Goodfellas - Dinner in Prison

i put 3 onions

[@dau1enti]

Way better than eating grill cheese off the radiator

[@berlinocelot]

20 years in the canned tomatoes!

[@johndavis1968]

I wanted a woman instead I jerked off into a tissue

[@CovProdJV]

So Jesus leans down from the cross and says, "Don't put too many onions in the sauce."

[@Jojowrryyyy]

At least they compromised.

[@alexmegas7776]

the radiator is mad ripe

[@Rj-ij6ko]

Learning that garlic doesn’t actually liquify in a pan by adding oil is the adult equivalent of learning Santa isnt real

[@yuanwang9324]

yea you gotta turn it into paste or liquid before putting it in a pan with oil

[@DeeDee-bm9hr]

Chop the top off a whole head of garlic, drizzle with olive oil and salt, wrap in foil and bake for 30 min at 400. Not a liquid but an amazing garlic paste

[@Sturmknecht]

You're simply not cutting it finely enough... ARE you using a razor? ;)

[@smellypatel5272]

@@DeeDee-bm9hr The problem is that this method changes the flavor completely. Roasted/baked garlic is sweet and not as aromatic. Not necessarily a bad thing but for something like pasta it's probably not something you want

[@matthewmbober4426]

You're just not slicing it thin enough 😏

[@theguywhoisaustralian1465]

"Tomorrow we eat sangwiches, you gotta go on a diet Vinny" is my favourite line in cinema

[@haamishmcgarry]

I keep rewatching this while scene just to get to that one line

[@moodyowlproductions4287]

Vinny"no"

[@ARCSTREAMS]

"you aint kiddin,,"' "believe me" i always laughed at there savagery thinking that moving to sandwiches was gonna help any, like someone ordering big mac meal but getting diet coke cause they watchin there figure hahahah

[@kenmandelin7812]

I’ve never said the word sandwich since. Until now that I just typed it!! Ha ha

[@zachhagan6239]

They’re eating grilled cheese off the radiator

[@matthewnada913]

FUN FACT: Vinnie was played by Charles Scorsese, Martin’s father. Catherine Scorsese, Martin’s mom, also appeared in the film as Tommy DeVito’s mother. Both characters had improvised lines mainly because mom kept forgetting hers

[@The_Gallowglass]

I mean she just played herself ahahaha

[@matthewnada913]

@@The_Gallowglass True, her character from Casino is indistinguishable from her appearance in Goodfellas.

[@DinsRune]

Another comment pointed out to me, you can hear "Vinnie" flub his line a bit when he's talking to Paulie about the onions, messing up his name for a second. Not that it's a problem- if anything, his performance feels more natural.

[@matthewnada913]

@@DinsRune AH yes... Scorsese is known for allowing improv, ad libbing, and often ignores movie mistakes. I saw Goodfellas when I was 14 when it came out. To this day, it's my favorite film of all time. I've seen thousands of films in the last 33 years and none have replaced Goodfellas. The movie just seems so casual you would almost think it was a documentary. I know so much about this movie it's not even funny. I even contributed a few gems to IMDb's trivia section.

[@scottythegreat1]

@@matthewnada913 Its obvious that Scorcese let Pesci add as many F bombs as he could.

[@radio645]

"How do you like your steak?" I like mine with cigar ashes on it.

[@chriswilgus165]

😅

[@bradleyjones3987]

Aww thats the flavor

[@triixstiir]

Flavor saver babyy

[@mikedoss9777]

Don’t put too much ash on the steak.

[@bbennyj]

@@mikedoss9777Lol, too much onions, too much ashes, what a horrible jail sentence

[@Staarkalinou]

"I didn't put too much onions, Vin...uh, Paul. Three small onions. That's all I did." I always loved how Martin Scorcese's father sounds like he's messing up the names and starts calling Paul by his own character's name 😁

[@creativenickname1]

I heard he was actually messing up lines a bunch and this is just the best take they could get out of him without wasting too much time. Not sure about the mother but Martins dad definitely

[@chriss2122]

Ironically, I think little mistakes like this make the dialogue sound more natural/realistic.

