“Paulie might have moved slow, but it was only because Paulie didn’t have to move for anybody.” - Henry Hill

Then later on in prison you see that Paulie could have EASILY run a restaurant if he wanted to.

Every scene with Paulie is pure gold. There is something so captivating about his performance.

"Tommy is a bad kid,a bad seed." he's not a kind and considerate mobster like the rest of them

RIP to Paul Sorvino & Ray Liotta. Two of the greatest mob movie icons.

One of the best extortion scenes ever. I didn't get that the first time I saw it. Tommy and Henry had probably been working Sonny for months, Tommy intimidating him and Henry gaining his confidence. All just to drive Sonny to Pauli, who was waiting patiently to take over the restaurant. Sorvino was terrific in this scene. Those side looks toward Henry -- priceless. And that line, "It's not even fair." Again, priceless.

Classic mob extortion, send in a guy to bully a business owner and have him come to you for protection and then make it his idea for you to own his business

Paul Sorvino is so fucking masterful in this scene...his expressions and little slight shrugs basically saying " Whadda ya want from me?"😂😂😂 fucking classic

What am I supposed to do shoot him? -Well it wouldn’t be a bad idea. -Paulie: 👁👄👁

The look Paulie gives him is priceless!

Everyone knows Paulie is great, but the actor who plays the restaurant owner is sensational...he is driving the scene, Paulie is mostly reacting....the owner of the restaurant is so real, you just take him for granted, it's hard to think he's an actor! His name is Frank Pellegrino, and he owned a restaurant in NYC. Also was a singer, like Paulie.

2:11-2:12 I think Paulie ate his cigar.

I"v watched Goodfellas over 100 times. And now I have to live the rest of my life like a schmuck!

The looks to Henry like "Can you believe this guy?" are priceless.

2:10 "It's not even fair!" Hilarious as Paulie is going to make thousands upon thousands of dollars and leave Sonny poor.

"It's not even fair." That line cracks me up. What a terrific scene!

In Wiseguy, the book on which this movie was based, it talks about how Tommy and Henry were supposed to go into these restaurants and cause as much of a ruckus and as much trouble as possible. Hence when Tommy says to Henry in the restaurant "you're supposed to be doing this stuff too, y'know". They would thereby drive the owner to seek protection from Paulie Vario who was the Lucchese capo in that area at that time. In exchage for protection Paulie gets part ownership of the restaurant, then squeezes money from them, extending their line of credit to obtain (and sell) what is to them, free merchandise. Finally they burn the restaurant and keep the insurance money. The owner had no obligation to Paulie until he came to Paulie to seek protection, and his actions were induced by the actions of Henry and Tommy among others, actions Paulie himself had suggested they engage in. The book is excellent and I would highly recommend it.

Sorvino's "what the hell do I know?" fake sideways look at Henry slays me every time. I love this scene.

Paulie - "Wadda my s'posed to do, shoot him?" Sonny - "Eh...That wouldn't be a bad idea." Paulie - ... Sonny - ... Paulie - ... Sonny - ... Paulie - ... Sonny - "I'm sorry I said that..."

I love the looks between Pauly and Henry. The little smirks right on the edge of cuts. They know exactly what they’re doing.

What do I know about the shinebox business?

Genius casting Sorvino. He embodies that character. Owns every scene he is in.

I love how Paulie leans back and looks at Henry after every other sentence! Sorvino improvise that scene. Very funny.

Paulie talking with the cigar in his mouth still cracks me up. Seen this 1000 times, and it never fails.

"Tommy's a bad kid, a bad seed...what am I supposed to do, shoot him?" That blank stare Paul gives is friggin' priceless! Lol

The place got hit by lightning, fuck you pay me!

The real Paulie was no where near this good of a person. Paul Sorvino made him look like an uncle everyone loved.

Liotta's performance in this movie is so subtle, so natural. I bet a lot of the credit is due to Scorsese who is a great with actors.

