7 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About the Godfather!

The Godfather just had its 45th anniversary, so what better time to share some Things about it with you guys? As always, there are some bonus Things in there too, so make sure you watch to the end!
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[@ivideogameboss]

The KZbin algorithm made me an offer I couldn't refuse.

[@99bits46]

another fact: Jack Nicholson was offered the role of Michael but he turned it down as he thought someone with italian origin would be a better cast.

[@justinamenta7241]

Nicholson's biological father is Italian

[@pokerprince777]

Actually it was robert redford who was offered the role. It was the director himself francis ford coppola who insisted to the studio a little known, young up and coming actor called al pacino play michael

[@mullaoslo]

@akrinah and his family is actually from Corleone!

[@jeffshannon6914]

CHECK OYT THE SCREEN TEST FOR *DE NIRO AS MICHAEL, HE DID IT LIKE JOHNNY BOY I "MEAN SRTEETS"

[@tillerman7272]

would've been awesome

[@joncaju]

They made the greatest movie with a $6.5 million budget? Damn my respect for Francis Ford Coppola!

[@Lerppunen]

Adjusted for inflation it was about ten times that.

[@waynej2608]

@@Lerppunen Still, a pittance, compared to what it brought in. Obviously. I'd have sold out my mother to the Barzini family, for a taste of that box office. J/k, but the idea is conveyed.

[@weveri6]

@@Lerppunen Actually, the inflation factor from 1970 to 2020 is about 6 /12 to 1; the average price of a movie ticket has about the same rate of inflation. So the inflation-adjusted budget would be 40 - 42 million dollars.

[@Lerppunen]

James Kness Correct.

[@oskar6703]

Today it would be 44,305,862.07 dollars

[@KolozII]

One of my favorite "things" about this movie is that Paramount disliked the lack of violence so much in this film that they threatened to hire a "violence director" to direct the violence for the movie. When Coppola got wind of this, he took matters into his own hands and shot the "Sonny's Assassination" scene (as well as the domestic abuse scene) as graphically violent as possible to silence Paramount and get them off his back.

[@TheOldSchoolGamer93]

Unless you're a history major or you remember WW2 you would never have even noticed the wood bumpers. That's a director with OCD and I love it

[@ganendranpillay3283]

its not OCD its called attention to detail

[@hassouss4512]

Not even a history major. Just a really random fact.

[@waynej2608]

Coppola went for authenticity, right down the line. Bless him!

[@stuartstoker2697]

@@waynej2608 you

[@georgeberquin4788]

@@hassouss4512 loo

[@thebattlefrontgrind1845]

In an era of reboots, remakes, and cash-grab sequels, no one dares to touch The Godfather. It will always be the one of the pinnacles of cinema and maybe the best film ever.

[@Outpost31Research]

The Godfather parts 1 & 2 are hands down my favorite films of all time. The cinematography, the writing, the score, the acting, excellent story. The list of memorable classic scenes is endless. Its just very unfortunate what happened to part 3...

[@muhammedmooquin1365]

GF3 wrapped Michael's character up very nicely

[@IsraelNowIsraelForever]

The Godfather Part III is good, but Paramount fucked it up. The studio denied Coppola's request for a year so he and Puzo could write an acceptable first draft. Paramount gave Coppola one month to write the script, and only one year to write, direct, and edit the picture.

[@charleskuckel3173]

That part about the wooden bumpers was ACTUALLY referenced in The Godfather. It was in a deleted scene where Clemenza was talking to Rocco Lampone JUST prior to taking Paulie Gatto to get killed.

[@blarb4379]

Greatest films ever made

[@msavli1069]

I'm not sure it's even the best in its own trilogy, cause Part II is just soooooooo perfect.

[@philliphunt6204]

Blarb 43 part 2 is so dope, 3 tho....

[@temuulenaltangerel5773]

phillip hunt we dont talk about part 3...

[@MikePenceEcksDee]

Goodfellas was wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better casino is little slow

[@tallaganda83]

Most overrated I think.

[@1995abv]

Yessss now do part 2 and 3

[@coeusdarksoul2855]

Seriously... like they even have to ask? :D

[@jordantobias3081]

+Coeus Darksoul absolutely!!!

