Goodfellaz

GOOD FELLAS

by Nicholas Pileggi

and

Martin Scorcese

Based on the book Wiseguys

by

Nicholas Pileggi

Shooting Draft

January 3, 1989

Revised 1/12/89

FADE IN:

JUNE 11, 1970S QUEENS, NEW YORK. THE SUITE - NIGHT

A smoky, overdecorated cocktail lounge and nightclub on

Queens Boulevard. Sergio Franchi is in full voice on the

jukebox. It is after midnight. It has bean a long night..

Balloons and empty glasses litter the place. BILLY BATTS,

a 50-year-old hood in an out-of-date suit, court at the

bar. WE SEE a younger, more sharply-dressed HOOD walk in

with a BEEHIVE GIRLFRIEND and hug BATTS.

HOOD

Billy. You look beautiful. Welcome

home.

BAITS

(laughing and turning

to the bartender)

What are you having? Give 'em what

they're drinking.

WE SEE FOUR OTHER MEN, including HENRY HILL and JIMMY BURKE,

standing near BILLY BATTS at the bar, raise their glasses

in salute. TOMMY DESIMONE and ANOTHER BEEHIVE BLONDE enter.

BILLY BATTS looks up and sees TOMMY.

BILLY

Hey, look at him. Tommy. You grew

up....