Johnny Fontane will never get that movie! I don’t care how many dago, guinea, wop, greaseball goombahs come out of the woodwork, 59
A man in my position can’t afford to be made to look ridiculous!, 63
Mr. Corleone is a man who insists on hearing bad news immediately, 63
Never tell anybody outside the Family what you’re thinking again, 69
I don’t like violence, Tom. I’m a businessman. Blood is a big expense, 87
Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes, 94
Goin’ to the mattresses, 95
Leave the gun. Take the cannolis, 98
I’m with you now. I’m with you, 105
The kid’s clean, Captain. He’s a war hero, 108
This is business, not personal, 111
It’s strictly business, 114
I don’t want my brother comin’ out of that toilet with just his dick in his hands, all right?, 119
I frisked ’im; he’s clean, 126
But then your daughter would lose a father … instead of gaining a husband, 152
Touch my sister again, I’ll kill ya, 159
Yeah, yeah, come on now, kill me. Be a murderer like your father. Come on, all you Corleones are murderers anyway, 166
They shot Sonny on the Causeway. He’s dead, 173
Certainly, he can present a bill for such services; after all, we’re not Communists, 184
Tattaglia’s a pimp … But I didn’t know it till this day that it was Barzini all along, 186
You know how naïve you sound … senators and presidents don’t have men killed. Oh, who’s being naïve, Kay?, 188
You’re out, Tom, 194
I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse, 199
Do you know who I am? I’m Moe Greene. I made my bones when you were goin’ out with cheerleaders!, 201
Don’t ever take sides with anyone against the Family again, 202
Women and children can be careless, but not men, 203
I refused to be a fool, dancing on a string, held by all those big shots, 206
Tom, can you get me off the hook? For old time’s sake?, 233
Today, I settle all Family business, 236
Don’t ask me about my business, Kay, 241
INDEX
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z
#
60 Minutes (TV show), 172
8½, 144
A
Academy Awards®, 34, 38, 40, 64, 85, 103, 121, 144, 147, 198, 204, 247–248
Actors Studio, NY, 133
Aftermath, 246–249
Al Pacino: In Conversation with Lawrence Grobel, 133
Allen, Woody, 249
Amadeus, 38
American Film Institute, 46
American Graffiti, 246
American Hotel, NY, 197
American Zoetrope, 18, 82, 133
American Zoetrope Research Library, Rutherford, CA, 7, 152
Analyze This, 249
Annie Hall, 249
Antonioni, Michelangelo, 121
Any Given Sunday, 166
Apocalypse Now, 121
Art Directors Guild Awards, 121
Asphalt Jungle, The, 125
Aubry, Kim, 216
Avakian, Aram, 20
Awards, 254. See also Academy Awards®; Art Directors Guild Awards; Emmy Awards; Grammy Awards; OBIE Awards; Tony Awards.
B
Ballard, Jack, 20, 205, 211
Bart, Peter, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 249
Batman (TV show), 200
Battleship Potemkin, The, 222
Beatty, Warren, 121, 133
Belafonte, Harry, 249
Bellevue Hospital Center, NY, 174
Belushi, John, 249
Best & Co., NY, 72, 73
Bibliography, 255–257
Blakely, Susan, 202
Bluhdorn, Charles G., 13, 14, 19, 71, 133, 213
Bond, Rudy, 182, 224
Bonnie and Clyde, 121, 171, 222
Borgnine, Ernest, 103
Brando, Marlon, 5, 6, 7, 11, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 46, 47, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 66, 67, 68, 73, 78, 79, 80, 81, 102, 103, 104, 105, 133, 137, 138, 139, 150, 166, 172, 173, 174, 175, 177, 182, 183, 185, 186, 187, 189, 190, 192, 194, 195, 203, 204, 205, 207, 210, 211, 212, 213, 216, 246, 247, 249
