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Playing for the Mob
“In 1978, America's Most Powerful Crime Family Went to College”
6.4 / 10• 2014• 1h 17m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
The story of how mobster Henry Hill - played by Ray Liotta in Martin Scorsese 1990 classic, Goodfellas - helped orchestrate the fixing of Boston College basketball games in the 1978-79 season. The details of that point-shaving scandal are revealed for the first time on film through the testimony of the players, the federal investigators and the actual fixers. Playing For The Mob may be set in the seemingly golden world of college basketball, but like Goodfellas, this is a tale of greed, betrayal and reckoning. Ultimately, they both share the same message: With that much money at stake, you can't trust anybody.
Cast & Crew
Ray Liotta
Narrator
Lead
Henry Hill
Himself
JS
Jim Sweeney
Himself
RK
Rick Kuhn
Himself
EC
Eric Cobb
Himself
PM
Paul Mazzei
Himself
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joe Lavine's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Playing for the Mob is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
