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In 'Goodfellas,' Henry Hill's girlfriend Sandy helps with his cocaine business but otherwise complicates his life. She was fairly close to the real woman.

Toward the end of 'Goodfellas,' a supremely wired Henry Hill nearly crashes his car on his way to the hospital. Hill's real-life experience was similar.

Prior to landing his breakout role as a doctor in 'Goodfellas' doctor, 'The Wire' star Isiah Whitlock Jr. read for a part that was a true longshot.

As in 'Goodfellas,' the real Henry Hill didn't have a choice about betraying his close friends and mob associates.

Stacks Edwards was a classic 'Goodfellas' character with a real-life counterpart. Here's how things worked out for the real Stacks.

Martin Scorsese did some impressively long shots in 'Goodfellas.' During 1 of these, an actor's mistake became very expensive.

During the 'Goodfellas' shoot, Chuck Low (Morrie) got carried away and sent Ray Liotta to the hospital to have his injuries treated.

The 'Goodfellas' scene of Karen Hill holding a gun to Henry Hill's face is a famous line. And it was close to the truth.

What happened to Spider, the 'Goodfellas' character played by Michael Imperioli, in real life?

in 'Goodfellas,' the mobsters lived fairly large in prison. The real-life Henry Hill had a similar experience.

Michael Imperioli was just starting out when he worked on 'Goodfellas,' but Robert De Niro took note of how the young actor handled himself on the set.

Martin Scorsese had his hands full both on and off the 'Goodfellas' set. That included juggling a relationship and a marriage on the rocks.

Martin Scorsese wanted a realistic touch for the 'Morrie's Wig Shop' commercial in 'Goodfellas,' and he took an approach guaranteed to get results.

While 'Goodfellas' features plenty of sweeping camera work, you don't see any movement during Joe Pesci's "What do you mean I'm funny?" scene.

'Sopranos' creator David Chase said the HBO series 'learned a lot from' 1 particular scene in Martin Scorsese's 'Goodfellas.'

Joe Pesci said he got the point where he could murder 'like it was absolutely nothing' as Tommy DeVito in 'Goodfellas.'

Though Vincent Pastore only had a bit part in 'Goodfellas,' he was on set long enough for Ray Liotta to smack him in the face in an unscripted move.

"Goodfellas" is a cult classic that has stood the test of time. Now, 30 years later, the stars of "Goodfellas" enjoy successful careers

While 'Goodfellas' featured its share of real-life mobsters, you'll also find 1 of the most notorious crooked cops in NYPD history in the picture.

In 'Goodfellas,' Martin Scorsese used real-life mobsters in small roles. That created some issues during the film's shoot.