Goodfellas - Long take Restaurant scene - Then He Kissed Me

Goodfellas 1990
Directed by
Martin Scorsese
Writing Credits (WGA)
Nicholas Pileggi ... (book "Wiseguy")
Nicholas Pileggi ... (screenplay) &
Martin Scorsese ... (screenplay)
Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci
Song
Then He Kissed Me
Written by Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry
Performed by The Crystals
Courtesy of Phil Spector Records Inc. by Arrangement with ABKCO Records.
Video made for entertaining and learning only.

[@HasanAlicik]

I wanna live this scene at least one time in my lifetime

[@travishabursky4362]

Locate a car of similar vintage. I know Henry’s car at this time is a ‘66(?) Imperial convertible by Chrysler. I would recommend something a tad less expensive. Then go from there in terms of wardrobe and other details.

[@andrewburgess-linden9612]

I work in the Restaurant Business, I've done it before. You have to be cool with the Staff but it's possible for Cooks and Bartenders.

[@basedbishop9622]

All my life I wanted to be a gangster

[@jmanuel3323]

I have, it got me a lot of haters and an IRS Audit

[@johnspinelli9396]

Facts that would be so fun

[@l_rob420]

“Uh, I’m here for my first day of vocational school?” “Right this way.”

[@gavinmurphy1452]

lol I saw that episode and finally got the reference after I watched Goodfellas

[@Stefanius058]

"This notepad and pencil are from Mr Tony ovu there"

[@pranavramraj5141]

Gavin Murphy same🤣🤣

[@deborahgeyer9589]

I don’t think this guy’s ‘training’ Needed any ‘schooling’...😄

[@shmavster4209]

I saw that episode and immediately went to amazon prime and watched goodfellas

[@isoladipietra6616]

This scene belongs in an art gallery. Incredible.

[@deborahgeyer9589]

Well Said! Well Said!

[@PPM209]

They walked in a circle in the kitchen

[@almightysosa3007]

@@PPM209it’s a 3 minute long take. Every actor must be perfect on their delivery. Every extra must do their job and not be out of place by a single second. Takes like these can require a whole day of shooting if you want a shot as well done as this one.

[@fanfarepassionprojects]

@@almightysosa3007 i laugh at one day..try 4 weeks

[@almightysosa3007]

@@fanfarepassionprojects this scene was a half day of shooting if I remember correctly.

[@AleCharlie]

Here after hearing the terrible news today, RIP Ray Liotta. Will never forget this film as long as I live.

[@joseallende8046]

Played a couple of my favorite movie characters. Henry Hill here and Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Field of Dreams”. He should have had more quality roles. He had a quality and look about him that was only him. RIP Ray and thanks for doing what you did.

[@followengland_ballsonig2938]

shinebawkses

[@zacharylogan7211]

I’m a massive fan of the mafia genre in films it’s my favorite and man this one hit me hard and my boys Pesci and denrio are 79-80 years old makes me sad

[@danieldevito6380]

The ABSOLUTE best scene in cinema history. Martin Scorsese will go down as one of the best director's of all time

[@Bait1official]

@Jarred Knox-Neyhart-May no cuts..

[@nickbotic]

Well, in addition to it being one take (which, I mean, yeah, it’s cool, but oners aren’t exactly uncommon), it does more than just show Henry and Karen entering a restaurant - it shows the power and respect Henry Hill, by all accounts an outsider, has accrued by this point in his life. There’s a line around the block? Not for Henry. There’s no tables available? For Henry there is. It also shows Henry wielding his charm - he knows the name of every single person he passes and interacts with, from the owner of the club to the doormen to the kitchen staff. Furthermore, the actual construction and composition of the shot is flawless. The use of steadycam wasn’t as ubiquitous as it is now, and you’ll be hard pressed to find similar shots as this in films that came before, and for several years after.

[@shubhamgoel1057]

If not the greatest but definitely in the list with Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock and Akira Kurosawa.

[@Steve-cm2ys]

Why, because some Afrostraighteners are singing in the background? 🙄 Dream on.

