Playing for the Mob
Playing for the Mob

Movie·2014·1h 17m

Playing for the Mob

In 1978, America's Most Powerful Crime Family Went to College

Directed By

Joe Lavine

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Themes

corruptionsportsboston, massachusettscollegebasketballorganized crimesports documentarycollege sportsmobboston collegecollege basketball

Production House

ESPN Films
Steel Titan
ESPN

Audience Score

64%

12 votes

Skip12%
Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection22%

Where to watch

Region: AL

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// cast

Cast

Ray Liotta

Ray Liotta

Narrator

Henry Hill

Henry Hill

Himself

Jim Sweeney

Himself

Rick Kuhn

Himself

Eric Cobb

Himself

Paul Mazzei

Himself

// crew

Crew

Joe Lavine

Director

Cayman Grant

Cayman Grant

Director

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