Playing for the Mob

Playing for the Mob

77 mins | Documentary | Oct. 7, 2014

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.

Playing for the Mob

77 mins | Documentary | Oct. 7, 2014

Playing for the Mob
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers ESPN Films, Steel Titan
Original title Playing for the Mob
Directors Cayman Grant, Joe Lavine
Writers

Cast

Ray Liotta

as Narrator

Henry Hill

as Himself

Jim Sweeney

as Himself

Rick Kuhn

as Himself

Eric Cobb

as Himself

Paul Mazzei

as Himself