[@kimi9572]

See "Paris, Texas", then you'll see the actual best scene in cinema history.

[@tommybhoy8461]

The movie summed up in 1 tracking shot,they get the best seats, money the glamour etc but they have to go through the back door to get it

[@recoil53]

Sure, it shows his view on his life. Everybody else is a schmuck, waiting in line to be given their turn to be given a taste of the good life, the American dream.

[@olliepwnsall]

You must have nailed your English classes with those interpretation skills lol (not hating)

[@hansolo631]

well said. and it's great film making I like mafia movies(and tony soprano is my all-time favourite character of any medium) but sometimes I wonder if we should be making movies about criminal enterprises, even if at the end things always go sour. We're still celebrating extortion, gambling, murder etc

[@milan777777]

One of the best One-Shots of the History of Movies. Martin Scorsese The Godfather of Gangster/Drug/Money Movies A Genius

[@remstaler3444]

Oh yes. From Michael Ballhaus. The best Scene in this awesome movie. With a great song.

[@Gunleaver]

Long takes might excite film buffs, but they seem like scams to me. This scene doesn't even make sense. When Liotta & Bracco turn into the hallway, past the guy writing on the wall, at about 3:03, you can see a firehose on the wall at the end of the hall. There are two doorways on the left side of hall. Liotta & Bracco go into the first one, walk through the whole kitchen and come out the second doorway into the same hall! You can see the same firehose to their left! There was no need to make that whole trip through the kitchen, just to get into the club. The characters could have simply walked a few feet further, instead of detouring into the kitchen. A more recent famous long take is the hallway fight in Daredevil, but a LOT of the action in that "take" happens off camera. The reason why a long take is impressive, especially for something as elaborate as a fight scene is all the moving parts you have to get right, but they didn't show the moving parts. Charlie Cox and the stuntmen were not fighting the whole time, they just took turns lurching out of a door, throwing a few punches and running into another one. Set it to Yakety Sax, and you have a Benny Hill routine. Still like the movie and show I mentioned, I just wish they concentrated entirely on entertaining the audience, rather than pandering to technical critics.

[@Gunleaver]

My bad, I meant at 0:51.

[@antcif]

Gunleaver you’re not correct about the detour. If you were, then they would’ve went left out the door and taken another left when they exited the kitchen. Instead they turned right and went straight.

[@gaguy1967]

@@antcif no he is right, they took the long way around....this scene establishes the realtionship

[@MartyMcFly88]

If you pay close attention you’ll notice they just go around in a circle and exit the same way the came in

[@radytipybybundas]

Cool, I can see it. Why would they do it tho? :D

[@MartyMcFly88]

Jan Burda good question

[@chefjaike]

Yeah...think he just wanted her to see the kitchen.

[@Gunleaver]

HOW DARE YOU! Next you are going to say the Emperor isn't actually wearing new clothes! Marty is the GREATEST DIRECTOR EVAH!!!! You are a philistine and a poophead for daring to question him!

[@evanward3964]

He wanted to show her off. The way the movie sets it up he’s the youngest and has never brought a woman around the fellas before

[@panamasyndicate]

Just like in this scene, I can see Ray going up to Heaven through the back door. Rest In Peace Ray I hope at least God got that spaghetti with marinara ready for you.

[@stevemoore3951]

I LOVE this comment 👍👍

[@thebassfisherman7035]

How could anyone dislike this scene. Explains why there's only one dislike

[@eddiecongdon8017]

An asshole

[@eatpigsnot]

they didn't get a table

[@alejandroserrano4693]

I remember this guy told me this movie was boring I almost lost it

[@helencampbell9203]

@@alejandroserrano4693 He must have been mad. Goodfellas is one of the best films ever.

[@alejandroserrano4693]

@@helencampbell9203 everyone has an opinion I think west side story sucks

[@eddiecongdon8017]

Karen's innocence was left in the kitchen. It was over from there on

[@jonarnall7651]

Eddie Congdon when your a gangsters wife tends to happen

[@edsh6902]

Very true. She walked in an innocent. By the time Penny Youngman had started, she knew what she was in to.

