Goodfellas: Billy Batts Scene

Goodfellas: Billy Batts Scene

Nicholas Pileggi (Ft. Martin Scorsese)

Goodfellas (1990), its screenplay adapted from the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy, by Nicholas Pileggi, offered a gritty look at the lower ranks of the mob.

This scene, erupting basically from a dispute over rank, sums up the predicament of its three main characters.