Goodfellas guys meet to break bread, not legs
Cast and filmmakers of Goodfellas have reunited for an Italian meal 15 years after they shot Martin Scorsese classic gangster movie.
Warner Home Video arranged Monday's dinner party at Matteo's restaurant, Los Angeles, to promote Tuesday's special edition DVD release of Goodfellas and were thrilled actors Ray Liotta, Paul Sorvino andand real-life mob informant Henry Hill - who inspired the story - accepted the invitation to "break bread, not legs."
The movie's director Scorsese was unable to attend because he's working on new film The Aviator.
Robert de Niro and Joe Pesci were also absent.
Hill, now 62, was removed from the Witness Protection Program for illegal acts but says: "I'm not afraid for my life anymore. Most of the people I informed on have died in prison. And a lot of gangsters, myself included, are Goodfellas fans."