Brian’s Song, 84
Bright, Richard, 53, 220, 243
Bronson, Charles, 133
Brooks, Mel, 13
Brooks, Richard, 16
Brotherhood, The, 12
Bujold, Geneviève, 202
Burn!, 213
C
Caan, James, 19, 29, 30, 33, 36, 42, 43, 53, 66, 67, 68, 71, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 92, 110, 113, 117, 118, 133, 150, 156, 158, 159, 160, 161, 169, 170, 171, 172, 174, 175, 202, 246, 247, 249
Cabaret, 248
California (magazine), 40, 241
Calvary Cemetery, Queens, NY, 214
Canby, Vincent, 246
Cannes Film Festival, 18, 133
Caridi, Carmine, 84
Carradine, David, 133
Cassavetes, John, 172
Castellano, Richard, 31, 33, 40, 67, 85, 92, 96, 97, 98, 99, 115, 151, 189, 190, 202, 219, 238, 243
Cazale, John, 19, 29, 30, 42, 67, 78, 79, 80, 81, 151, 197, 198, 201
Champlin, Charles, 247
Chapman, Michael, 98, 211
Chase, The, 172
Chasen’s, 45
Chicago Sun-Times, 247
Chinatown, 14, 204
Citti, Franco, 146, 147, 151, 154
Clayburgh, Jill, 202, 247
Clerks: The Animated Series (TV show), 159
Colombo Sr., Joseph, 70, 71
Colombo, Anthony, 71
Conte, Richard, 103, 151, 185, 228, 229
Conversation, The, 198
Coppola, Carmine, 16, 40, 135
Coppola, Eleanor Neal, 16, 49
Coppola, Francis Ford, 6–7, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18–21, 24, 27, 30, 32, 34, 39, 44, 50, 52, 53, 59, 63, 66, 68, 71, 72, 75, 78, 84, 94, 99, 103, 108, 119, 122, 123, 128, 133, 135, 136, 137, 140, 141, 147, 149, 150, 154, 157, 158, 159, 163, 165, 172, 173, 174, 183, 197, 200, 202, 204, 205, 211, 213, 216, 218, 219, 222, 241, 246, 247, 248
Notebook, 20, 25, 27, 58, 62, 63, 64, 67, 75, 77, 91, 104, 126, 142, 158, 183, 209, 210, 214
Coppola, Sofia, 49, 157, 218
Corleone, Italy, 143, 153
Corman, Roger, 16
Corsaro, Franco, 55, 57
Corsitto, Salvatore, 24–25, 28, 53, 151, 174, 175
Cosa Nostra, 71
Costa-Gavras, 16
Cruz, Maria, 248
Crystal, Billy, 249
D
Danner, Blythe, 202
Dark Arena, The, 10
Dark Shadows, 233
Darling Lili, 144
Davis, Ivor, 246
Day for Night, 248
De Niro, Robert, 133, 147, 249
Deerhunter, The, 198
Dementia 13, 16, 204
Directors on Directing: A Source Book of Modern Theatre, 20
Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?, 133
Dog Day Afternoon, 198
Dolce Vita, La, 144
Donat, Peter, 172
Douglas, Kirk, 12
Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, 125
Dreyfuss, Richard, 198
Dullea, Keir, 172
Duvall, Robert, 19, 29, 35, 52, 53, 59, 60, 62, 67, 84, 87, 92, 110, 112, 117, 118, 164, 172, 173, 182, 194, 235, 236, 239, 247
E
Eastwood, Clint, 248
Ebert, Roger, 216, 247
Eisenstein, Sergei, 222
Emmy Awards, 200
Evans, Robert, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18–21, 50, 71, 84, 85, 103, 133, 144, 150, 165, 166, 213, 246, 247
Exorcist, The, 38
F
Facts of Life, The (TV show), 200
Family Guy (TV show), 248
Famous Teddy Z, The (TV show), 200
Feast of San Gennaro, NY, 31
Federal Reserve Bank, NY, 182
Fellini, Federico, 144
Fifth Avenue, NY, 72, 76
Filmways Studio, 24, 27, 65
Finian’s Rainbow, 18
Five Easy Pieces, 104, 157
Flowers, A.D., 222
Floyd Bennett Airfield, Brooklyn, NY, 169
Ford Sunday Evening Hour (radio show), 16
Fortunate Pilgrim, The, 10
Fortunella, 144
Forza d’Agro, Sicily, 143
Francavilla, Sicily, 143
