The Godfather - Deleted Scene - Fifty Good Men

[@easygoing2479]

Love how Sonny knew Tessio's (a caporegime) phone number by heart... but then has to go to his father's safe to look up Luca Brasi's number. It's like opening a safe that contains the nuclear launch codes.

[@davidmorley1606]

It was Luca Brazzi number he looked up in his father’s book.

[@andresihotang2314]

Maybe because Luca was only answering to Don Vito? He is a personal enforcer, right?

[@mytzlplk]

@@andresihotang2314 Yes. According to the book, Brasi only took orders from Don Vito.

[@mytzlplk]

In the novel, the only man that Don Vito feared was Luca Brasi. Still, Brasi was fanatically loyal to the Godfather. I *highly* recommend the novel to any movie fans. The cliche of book and movie is extremely true for The Godfather, as hard as it may be to believe. Lots of extra story, too. It shows Vito's uncanny genius much better. He's damn near telepathic reading people and situations.

[@mytzlplk]

"Nuclear launch codes." Very apt.

[@faaumu]

The look he gives to his fathers chair before bringing the phone closer to the other chair is brilliant...I love it

[@laminage]

+T.Y. Faaumu Yep. That was like a Throne that he knew he wasn't allowed to sit on yet. I remember watching Falcon Crest and Chase Gioberti mocked his Cousin Twice Removed Lance Cumson for sitting behind his Grandmother's Desk whom he felt wasn't deserving to run the Business.

[@ioweitalltoyou2327]

Chip Kersey It's because he realizes he'd never male a good don and he's scared to take up that responsibility. I also love the shot with Luca's empty room. Its very Kubrick-esque and eery.

[@biancagambino9893]

laminage it's called respect and symbolically sitting in his dad's chair would mean he is no longer alive

[@therealestlebomba8959]

Bianca Gambino yes exactly. He's a respectful person. His father is not dead.

[@tonym994]

I agree, Chip. that's exactly why it should be in the final film .it was a mistake to delete it.

[@mahendrasoeweno147]

Notice he didn't use his father's chair, even in his absence

[@johnhoward3880]

You're right unlike Mike who sat in it no problem

[@cabalofdemons]

I saw that too

[@jasrust]

I wonder if that was deliberate. One day it would be his.

[@76lochraven]

It certainly was deliberate. You'll notice at the 1:31 mark, Sonny glances at Vito's chair and quickly drags the phone over to the side chair and sits in that one. A gesture of utmost respect

[@marythompson3658]

jasrust Respect.....When my mother died/I didn't look in her purse for over 5 years!! was raised not to go in mom's purse.....

[@rickyandreou]

I really enjoyed these deleted Sonny scenes and feel they really added depth to Sonny's character as he was able to step up and makes moves in the absence of Vito and wasn't just a hothead. I can see why James Caan would be disappointed about these cut scenes.

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

I'm disappointed too

[@jasonwiggins6137]

Like the book.

[@mikek5958]

Probably cost him the Oscar.

[@jbarnhart2653]

@@mikek5958 Or the cuts gave him the nomination... Most of the times the scenes (which were printed) are shown with the rest of the movie...if they don't work as well as something else, and the running time is too long...they're gone. Showing Caan "going through the motions" of what would revealed later (for instance, we already know Brasi's dead, and it's revealed to the family with the dead fish any a more cinematic way). No that Caan isn't good here, it just doesn't add more to the film. Respect for his father?\ That part is WELL covered.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

At least we have them now. Honestly all these deleted scenes are great and I'd love to have them all back in and a 4 hour cut LOL

[@1badjesus]

The beauty of this scene comes from the Resigned Reaction of the Mother; this is a call or news she's expected for YEARS and for this ALONE the scene should have been kept.

[@ARCtrooperblueleader]

Fact.

[@cheveroletllnova2672]

She showed no emotion, poor acting...glad it was left out. imo

[@bubblewrapstargirl]

To be fair, this is the second time Vito had been shot and nearly killed. But I think they should have had a close up on her face to see her reaction, and she should have staggered or something, to show she was affected by the news. Even when you expect something, you can still be horrified when it happens.

