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Martin Scorsese gave the cast room to improvise, and what came out felt true in ways scripted movies rarely do. Joe Pesci won an Oscar for it. Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro spent the rest of their careers trying to match it.
Joe Pesci won Best Supporting Actor at the 1991 Oscars for Tommy DeVito, accepting it in just six words: 'It was my privilege. Thank you.'
Lorraine Bracco joined The Sopranos as Dr. Jennifer Melfi in 1999, earning four Emmy nominations and a whole new generation of fans.
Samuel L. Jackson played a bit part here, but Pulp Fiction (1994) made him one of the highest-grossing actors in Hollywood history.
Martin Scorsese reunited Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci for The Irishman (2019), coaxing Pesci back to a major role after years away from the screen.
Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Lorraine Bracco, and Paul Sorvino reunited at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015 for a 25th anniversary screening and panel.