It's just how it is: mobsters must always keep their mouths shut.

While historians have challenged Sheeran's involvement in the still-unsolved crime, The Irishman plants Gallo's butchering into its 210-minute runtime. The action itself is quick and bloody, with Gallo laid out on the sidewalk in front of the restaurant he and his family were celebrating in. That night, the night of Gallo's birthday, Frank is sent to kill. The mobster is on the top of his world, heralded as a hero on his streets, he prances around without a worry in the world, a mentality he keeps even after insulting boss Russell Buffalino (Pesci). Played by Sebastian Maniscalco, Gallo is seen in a couple of scenes (including a touching tribute to late comedian and friend of Scorsese's, Don Rickles). This quick note – referencing the time Gallo and his crew kidnapped the majority of the Profaci Family leadership and held them at ransom – may be the only reference Crazy Joe gets in Goodfellas, but the famous gangster is fully fleshed out in The Irishman. Related: The Irishman Cast & Character Guide But with The Irishman, Scorsese managed to throw together a few tie-ins to his almost 30-year-old classic, and here they are: Though these two productions take nearly conversing positions, as leading examples of the genre, they share a lot of on-the-surface elements: car bombs, spoken nothings, clean suits, hits, jobs, double taps, etc. Related: Irishman True Story Is A Lie: Frank Sheeran Made It All Up? While both films are told through flashback, Frank's lasting impression of 'the life' is far less romantic, drenched in tragedy, grief, and perhaps even a smidgen of guilt.

The Irishman, on the other hand, is told through the reminisces of a de-aged Frank Sheeran (De Niro). Therefore, Henry's pedestrian life, catapulted by his admission into the FBI's Witness Protection Program, is tainted by the regret-less hangover of his mobster life. Goodfellas is scoped through the eyes of Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), a young Irish-American who was taken in, raised, and morphed by his neighborhood mob. Both films, in one way or another, depict the aftermath of being a gangster.

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