varsity athlete
You never had the makings of a varsity athlete.
@@Xiphos0311 dammit
Goodfellas has been one of my all time favorite movies since it came out. Now it's one of my daughter's favorite movies too. Henry Hill was nothing if not an interesting character.
Knowing next to nothing about Goodfellas, this was an extremely interesting and informative video for me
If there's anything Hill's life teaches it's this: if you want to be an old mobster, be sure to be both smart and lucky (even 'Lucky' Luciano wasn't that lucky...).
great as always
Was waiting for this one!
Henry Hill either owned or worked at a restaurant in North Platte, Nebraska. He also got busted in North Platte for drugs a couple times.
The best scene in Goodfellas - Paul Sorvino slicing garlic with a razor in a prison cell, cooking homemade Italian food with his mafia crew.
“All my life I wanted to get the papers get the papers.”
Me, too. Been here since 1985 and still undocumented. However, lack of papers has not prevented me from getting that paper. It would be awesome to have my papers though. I guess I’ll forever be an associate not a made man. 😂
"In order to join the mafia you have to be a full blooded Italian", that's not true. Your father has to be Italian, your mother doesn't have to be, she could come from any country. Only your father has to be Italian.
Thanks
Another interesting topic would be Joseph Pistone (aka Donnie Brasco). It would be interesting to find out how dirty he got undercover since he was being considered to be "made" before his assignment was halted. Would he really have "made his bones" while undercover, and what had he already done for the Bonanno family for them to consider him a candidate?
Here are some suggestions for another video - all interesting people
April Ellison/William Ellison Jr. (1790-1861) - a freed slave from South Carolina who became a successful slaveowner and planter himself before the civil war.
Anthony Johnson (1600-1670) - a former indentured servant who became one of the first African American property owners in America and a successful tobacco farmer.
Lord Mountbatten (1900-1979) - Prince Philip’s uncle and Queen Elizabeth’s second cousin once removed who was assassinated by the IRA
Yukio Mishima (1925-1970) - Japanese poet, author, playwright, actor and nationalist who committed seppuku after a failed attempt to overthrow Japan’s 1947 constitution.
Robert Walpole (1676-1745) - British politician who was the first prime minister of Great Britain from 1721 until 1742 under King George I and King George II.
Eamon DeValera (1882-1975) - prominent political leader in 20th century Ireland who, after the Irish war of independence from 1919 to 1921, was in the public eye for over forty years from 1922 until his death were he served as head of government (Taoiseach/prime minister) and head of state (president). He was nearly executed in the Easter Rising in 1916 and was key in putting into place the new constitution on 1937. A very prominent Irish figure and one of the most important in Irish history.
George Eastman (1854-1932) - American entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak company. He was a pioneer of photography and a major philanthropist. He commit suicide at the age of 77 because of chronic pain from health problems.
Emile Zola (1840-1902) - French novelist and journalist who is an early practitioner in the literary genre, naturalism. He was involved in the Dreyfus affair, a political scandal in France. He died in 1902 at the age of 62 from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.
ryoichi sasakawa (1899-1995) - Japanese businessman, politician, sports administrator, philanthropist and was criminal who helped Norman Borlaug with his Green Revolution.
Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) - Irish poet, playwright and translator who won the 1995 Nobel prize for literature and wrote a poem about The Tollund Man comparing his cause of death to The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
W.B. Yeats (1865-1939) - Irish poet, dramatist and writer with an interest in the occult who helped found the Abbey Theatre and was a senator for the Irish Free State. He is one of the most important historical figures in Irish history.
Prince Phillip, The Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021) - husband and consort to Queen Elizabeth who served in the navy as a young man, serving in the Second World War. He died recently so it would be a good choice.
Jordan Belfort (born 1962) - former stockbroker, author, motivational speaker and convicted felon who committed fraud via stock market manipulation. His book was the inspiration behind the film The Wolf of Wall Street starring Leonardo DiCaprio in 2013.
Andrew Cunanan (1969-1997) - spree killer responsible for five murders before his suicide via gunshot. His victims include Gianna Versace and Lee Miglin.
Lee Miglin (1924-1997) - American business tycoon, real estate developer and philanthropist who was spree killer, Andrew Cunanan’s third murder victim.
“The Count of Saint Germain” (1691 or 1712 -died 1784) - European Adventurer who achieved prominence in high society in the 1700’s. His real name is unknown while his background is obscure. He claimed to be the son of Prince Francis II Rakoczi of Transylvania. He was arrested for suspicion of espionage during the Jacobite rebellion but was released without charge.
Julia d’Aunigny (1670 or 1673 -died 1707) - 17th century French opera singer who was known for her flamboyant lifestyle. Her father was a secretary to the master of the horse to King Louis XIV. She was a keen sword fighter, cross-dressed and tried to run away with a female lover after killing a man in a duel. She died at the age of 33.
Past American presidents, British prime ministers, monarchs and Roman emperors would be good as well.
Wow.. never expected this one 😱! Thanks for this one ❤
When I was in my band Arrowhead, we went to Nebraska i believe, and ate at his restaurant. Nice guy, but after watching Goodfellas none of us wanted to complain about anything lol.
I'm so used to mistakes on so many other RUclips sites that when referencing 1979 with 1969 on the screen. A first. Great content as always..
Simon...with regard to the Lufthansa heist, when you say the summer of 1979....pictured is the number 1969!!
Joe Pesci and the scene where he wants an explanation of how funny he is, to me marks the movie "Goodfella's". That was a great movie to watch when it came out, and still is.
My sub feed has a lot of simon today and I'm not complaining
Can you do King Charles II of Spain, I would love a more well put timeline of that King and how his health problems caused War in Europe.
With knowing that Hank is the diminutive name of Henry now all I got running through my head is, "I sell cocaine and cocaine accessories."
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Propane.
Everyone please go watch his interview with Howard Stern. You see how horrifyingly accurate Ray Liotta got his laugh.
I’ve been watching Michael Franzese RUclips channel and he knew all these dudes
So Paul Vario was identified as Paul Cicero who in turn was played by Paul Sarvino.. Nice
It’s actually Sorvino.
the way he pronounces "meafia" is so funny to me
Simon Whistler Godfather of RUclips!
As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster.
Plotwist: you’ve been the Don for decades and pretend to be a wannabe in order to insulate yourself and keep the fuzz off your trail.. genius.
Only the umpteenth person to quote this movie line. It's either this or "funny how?"
@@invainsite "Like a clown? Like I amuse you?"
I don't know that line too well, that's why I went with the gangster line. Easier to remember.
"What did I tell you!!!"
The kid who plays a young Tommy selling cigs with Henry was one of the robbers in the original ninja turtles film and gets roughed up by casey Jones before Raphael jumps in!
You made my day with this
Ray Liotta was definitely wrong for the part as Henry Hill in “Goodfellas”. Ray was too handsome.
Tommy DeSimone was a certifiable maniac. In the film, Tommy DeVito is played by Joe Pesci, who is 5'4" tall. DeSimone was 6'1" and about 200 pounds, and the real guy was so dangerous it made the other goodfellas nervous.
He once shot a man from across the street just to demonstrate his new gun to a friend~
Guy was lucky he lived as long as he did
Rest In Peace Henry Hill.