Plot of Goodfellas

Goodfellas is a movie based on the book "Wiseguy" by Nicholas Pileggi. It takes place in the 70's and the main character is Henry Hill, played by Ray Liota. Henry Hill is part of the the Lucchese crime family and the movie is about how he got accepted into the family, and then made his rise up in the family. The different parts of the movie include Henry and his buddy Tommy hijacking trucks for money. THey also kill guys for reasons that are questionable to most, but justified in their eyes. The fall of Henry in the movie is when he starts to get involved with the cocaine industry and begins to use and sell cocaine. This leads to him being addicted to cocaine, and him going to jail for the distribution of it. In the end Henry becomes what they call a snitch, and rats out some of his closest friends.