Given his substance issues, it’s amazing he lived this long honestly. Somebody already had a mean joke too, I guess the drug Channix does work, he did stop smoking. Ouch!
Ray burst on the scene for most of us via Goodfellas, the most realistic Mafia movie…so far, I’ve read up on the reality, there were numerous other liberties taken since even the real lives of these people has snooze moments. Still, despite it being about the only kind of movie Scorsese makes, it holds up better than Taxi Driver and a key element was Liotta’s acting. Other than Crime flicks (Cop Land), Ray had a fun cameo in Muppets from Space and Most Wanted, was the voice of the main character in the best Grand Theft Auto game, Vice City and played Moe’s father, a mattress king, in The Simpsons. However, Crime flicks were easily his go to: Killing Them Softly, Unforgettable and Blow readily came to my tiny mind.
Thanks for everything Ray. I have to admit, even when you were in crap films like Wild Hogs, you always brought your A game.