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

Power is the biggest aphrodisiac of all. Not looks or personality. Power.

[@clxwncrxwn]

Messylin I guess that’s why when Henry beat up her friend for trying to fondle her, she said I knew some girls who be out the instant their boyfriend gave them a gun, but I gotta admit it turned me on.

[@VicenteFuentes]

Absolutely perfect scene. Thanks Scorsese

[@andredefrancesco7111]

I second that! Brilliant Scorsese

[@smackedinthejaw]

The Family Guy spoof of this scene was brilliant!

[@deborahgeyer9589]

Hilarious!

[@alejoparedes2388]

"What do you do?" "I'm in construction." 29 years later... "I heard you paint houses." "I also do my own carpentry work."

[@bliz1679]

What do you do? I'm beatmaker

[@christopherclark8788]

@@bliz1679 Dwight???

[@deborahgeyer9589]

😆❗️

[@shmavster4209]

Wrong character

[@EdSmith313]

The line "I'm a Union delegate" connects those two lines perfectly together.

[@Elsupermayan8870]

"Every time I come here, every time you two. Don't you work?"

[@deborahgeyer9589]

I laugh at that reply Every time, every time I see this scene...😃

[@McShaggswell]

Everyone has overhead this or something similar at work at some point lol.

[@KieranM-kn3lt]

sooo awesome 😂😂

[@billcook4768]

Apparently the line was added by Ray. He and the steadycam operator where blocking out the scene and realized Tay need to pause for a second for the camera to catch up.

[@christophermoran7200]

In my opinion, the best movie scene of all time. Not because it's all that artsy or thematically complex- I just love it.

[@PPM209]

In the kitchen they walked in a circle…. Surprise lol

[@kimi9572]

See "Paris, Texas", then you'll see the actual best scene in movie history.

[@jameslipton8339]

To me this was the golden age of film making. Brilliant scene.

[@yossibenayoun5642]

My favourite scene in movie history, just perfect

[@deborahgeyer9589]

It was My favorite in the movie. Mr. S. just ‘got it right’ from the beginning. The actors are ‘top drawer’. Excellent. My aunt had s ‘little black dress’ very similar to the one Karen is wearing. ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ Really Looked the part when ‘going out’, didn’t they?

[@AmericanSwede1992]

I still remember my 13 year Old self watching this scene for the first time. I don’t know why but this scene had me instantly stunned with envy and influence like no other in the movie.

[@shaun_seow]

RIP Ray Liotta. Thanks for giving us this unforgettable moment, one of the best cinematic longshots in Hollywood history. 😢

[@sealgamer3590]

“This pen and paper are from mr. tony over there”

[@bderrick4944]

When you gotta start vocational school but it’s been overran by the Italians

[@poy110]

I want a bread sandwich from pete's

[@deborahgeyer9589]

🤣😆😉❗️

[@kenlopez320]

*Raises Drink*

[@howeyec]

​@@poy110 what's a bread sandwich??

[@hoopenhanger]

Man, that never gets old.

[@geordiewishart1683]

Didnt realise you know this film in Ivory Coast!

[@TheDoctorangie]

And this is why he's my favorite director.

[@michaelbostock8494]

I like how the guy just comes out of nowhere with a table lol. But yeah this is one of my favourite movie scenes of all time!

[@christopherorangeo2388]

Biggest fuckin' flex in Movie History.

[@jjw9641]

In 2012, I was a volunteer at the London Olympics. I lived my personal version of this scene, strolling through security, through backstage and into the arena for Antony Joshua's boxing gold medal fight. I will never forget it as long as I live. I was a nobody living as a somebody and I literally thought of this scene as it happened😂

[@joseallende8046]

My favorite film sequence of all time. The Spector documentary brought me here because I never knew he produced this song. Reading about his producing genius I learned about his “wall of sound” method for mixing and cutting music to produce a very busy powerful “wall of” sound. It’s funny that Scorsese combined it with visuals that are equally busy, but with zero cuts. Absolutely perfect. When I watch this scene sometimes I think I wanna be a gangster too.

