article_snippet.sent: Scorsese and producer Irwin Winkler sent video messages to the audience. '
article_snippet.sent: I remember the previews were one of the worst experiences of my life — Scorsese and producer Irwin Winkler
article_snippet.sent: had three of the previews and the previews were all in California.
article_snippet.sent: It seemed that the audience had to be prepared for what it was, but there was a lot of controversy,' said the director.
article_snippet.sent: Throughout the two-and-a-half-hour screening the audience cheered each major character's first appearance along with iconic scenes like Karen Hill's doorbell-yelling session, and memorable lines like Henry Hill's opening narration: 'For as long as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.'
article_snippet.sent: You' sequence was almost entirely improvised. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Throughout the two-and-a-half-hour screening the audience cheered each major character's first appearance .
  