Ray Liotta in the fantasy/drama film "Field of Dreams"—Liotta portrayed Shoeless Joe Jackson, the ghost of the famed baseball player. In 1990, Liotta portrayed real-life mobster Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's film "Goodfellas". In 1992, he costarred as a psychopathic cop alongside Kurt Russell and Madeleine Stowe in the thriller "Unlawful Entry". He appeared in a leading role in the science-fiction/action film "No Escape". In 1996, he starred with Linda Fiorentino and Peter Coyote in the sci-fi/thriller "Unforgettable". Liotta earned critical praise for his turn in James Mangold's 1997 film "Cop Land", starring alongside Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, and Harvey Keitel.
Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro was not released until 1969. The two reunited for the 1968 film "Greetings", which was De Niro's official film debut. In 1973, De Niro had been praised for his role in "Bang the Drum Slowly" while Scorsese had been working as an editor on the movie "Woodstock". The same year, Scorsese and De Niro collaborated for the first time on the gangster film "Mean Streets". Scorsese had been taught that entertaining films can be shot with little money by Roger Corman, who had helped prepare Scorsese for the difficulties of making "Mean Streets". The film, about a small-time gangster living