Production for Scorsese’s masterpiece began under the auspices of (what else?) cocaine. It demonstrated all the key factors of a great performance - larger-than-life moments and nuanced introspection - that would make the relatively unknown actor into a star.
His path to the role, and the performance itself marks one of the great film partnerships: De Niro and Pesci. However, he first broke out in Scorsese’s pugilistic 1980 classic Raging Bull, playing the younger brother to Robert De Niro’s Jake LaMotta. He recently returned from a decade-long acting break to star in Martin Scrosese’s The Irishman. has led a sporadic yet incredible career. Joseph Frank Pesci: the diminutive movie tough guy with starring roles in Goodfellas, Casino, My Cousin Vinny, etc. This month, we’re celebrating the release of The Irishman with a retrospective on the work of Martin Scorsese. Every month, we at The Spool select a filmmaker to explore in greater depth - their themes, their deeper concerns, how their works chart the history of cinema and the filmmaker’s own biography.
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