Originally posted by Don'tForgetTheCannolis:
Now I know that in Donnie Brasco Al and the rest of his crew are made guys. I was wondering in Goodfellas Henry Hill Jimmy Conway and for the life of me I can't remember Joe Pesci's characters name, aren't made guys I know that. However in the movie they seem like they have a lot more power than the crew in Donnie Brasco. Can anyone shed some light on this subject i'd appreciate it. Who is more powerful?
The made guys are always protected, but there are places within a family for non-Sicilian made guys who are big earners. One example that comes to mind is Ace Rothstein/Frank Rosenthal from "Casino" (DeNiro). He wasn't a made guy, but he was a helluva earner. Remo ordered Nicky (Pesci) to protect Ace. I don't remember the exact dialogue, but Nicky made several references to protecting "the Golden Jew." During a confrontation between Nicky & Ace, Nicky told Ace that if it wasn't for Nicky's protection, every criminal & gangster would be shaking Ace down.
