| Director | Bobby Moresco, Robert Moresco |
|---|---|
| Budget | $8 million |
| Box office | $143,451 |
Tommy is the son of a Mafia hitman, who, after his father is killed by a rival, moves with his younger brother to live with his aunt, uncle, and cousin in Philadelphia. As the sole member of his family who is not involved in crime, Tommy joins the Marines and is deployed in Operation Desert Storm. He becomes disillusioned, however, when Saddam Hussein is still in power. Disenchanted with military service, Tommy assaults an MP and steals a colonel's Jeep. Arrested when the jeep runs out of gas, the movie opens with Tommy in the brig at a U.S. Marine base.
An FBI agent (played by Dennehy) coerces Tommy into infiltrating the family business. The agent tells Tommy that he can protect his brother and cousin in return for evidence against the philadelphia mafia, which is trying to take over the heroin trade in Philadelphia. Tommy is instructed to wear a wire to record negotiations between his cousin and gang leader, Joey Marcucci, and Mafia boss Luciano Reggio.
Tommy tries to obtain incriminating evidence against Reggio while protecting his cousin and younger brother in their fledgling attempts to become "goodfellas". His efforts to strike a balance between his family loyalties, and the FBI's need for evidence, take up most of the film's bulk.