Frederickson, Gray, 20, 143
French Connection, The, 108, 246
Freshman, The, 166, 249
Friedkin, William, 108
From Here to Eternity, 45
G
G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 10
Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight, The, 84, 133, 147
Garcia, Andy, 49
Genovese, Vito, 182
Giorgio, Tony, 182, 185
Godfather 1902–1959: The Complete Epic, The, 7, 69, 146, 180, 242
Godfather Papers: and Other Confession, The, 10, 11, 45
Godfather Saga, The (TV show), 7, 248
Godfather Trilogy: 1901–1980, The, 7, 55, 65, 69, 85, 86, 88, 96, 146, 164, 180, 193
Godfather, The, 6–7, 10–21, 24–243, 246–249
critical response, 246–247; legacy, 248–249
on TV, 248
spoofs of, 248–249
Godfather: Part II, The, 7, 11, 14, 21, 40, 84, 121, 147, 198, 204, 248, 249
Godfather: Part III, The, 11, 49, 84, 172, 249
Godfather: The Complete Annotated Screenplay, The, 7
Goodbye, Columbus, 13
Gordon, General Charles, 62
Graduate, The, 18
Grammy Awards, 144
Grand Central Terminal Penn Central Boardroom, NY, 182
Gravano, Salvatore, 70
Greenacres estate, 60, 61
Gregg, Julie, 29
Gross, Terry, 63, 191
Grosso, Sonny, 40, 108, 123
Gulf + Western Industries, 12, 13, 71, 133, 205, 213, 246
Guns N’ Roses, 144
H
Hackman, Gene, 172
Harold and Maude, 14
Hayden, Sterling, 6, 108, 123, 125, 128, 129
Henry, Buck, 205
Heston, Charlton, 248
Hitchcock, Alfred, 78, 102
Hoffman, Dustin, 38, 133, 172
Hofstra University, 16, 84
Hogan’s Heroes (TV show), 14
Hollywood Reporter, The, 11, 150, 166, 177
Horovitz, Israel, 198
Hotel Edison, NY, 73
Hussey, Olivia, 178
I
Indian Wants the Bronx, The, 133, 198
Infanti, Angelo, 147, 148, 151, 154
Internet Movie Database, 248
Italian-American Civil Rights League, 71
Italian-American Unity Day, NY, 71
Italianisms, 31, 50, 68, 87, 93, 95, 113, 151, 165, 183
J
Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant, NY, 122
Jaffe, Stanley, 13, 21, 133, 213
Jaws, 246
Jones, Tommy Lee, 133
K
Kael, Pauline, 247
Kauffman, Stanley, 246
Kazan, Elia, 19
Keaton, Diane, 36, 44, 69, 72, 82, 101, 164, 172, 202, 218, 230, 231, 241, 249
Kesten, Steve, 20
Khartoum (city), 62
Khartoum (horse), 62, 63, 64
Kid Stays in the Picture, The, 21, 213
King, Morgana, 29, 41, 42, 46, 47, 86, 151, 209, 216, 231
Kinney National Company, 12
Kurosawa, Akira, 7
L
Ladies’ Home Journal, 53, 133, 171
Lady in a Cage, 84
Las Vegas (TV show), 249
Las Vegas, 196–202
League, The. See Italian-American Civil Rights League.
Leopard, The, 144
Lettieri, Al, 67, 73, 74, 87, 125, 128, 129, 151
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY, 136
Line, 198
Linero, Jeannie, 48, 49, 156
Little Big Man, 38, 121
Little Fauss and Big Halsy, 14
Littlefeather, Sacheen, 247
Livrano, Tere, 29, 32
Lloyd, Harold, 60
Lombardi, Joe, 222
London Express, 246
Longest Yard, The, 14
Loren, Sophia, 103
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, 150
Los Angeles Times, 84, 246, 247
Love Story, 12, 103
Lovers and Other Strangers, 202
Lucas, George, 18, 82, 102, 133, 172, 246
Lucas, Marcia, 133
M
M*A*S *H, 172
MacGraw, Ali, 21, 133, 144, 247
Madison Square Garden, 71
Mafia, 71
Mahdi Mohammed Ahmed, 62
Makeup, 38
Making It, 14
Mancini, Henry, 144
Mantegna, Joe, 249
Marchak, Alice, 213
Mario Puzo’s The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television. See Godfather 1902–1959: The Complete Epic, The.