[@lukehealy1722]

Roddy part three won't be very good😞

[@daviddyster4145]

Roddy I agree part II and part III!

[@1995abv]

Luke Healy still be some good stuff we didint know 😂

[@nhmooytis7058]

45 years...I feel old. I saw it at age 20, the first show the day it opened in Cleveland, snowy day, maybe 6 people in the theater. Went back a few nights later, the line was around the block!

[@thecustomizer2008]

You were 20 in 1972 when it first came out, or am i reading it wrong because it you were 20 when it came out you wouldnt be 45 in 2018. You would be about 66 in 2018

[@nhmooytis7058]

@@thecustomizer2008 where did I say I was 45 in 2018? I was 66.

[@nhmooytis7058]

@@thecustomizer2008 try learning to read, dolt...the movie came out in 1972, so I saw it 45 years before my initial post.

[@thecustomizer2008]

@@nhmooytis7058 sorru i thought when you said. "45 years.... I feel old" it made it seem like you were referring to your age as 45 years. Sorry, i just read it wrong

[@nhmooytis7058]

@@thecustomizer2008 sorry I called you a dolt. Haven’t had coffee 😊

[@TombstoneHeart]

Back in the 70's, I worked with a bloke who had come out from Sicily as a child with his parents, so they mostly spoke a Sicilian Italian dialect at home. He told me that most of the Italian dialogue in the move was so authentic that they even used Sicilian slang and insults and curses. He said watching the movie was like listening to his father and uncles arguing after they all had a bit too much wine in them!

[@Onionring007]

part two please

[@chicago5849]

Asaras

[@rileylucas6485]

Fun Fact: Marlon Brando would often come to set unprepared so they had to hold up cards above the camera and put them below in hidden structures so he could read his lines, that's what created his iconic way of speaking with his head up or down

[@bikefixer]

Here's another tidbit of information. The hospital scenes were filmed at three different hospitals. The interiors where Michael protects his dad were shot at Eye and Ear Hospital on 13th Street and 2nd Ave. The exterior (where the taxi rolls up and Michael gets slugged by McCluskey) is the 29th St. entrance of Bellevue Hospital (with additional close-ups of Michael and Enzo standing on steps re-created on Paramount's back lot in Hollywood). But the last scene of the hospital where Vito Corleone is driven home from the hospital by police escort was filmed in the Bronx at Lincoln Medical Center (no longer in existence).

[@sree-gj6uj]

Iam from india. Still yesterday I watched this movie. Every 4 months once I will see this movie. Because of cinematography and screenplay. god father takes it own place.

[@quicksilverbalt]

continue to part 2 please.

[@decenthumans]

Yes!

[@cmz.]

Darth Vader dies at the end of Furious 8

[@Jam3zGe51990]

I know, after he loses the fight against the Joker.

[@AnInternetUser1]

That fight with him and the Terminator was cool, though.

[@pjb4465]

Jesus Ruiz my favorite part of furious 8 was when vin diesel and Gary busey teamed up with Steven seagal to defeat Godzilla. that was great

[@baulkin1986]

remember at the beginning with all the time traveling sex bots? the was great

[@kylecampbell565]

Yeah I cried when joker said "avada kadavra"

[@deadmeat1995]

2:46 "They essentially vetoed Marlon Brando as Don Corleone" Anyone else catch that pun?

[@alisafeerhyder1994]

Vetoed as in Vito Corleone?

[@yogadr6]

I think EVERYONE else caught the pun.....

[@doniwana]

First time I saw the godfather, I watched it 6 times. Make the second one already I wanna know more!

[@ellielouiseroberts8602]

I must be the only person in the universe that liked Godfather III. I thought Andy Garcia was awesome and I loved how it ended. I thought Pacino's silent scream was so poignant. I love all three movies. It was a perfect Greek tragedy.

[@albjchen]

Definitely make a Part Two.

[@harlemdeni]

Three parts for every part. Now do it because this channel is awesome!

[@faqiu1066]

What? 2:47 they almost “Vito-ed” casting Marlon Brando??