[@MidgardMessiah]

@@chriss2122 Definitely, people mix up names all the time in real life, dialogue like this is super realistic

[@PsychopathicV2]

@@MidgardMessiahAin’t that the truth. My grandmother especially will rattle off all my brothers names before getting to me. Occasionally throws my cousins names in too. Hell I do it at work as well. 2 of the guys in the office both of their first names start with T I can be mid conversation with one and will accidentally say the others name. Do it with my boss’ names too. Both start with S.

[@Rockhound6165]

@@MidgardMessiah reminds me of my Aunt Dinah. She used to go through almost every name she knew until she found yours.

[@nicholasnicosia2325]

I always love his comment about the medium rare steak "Medium rare, mmm, an aristocrat"

[@yezki8]

Yea, back then only rich people can eat quality beef. Usually everything got boiled to well done

[@robert9016]

My family always quotes that line lol

[@Klaaism]

@@yezki8 Aye tougher meats. Low and slow works well for the really cheap cuts. aka Grilling.

[@Jose-se9pu]

To this day, I quote that line when I go out with friends, and one of them ask for the steak that way, lol

[@subwayjoefrombrooklyn4471]

One of my favorite movie lines.

[@ellienixon3437]

Personal theory is that the “garlic trick” is Paulie’s way of getting out of any actual work in the kitchen since it’s time consuming and doesn’t really do anything

[@leonpaelinck]

He is the boss so if he really didn't want to do anything he could

[@benjaminperez7328]

Your personal theory is oobatz. Paulie was a captain. He didn’t HAVE to do jack.

[@gradeahonky]

It took me a while to realize that the razor method of cutting garlic had less to do with cooking and more to do with men who had a lot of time on their hands.

[@nonyabeeznuss304]

These guys are eating better in prison than I do on any regular day on the outs

[@killbenjiTV]

yeah but these guys make real money lol, you're just a normal plebl.

[@MrRepoman197]

Hell I can even afford that fine food with the price of goods these days!

[@judyhopps9380]

Michael Franzese said this scene's a load of baloney. They ate better than regular cons, but not by much, and certainly not to this level. He also says Henry Hill was a glorified junkie, and no where near as big or as impressive as he made himself out to be in this story

[@dionruffin3996]

I don’t believe Michael on most things haha but I agree they weren’t eating fucking lobster and steaks and everyday

[@RogerLoera]

Well, all these foods are high in saturated fat, the meat, the cured meats, and the cheese. They all probably have high cholesterol levels!!

[@katelynpringle5506]

There's something so satisfying about watching him slice that garlic.

[@georgeofhamilton]

Until you see the inconsistency in his slices.

[@ViolentEpyon]

Nope, it still satisfies lol

[@kirilmihaylov1934]

@@georgeofhamilton so what

[@bbennyj]

I know, anyone who cooks can understand that

[@-_redacted_]

its a good system

[@bobbyarvizu3546]

Rip to everyone in this scene❤

[@Eman14128]

life

[@sgtlegacy7]

They ate better than most people on the outside!

[@petergreen5337]

Well said and well OBSERVED

[@CrazyMunky84]

Nothing like this ever occurred in real life like depicted in the movie. Mob guys do not get preferential treatment in the federal prison system.

[@yukimaruzam]

Think I'm gonna have a dinner party where we eat like them!

[@deagle2yadome696]

@@CrazyMunky84this wasn’t the feds it was state prison

[@CrazyMunky84]

@@deagle2yadome696 They don't get preferential treatment in state prison either.

[@noeldown1952]

I love the fact Scorsese put Frank Pellegrino - a part-time actor and a full-time restaurateur, to cook the steak. I wonder if actually ended up cooking for the crew.

[@mitchellwright5478]

Fun fact, they did, and where the ones that catered the production, aka the food for the actors, extras, camermen, etcetera

[@krillin876]

I met Frank Pellegrino a bunch of times, he was a cool guy..

[@RStevenPage]

I think Pellegrino owned Rao's, the famous Italian restaurant.

[@ardishorwich4601]

A lot of eating went down on this film. Joe Pesci said he put on like 30 pounds.

