Character Relationship Map: GoodFellas

Characters

• Henry Hill (played by Ray Liotta) — protagonist

  The protagonist who becomes fascinated by the Mafia life as a teenager. He rises through the ranks, marries Karen, and engages in carjackings, drug smuggling, and major heists. After his cocaine addic...

• Tommy DeVito (played by Joe Pesci) — supporting

  A violent juvenile delinquent and associate of Henry. He participates in the unsanctioned murder of Billy Batts, leading to the burial and relocation of the corpse. He is ultimately killed at a fake i...

• Karen Hill (played by Lorraine Bracco) — supporting

  A Jewish woman who marries Henry despite her parents' disapproval, drawn to his glamorous criminal lifestyle. She smuggles drugs to him in prison and later flushes $60,000 worth of cocaine down a toil...

• Tommy's Mother (played by Catherine Scorsese) — minor
• Karen's Mother (played by Suzanne Shepherd) — minor
• Billy Batts (played by Frank Vincent) — supporting

  A made man in the Gambino crime family recently released from prison. He insults Tommy at a nightclub, triggering a violent retaliation where Tommy and Jimmy beat, stab, and shoot him to death, violat...

• Henry's Father (played by Beau Starr) — cameo
• Henry's Mother (played by Elaine Kagan) — cameo

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Henry's Father → Henry Hill (father)

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• Henry's Mother → Henry Hill (mother)

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• Karen's Mother → Karen Hill (mother)

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• Tommy's Mother → Tommy DeVito (mother)

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Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Henry Hill → Billy Batts (Narrative Murder Aftermath Accomplice)

  Henry helps bury Billy Batts after Tommy and another associate kill him, then participates in moving the corpse when the burial site is threatened.

• Tommy DeVito → Billy Batts (Conflict Murderous Enemy)

  Billy Batts insults Tommy at a nightclub, and Tommy responds by beating, stabbing, and fatally shooting him.

• Henry Hill → Tommy DeVito (Alliance Criminal Associate)

  Henry works with Tommy in carjackings, cargo theft, the Air France Robbery, and the burial of Billy Batts.

Story Analysis

Henry Hill's rise through organized crime collapses under violence, addiction, betrayal, and the emotional cost of witness protection.

Plot Progression

1. A Taste for Power
2. Violence Changes Everything
3. Prison and Bigger Scores
4. The Empire Turns Inward
5. The Cost of Escape