That Christmas decor of Henry Hill's living room has never left my subconscious.
I see what you mean, but you could also say that about the dad. The mom is the only straight character, and even she has her moments.Surprisingly, the funniest character is not Ralphie, but his little brother. The funniest moments in the film come from him.
Slightly OT but there is a very good modern series about the making of the Godfather (original) film. It's on Paramount and called The Offer. Very interesting seeing the director, producer, and movie executives (the film was made by Gulf Western, an oil company) all interact. This was Al Pacino's first big role and I can't remember the big name guy the studios wanted but the director fought for no name Pacino.I watched Godfather 2 with a few family members during Christmas yesterday. My uncle claims he watched it 4 times. Apparently he speaks Italian, and I was too shy to bring up the no subtitles thing until one or two scenes. Most of my family doesn't handle 3 hours of movie, so for the most part there were pauses every hour with a few of them joining every once in a while. Part 3 was also discussed since everyone there only watched it on release at the stone age.
Good stuff.
Here's a quick clip of the real life Bob Evans from his autobiography The Kid Stays In The Picture (he even mentions how this was the first mafia film made without Jews). Gonna watch this one next.