HENRY HILL - The Real Story Behind The Movie
Explicit
Fireside chat with Cage by Bill Muise
S1 · E58
Aug 7, 2026
05:34
Episode notes
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.
This is the real Henry Hill.
The cabstand at 11. The $190/week job at 12.
Billy Batts in the trunk.
Paul Vario and Karen.
And the FBI tape that made him flip.
The movie was 2 hours. The truth took 25 years.
Keywords
Henry Hill, Goodfellas real story, Paul Vario, Jimmy Burke, Tommy DeSimone, Billy Batts, Lucchese crime family, Lufthansa heist, Witness Protection