Martin Scorsese "Goodfellas", and its excessive violence that garnered it a reputation as possibly the most violent American gangster film ever made. Indeed, many of the tropes and tricks of the earlier film resurfaced more or less intact, most obviously the casting of both Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, Pesci once again playing an unbridled psychopath. Sharon Stone was nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for her performance. During the filming Scorsese played a background part as a gambler at one of the tables. Scorsese still found time for a four-hour documentary in 1995, titled "A Personal Journey with Martin
Ray Liotta win in "Bee Movie"). Liotta starred in the 2006 CBS television series "Smith", which was pulled from the schedule after three episodes, and in 2012, Liotta appeared as himself in a purely vocal role for the "What a Croc!" episode of the Disney Channel comedy series "Phineas & Ferb". Liotta played the father of drug dealer George Jung in the 2001 Johnny Depp film "Blow" and, in the following year, appeared as Detective Lieutenant Henry Oak in the Joe Carnahan-directed film "Narc", a role that led to an Independent Spirit Award nomination and a Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards nomination