[@andystacey2687]

1 Bad Jesus in the book he had already survived an attempt gun shooting

[@robertlewis5257]

@@cheveroletllnova2672 partially she didn't want to speculate whether or not he was dead . Also she had been through this kind of thing at least twice before and was probably resigned to it

[@valentino1000]

The best of the deleted scenes. It reveals so much about the character. Jamws Caan is brilliant here.

[@mhildack]

valentino1000 Ya. This one could've (should've) stayed in.

[@dagnabbit6187]

Sonny wasn’t always a total bonehead although he wasn’t as good as Michael who was pre destined. Sonny was hot headed but he could be competent when he was wasn’t. As I said on another thread. It turned out that Sonny’s hit on Tataglia’s son did set forth the comeback of the CORLEONE family because it led to Michael’s Dinner coup sit down with Salazzo and McCluskey

[@marytarantinoo9118]

I think you a are right. Sonny didn,t get that many good scenes, this would have been his best. Managa!! It,s so cute when he stops to get a hunk of sauce and bread. Such a sicilian thing to do. And of course the mother is in the kitchen cooking, no matter what time it is! Reminds me of my mother!

[@danno8322]

Caan was mad at Copala for not getting this scene.

[@facumayan8792]

I 100% agree. Coppola chopped most of Caan's good scenes as Sonny, and even so, Sonny's character is still iconic in the movie. Really gutted that Sonny's screentime was minimal, since the novel describes how he was on top on the Five Families war, how of a brilliant "war general" and strong was during the conflict, and his rise through the family ranks as Capo during a past assesination attempt on Vito and how he was feared on the streets (not Luca Brasi level, but still). In the movie he mostly comes as a hot headed and not so brilliant guy (for example how he revelated his thoughs on the Sollozzo meeting and how he rushed from the compound alone, without bodyguards, in the middle of a mafia war)... so much wasted potential.

[@zeppelin342]

I'm not a film expert by any means, nor do I consider myself one, but I find Sonny's character to be so interesting. Stubborn, cruel, but still had such a powerful love for his family. As much of an asshole that he could be, he would've been an older brother that most of us would've wanted.

[@joemangelli117]

ApparentlyEric growing up in an Italian home my brothers and I faught with each other..but no one else could

[@wheelinthesky300]

Was he really cruel? He never whacked nobody didn't deserve it.

[@vanmoody]

That we know of. If someone didn't pay their protection I am sure they ended up hurt real bad or worse.

[@bubblewrapstargirl]

I wish Sonny's softer side had a little more screen time, especially if they explored his relationship with Tom more. The day they first met, Tom saved Sonny's life by killing a man who was going to stab him. When they were like 10. That's fucking crazy, and I wish it had been mentioned in the films.

[@lawrencelewis8105]

Sonny was all that, but he was a warm person. Note how he apologized to Tom in that one scene and compare that to Michael saying coldly, "Tom, you're out."

[@reactingtoacting]

These deleteds are such a treasure for Godfather aficionados. Almost like seeing a new Godfather you've never seen before. The 8-hour Saga (with all the deleted scenes included) is probably the greatest movie ever made. Why the hell isn't it available for purchase anywhere?

[@Dennzer1]

How can anyone watch that? where can it be found to watch?

[@reactingtoacting]

@@Dennzer1 you just have to be diligent and creative in your online searches and you can usually find it somewhere. I would've given you a link I had bookmarked but it looks like that site has been taken down.

[@Dennzer1]

@@reactingtoacting Ok. I can do that.

[@kiyavas1879]

@@Dennzer1 have you found it

[@Dennzer1]

@@kiyavas1879 No, I haven't.

[@guibox3]

They should have kept this scene in too. It really shows how Sonny realized he would have to take up the mantle. See how he stopped himself from sitting in the Don's chair and sits beside. Shows some reluctance to accept that the Don might be dead and that he would be the boss.

[@OmarYoussef11]

I don't agree. Mainly because of his reaction as well as his mother's reaction. Too calm, eating bread as if nothing. Keeping it would've diminished the impact of Vito's hit.

[@Woozler554]

guibox3 - Good observation, and I think you're absolutely right.

