MrGlass Peanut Gender: Male
Goodfellas question
Goodfellas came on television recently and I was puzzled at the end. Why did they show a scene of joe pesci shooting his gun 8 times at the camera. What was the relevance of this?
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Kes Philie Gender: Female
An homage to Edwin S Porter, The great train robbery?!
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05:41 PM
MrGlass Peanut Gender: Male
Never saw the movie or heard of it. But if i find it, Ill watch it
08:20 PM
amity75 Senior Member Gender: Male
You've never heard of it????????????? Stop what you're doing right now and go out and buy it! You owe it to yourself!
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08:43 PM
BadKitty cockeyed Gender: Female
I'm with amity75 I had to have this in my collection.if you like movies about gangsters this movie is a staple!
08:48 PM
Kes Philie Gender: Female
quote: Originally posted by MrGlass Never saw the movie or heard of it. But if i find it, Ill watch it
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08:57 PM
roundisfunny Senior Member Gender: Unspecified
Waitaminnit...was MrGlass saying he never heard of "The Great Train Robbery", or was he saying he never heard of "Goodfellas"? quote: The ending shot of Pesci shooting at the camera is a visual reference to Great Train Robbery, The (1903), whose ending shot is of the villain, George Barnes, shooting at the camera.
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amity75 Senior Member Gender: Male
I must apologise to MrGlass for thinking he hadnt heard of Goodfellas. (If that IS the movie he was meaning!)
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11:08 PM
MrGlass Peanut Gender: Male
i have heard of goodfellas, but i just didnt understand that particular part of the movie. I see that the great train robbery isnt on dvd yet, but ill check it out.
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Jan 31st, 2004 05:01 PM
The great train robbery is a classic.But dont expect much the movie is from 1903/1904 
It was the 1st time a close-up was used.The shot was sent to theaters separated from the movie, they either used it in the beginning or end.Needless to say the effect was better when they put it in the end.