[@nickx4576]

My favorite line is when Johnny Deo replies, “Medium rare? Mmm…an aristocrat “

[@andrucruz3751]

Medium rare, huh? An aristocrat.

[@humbertoflores2545]

That's true, most aristocrats eat the meat like that, and I love that way too.

[@ernestogastelum9123]

@@humbertoflores2545 the majority of people eat medium rare

[@--Traveler--]

@@ernestogastelum9123 these days yes. but back in the 60s most meat was well done by default. only the rich would choose how their food was done, and waiters certainly didnt ask commoners how they like their food prepared. that's where the saying comes from.

[@brianwells4507]

RIP Pauly. You never allowed too many onions in any sauce!

[@Zartoo_3rd_Overlord_ofBlargon7]

There's no such thing as too many onions.

[@ShortArmOfGod]

As it should be.

[@alcd6333]

One thing I love about gangster films is the way they show how to prepare and enjoy food. GoodFellas and the three Godfathers do a great job with this - bravissimo!

[@erickleefeld4883]

The Sopranos also had some great cooking tips from that slimeball Ralph Cifaretto.

[@famouswarrior327]

@@erickleefeld4883 that gravy in the Spaghetti thing

[@viksaggu9085]

True wolf of Wall Street covers how they get dinner too

[@LedosKell]

Casino had that Italian market in Kansas City with the foid being cooked in the back for the boss summit. You can just smell it.

[@skillethead15]

That’s not how gangsters prepare food, that’s how Italians prepare food. Always taking pride in every detail of cooking.

[@crupert23225]

That garlic slicing technique is forever etched in my mind. "The pork - that's the flavor!". I just love the mastery they have of making their food and the pride they take in it.

[@mccleod6235]

Doesn't fucking work, those lying criminal bastards.

[@riffraff1350]

Sadly, that's a bad way to prepare garlic. Garlic oxidizes and gets bitter when exposed to air. Cutting it that thin and that slowly means more surface and more bitterness.

[@MilkeyMilkthedog]

It’s not even a technique

[@carltonjay7216]

0:49 at this point I just noticed he stopped the thin slicing those where like 3 big chunks 😂😂

[@201hastings]

@@riffraff1350it’s a perfectly fine way to cut garlic depending on what type of food you’re cooking. Especially certain Chinese dishes

[@CaseyRedgrave]

It really sucks knowing that all of these actors have sadly passed away.

[@robertrodriguez787]

Robert de Niro and Joe pesci are still alive

[@CaseyRedgrave]

@@robertrodriguez787 they are not in this scene

[@robertrodriguez787]

@@CaseyRedgrave they didn't say that all they said was these Actors passed away had they said the actors in this Scene then I would have agreed with him

[@Klaaism]

@@robertrodriguez787 For now.

[@adamvialpando106]

​@@robertrodriguez787We all know he meant just the actors in this scene. Anyone with a brain got that.

[@pringals420]

5 hours later Pauly just got done slicing one clove of garlic

[@CordiusDiva]

Not like he has anything else to do.

[@pringals420]

@@CordiusDiva I guess that's a good point.

[@doodlebob3758]

Pauly mave haved slow, but he didnt need to move for anybody.

[@riffsthatkill2180]

And it still didn't liquefy because that's not what really happens.

[@elaikehler6030]

you gotta have the pork that’s the flavor will forever occupy space in my mind

[@raggededge82]

next time you make chili, use half ground beef and half ground pork, world of difference

[@furrybogard9724]

I love how the wine takes precedence over the scotch. Wine completes EVERYTHING.

[@hasbeendrummer]

I've had scotch, with a steak, and it was good. However, wine wins the battle, and washes down better

[@TreyDZd]

Doesn't feel right drinking scotch with what they're eating

[@GNerdful]

wine is also for cooking

[@jessmorgan6732]

Scotch is for after dinner. Red wine with steak is mandatory.

[@migiplayz91]

Gotta have wine with pasta

[@Gruboria]

RIP boys. Paulie, Vinnie, Johnny Dio, and of course Henry Hill actors have all passed away.

[@jinkino]

They’re cooking this good in heaven now

[@sgtlegacy7]

You gotta have the pork! That's the flavor!