[@MateDrinker33]

Vetoed.

[@pokerprince777]

Yeah brando was worse then harvey weinstein. Brando was the original #metoo campaign. Studios knew of his sexual misconducts with both men and women and he would charge ridiculous amounts of money just to read scripts like $100k to read 10 pages, he would get his way cause he would make lots of money

[@Nero-ox5tw]

Is this for real??? He would partake in sexual acts with men and women without consent? Or is this just speculation.

[@wolverineiscool7161]

@akrinah pretty cool

[@TalkAsSoftAsChalk]

@@Nero-ox5tw There is a lot of account of it being true. He was a terrible person yet a phenomenal actor. Its sad but up until now most powerful men were not held accountable for their devious actions. Even now most are still out there. Weinstein was only the tip of the iceberg. Hollywood is filled with these assholes.

[@koytoy2656]

Why did Clemenza have to show Michael how to handle a gun? After all, Michael was a Marine in WWII

[@aroobaahsan9486]

They didn’t use revolvers in the world wars, also Micheal said he had never killed a man before either, plus Clemenza was teaching him what do to after and how to handle the situation the gun was just a part of it

[@carlcafagna1953]

Wasn’t he in the Navy? Not marines, doesn’t he win the Naval Cross which gets mentioned at the Trial in 2?

[@BostonsF1nest]

@@carlcafagna1953 the Navy Cross is awarded to Marines too ... and the Coast Guard

[@carlcafagna1953]

@@BostonsF1nest thanks for the info!

[@Madara946]

I'm gunna make him an offer he can't refuse

[@meghnasaha4349]

Yes ! Yes ! Do it for part 2 ..... I've been waiting for this so long . My favorite film of all time !!!

[@gabrieldjatienza6971]

The visuals and dialogue .....rewatachable, and never gets old with repeat viewings.

[@robertotorres1387]

Yes! More of ALL The Godfather's, please!

[@sethwoodhouse4797]

Do Apocalypse now! So many great BTS facts!

[@xaviercook7996]

have you ever seen Hearts of Darkness? wayyyy better than Apocalypse Now

[@danielmashanic5738]

Xavier Cook Honest to God, the fact that you made that joke just made my whole week better. Community is my favorite comedy TV series ever.

[@soylentcompany5235]

Daniel Mashanic Oh my god !! i thought i was the only one that recognized this joke ! Btw i am rewatching community for the second time right now (such an awesome show) :D . Does anyone know where i can watch hearts of darkness :) ?

[@xaviercook7996]

I'm glad dude, far and away my favorite sitcom

[@vb2388]

Or even Burden of Dreams.. Herzog had a much more difficult time to make Fitzcarraldo than Coppola did for Apocalypse Now..

[@WeLoveGoodMovies]

Cineflix, do absolutely every video u want to do, you guys are amazing, and i learn so much cinema and interesting facts with your channel. Keep up the AWESOME WORK.

[@kalte333]

Excellent! Nice work guys! Love to see a part 2

[@DOCTORDONZO]

Part 2

[@KaustubhMisraV_for_theJoker]

Cinefix and The Godfather? As good as it gets.

[@awesome420ication]

I see what you did there.

[@muccmaster]

3:45 I don't see how that's such a messed up thing. Plus she looks much older than the other actors. Way more convincing than nearly every show and movie about high school that has actors in their mid to late 20s playing teenagers.

[@hujjesb]

I love this film ... I watched it in London as a boy when it just came out with my parents .... Am 61 now and I still watch 1 and 2 and 3 in my man room when drinking beer .. Feel it was part of my life

[@julesstephenson8935]

This is one of my favorite films, I would definitely love to see a part two for it. And one on the Godfather part two

[@samuraizackk3408]

If you do not like The Godfather, you do not like films. Greateat movie of ALL TIME!

[@Painwoodstudios]

This was just great, please do part 2!!

