Goodfellas - Joe Gore

Title Sequence - Joe Gore

The opening of the Martin Scorsese 1990's hit, Goodfellas begins without any production companies. It cuts straight to a vehicle driving down the highway, the lighting is quite dark to add tenseness and tries to get the "what's going on?" point across to audience members.


After a few more seconds of the vehicle driving down the highway, it cuts to the date and whereabouts. This tells the audience when the film is going to be set.

The film then cuts to a trio, the actors from right to left are Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci and Robert DeNiro.  After driving and the audio being in complete silence for a while. The trio pull over to the side of the highway after some loud banging noises.

The trio manage to pop open the trunk, revealing the dying body of Billy Batts. Joe Pesci then begins to violently and viciously slaughter Batt's in cold blood.

The iconic moment begins when Henry Hill approaches the trunk, closing it. The most iconic moment in film history is made when Henry Hill approaches the trunk, slamming it shut.

The words are uttered, "I've always wanted to be a gangster." Tony Bennet's Rag to Riches blasts, the title sequence begins.

This is a unique and one of a kind way to begin a film, without and production companies or credits for the first five minutes.