Favourite scene?
For me it's either the Billy Batts scene or Spider getting shot in his foot.
shareThe 'Fancy Jailhouse' scene - bar none! Liotta's narration was awesome about how jail wasn't the same for wise guys, but then the imagery and lines (as well as the soft music) really hammer it home. They're cooking steaks. They have an ice chest full of live lobsters. Red and white wine. Various cheeses. They're eating so well, Paulie says, "Vinnie, you gotta go on a diet. Next week sandwiches." I always got a kick out of that because: A.) I always felt Paulie was projecting because he didn't seem to be holding back on the rich food and booze; and B.) If they made sandwiches out of all of those decadent meats and cheeses, those sandwiches would make them just as fat. It was just a lot of fun. Somehow they made jail seem pleasurable. Never before or since (at least to my knowledge) has jail been portrayed that way in film.
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