[@jksanapo17]

so excited when I saw this...thanks Cinefix! 👍👍👍

[@_AZBT_ASHUTOSHKUSHWAHA-vm3fh]

The one book adaptation that went 100%legit and excellent

[@Deckdentisch]

I'll never lose hope, that Tuccipalooza will be a thing

[@mayankgoyal727]

Finally my favourite KZbin channel does a video on my all time favourite movie. And of course do the part 2

[@dal8711]

Please do part 2! Great channel and series btw, you find really interesting trivia! Regards..

[@QueensBeryRules]

holy shit! I just marathoned these 3 movies last night... this channel understands me 🙏

[@javiersoto359]

Do part 2's for each godfather entry

[@maryati6088]

love,love,love Cinefix contents. Always refreshing even the title said "probably" compared to others with title telling viewers do not know anything but the contents are recycled and can be found in other videos.

[@arthatch5438]

THIS has been my fav for years plz do pt 2,3,4, all you can ty

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

Francis Ford Coppola found the stray in the Paramount lot, I can't anyone else but Brando!

[@Abruzzo333]

How terrible would this franchise have been if it were up to the studio?! They tried to ruin ever aspect.... from the actors, to the plot and everything in between. This is why movies are so terrible these days....because the studios no longer allow any artistic freedom whatsoever. Every aspect is controlled by a bunch of executives who have zero creative vision and aim to make something with the least amount of risk and formulas that are guaranteed to bring in revenue....super hero movies, remakes and the other fodder that's put out now.

[@robbyjames117]

A part two would be awesome. Loved this one

[@mojomooster]

Awesome! Definitely Part 2!

[@tobyarn1]

if I don't get a part 2 I'm going to blame some of the people in this room.

[@_jake_doran]

You know you don't have to ask?! Give us the part 2,3,4,5,6, etc.. that we all crave!!

[@stovalish6]

thanks guys. do more!

[@azzyclark3860]

The Godfather Part I The Godfather Part I Part II The Godfather Part II The Godfather Part II Part II gotta love cinefix

[@BillyBJohnson]

During part II, they use a Cessna plane from the 70s, which wasn’t even produced during the 40s

[@charlesriver6628]

Good stuff! Please do a Part 2

[@snoor28]

Part 2 please. Great job!

[@MagsPM]

A part 2 would be cool

[@RichardDuryea]

Do a part 2, but I think we would all be let down with a part 3

[@AaronS.C.Moreland]

Yes please do a part two for both

[@elizabethowens9203]

patiently waiting for part 2

[@TCM.Reviews]

I want Things You Didn't About The Godfather on a monthly basis. More sure cover Part II and Part III

[@Sycsa]

2:47 - they essentially "Vito"-d Marlon Brando. :D

[@MrJoeybabe25]

Yes! Do Part Two. Great Video!

[@simonlamphee9905]

its a iconic film that cannot be remade EVER

[@poppingerfilm]

Please do Once Upon a Time in America!

[@kiahkyeuh6465]

During this “lovely” quarantine I took the time to watch all 5 of The Godfather’s forgot how slow it was but the fact that KZbin recommended me this just now..FBI guys really be looking out.

[@DDios-ih9de]

Theres only 3 Godfather movies Dam Id love to see the other too Cappola would probably be interested since he directed them! The cast too would be curious

[@DDios-ih9de]

@Dep Kmr YES! 😆

[@waynej2608]

Five?! What are you, stunatz?

[@illiterateno2]

Great video. Yes to a part two.

[@DamnImSoBored123]

Yes i would love to see part 2 of this. This was the first Al pacino movie i ever watched, i honestly didnt even know it was him at first! Haha and i instantly became a fan of him! The movie was very, very good.

[@paulleckner8235]

Make a Part 2. Do I have to make you an offer, you cannot refuse?

[@alicekuebitz4460]

I need more "The Godfather" in my life... It's finals week.

[@LycoLoco]

Yep, totally down for multiple more parts here!

[@softgunruler]

we need lots more of this

[@anthonylaudati]

Well done. Please check out our three-part web series, "The Goddaughter", based on "The Godfather". It follows the second daughter of Michael Corleone. Raised in Sicily, Michaela comes to America to restore honor to the Corleone legacy.

[@wolverinefangowings]

Do Part II on Godfather Part II, Part III as a Part II of Part II and Part IV as a Part II of Part I.