"another few minutes he could be a stool" 😂

That death stare he gave him at 1:43 - he knew he better take that back real quick or they’re gonna shoot another toll booth scene just for him!

This is an incredibly well acted scene. Ray Liota said the fewest words but he was so fantastic throughout.

The looks Paulie gives Henry @ 0:41 and 1:25 LOL

"Alls I know is to sit down and order the meal. I don't know how to make a resturant" that line makes me laugh everytime

That look Paul Sorvino gives him when he says "wouldnt be a bad idea"...went from friendly to ice in a second

Lol, the stare Paulie gives after hearing it wouldn't be a bad idea to shoot Tommy is legendary. You get a stare like that and you KNOW you gotta skip town by next morning.

He got played all the way. The mobsters planned that way. Paulie just let him stew for awhile, until the deal was made sweet for him.

1:44 Sonny instantly realizes he's said too much. You do NOT want Paulie to give you that look.

This movie has such great acting. I also enjoy when Deniro and Sorvino go to tell Liota that he can't get divorced and has to go back to his wife. DeNiro gives a master class on acting in that scene.

Tony Darrow gives the best performance of the film in this scene. So authentic and natural you hardly think he's even acting.

Tony Darrow as Sonny is great too! His gestures and verbiage express both his fear and courage.

Love it how Paulie levels turning to Henry like “you believe this guy?” His expression is priceless

Paulie is a real boss, he went from asking Henry if he knew anything about the restaurant business, to smoking a already lit cigar asking about partnership

Sonny's performance went totally unnoticed, great actor!

These guys have perfect Brooklyn accents because they're from Brooklyn. Sonny (Tony Darrow) East NY and Paulie (Paul Sorvino) Bensonhurst. I can vouch for Sonny's accent as I was raised in Bushwick right next to East NY, as he sounds just like me!!

Paulie's face at 0:42 is so funny

Paul Sorvino’s performance is just one of the greatest gangster performances ever especially if you know what type of man he is personally

This scene is brilliant. Best part about it is how Pauilie keeps lookin at Henry especially at 1:25 I die every time

Paulie is easily my favorite character in this film.

“Nothing can be loved or hated unless it first understood.” ― Leonardo da Vinci.

RIP Uncle Paulie

To me paul Sorvino was clearly the best actor with the best performance on good fellas he stole the movie everybody loved the way he did his thing truly a classic role for him and made him even more popular here's to you Paul God bless you great performance 😀👍 truly great performance

Favorite line: “I mean what am I, a half a fig or something?” 😂😂😂

Paul Sorvino is great in this scene, his mannerism, just like a mob boss...RIP

Such a subtle scene. Paulie knows exactly what he's doing. And that final look Paulie and Henry give each other confirms the bit of business. Anyone who reads this scene purely as a bit of gangster comedy is really missing the point.

Paulie doesn't have to move for anybody!

Larry Barese! Before he went into house arrest

When I was a kid, I saw this scene thinking Henry and Paulie were so cool for helping Sonny. Now in my 30s, I simply see scumbag, lowlife bullies manipulating and playing a business owner into handing over his business and running it into the ground, ultimately leaving him with nothing.

Actor Tony Darrow as the put-upon restaurant owner ... originally a lounge singer Goodfellas was just his second film. Shows all the moxie of a pro by not overplaying the scene and letting the great Paul Sorvino do all the acting and reacting. Magical ...

"God bless you Paulie, you've always been fair..." lmfao 1:17 I love Paulie's mock confusion and exasperation when he's probably been planning this bust out for weeks.

RIP another legend Paul Sorvino

One of the greatest extortion scenes. Also when Tommy breaks the glass bottle over Sonny’s head, Tommy looks at Henry and jokingly says you should be doing this. Further confirming they’ve been working Sonny from the beginning.

On the page, Liotta and Sorvino have hardly any lines, yet the LOOKS they give each other makes it THEIR scene, not Sonny's. Freakin priceless, Sorvino's looks. "That wouldn't be a bad idea." The look. Yikes.

