During the wedding banquet, Paulie is introducing Karen to the guests. The real Paulie actually was not present, being unable to come, so Henry took Karen and make the introductions. Submitted by Ferdinand Y Wang

The end of the film states that Jimmy Conway was eligible for parole in 2004. He died in prison of lung cancer in 1996 before getting the chance.

In the scene where they all went to Tommy's house and his mother is making dinner for them, the lines during that scene were made up by the actors themselves.

Both of director Martin Scorsese's parents are in the movie. The old lady that plays Tommy D's mother and the man who shot him when he thought he was going to be made.

Watch Jimmy Conway carefully. He often takes drags of his cigarette, but never exhales any smoke.

The movie shows that Henry Hill has two daughters, whereas, in real life, he has a son and a daughter, who are also in hiding from the mob and their father.

Near the film's end, Henry goes and apologizes to Paulie for being busted. Actually, it was not Henry that went to see Paulie; it was Karen. At the time, Paulie had already refused to help bail out Henry due to the drug charges and because of that, Henry was still inside. Paulie actually told Karen that he had to turn his back on Henry. He then gave the money to Karen. Submitted by Ferdinand Y Wang

Ray Liotta was suggested to director Martin Scorcese by Robert De Niro. When Marty asked, 'So who do we get for Henry Hill?' Robert responded, 'How about that guy from Something Wild?' Similarly, Martin recalls Joe Pesci telling him to hire Frank DiLeo for Tuddy by saying, 'Marty, you should get Frank DiLeo for this part. He's perfect.' And the rest, as they say, is history. Submitted by Ferdinand Y Wang

In the film, Paulie had a younger brother, Tuddy. True in real life, but Paulie also had an older brother, Lenny, and another younger brother. Incidentally, the real Tuddy limped because he had a missing leg - he lost it in the Korean War. Submitted by Ferdinand Y Wang

Jimmy Conway really went by the name Jimmy Burke. In the book Wiseguy, he tells Henry that all he knew about his family is that he 'was born to a woman named Conway.' Submitted by Ferdinand Y Wang

Lorraine Bracco was in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas. In the Sopranos she's raped by a man names Jesus Rossi. In Goodfellas she confronts the woman her husband is cheating with, and her name is Janice Rossi. Jesus Rossi and Janice Rossi. The Rossi Family hasn't been kind to Mrs. Bracco. Submitted by Japan-Games

The film features five actors who would join the cast of "The Sopranos": Lorraine Bracco, Frank Vincent, Michael Imperioli, Tony Sirico, and Vincent Pastore. Submitted by Cubs Fan

Johnny Dio, who is seen cooking steak in a pan in jail is played by Frank Pellegrino, who is also the co-owner of the legendary NY Italian restraunt, Rao's. His real nickname is "Frankie No", due to the utter impossibility of getting a reservation in the restaurant where tables are reserved literally years in advance. Pellegrino also appears regularly in "The Sopranos" as FBI Agent Cubitoso.