Godfather I.... - Mrs. Piggy - Films/DVD Asylum

Godfather I....

Posted by Mrs. Piggy (A) on October 16, 2002 at 17:54:54

In Reply to: It's a five-way tie........... posted by danj on October 15, 2002 at 20:57:53:

Michael: Come on. Don't be afraid, Carlo. Come on, you think I'd make my sister a widow? I'm Godfather to your son, Carlo...You're out of the Family business, that's your punishment. You're finished. I'm putting you on a plane to Vegas...I want you to stay there, understand? Only don't tell me you're innocent. Because it insults my intelligence and makes me very angry. Now, who approached you? Tattaglia or Barzini?
Carlo: It was Barzini.
Michael: Good.

Clemenza is ordered to murder Carlo in a brutal and painful manner - strangling him from behind while inside a car bound for the airport. Carlo valiantly kicks a hole through the car windshield as he tries to break free while being choked to death.

The ending scene of the film is justifiably famous. As the house is vacated and furnishings are moved by packers to their new home in Nevada, Connie hysterically accuses Michael of being responsible for her treacherous husband's death. She calls Michael a "lousy, cold-hearted bastard." Kay, Michael's non-Italian wife, asks whether Connie's accusation is true about the order to kill their brother-in-law. Denying responsibility, Kay is patronizingly lied to about his business:

Kay: Michael, is it true?
Michael: Don't ask me about my business, Kay.
Kay: Is it true?
Michael: Don't ask me about my business...
Kay: No.
Michael (slamming his hand on the desk): Enough. All right. This one time, this one time I'll let you ask me about my affairs.
Kay (whispering): Is it true? Is it?
Michael (quietly, shaking his head): No.
Kay (sighing relief): (Michael kisses and hugs her.) I guess we both need a drink, huh?
She leaves his study to fix a drink, shaky but smiling. At the same time, family henchmen Rocco Lampone, Clemenza and Al Neri (known as Michael's 'Luca Brasi') enter Michael's study, telling him of the successful assassinations of his enemies and betrayers, and paying tribute. Kay stares at them in the study - Clemenza embraces Michael, shaking and kissing his hand, clearly anointing him as the new Don Corleone of the Family: "Don Corleone." Rocco is the second one to kiss his ring hand. [The Godfather, Part II (1974) begins with this shot.] Michael has emerged as the new Godfather in his father's image, an image he once sought to escape.

Good stuff
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Topic - The Greatest single SCENE (not necessarily the entire performance) in modern (post-70) - tinear 06:50:04 10/14/02 (28)

Not post-1970 but.... - bubbahotep 15:54:50 10/18/02 (0)

Re: The Greatest single SCENE (not necessarily the entire performance) in modern (post-70) - caa 21:59:13 10/16/02 (0)

Life of Bryan...3 scenes....(Comedic/ artistic).... - Mrs. Piggy 17:31:44 10/16/02 (5)

The single funniest line in Life Of Brian... - gware 19:51:35 10/16/02 (4)

And what about haggling...you mean your not going to haggle?:o)-nt - Mrs. Piggy 20:05:23 10/16/02 (3)

Re: And what about haggling...you mean your not going to haggle?:o)-nt - gware 21:29:41 10/16/02 (2)

Withnail and I nails the early 70s better than any - tinear 18:45:54 10/17/02 (1)

Ralph Brown and the Camberwell Carrot... - gware 16:19:01 10/18/02 (0)

The last scene in the Quiet Earth ..... - Mrs. Piggy 17:25:17 10/16/02 (3)

Awesome shot - Love the expression on Bruno Lawrence's face <NT> - Rich S. 07:31:30 10/18/02 (0)

???? Huh! ??? - Dave 16:21:16 10/17/02 (1)

This is a clever little sleeper of a film.... - Mrs. Piggy 16:44:10 10/17/02 (0)

It's a five-way tie........... - danj 20:57:53 10/15/02 (5)

Godfather I.... - Mrs. Piggy 17:54:54 10/16/02 (4)

Re: Godfather I.... - bubbahotep 16:11:01 10/18/02 (3)

I didn't finish Godfather III...... - Mrs. Piggy 17:46:58 10/18/02 (2)

Cage is a Coppola but did you mean Andy Garcia? (nt) - bubbahotep 21:18:39 10/18/02 (1)

You are correct, that's who I was thinking of.... - Mrs. Piggy 17:43:11 10/19/02 (0)

The last, long shot in From Dusk 'Til Dawn... - clarkjohnsen 08:18:10 10/15/02 (2)

Just got the deluxe version on DVD......... - Chris Garrett 10:51:25 10/16/02 (1)

"I'd think that it would have been discovered long before." - clarkjohnsen 10:48:15 10/17/02 (0)

The last scene in Rosetta (nt) - David Mester 21:03:34 10/14/02 (0)

A Favorite Moment: Last shot from THX1138 (letterboxed) - Rich S. 19:56:37 10/14/02 (0)

One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest.... - Mrs. Piggy 19:26:50 10/14/02 (0)

Night Mother--OK, this is a movie I didn't particularly love... - Mrs. Piggy 19:18:32 10/14/02 (0)

First, modern to me is post WWII. Post 1970 is for kids. nt - Pjay 17:02:22 10/14/02 (0)

Re: The Greatest single SCENE (not necessarily the entire performance) in modern (post-70) - Jeff Starrs 08:16:42 10/14/02 (0)

maybe i have one - njjohn 07:14:02 10/14/02 (0)

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Godfather I.... - Mrs. Piggy 17:54:54 10/16/02 (4)

Re: Godfather I.... - bubbahotep 16:11:01 10/18/02 (3)

I didn't finish Godfather III...... - Mrs. Piggy 17:46:58 10/18/02 (2)

Cage is a Coppola but did you mean Andy Garcia? (nt) - bubbahotep 21:18:39 10/18/02 (1)

You are correct, that's who I was thinking of.... - Mrs. Piggy 17:43:11 10/19/02 (0)

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