An unofficial “sequel” to Goodfellas came out a month before Goodfellas, and it was written by the wife of the Goodfellas screenwriter : movies

My Blue Heaven is a 1990 American crime comedy movie directed by Herbert Ross, written by Nora Ephron, and starring Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, and Joan Cusack. That is the third movie wherein Martin and Moranis starred collectively. It has been famous for its relationship to Goodfellas, which was launched one month later. Each movies are based mostly on the lifetime of Henry Hill, though the character is renamed “Vincent ‘Vinnie’ Antonelli” in My Blue Heaven. Goodfellas was based mostly on the e-book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, whereas the screenplay for My Blue Heaven was written by Pileggi’s spouse Nora Ephron, and far of the analysis for each works was completed in the identical classes with Hill.

Vinnie Antonelli is a former mobster not too long ago inducted into the Witness Safety Program together with his spouse, Linda. The 2 are beneath the watchful eye of federal agent Barney Coopersmith. Vinnie and Barney quickly discover widespread floor when each of their wives go away them resulting from their existence. Whereas he succeeds in getting Vinnie to a suburb in California and a personal dwelling, Barney has another drawback: he should ensure the jovial and typically mischievous Vinnie conforms to Witness Safety protocol till he testifies in opposition to mob kingpins.

Goodfellas is my all-time favourite film but it was solely not too long ago that I discovered “My Blue Heaven” existed. Despite the fact that it is a comedy, assume it might be attention-grabbing to observe as a double function with Goodfellas to see if there’s any sort of continuity.