[@emmaVTEC]

I’m two episodes through the documentary and I’m here for the same reason, never knew he produced this! Poor girl though, the man made great music, too bad he was so fucked up in his life outside of music.

[@VALIANTIVY]

On top of the FANTASTIC music choice, this is an unbroken take for a ridiculously long time. Edgar Wright probably took some cues from scenes like this.

[@ragz_learns]

Edgar Wright has GoodFellas in his “1000 favorite movies” list on Letterboxd

[@erikleissner832]

One of the best scenes in movie history, watched it over and over again.

[@3upSVH]

one of the greatest movie scenes of all time

[@paulwilson8169]

One of the best scenes ever shot for a movie.

[@OCGGVENOM]

Now that I'm older I appreciate this scene so much more.

[@Khaos969]

This is the scene every man wants to live with his girl

[@THX-kw2jh]

First Time I Saw This Movie on Cinemax Back on the Summer of 1991 it Became One of my All Time Favorites, I Was Impress With This Movie. Only Martin Scorsese Can Get Away With a Movie Like This One. Memorable!

[@rudyal-ibrahim1433]

Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta

[@hoopenhanger]

The feel good moments were very short and completely overwhelmed by the feel bad moments that lasted for years and years alone and miserable in a federal prison.

[@MrNaturalSez]

He's not even made--he's only an associate!

[@deborahgeyer9589]

Just on the screen, kid...just on the screen...

[@abinashgogoi2469]

@@MrNaturalSez he can't be made. He doesn't have 100 percent italian or sicilian blood. He was just a good earner. And good earners have lot of respect in la cosa nostra aka the mafia.

[@kagemaru259]

It doesn't feel good to be constantly looking over your shoulder for rival family hitmen, having law enforcement watching your every move, listening to your every word looking for the one thing for them to throw you in prison for life, "friends" and bosses that will rat you out to the Feds or have you executed in the blink of an eye to save themselves from jail time...

[@obeyken]

This is the first time I realized the snare-crash that introduces Henny Youngman could also be interpreted as a response to Henry Hill's "I'm a union delegate" punchline

[@bored1ca]

You never know - Scorsese loved making his audiences think a little...

[@anonymousman.5195]

@aKen Murphy I think it’s a reference to his father, who was a union delegate.

[@Lilianamarie999]

🤣🤣🤣

[@lickgirlsassholes4380]

The crystals song playing in the background is perfect

[@jacobmckenzie8793]

Still the biggest flex of all time

[@tonismith8209]

Back when men took women out on dates and tried to impress them. Whole scene perfectly executed. Never gets old

[@kixr1]

You know what happens with their relationship , right ? hahahahahahaha

[@tonismith8209]

@@kixr1 I do. Kind of like what happens in most real relationships. But it was nice while it lasted...

[@callumcc8897]

@@tonismith8209 so true!

[@florencecannata3870]

One of my favorite scenes of my lifetime. Breathtaking.

[@cmd2973]

One of the best scenes in movie history. Just brilliant. And the perfect song to go with it.

[@lordmonokelhans2912]

Ray goes to heaven through the back door.

[@BR0OKLYN]

Rest in Peace to one hell of an actor🙏🏻

[@stephenhester9804]

I love the fact Ray bumps himself on one of the Worktops but doesn't miss a beat.

[@richardw3347]

Makes it look more relatable.

[@victoruribe2924]

And that fellas is what you call POWER, INFLUENCE, just priceless!!!!

[@deborahgeyer9589]

Without a word about it! Right? Right?

[@deborahgeyer9589]

Bingo! (And suave...yes. Suave) Forget Bond. James Bond.

[@DucatiGTS]

Absolute cinema perfection of an era that's gone, and we will never see again. If I had only been born to live it. This scene just reflects those amazing days.

[@NikhilSharma-pc3ot]

Who even comes up with an idea of a scene like this Absolute genius

[@luxe2622]

So iconic.

[@joshuahetu]

One of the best ever scenes in movie history. Love this movie!

[@66impala71]

One of the best scenes ever. RIP Ray Liotta. You will be missed.

