8 Irishman Inside Jokes and Callbacks, From David Ferrie to Don Rickles

David Ferrie

In one of the more surreal moments in The Irishman, Joe Pesci’s Russell Bufalino homophobically refers to a “fairy named Ferrie.” He’s referring to David Ferrie, a character Pesci played in Oliver Stone’s JFK.

Here’s Pesci as David Ferrie in JFK and Russell Bufalino in The Irishman:

Joe Pesci JFK Irishman David Ferrie — *Joe Pesci as David Ferrie in JFK and Russell Bufalino in* The Irishman.

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8 The Irishman Inside Jokes and Callbacks, From David Ferrie to Don Rickles

**8 The Irishman Inside Jokes and Callbacks, From David Ferrie to Don Rickles**