[@doraran2138]

Pacino played role so macabre! In the beginning, he took his WASP girlfriend to party, still wearing his American Marine uniform, showing how much he wanted this to not be his family. "That's them, not me Kate" as he relates 'offer he couldn't refuse' story. One of strongest, non verbal scenes in cinema, is his face in restaurant right before he shoot Sollazo and McClusky. He truly was as crossroad of life. One path, leave restaurant, leave family let Sonny handle it, go back to life he expressed he wanted with Kate, other path, that we see, that literally changed full course of life. He never seemed happy with that course, did great 'job' in world he really didn't want, even to point of driving his brother to assist in attempting murder on him and then having same brother later killed, to ultimately having his daughter die in his arms as result of his world. Not likely any of those other actors mentioned for part, could have pulled this tragic tale off.

[@tvaughn]

Absolutely - PART 2!!

[@kumarmadhan5942]

Brando the best actor ever!

[@gammingpuppet2284]

Things we didn't know about jumanji since the remake is this year

[@decenthumans]

Ha. Sure, why not

[@cadewarrencns]

Fucking great video, this is why CineFix is the best at these things. I'm a huge Godfather nerd and I didn't know that they emphasized James Caan's teeth, and it makes perfect sense: His character is the most primal, impulsive character, and his "fangs" absolutely help visually emphasize his personality. Brilliant. Also, I appreciate the "clickbait"-proofing title's inclusion of "(Probably)". This is the kind of stuff that sets you guys apart from other shittier channels and keeps me addicted to your videos.

[@railley2340]

Yes. Do a part 2 on both movies

[@bransongauld3725]

Still waiting on akira part two...Anytime this year?

[@crixxxxxxxxx]

The Godfather Part II should've been the young Vito story. The Godfather Part III should've been the Michael in 1958 Nevada story.

[@themanwithnoname2183]

I disagree. I think part II worked perfectly

[@wildatheart8894]

Do part 2 and 3, please! Love this trilogy.

[@ThomasBaxter]

MOAR MOAR MOAR. More on pt1, 2 and.. wel fsck 3. But i love these production details, and would love more

[@derkatronjohnson32]

"Santino, I think your brains gone soft"

[@matthew_natividad]

7 things we probably didn't no about scarface?

[@Decetop]

matthew natividad world's most overrated movie

[@rayvenangeline9780]

Just another random person on the Internet Lmaooo right. Scarface is the greatest movie ever made

[@taylortba89]

matthew natividad yep

[@DDios-ih9de]

Amsheel hahahahaha

[@tubby1022]

definitely do multiple parts to this

[@mariokart8054]

yes please more godfather trivia!!

[@lcddrownd874]

what's the difference godfather book and movie

[@feldspar3858]

Donald Trump - Read it and find out.

[@lcddrownd874]

Kevin Cramer I'll read the book one day but I meant cinefix series called "What's the Difference?"

[@luizpaulo6535]

Donald Trump the first is amazing, but the others were not writed by puzo, so they were not that good

[@Customerbuilder]

Not really that much. Even the dialogue is nearly the same. There's a lot more sex. The book has the Sicily scenes from GF Part 2; Vito's mother doesn't die in the book. Also, Lucy, Sonny's mistress, has a subplot that fleshes out the Las Vegas story. Finally, it includes Johnny Fontaine's story after he gets the movie, which I like a lot more than Lucy's parts. In all, I think it shows how the Family's influence is a broad network of loyal retainers in many walks of life, whose actions help and harm society to varying degrees.

