Today one of the best movies ever is on TV. While shooting the gangster epic, the main actor was thrown around by an angry colleague.
There are movies you can watch over and over again. GoodFellas – Three Decades in the Mafia is one of them. Star director Martin Scorsese’s gangster masterpiece is considered one of the best films of all time. Today it’s on TV. Including a scene over which fisticuffs broke out between lead actor Ray Liotta (Blow) and colleague Chuck Low (Kill the Poor).
On TV: gangster epic during the filming of which the star got a bloody lip
Scorsese’s film revolves around gangster Henry Hill (Liotta), who wins and eventually loses everything in a three-decade Mafia career. In one scene, he gets in the face of annoying wig salesman Morrie Kessler (Low), who constantly begs his friend Jimmy (Robert De Niro) for money. Speaking to The Moment podcast, Liotta revealed about the filming of the scene:
Ray Liotta and Chuck Low in GoodFellas
“[Chuck Low] thought I was really going for him. So he took advantage of my momentum and threw me around. I hit a wall and my lip split open. I had to stop the shoot and get it stitched up. “
According to Liotta, his injured lip is clearly visible in the film’s follow-up scene. Whether there was animosity between him and Low afterwards is not known. It didn’t hurt the film.
When is GoodFellas on TV?
GoodFellas airs today, Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at 11:45 p.m. on Kabel 1. If you don’t have time then, you can catch up with the film on August 17 at 3:25. In addition to the actors already mentioned, among others Joe Pesci (Kevin – Alone at home) can be seen in front of the camera.
