![]() ![]() In 1980, Henry is arrested again and Karen quickly flushes $60,000 worth of cocaine down the toilet so the FBI wouldn’t find it, leaving them broke. When he gets out, Henry continues expanding his drug business against Paulie’s orders, with Goodfellas' Karen taking part in the whole mess. Though Karen stays away from Henry’s dangerous businesses, she ends up involved in them after Henry is sent to jail and begins to sell drugs while in prison. ![]() Related: Goodfellas True Story: The Real Life Gangster Morrie Is Based On Karen is initially troubled by Henry’s criminal activities, but she is eventually drawn to the glamorous lifestyle that comes with being a mobster’s wife. Goodfellas didn’t leave Henry’s personal life behind and included his wife, Karen Hill (Lorraine Bracco), in the story. Goodfellas follows his rise and fall in the mob, from his days as a teenager fascinated by the criminal life and mafia presence in his Italian-American neighborhood in Brooklyn, to his involvement in the Lufthansa heist and his decision to become an FBI informant. ![]() Released in 1990, Goodfellas is based on the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, which chronicles the life of mafia mobster turned informant, Henry Hill. ![]()
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