[@gohithsrivatsa4746]

RIP Ray. You were the badass guy in this world.

[@timdavis9329]

One of the greatest scenes in cinema history

[@sitizenkanemusic]

The greatest 1 shot scene if all time. Don't care if it was an exaggeration of real life. There are longer 1 shot scenes that are great but this is the greatest of all time.

[@deborahgeyer9589]

I noticed comments that they walked around in a circle to get back to the beginning of the kitchen. I don’t care if these two did the Virginia Reel in the back of the kitchen! Ray Liotta was absolutely fabulously Handsome! I would’ve followed Him Anywhere! Yo! Those eyes! Oh man...

[@rayzaffarese8088]

I watch this scene and can't help but wish I could do that. You do that for a girl... Fuhgeddaboudit

[@raginghorse1895]

RIP Ray. You were the wonderful actor.

[@Keqing420]

Scorsese has such a way with colors

[@19kilo241]

Scorsese says this is his favorite scene out of all the movies he has directed

[@joseallende8046]

This scene is almost as immersive as Avatar. You feel like your there in the room and that maybe… just maybe you’re a goodfella too.

[@SumanthSanjeev]

Thanks for uploading this video.. Was looking for a good quality clip and this one is perfect.. Awesome song by the Crystals too..

[@jamestowmsn]

+Sumanth Sanjeev Too bad the sound on this is really bad.

[@kimwrona1716]

I lived a similar life. This brings back alot of memories this song.

[@bruceadams2779]

You were a gangster???

[@bgonza2]

Mrs. Wrona, why did you name one of your cats "Taco?" What does Taco mean?

[@MasDouc]

Quityourbullshit.exe

[@Khaos969]

If u did u wouldnt speak on it

[@HangTimeDeluxe]

@@Khaos969 I don't think she's implying that she lived a gangster life. I'm pretty sure she's implying that she's had a few sugar daddies, was wealthy, knew a lot of people, or that she was a high-priced escort. Regardless, this level of privilege is not reserved for only gangsters, all it takes is money, or keeping the right company, or knowing the right people. Like how your phone bill gets paid and how you eat for free and avoid rent because you know your mom. See how it works?

[@michaelgraves9462]

Every single shot in this great movie is a part of the great masterpiece!!!

[@TrickyE]

Fantastic scene, but I like the fact that they did an entire loop of the kitchen only to go back to the start by the fire hoses for seemingly no reason other than the shot itself.

[@KGBeast.]

Now THIS is cinema

[@seriously5585]

THIS IS THE PART THAT TURNED ME INTO A HOPELESS ROMANTIC AT A VERY YOUNG AGE, LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@ryanking9502]

RIP Ray, thanks forever for this scene

[@user-fx2yd6wd3e]

who came from the family guy episode where chris went to vocational school

[@anonymousman.5195]

@J no

[@jaybinks871]

There's just something about this scene. Almost hypnotic. Masterfully executed.

[@5280PolotheKid]

That’s what Marty was going for , he said this scene is Karen getting seduced by the mob life

[@PPM209]

In the kitchen they walked in a circle… surprise lol

[@different14real37]

CLASSIC NEVER GET'S OLD 👌LOVE IT

[@RyanThaLion1]

One long continuous shot all in one take….Masterful Directing

[@giacotubo]

You have to be a great observer and creative guy to imagine and then shoot a such memorable scene: Martin Scorsese.

[@Youlovsky]

I did this walk the first time I went to the Copa - I was in Jr high and my aunt was the opening act for Jackie Wilson who was headlining...my uncle brought us thru the kitchen and sat us at a ringside table....I didn't know it was special (my second night club ever) and seeing this scene years after made me appreciate how thrilling it actually was!

[@jonathanw7074]

One of the best scenes ever, every guy wants to be like this at some point in their life

[@billcook4768]

That’s what’s so good about Goodfellas. The first half sets you up to want to be a monster. Then it all goes to hell and you realize you don’t.

