Goodfellas (1990), plus Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall

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In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, we're digging into the story of a much-loved modern classic.

Two films in 1990 arrived based around the story of real-life gangster Henry Hill. Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas though is something very special: Scorsese took a rare co-writing credit on the film, although at one stage, it was being suggested that Tom Cruise and Madonna take lead roles...

In the second half of the episode, we're joined by Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, chatting not just Indiana Jones, but also films such as Noises Off, Jurassic Park III and Alive.

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