Goodfellas (1990)
Crime / Thriller | 2h 26m
8/10
Bechdel: Failed
Said 2×
every 1 hour 13 minutes
on average
only 1 character
says the title
Henry Hill
first to say it
Henry Hill
last to say it
Henry Hill
most drops (2×)
The Title Drops
2 spoken-title moments across the runtime — click a marker to jump to it
Henry Hill
01:50:01
You know, we always called each other goodfellas. Like, you'd say to somebody, "You're gonna like this guy. He's all right. He's a goodfella. He's one of us." You understand? We were goodfellas. Wiseguys. But Jimmy and I could never be made because we had Irish blood. It didn't even matter that my mother was Sicilian. To become a member of a crew, you've got to be 100% Italian so they can trace all your relatives back to the old country. See, it's the highest honor they can give you. It means you belong to a family and a crew. It means that nobody can fuck around with you. It also means you could fuck around with anybody just as long as they aren't also a member. It's like a license to steal. It's a license to do anything.
Henry Hill
01:50:12
You know, we always called each other goodfellas. Like, you'd say to somebody, "You're gonna like this guy. He's all right. He's a goodfella. He's one of us." You understand? We were goodfellas. Wiseguys. But Jimmy and I could never be made because we had Irish blood. It didn't even matter that my mother was Sicilian. To become a member of a crew, you've got to be 100% Italian so they can trace all your relatives back to the old country. See, it's the highest honor they can give you. It means you belong to a family and a crew. It means that nobody can fuck around with you. It also means you could fuck around with anybody just as long as they aren't also a member. It's like a license to steal. It's a license to do anything.
The Scorecard
My take, and how it fares on the Bechdel Test
My Rating
8/10
Just my two cents — one movie lover to another.
Bechdel Test
Two women with names?
They talk to each other?
About something besides a man?
TEST FAILED
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