Movie: Playing for the Mob

Top 6 Billed Cast

Ray Liotta
Ray Liotta

Narrator

Henry Hill
Henry Hill

Himself

Jim Sweeney
Jim Sweeney

Himself

Rick Kuhn
Rick Kuhn

Himself

Eric Cobb
Eric Cobb

Himself

Paul Mazzei
Paul Mazzei

Himself

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    Playing for the Mob

  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    2014-10-07

  • Average

    6.4

  • Rating:

    3.2 starts
  • Tagline

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

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  • Languages:

    English
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