Stars Ray Liotta , Robert De Niro , Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino were all in attendance for Saturday 's special 25th anniversary screening . Not in attendance were director Martin Scorsese , who was filming in Taiwan , and Joe Pesci who had won an Oscar for his role in the 1990 movie . 'Joe Pesci could n't be here , but he sent this email : ' F*** , f*** , f*** , f***ity f*** , f*** ' read De Niro . Scorsese sent a video message and recalled how the movie upset the owner of his then favorite NYC Italian restaurant . Throughout the one-and-a-half-hour screening the audience cheered each major character 's first appearance . Jon Stewart then held a Q & A with the actors and Liotta recalled Henry Hill thanking him for 'not making me look like a s***bag '
Stars Ray Liotta , Robert De Niro , Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino were all in attendance for Saturday 's special 25th anniversary screening . Not in attendance were director Martin Scorsese , who was filming in Taiwan , and Joe Pesci who had won an Oscar for his role in the 1990 movie . 'Joe Pesci could n't be here , but he sent this email : ' F*** , f*** , f*** , f***ity f*** , f*** ' read De Niro . Scorsese sent a video message and recalled how the movie upset the owner of his then favorite NYC Italian restaurant . Throughout the two-and-a-half-hour screening the audience cheered each major character 's first appearance . Jon Stewart then held a Q & A with the actors and Liotta recalled Henry Hill thanking him for 'not making me look like a s***bag '