[@emt5330]

sgtlegacy7 Martin Scorsces' father

[@Denthedragon]

Vinnie, don't put too many onions in the sauce.

[@sgtlegacy7]

I didn't put to many onions in the sauce Paul, 3 small onions! Lol

[@chrispap4957]

Gotta have the pork, literally. Never ever make sauce without it, unless using a fish of course, I use ground beef too, not always but usually. I literally could eat pasta every day of my life, every meal, and truly be happy. As much as I like it with meat and red sauce, actually think I prefer white with seafood. Have never had with eel before, think I'm gonna try that Christmas Eve. Love to cook, but those fuckers seem intimidating, they say you want them live when you prepare...

[@andrealyass8018]

@@chrispap4957 I’ve had Korean style eel before and it’s delicious

[@dylanlevey9847]

I just love the camaraderie of cooking a meal together and then sitting down to eat it in this scene.

[@jasonflores5423]

It only exists when you go to war with those brothers

[@LeBrow420]

I just finished some spaghetti with meat balls and sausage by watching this video 5 times

[@eyeseer1]

Salud

[@MustafarRecRoom]

“Tomorrow we eat sanguiches…” Love that line….

[@hotelmario510]

There's something about the line "I didn't put too much onions in the sauce" that I really like.

[@billyb4790]

In prison, dinner was always a big thing, unlike on the outside where we never ate dinner at all.

[@yukimaruzam]

Making and eating dinner with the guys - my friends and family. I should be so lucky - enjoy every family dinner, every time you have company. Welcome and cherish them all.

[@hasbeendrummer]

Remember, he's older. So, his taste isn't what it used to be. Thus, the onions… And, almost forgetting Paulie's name.

[@gollyg1222]

is henry wearing an addidas track suit

[@sbakernyc5761]

golly g sure is

[@apojoga]

This scene always makes me hungry.

[@Tiger0408]

Same

[@Ascension.z]

When Martin Scorsese’s dad is in the scene, it doesn’t feel like they’re acting. It’s like they genuinely talking about how good the sauce is. Which it probably was.

[@psm-rq3xk]

I can’t watch this scene without salivating

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

No other scene in film history has a vibe like this

[@Notadrianmonroy]

“Ok boys, let’s eat!” - Paulie NOT cooking or preparing a thing telling the people that are cooking. 😂

[@specialk9424]

"Paulie did the prep work." And it started off showing Paulie slicing garlic with a razor. So, explain to me how in the hell Paulie is NOT preparing anything?

[@albundy6008]

"Paulie might have moved slow, but that was because Paulie didn't have to move for anybody."

[@tendrams]

RIP Frank Pellegrino. :(

[@humbertoflores2545]

The guy with the steak in the pan.??

[@1AirStreamDriver1]

@@humbertoflores2545 He owned Rao's in NYC. The hardest seat in the city they call it..small place and you have to know someone to get in. Tables are done by time share; people get the same table at the same day and hour for decades. His son runs it now.

[@70Ford302]

Reminds me of me and my buddies up at the hunting camp. Dinner was a big deal, everyone had a job, somebody would inevitably come busting through the door back from a supply run and give an inventory of what they brought...

[@ch0pst1xZ1]

Paulie telling someone they need to go on a diet was rich. Love it.

[@halfasleepvampire7545]

Sometimes I have problems getting myself to eat but watching this helps me want to eat

[@josephforest7605]

I wish I had your eating problem .

[@tommyjoestallings855]

I absolutely love this scene. It makes me hungry

[@octaviomontesdeoca3043]

I always thought how backwards it was that Paulie used a tiny razor because they wouldn't let them have a knife in prison, but Vinny has a giant metal weapon-type fork that could be used to kill someone 😂

[@ronaldmcdonald3965]

For some reason, I like watching this sequence. Being a mobster, it's not a job, its a lifestyle

[@DMalltheway]

And a horrible lifestyle.

[@jayvictus80]

I like how the wine gets pulled out & Paulie says "now we can eat"

[@tomg4685]

I compromised…i ate grilled cheese off the rahdiator

[@pseudo-films116]

“Medium Rare mmmh… An aristocrat” it’s been maybe 15 years since i first watched Goodfellas, and to this DAY i still use it

[@viktorkruger3119]

"Three onions?!"

