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Jan 2022
2h 40m

‘Goodfellas’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ry...

The Ringer
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As far back as The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey can remember, they always wanted to be a gangster. We take a seat right up front at the Copacabana to revisit Martin Scorsese’s 1990 classic ‘Goodfellas’ starring Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Lorraine Bracco.


Hosts: Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Producer: Craig Horlbeck

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