ok i have to read Wiseguy for school and just found out the report is due on Tuesday! FUCK. im on p. 45, what are the differences from the movie and book, I NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE!!! GRAZI!

C.D Bova

What class is this for? By the way, the movie is pretty much the exact same as the book, aside from a few minor differences.

in the names, i remember Paulie Cicero is Paulie Vario in the book, Jimmy Conway have the same name. . .

GoodFella

I heard boot camp isn't that bad.

In the book, he's Jimmy "The Gent" Burke, a real life person.

gee thanks plawrence. i have to read the book again.

GoodFella

Corey, while "Goodfellas" follows "Wiseguy" pretty closely, I found a major difference: Ray Liotta played Henry Hill almost as a "choir boy" at times--all bug-eyed about hanging with gangsters, trying to be helpful (as in trying to save Morrie from being whacked, or getting Sonny Bunz straightened out with Paulie), and being involved in violence only once (the guy in Tampa). In the book, Henry comes off as a far more unlikable character: dishonest with his friends, involved in more violence, abusing drugs and alcohol far more often than in the film. The book paints a more realistic picture of what happens to someone involved with "wiseguys" than does the film.