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* [[The Danza]]: Paul Cícero, played by Paul Sorvino.
* [[The Danza]]: Paul Cícero, played by Paul Sorvino.
* [[Dawson Casting]]: Joe Pesci was 46 at the time of filming and plays Tommy starting his early twenties.
* [[Dawson Casting]]: Joe Pesci was 46 at the time of filming and plays Tommy starting his early twenties.
* [[Enforced Method Acting]]: A number of scenes are partially ad-libbed with actors not told beforehand
** Specially relevant in the "I'm funny how?" one; Pesci and Liotta were instructed to improvise, other actors didn't know what was going to happen so their surprised-to-panicked reactions and puzzled faces are genuine. The scene mirrors what happened to [[Actor Shared Background|Pesci in Real life]]; he told a mobster in a restaurant that he was funny and the mobster got angry. Scorsese implemented it once he learnt about it, as it wasn't in the book.
** Scorsese also had all the actors involved in the kitchen scene (while {{spoiler|Billy Batts was still in the trunk}}) simply improvise their dialogue for that sequence. The final scene with {{spoiler|Spider}} was also ad-libbed, with the only scripted line being "Why don't you go fuck yourself?"
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]:
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]:
** [[The Wire|Senator Clay Davis]] appears briefly as a doctor taking care of Henry's brother.
** [[The Wire|Senator Clay Davis]] appears briefly as a doctor taking care of Henry's brother.
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*** [[The Sopranos|Paulie]] almost shoved a mailman into an oven.
*** [[The Sopranos|Paulie]] almost shoved a mailman into an oven.
** [[Grand Theft Auto Vice City|Henry Hill eventually went down south and conquered Vice City.]]
** [[Grand Theft Auto Vice City|Henry Hill eventually went down south and conquered Vice City.]]
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]:
** Joe Pesci had problems with the Spider scene because he couldn't understand the outrageous reaction of his own character.
** Paul Sorvino almost walked out because he felt that he couldn't reach the cold personality of his role because he was the opposite kind of individual.


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Latest revision as of 17:13, 7 September 2019


  • The Danza: Paul Cícero, played by Paul Sorvino.
  • Dawson Casting: Joe Pesci was 46 at the time of filming and plays Tommy starting his early twenties.
  • Enforced Method Acting: A number of scenes are partially ad-libbed with actors not told beforehand
    • Specially relevant in the "I'm funny how?" one; Pesci and Liotta were instructed to improvise, other actors didn't know what was going to happen so their surprised-to-panicked reactions and puzzled faces are genuine. The scene mirrors what happened to Pesci in Real life; he told a mobster in a restaurant that he was funny and the mobster got angry. Scorsese implemented it once he learnt about it, as it wasn't in the book.
    • Scorsese also had all the actors involved in the kitchen scene (while Billy Batts was still in the trunk) simply improvise their dialogue for that sequence. The final scene with Spider was also ad-libbed, with the only scripted line being "Why don't you go fuck yourself?"
  • Hey, It's That Guy!:
  • Mean Character, Nice Actor:
    • Joe Pesci had problems with the Spider scene because he couldn't understand the outrageous reaction of his own character.
    • Paul Sorvino almost walked out because he felt that he couldn't reach the cold personality of his role because he was the opposite kind of individual.

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