[@ZincAddict]

The book is slower, and I actually like it more. But I want to see the video nonetheless

[@faisalmemon285]

Part 1 and 2 are really good, above decent movies. But why can't Godfather fans realize that Micheal's story had to come to an end?? Part II shows Micheal fully embracing and entering into the Mafia life. But Part III is the ending that Michael and this movie deserved. There had to be some retribution or reckoning for his sins. I don't know why Godfather fans can't realize that Godfather Part III was an excellent movie and I'll go out on a limb here and say it was the best. Pacino's best acting of the series was in III especially that diabetic stroke/heart attack he suffers. That scene was priceless. People just hate on III because of Sofia Coppola. He didn't hire his daughter out of nepotism! Winona Ryder was already cast and had arrived to play the part of Mary, but she was suffering from deep exhaustion and overwork because she just wrapped filming another movie. She just wasn't acting natural. The movie was already behind schedule and over budget so Francis and Pacino thought of giving Sophia a shot, and by this time they had no choice but to cast her as searching and auditioning for another actress would be way too time consuming. In the end I'm glad they gave Sophia the role as she looked more like an average human being and bought reality to the movie instead of a typical very beautiful actress taking the part. I just can't agree with anyone who disses Part III. It was nominated for around 8 Oscars. But that year Dances with Wolves and Goodfellas were also running in competition. That was the year for Dances with Wolves, and rightfully so. And it was a weird year in which so many good movies had been released. Very few movies in the history of cinema would be able to beat out Dances with Wolves for Best Picture.

[@faisalmemon285]

How the frick did it "ruin the trilogy"???? If heard that argument before and it's stupid each time. You're just bathing in nostalgia and when 1990 comes around and you see "Godfather Part III" splattered all over cinema walls you go "How dare they!!!" What type of ending did you want for Micheal Corleone? That he becomes President? That he gains super powers and is now head of The Avengers? Get a life. Besides, one thing Godfather fans fail to comprehend is that parts 1 and 2 never really show or describe what makes the Corleone family mafia in the first place? They don't deal in drugs. That means they don't have any right to any territory as territory in mafia terminology is "territory where you can deal drugs" unless of course they're collecting "protection money" from the businesses that run in that territory and that they make 5% off every crime committed in that territory, etc. They just show Vito as some sort of Robin Hood who's protecting the neighborhood. "Robin Hood" is the exact polar opposite of "Mafia." They never show Vito going store to store saying give me 5-10% of your profits or we'll break you're windows. Instead Coppola just shows that the Corleone's muscle their way into Vegas as if Vegas is what the mafia is all about. They get they're gaming licenses under they're own names albeit by blackmailing a senator, but nonetheless, no other Mafia crime family has directly run a casino under they're own name. They've always used a proxy. So the Corleone's are running a casino full 100% legit. While I think ALL THREE are excellent films, believe me no mafia family has ever been so classy and upscale as the Corleone's. Sonny's fatherless children end up going to Harvard for pete's sake if you've seen The Godfather Epic!! I can assure you no one ever associated with the mafia has ever gotten into Harvard Law or Business School.

[@faisalmemon285]

Also "Dancing with Wolves" has won more awards than all three Godfather films combined. Anyone who discredits Dances has no understanding of cinema whatsoever, so no use arguing with such a person. You're just one of those gangster film junkies who thinks they know what gangster is but really have no knowledge on the subject whatsoever. People like you say that Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, etc. are better than and should be considered better than let's say.....every movie ever made, including Saving Private Ryan, Paths of Glory, Star Wars, 2001 A Space Odyssey, Schindler's List, Gandhi......well you get the point. But then again I don't think you do.

[@faisalmemon285]

So you appreciate good acting but Al Pacino in Godfather Part III has ruined your life.

[@Decetop]

I agree it's unfairly hated on (mainly because people act like it invalidated the whole series) but you overstep when you say it's the best lol I mean come on.

[@ivandg0724]

Definitely...a part 2 please!

[@caole88]

My favorite film, this and Part 2!!! I can watch this all day❤️❤️❤️❤️ A classic👑

[@DaftSwank]

"Sonny would've lived if he'd had EZ-PASS." -- Tracy Morgan

[@Lennier9]

So you're saying they almost vetoed Brando as Vito…?

[@lhh1571]

Glad you got this palate cleanser in, Clint. I would Love a part two to this and a part one to part II. Tasty Hoots!

[@pagmatic]

yes please do a part two for The Godfather :)

[@error404blah]

Who else prefers The Godfather part 1 over part 2?

[@HAL-vm3wn]

hendricogrobler both the same level

[@danielmarkovsky4744]

most people do

[@maxcohan7225]

Daniel Markovsky most people I know like 2 better