The Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter appearing in GoodFellas (1990), Casino (1995) and The Departed (2006), all directed by Martin Scorsese. Interestingly, it doesn't appear in his Rolling Stones documentary/concert, Shine a Light (2008).
There is something so magical about “Gimme Shelter” playing with Jack Nicholson narrating life. It’s a real “about time” casting moment. And I am saying this because Goodfellas in my opinion is the best movie ever made.
One of the Stones' greatest songs. Still gives me shivers every. Single. Time. And Marty knows this feeling, so he uses it over. And over. And over. Works every time.
The only reason I started listening to the Rolling Stones was because of them being in Scorsese films lol. Jumping Jack Flash, Gimme Shelter, Tell Me, Heart of Stone, I Can't Get No Satisfaction, etc. I'm currently watching Shine A Light, a documentary by Scorsese of the Rolling Stones and it's absolutely amazing
Leo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent (Gattuso)... Scorsese uses the same Italian actors in many of his films, many times. He finally got around to casting Al Pacino, (The Irishman), but it surprises me that they never worked together before then.
Its rumored that in the film "The Irisman" which will star Joe Pesci, Bobby De Niro and Al Pacino, will feature this song one more time. Can't be more hyped!
0:55 and 1:49 the exact same part of the song both deniro and Vincent are making there tough guy walk ! Great vision by Martin to utilize the same part of the song
the one that kicks serious ass is the one at the closing of the film GIMME SHELTER. it's live ,it's raw, it's after we've seen a guy killed, and it's the least known version of their own career. and check out GRAND FUNK RR's cover of it.
That's what people said after taxi driver (76) then after raging bull (80) and finally after goodfellas (90) I have faith he can pull out at least another "best movie of all time"
Heather Banks I didnt say these movies were bad, but it really doesnt get any better then Goodfellas... And the Wolf is basically Goodfellas 3 (Casino is GF 2), with more F-words and 4th wall breaking etc... Goodfellas is just a perfect movie, thats all... And I dont even like gangster movies!!! :D
antenman i agree, i love all these movie, he's my favorite director but godfellas and mean street wooow !!! and its normal because in these two movie he wrote everything dialogue story :)
+Antenman nah man most people think taxi driver and raging bull are just as good if not better. Raging Bull is the main reason most critics and people in films growing up in the 80's got involved in cinema. Goodfellas is his most popular and one of his best but I think Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Mean Streets match Goodfellas. I love the departed although I admit it probably is just below the those 4 along with Casino. Shutter Island and Wolf are both flawed but still very good. An average scorsese film is better than 80% of films that come out every year.
Quentin Tarantino should’ve put this song in Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown. But he rightfully didn’t put this song in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood because that took place in 1969 before Gimmie Shelter was even written.
The earliest film here, Goodfellas, was released 23 years after his feature film debut and 17 years after his first gangster film. The newest film here, The Departed, was released in 2006, only 10 years before your comment. These are his newer films.
Unlike many of Marty’s peers who arrived in the late 1960s and 1970s, he's maintained a staying power and high quality that's spanned over 50 years. None of the others can say that. They either flamed out or died.
He uses the Stones’ “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and “Tell Me” quite effectively in Mean Streets. In fact, I don't think Marty’s effectively juxtaposed popular music and imagery better than that film. It's almost the central character, in a way.
The Bikeriders was such a Scorsese knockoff (Goodfellas in particular) that I was genuinely surprised that Gimme Shelter did not creep into the soundtrack
