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Tom Cruise - Cruise And Madonna Were First Choices For Goodfellas

Cruise And Madonna Were First Choices For Goodfellas

Superstars TOM CRUISE and MADONNA were movie bosses' first choices for the lead roles in iconic 1990 mafia movie GOODFELLAS.

Studio chiefs were desperate to cast Cruise in the role of mobster Henry Hill and Madonna was wanted to play his wife - until Ray Liotta and Lorraine Bracco won over Scorsese and the movie's producers.

Speaking to GQ magazine on Goodfellas' 20th anniversary, producer Irwin Winkler admits, "Tom Cruise was discussed. Marty wanted Ray... Frankly I thought we could do a lot better and then me and my wife were having dinner one night in a restaurant and lo and behold, Ray Liotta came over to me. He said, 'Look, I know you don't really want me for it, but...' And he sold me on the role right that evening. I called Marty the next morning."

Bracco beat out Madonna for the role of Karen Hill, despite Scorsese initially favouring the Material Girl.

Fellow producer Barbara De Fina says, "Madonna seemed to be in the mix. I remember that we went to see her in the play Speed-the-Plow. Marty said hello to her afterwards. Can you imagine? Tom Cruise and Madonna? But Marty can get a performance out of almost anyone."

Scorsese himself wanted her to be in the movie... but I guess we'll just have to deal with the iconic 1991 "Sooner Or Later" performance instead. :bow::inlove:

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Ray Liotta is worse than Tom Cruise so in that aspect I suppose it should have been Cruise. Lorraine Braco is better than Madonna so whatever. Maybe if Madonna was in this I would have seen it.

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You haven't seen Goodfellas? :shock:

eh, i did years ago but like most films of it's genre i hardly remember anything.

I dated a guy who most of his movies were about the mob/Italian Americans films. God Father, My Cousin Vinny, Casino the whole nine yards. I guess coz he was proud of his Italian background or something.

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Goodfellas is a great movie. A favorite of mine, in fact. Good story, and powerful acting.

Which wouldn't have been as present if Medenne was involved :lol:

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Goodfellas is one of the most amazing films ever made, and one of my favs. Scorcese is a genius, and I have no doubt he could have gotten a great performance out of her. If he wanted her, it clearly means he saw something in her he could work with.

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How odd to be proud of being italian and enjoying mob films.

Sometimes I truly wonder what is your point in being on this discussion board

From what I understand it reads Madonnanation.com and not HatredformyselfandMadonna.com

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Which wouldn't have been as present if Medenne was involved :lol:

Maybe this would be one of her flukes, like Dick Tracy or Evita. :lol:

If Woody Allen can get Jennifer Tilly an Oscar nomination, Scorsese could've worked wonders with Madge.

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Sometimes I truly wonder what is your point in being on this discussion board

From what I understand it reads Madonnanation.com and not HatredformyselfandMadonna.com

:thumbsup::thumbsup: LOL. GimmeSomesunshineandreallifehumancontact is really that 1st big step in his very long recovery process. ;)

anyways, I think M woulda been just FINE in this! Sucks she didnt get it!! :( .

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:thumbsup::thumbsup: LOL. GimmeSomesunshineandreallifehumancontact is really that 1st big step in his very long recovery process. ;)

anyways, I think M woulda been just FINE in this! Sucks she didnt get it!! :( .

Oh I see I have a stalker again, I was a bit worried since muse wasn't giving me as much attention lately. LOL

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Gimmesomemore why do you have to hijack every thread with your bullshit opinions on anything but what is being discussed, listen up we dont care hONEY BEE now fuck off.

Back on topic.. amazing film, so glad Madonna wasnt in it.

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If Woody Allen can get Jennifer Tilly an Oscar nomination, Scorsese could've worked wonders with Madge.

Oh Tilly is everything :sassy:

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Anyone who relates their Italian heritage 2 American Mob Movies isn't eye-talian at all, but

probably in love with the idea of what it would b like 2 b eye-talian. :fag:

Goodfellas is fucking PERFECT. The idea of Tom Cruise is rather

horrible..somehow I think Madonna could have worked..but Cruise

is the name 2 frown upon here..I don't c him in the context of this movie at all.

Wasn't Madonna also up 4 'CASINO' :wow:

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Anyone who relates their Italian heritage 2 American Mob Movies isn't eye-talian at all, but

probably in love with the idea of what it would b like 2 b eye-talian. :fag:

THANK YOU. Italian Americans generally hate the way they are portrayed in mob movies and are completely against them. It really isnt THAT hard to understand.

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Ray Liotta is worse than Tom Cruise so in that aspect I suppose it should have been Cruise. Lorraine Braco is better than Madonna so whatever. Maybe if Madonna was in this I would have seen it.

Ray is not worse than Tom and he was excellent in Goodfellas.

Anyone who relates their Italian heritage 2 American Mob Movies isn't eye-talian at all, but

probably in love with the idea of what it would b like 2 b eye-talian. fag.gif

Goodfellas is fucking PERFECT. The idea of Tom Cruise is rather

horrible..somehow I think Madonna could have worked..but Cruise

is the name 2 frown upon here..I don't c him in the context of this movie at all.

Wasn't Madonna also up 4 'CASINO' disco.gif

Oh I totally agree it would have been a mess. I could see how Madonna would have worked even though Lorraine was fabulous.

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Gimmesomemore why do you have to hijack every thread with your bullshit opinions on anything but what is being discussed, listen up we dont care hONEY BEE now fuck off.

Back on topic.. amazing film, so glad Madonna wasnt in it.

:lmao::lmao:

:thumbsup:

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Martin Scorsese turned Sharon Stone into a Best Actress nominee. In all fairness to Ms. Stone she is the superior actress to Madonna but like Madonna she doesn’t get enough recognition for doing respectable work.

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Martin Scorsese turned Sharon Stone into a Best Actress nominee. In all fairness to Ms. Stone she is the superior actress to Madonna but like Madonna she doesn’t get enough recognition for doing respectable work.

Casino is the ONLY film besides Basic Instinct where Sharon shined. Absolutely everything she's done has been shit, although that shitty remake of Diabolique was a guilty pleasure. :fag:

If you match them up, film for film, Madonna actually has been in way better films than Sharon. Martin Scorcese would have turned her out in either film. He would have brought out her italian essence, and they would have made magic.

These days, the closest we'll ever get to what could have been, is the new D&G campaign. :lol:

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Casino is the ONLY film besides Basic Instinct where Sharon shined. Absolutely everything she's done has been shit, although that shitty remake of Diabolique was a guilty pleasure. :fag:

If you match them up, film for film, Madonna actually has been in way better films than Sharon. Martin Scorcese would have turned her out in either film. He would have brought out her italian essence, and they would have made magic.

These days, the closest we'll ever get to what could have been, is the new D&G campaign. :lol:

Madonna makes me as an audience member very conscious of the fact she’s acting. Sharon Stone has some understanding of the dynamics of the craft. While she often fails at digging further than the surface when she’s playing characters closer to her public self: icy-bitchy, shallow, slut-y and absolute ego you believe her because it doesn’t require her to think on screen as an actress ala Madonna when she’s not playing her own ultimate bitch-ness public visage.

Al don’t forget and I mean don’t ever forget Total Recall!

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