 Commentators noted that the film has a connection to most of Scorsese's later projects, including "Goodfellas" (1990) and "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013).The film received positive critical reviews, the majority of which complimented its direction and editing.It was released in 1992 on a VHS compilation tape in the United Kingdom and was re-released in May 2020 in the 4K resolution format by The Criterion Collection.