Backdrop
Playing for the Mob

Playing for the Mob (2014)

1h 17m | PG-13

⭐ 6.4 / 10

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.

Director: Joe Lavine

Studio: ESPN Films

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

▶ Watch

Cast

Ray Liotta

Ray Liotta

as Narrator

Henry Hill

Henry Hill

as Himself

Jim Sweeney

Jim Sweeney

as Himself

Rick Kuhn

Rick Kuhn

as Himself

Eric Cobb

Eric Cobb

as Himself

Paul Mazzei

Paul Mazzei

as Himself