[@mikegallant811]

How many cans of tomatoes?

[@mindriot91_96]

@@mikegallant811 I put two big cans!

[@mikegallant811]

@@mindriot91_96 you don't need three onions....

[@mikegallant811]

@@mindriot91_96 but make sure the tomatoes are San marzano's those are the best!

[@aguythatworkstoomuch4624]

Since I saw this movie when it first came out, I always slice garlic layer thin with a razor. It really does liquify in the pan

[@1029zsz]

Ever since I saw this movie every time someone orders a medium rare steak in my presence I always say, “Hmm an aristocrat 🤷🏼‍♂️,” but no one ever gets the reference

[@lucianogatica2162]

As a adult i can appreciate this dinner scene alot more

[@jameschesterton]

Shit, you forget just how good this movie is, even when watching clips out of context.

[@ButterBallTheOpossum]

I remember watching a KZbin video where they cut garlic super thin to test if it would actually dissolve. It didn't

[@sandyaw3057]

Reminds me of Sundays at my Uncle Carm's and Aunt Eve's house. They're both gone but I can still taste that sauce! The pork and Bracciole...my mouth is drooling!

[@tommyjoestallings855]

I must have watched a scene hundred fifty times and it always makes me hungry

[@IronDuke_xX]

If someone asked me for my favourite movie scenes of all time, regardless of genre, this is right up there

[@flutter8712]

At the end of the scene you just want to have a seat and eat with them. That's how good Scorsese is

[@anthonyjones7848]

Johnny went from cooking steak in the can to harassing Tony Soprano

[@shawngregory1429]

People loved one another, they left their doors open.

[@albdamned577]

Anyone who lived an institutional environment (prison or otherwise) life will treat cooking like this, it’s an area of control.

[@Danimal1177]

I think of this scene every time i cook Italian from scratch.

[@sultaa86]

Whenever i watch this Movie i'll feel like eating, smoking and talk with a Mobster Accent.

[@ErnisTheFirst]

"Let's give a razor blade to a prisoner."

[@krazyoldkatlady192]

As well as the largest meat fork in existence!

[@realniggatv177]

I'm definitely trying that garlic trick.

[@halwakka504]

Don't waste your time, garlic doesn't melt. Mince it.

[@underwaterlevelz1947]

Total BS, everyone knows you have to compromise and eat a grilled cheese sandwich off the radiator

[@robertrodriguez787]

And I suppose your everyone in the Joint that you know how they Ate

[@harrycallahan9143]

Looks like hell, I'm sure they learnt their lesson and stayed out of trouble once they got out.

[@datemasamune2904]

I can’t believe they put toucans in their steak!

[@ricksanchez5971]

I like how Paulie got the easiest job out of the gang here since he’s the boss.

[@DSMTheEditor]

COME ON COME ON WHAT ELSE

[@palmerlp]

The viewing public’s response to this scene made TV executives realize people would watch cooking shows.

[@toffeelatte6042]

I've still always wondered, even in an ice box how the fuck did they expect to ever keep those lobsters?

[@interestedparty7523]

They'd be eaten within a day or two. Lobster rolls, etc... LOL.

[@pontiacGXPfan]

This movie was a Italian cookbook with a movie built around it

[@Mr.BeastFacts]

*And now, they’re all gone. :(*

[@anthonyaguilar2326]

Why is this scene so very satisfying to watch lol was it because of jail time or just the food? Lol

[@ToMaToEsGrOw]

😂I think it's the sizzle. If you don't have a smoke detector you will be fine.

[@melonowl8737]

I think it's the music that does it. These guys are basically on vacation.

[@SammyxSweetheart.02]

(Nov 2023) Scorsese’s dad (Vinnie)0:25 0:30 0:44 Pan frying0:55 Lobsters1:13 Peppers & onions, salami, 1:59

[@philchigges2955]

the guy cooking the steak just can't act!¡

[@lance.da.legend9837]

Goodfellas and casino greatest movies ever

[@johnlewisbrooks]

...why do mobster movies always make me hungry lol!