Marley, John, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 103
Martino, Al, 45, 46, 47, 50, 51, 151, 198
Maxim (magazine), 84
MCA, 12
McBurney YMCA, NY, 222
Meisner, Sanford, 172
MGM, 133
Midnight Cowboy, 38
Mike Douglas Show, The (TV show), 66
Mill Valley, CA, 186
Million Dollar Baby, 248
Miss, The, 159
Mitchell, John, 71
Molly Maguires, The, 144
Montana, Lenny, 37, 39, 73, 74, 151
Mott Street, Little Italy, NY, 65, 76, 78
Mount Loretto Church, Staten Island, NY, 218
Mulligan, Richard, 172
Murch, Walter, 144
Murder on the Orient Express, 14
Music, 144
Mutiny on the Bounty, 213
N
Native Americans, 247
Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, NY, 172
New Republic, The, 246
New York County Supreme Court, NY, 226, 227, 228, 229
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, 55, 102
New York NBC-TV, 38
New York Post, 246
New York Times, The, 10, 14, 16, 21, 71, 226, 246
New Yorker, The, 247
Nicholson, Jack, 133, 172
Nunziata, Sicily, 143
O
O’Neal, Ryan, 133
OBIE Awards, 133, 198
Old School, 248
Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral, NY, 218
Olivier, Lawrence, 213
On the Waterfront, 182, 213
One-Eyed Jacks, 213
Oranges, symbolism of, 183
P
Pacino, Al, 6–7, 17, 19, 36, 43, 44, 53, 57, 69, 72, 82, 83, 84, 88, 92, 99, 103, 104, 105, 108, 112, 113, 115, 117, 118, 123, 125, 127, 129, 130, 132, 133, 142, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 154, 155, 162, 163, 166, 176, 187, 189, 194, 195, 198, 199, 201, 203, 204, 205, 207, 208, 217, 218, 225, 230, 234, 234, 235, 236, 239, 241, 243, 246, 247
Panic in Needle Park, The, 133
Paper Moon, 14
Paramount Pictures, 6–7, 10, 11, 12–15, 58, 71, 76, 84, 103, 130, 133, 144, 150, 205, 211, 213, 241, 246
Patsy’s Restaurant, NY, 19
Patton, 18, 24, 64, 136
Penn, Arthur, 16, 121
Petricone, Alexander Federico. See Rocco, Alex.
Phillips, Michelle, 202
Piccolo, Brian, 84
Polanski, Roman, 121
Polk’s Hobby Shop, 76
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sp; Ponti, Carlo, 103
Practical jokes, 53, 137
Primus, Barry, 172
Profaci, Joe, 182
Psycho, 78
Puzo, Mario, 6–7, 10, 11, 15, 20, 45, 49, 59, 63, 75, 94, 95, 98, 99, 104, 114, 133, 134, 153, 187, 191, 204, 213, 218, 219, 233, 235, 242
Q
Quinn, Anthony, 103
R
Radio City Music Hall, NY, 79
Raging Bull, 98
Rain People, The, 18, 84, 172
Rashômon, 7
Redford, Robert, 133
Requiem for a Dream, 248
Revenge of the Pink Panther, 248
Richmond Floral Company, 30
Rocco, Alex, 50, 151, 200, 201, 222, 223, 249
Rockefeller, Nelson, 71
Romeo and Juliet, 178
Roos, Fred, 133, 140, 148, 150, 151, 157, 198, 200, 202, 204, 213
Rosemary’s Baby, 14
Rota, Nino, 6, 144, 246, 247
Ruddy, Albert S., 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 21, 37, 71, 78, 133, 144, 150, 169, 171, 186, 213, 248
Russo, Gianni, 29, 36, 42, 151, 159, 160, 161, 166, 167, 192, 230, 234, 235, 236, 238
S
Salt, Jennifer, 202
Saturday Night Live (TV show), 249
Savoca, Italy, 143
Scarface, 249
Schulberg, Budd, 213
Scorsese, Martin, 98, 147
Scott, George C., 103, 213
Scotti, Vito, 35, 151
Seinfeld (TV show), 249
Serpico, 14
Sheen, Martin, 133, 172
Shire, Talia, 19, 29, 36, 40, 42, 43, 45, 54, 141, 151, 156, 165, 167, 230, 231, 241
Sicily, 144–155, 176–179
Siegel, Bugsy, 200, 222
Silent Movie, 13
Simpsons, The (TV show), 159, 249
Sinatra, Frank, 45, 103, 150
Smith, Dick, 38, 104, 137
Songs My Mother Taught Me, 66, 139, 173, 213
Sopranos, The (TV show), 249
South by Southwest Film Festival, 12, 20
Spinell, Joe, 135
St. Regis Hotel, NY, 69, 100, 219
Staten Island, 30
Stefanelli, Simonetta, 147, 155, 162, 163, 176, 178
Stockwell, Dean, 133, 172
Streetcar Named Desire, A, 182, 213
Sunkist, 78
Sunset Boulevard, 58
Superman, 11
T
Taormina, Sicily, 143
Tavoularis, Dean, 58, 121, 143, 183
Taxi Driver, 98
Thinnes, Roy, 172
THX 1138, 18, 172
Time (magazine), 11, 16, 21, 53
Timeline, 252–253
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