Goodfellas Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: Robbie Vinton

Bobby's son.

Answer: Paulie and Jimmy

To stay out of jail after Henry is busted for possession of cocaine, he "rats" on Jimmy and Paulie and enters The Witness Protection Program, where he spends the rest of his life "like a shnook."

Answer: the guy's sister

The guy's sister was a typist for the FBI. She turned in Henry, Jimmy, and her brother. Henry and Jimmy got 10 years in prison.

Answer: Ray Liotta

Ray also appeared in "Field of Dreams" and "Unlawful Entry." Joe Pesci played Tommy, and Mike Starr played Frenchy the airport security man. Johnny Depp played Donnie Brasco but did not appear in "Goodfellas."

Answer: James Woods

Sorvino is Paulie, Liotta is Henry, and Sammy J. is Stacks Edwards.

Answer: Revenge for killing Billy Bats

Tommy is shown entering a house, presumably for the "being-made" ceremony, when the family shoots him in the head from behind. This is because the family found out about Billy Bats' murder was committed by Tommy, and wanted revenge. When Jimmy Conway found out, he literally knocked over the phone booth next to him! Both Henry and Jimmy are angry, frustrated, and confused because having one of their own being made would mean they were basically made.

Answer: rats

Which apparently, was justification... that and being a bit late getting Tommy his drink... for shooting the boy to death.

Answer: They have Irish blood

"To be made, you have to be 100% Italian so they can trace your whole family back to the Old Country." -Henry

Answer: Scorsese

His first name was Charles, and he was Marty's dad. He appeared in 11 movies, mostly his son's productions, including "Raging Bull" and "Casino."

Answer: in the parking lot of the Airline Diner

The Airline Diner is an actual restaurant in Astoria, Queens, NYC. It's also known as Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Answer: Joins a protection program

He just does.

Answer: In a pizza oven

And you wonder why we have disgruntled postal workers. Peter Hock who played the terrorized mailman, has primarily made his Hollywood career as a stunt man... apparently specializing in stunts involving kitchen equipment.

Answer: Samuel L. Jackson

Stacks was supposed to ditch the vehicle but instead, went to see his girlfriend, got stoned and fell asleep. Yep you guessed it... he got whacked, too.

Answer: I'm gonna go get the papers, get the papers.

From a scene where all the Goodfellas are gathered in a restaurant and Henry (narrating) lists all of them.

Answer: ...Paulie didn't have to move for anybody.

Paulie... of course played by Paul Sorvino... was proud of young Henry for not singing to the police when Henry got "pinched" for selling bootleg cigarettes. But Sorvino himself loves to sing. Check out your local record store for a copy of "Paul Sorvino Sings". He's an accomplished tenor who has appeared in opera productions.

Answer: $3,200

To which Henry says (narrating) "Thirty-two hundred dollars he gave me. Thirty-two hundred dollars for a lifetime. It wasn't even enough to pay for the coffin."

Answer: 2R

Who can forget Karen (Lorraine Bracco) slamming the intercom and shouting to Rossi, "ANSWER ME!"?

Answer: Some free dresses

But Karen is afraid to go get them, thinking she might get whacked, so she runs to her car and speeds off.

Answer: Pittsburgh

He met them while in prison and continued to do business with them when he got out.

Answer: Martin Scorsese's mother

Catherine Scorsese played her but the painting (of the two dogs looking opposite ways) that Tommy's mother was supposed to have painted was actually painted by Nicholas Pileggi's mother. Nicholas Pileggi was of course, the co-script writer along with Martin Scorsese, based on Pileggi's book "Wise Guy."

Answer: Air France and Lufthansa

"When ever we needed money, we'd just rob the airport."