[@chrisebersole16]

Ran to the video when i heard Ray passed away, what a perfect casting for the perfect movie. RIP

[@Khaos969]

Couldn’t of picked a better song for this scene in the entire world

[@andrewburgess-linden9612]

I tried to recreate this scene for a date once, it only cost me a plate of "Magic Brownies" for the staff

[@andrewburgess-linden9612]

@Beef 99 LMAO I love Family Guy 😂😂😂

[@Afghanen]

That was the good old days.... how i miss it

[@cud9104]

perfect scene and perfect song.

[@himachal8252]

This notepad is from Mr.Tony over there

[@MrRocksW]

She is actaully Dr Melfi from the Sopranos - i thought she was similar and looked it up

[@MrNaturalSez]

This is **exactly** how Spike Lee enters Madison Square Garden to catch a Knicks game!

[@coreyde100]

This is one of the many reasons why this movie is so fucking good.

[@facelessandnameless]

This movie has one of the absolute greatest soundtracks ever.

[@dannyv2998]

Let’s not forget the music 🎵 🔥🔥

[@mariafox9226]

“Hi. I’m here for my first day of vocational school?”

[@johna.4334]

My favorite scene from Goodfellas!

[@stanleydavis7904]

The song, camera work,2 amazing actors,one of the best scenes ever!!!

[@PsmithNick]

Before I met my wife I always felt incomplete now I'm finished

[@zk2878]

What is it about this scene it’s simply amazing

[@deborahgeyer9589]

Because That’s how Men treated their women when ‘going out on the town’. It was a ‘magical age’ for that. Ladies got ‘dressed up’ and the men would put on Their best and off they’d go. I remember my aunt dressing up for her ‘night on the town’ every couple of weeks. The preparation! Whew! But it Was worth it. She looked (and smelled) like a million bucks!

[@tomcripps7229]

@@deborahgeyer9589 You're spot on and another angle is the nuts and bolts behind the scenes of any production, in this case the food and the whole service industry, they're working while the gangsters are partying...... maybe the guys working in the kitchen are the ones having the most fun. "You want to see the real tough guy, look at the man who gets up and goes to work everday to support his family", paraphrasing Bronx Tale.

[@discobiscuits2100]

@@deborahgeyer9589 how I wish I was a teenager during that time. Would’ve loved it.

[@seronymus]

For me this scene just felt so... warm, human, wholesome. *Sincere.* It's like an escape from a cold, I human modern age as well as a treat for an awkward person like me.

[@robertmeadowfield4346]

0:03 - DUH!!!! It's called valet

[@jorgeleblanc3659]

Creds to the man behind the camera especially. A timeless scene

[@billcook4768]

Larry McConkey

[@arifigueroa7327]

Watching these flicks, is so bittersweet these days. Reminds me of my young adulthood, filled with so much fire i didnt even know i possesed, and naive dreams , against the world. Nowadays, theres nothing like this. Its like all the classy restauraunts got shut down , and theres just nothin left but shytty, ran down , lifeless, fast food jointz , with robots making your food and one person comin in once a day to clean the shytters . How fast the world changes..

[@nick-hdh]

rip Ray. one of the best!

[@davidintrabartolo5887]

Came here after learning Ray passed in his sleep today. Godspeed, you beautiful gangster.

[@robertrodriguez787]

That's the best way to die I heard . You Die Peacefully

[@pedrosarti9468]

Rest in peace Ray, saluti.

[@chrishudson6151]

Absolutely fantastic cinamategrophy, as well as a beautiful soundtrack

[@mummaman]

What other movies contain scenes like this? Where everything in a scene just flows and goes the way of the protagonist. Someone must have been inspired.

[@jessewolf7649]

Saw this at a matinee the week it came out. Beautiful sunny weekday in West Philly. Old Art Deco cinema on City Line, no longer there. 3 or 4 people in the entire audience. 2 hours later I knew I had seen one of the greatest films ever made.

[@pabloarredondo6491]

Waiter: This bottle is from mr Tony over there Henry: Where ..?? (Mr tony 5 feet away waving...)

[@thomasstephens18]

Fly high, ray liotta 😔

[@mauricebuck2215]

I have watched this many times, it gets better, love it.