[@shawnbass-ig2bv]

Never understood the "we didn't have a broiler he did everything in pans and would stink up the joint" how would cooking steak in a pan( which is a universal way of cooking steak) stink?

[@BH-xp8ic]

Lol right? I feel like it would smell good either way

[@benjaminperez7328]

It doesn’t smell bad necessarily……just makes a ton of smoke. Greasy smoke. Gets on everything.

[@acolling3027]

"Gimme da white too". Anyone else ever quote this when your dinner guests bring wine?

[@BayouBoy2443]

According to Michael Franzese, as far as he knows, NOBODY lived like this in prison

[@markobabic9415]

The fact they had razor in jail...MAN

[@KoRnBaL19]

"Mmm medium rare. An aristocrat." As he's smokin' a $100 cigar in silk pajamas😂🍾🍾

[@santaclause12341]

This scene always makes me hungry😩

[@michaelmancini5773]

My cousin is a very highly placed “ guy”, he did time in a Fed prison, they don’t remotely have these privileges or accommodations , or even cooking facilities , pure Hollywood , Scorsese creative License

[@JohnDoe-zr8pc]

Was it in the book?

[@michaeljohnson5237]

I think Michael Franzese also mentioned this being exaggerated.

[@killthemall55]

No eating in the classroom. Kids in the back seats:

[@assignmentearth2899]

Tomorrow we eat sangwiches. Yeah, we gotta go on a diet.

[@MrK623]

Analyze This: What kind of sangwich ain't too fattening? A half a sangwich.

[@nosaj9167]

Yeah that's an apartment not a prison cell

[@williamreilly2567]

having to go on a diet because of how well you're eating while in prison, just unreal

[@gfgoblue3330]

You will laugh, 3 garlic cloves with 1/3 cup olive oil in the magic bullet! Beautiful paste that liquefies...PLUS 3 onions is too many onions...

[@jeffportnoy3863]

"Medium rare, Hmm an Aristocrat"

[@cyclops-king-crap-music-videos]

ever tried steak with pasta sauce?

[@knokkelmann1]

don't put too many onions

[@insertusername7141]

It was steak with spaghetti, still an odd match.

[@mindriot91_96]

@@insertusername7141 Well, you have the pasta served first. After that, it's lots of juicy steaks!

[@MegaWarriors24]

This movie is so fresh even after so many rewatches

[@tubbytimmy8287]

Turns around and tells the cooks that the food is ready while they are still cooking it...

[@JohnDoe-zr8pc]

Was this part in the book? From everything I’ve read, while the mobsters did have it easier than the regular shlubs, it wasn’t like THIS. Basically the guards appreciated the mob bringing order into the prisons & running the blocks like the mob, so they gave them special treatment & better food than the regular guys, but I could find NOTHING that even hinted at it being like this scene.

[@stuff9680]

It depended on who was in, here Paulie was a capo and the others except Henry were made guys and they had their own schemes inside and bribed the guards into allowing this which according to Henry was about $3000 a month. I'm sure that when Paulie got out the living standards for the rest decreased drastically

[@jaimebarba619]

I’ve seen multiple videos of old monsters saying it was never anything remotely like this in real life.

[@JohnDoe-zr8pc]

@@jaimebarba619 So basically Henry Hill massively over exaggerated things in his interviews for the book. I’m not really surprised.

[@Atom.Storm.]

This is a scene in the middle of a movie where four guys sit down and make dinner while having smalltalk. And it is fantastic. Modern writers and filmmakers who spend hundreds of millions on effects laden movies need to realise that people will rewatch this scene far more than Captain Marvels latest action scene.

[@rdxredrock]

No eating in class. Kids in the back of the class:

[@SRofKings]

Big timers cooking for themselves is an absolute reality now & especially then. Suge Knight got his own hot plate & food from the outside brought in. So you know these guys did

[@ericksimmons9188]

When did Suge Knight have that done?!?!?!

[@Viktor-hj5xj]

You are delusional if you think people get lobsters and wine in the prison, wake up kid.

[@Jerkbeefrow]

Vinny ! ha !!! Marty's DAD 😂😂

[@art.b5457]

There’s no such thing as too many onions. Onions make everything taste better.