Based on Nicholas Pileggi's book "Wiseguys" this wry, violent, and partly true story spans thirty years in the life of Henry Hill (Robert DeNiro), an aspiring criminal. The film captures Hill's milieu and psychotic wiseguy character as well as Scorsese's inimitable rendering of Mobland habits. Hill rose through the ranks of his Brooklyn neighborhood's organized crime branch. With money from the Mob, he lived the good life, complete with a beautiful bride, a fancy home, and the best seats at the Copacabana. Even his first stay in prison wasn't too bad. After Hill's release, he got involved in selling drugs, despite the fact that his family boss strictly forbade dealing in narcotics. Goodfellas displays the twists and turns of Hill's world after prison.