He may claim he doesn’t know anything about the restaurant business. But he knows how to cook. Two distinct things

It's not even fair - Paulie

The mob shows and movies almost always make me instantly hungry for Italian food. (Especially when Tony Soprano was eating.) Homestyle, just the way Mama Mia use to cook it in the old country.

2:00....Foreshadowing Hill as the "stool" he would eventually become?

its incredible to see how many actors in that movie were later in "the sopranos".

He's in the joint 24 hours a day, another F___'n few minutes he could be a stool.

0:42 is great how Paulie looks lmfao. That look cracks Me up.

Pauly so fkn funny. The looks over to Henry🤣🤣

Whew!!!!if looks could kill...1:40....that look on Paulie face sent chills down my spine....been decades and it feels like the first time

The looks at 0:42 and 1:24 crack me up. Great acting.

I always laugh at this scene’s editing at around 2:10 where the cigar is in his mouth then magically disappears when they pan the camera to his face lol

I use this line all the time “ whaddainoboutheresronbusiness”😂

In all honesty Paulie could have gotten Tommy to back off but he wanted a piece of the business. That or he wanted to extort the business. And while on the subject, I wouldn't be surprised if Paulie told Tommy to threaten this guy. That's how the mafia worked in extortion.

Well, they did end up shooting him. "Nutting we could do . . ."

This has to be the best scene in cinema history

This is exactly how it was, kiddies. True to life. Back in the day. If you were a schnook, you got taken. Paulie can't believe his luck. He plays him like an accordion. Some very authentic acting here. Played to perfection. I've watched this scene a lots times and you just can't find any flaws in the interpretation. Pretty much perfect. The only other mob flick that was balls on perfect was Donnie Brasco. They nailed it cold. Mainly because it showed the FBI as they really are. Pretty.much idiots.

Been there, done that,26 years of marriage, Rest in Peace Charito.

Literally one of the most underrated scenes in the movie...it brilliant

0:41 his face expression is priceless 😂😂

The bust out was one of the best scenes in this movie, and one of the best storylines in the Sopranos. “It’s my bread and butter” haha

There were rumors that Paul Sorvino ad-libbed this scene. If so, he's great on top of great.

Years later paulie gives Henry his last bit of cash while running a restaurant. 😂

The way Paulie expression when he looks at Henry is priceless!!!

2:10 the magical disappearing cigar

His face at 0:40 is classic. As a NY Italian this face is my childhood.

" he's in the joint 24h a day.... another few minutes he could be a stool. that's how often he's in there " omg priceless ..... great scene with Paul Sorvino ... he is a great actor....many actors from this classic movie went on to play on The Sopranos

Paulie: "what am i supposed to do, shoot him?" Sonny: "that wouldn't be a bad idea..." Paulie: *[tape hiss intensifies]*

One of my favorite parts I love when Paulie makes those "what the f*** is wrong with this guy??" looks!!!!

01:36 "Tommy's a bad seed a bad kid. What am I supposed to do? Shoot him?" This is exactly what Paulie ends up doing though. he gave the go ahead to kill Tommy later on.

The look he gives at Ray at 0:43 and 1:25 always makes me laugh 😂

Love this. This scene follows the 'whats so funny about me' scene, which always got so much love. But I always loved this one more. Paulie is so frustrated and his 'what do you want from me' attitude - pure gold.

You can see that Paulie is actually looking at Henry when he makes the decision

Sorvino in this movie ran a masterclass in conveying the most emotion with the most subtle of facial expressions.

Paulie - u no anything about this restaurant business Henrys face Lmaoooo

The way he looks at Henry is priceless.😄

Scorese never had Sorvino rehearse this scene so his confusion is genuine.

pauly offering a solution to a problem he caused. brilliant!!!

"Anna..anudda few minutes he he could be a stool. That's how much He's in here"😁