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If Neil Diamond's appearance in 'The Last Waltz' strikes you as odd, it's nothing compared to how Levon Helm of The Band felt about it.

While every concert film has issues, 'The Last Waltz' featured shot after shot of The Band's Robbie Robertson singing vocals you can't hear.

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.

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.

Phil Spector considered shutting down Martin Scorsese's breakthrough film, but John Lennon urged him not to, Spector said.

Martin Scorsese is known for making long films.

Martin Scorsese's first cut of 'The Wolf of Wall Street' was pretty long.

Everybody remembers 'Goodfellas' psycho Tommy Devito getting whacked on screen. But few remember who did the job.

Martin Scorsese still has some tweaks for 'The Wolf of Wall Street'

After working with Scorsese on 'Goodfellas' and 'David Chase on 'The Sopranos,' Michael Imperioli saw things in common in their directing styles.

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.'