[@heyyou1366]

I think that he didn't sit in his father's chair because it was his father's chair. He didn't sit in it out of respect for his father. My father passed away 3 years ago and when I go see my mother and we sit at the table, I never sit in my father's chair.

[@SW-zu7ve]

@@OmarYoussef11 I don't agree with you. Mainly because his reaction as well as his mother's reaction were perfect. Too calm? How do you know? She dropped what she was doing and her only thought was to change her clothes to go to her husband. If she was "calm" she would have just finished cooking. She also knew what the family was and knew this day would come. As for Sonny. How is eating bread signify acting as nothing happened? Binge eating is a trademark stress induced behavior. A sub conscious one as well.

[@ertznay]

I really like how Sonny goes to sit in his fathers chair, pauses, then pulls up another chair to the desk. Basically telling us he will never inherit the throne.

[@tehf00n]

+ertznay I thought him breaking bread and dipping it was his facade coming down and that he wasn't that upset about his father because he knew he was in line. But when he got to the table and pulled the chair because he knew he wasn't there yet and planned the revenge, it was obvious it was his hot head kicking in and he had put his empathy for his father to the side.

[@josephamato2031]

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[@emmanuela7528]

His father wasn’t dead. Sonny wasn’t an idiot. As long as his father wasn’t dead, he won’t sit on his chair.

[@pacotillek]

@@emmanuela7528 Right. Probably Coppola too view it that way.

[@arnoldmendoza3907]

He knew his dad was gonna make it, he believed in his father

[@hotrodd29]

Just for the record. And In case people haven’t read the book. Sonny was smart very very smart and as smart as Michael and the godfather. The book talks of him as a tactical genius akin to Napoleon. The movie has a deleted scene where he tests Michael by asking him who betrayed the Don. Pauline or Clemenza. Sonny knew it was Paulie. He also fought the 5 families to a stalemate. Sonny only had one fatal flaw. He couldn’t manage his emotions. His mouth revealed his thoughts and his temper led to his death. Michael and the don could get angry but they could manage it. Ultimately Sonny was the ideal underboss. Respected and feared but needed someone to hold his leash.

[@harukrentz435]

Thats correct hence why Michael looking down on Tom Hagen as he unfairly blamed Hagen for his inability to counsel and keep Sonny in check.

[@maggskonerko7810]

Awesome stuff Thanks Guys!!!

[@sn20]

@@harukrentz435 @L Rodd - Y'all write these things as masters... yourselves.... great observations and character study.

[@9thyoutubeaccountcuzyeroff144]

@@sn20 It's observation buddy, but most of all it's reading the 30 pound book that is the Godfather.

[@spinner3906]

Sonny could have evolved and learned to control his temper. Just like Vincent eventually did

[@sgtjarhead99]

I love how they reproduced this scene right out of the novel. Right down to the detail of Sonny breaking off a piece of bread and scooping up the peppers and olive in the pan to make himself a "sloppy sandwich" as termed in book.

[@yusuf.alajnabi]

Ahhh so that's what is was

[@_D_E_N_N_I_S_]

I’ve found that most deleted scenes are almost identical to the novel. Shit, the whole movie is .

[@Rockhound6165]

And to think someone argued with me that it was gravy.

[@chrisverby3047]

As further indication that it was peppers, take note that next to the bread that Caan rips is a plate of Italian sausage. That says to me she was cooking sausage and peppers.

[@Eric31477]

I think that Santino didn't sit in his father's chair because his father was STILL alive and he didn't want to bring bad luck or believe that his father was really close to death.

[@Woozler554]

Eric Blaustein - I noticed that too. Sonny knew he was only Acting Boss. He was still revering the father's absolute authority.

[@SoniListon-lu4cn]

Exactly. He loved his old man more than being boss.

[@sumthingwikked4257]

I don't think he would sit even if he died right then and there. He loved the old man too much to fathom the change before him, given he was with Vito since Sonny asked him to join the business. He really loved his old man to sit in his place. He rather have his father there, like good times before.

[@halleck3]

Damn. In most movies you can tell fairly quickly why a scene was deleted. This movie was so good that the deleted scenes are better than what's in most movies.

[@thomasthomas2418]

Watch the deleted scene where Sonny gets the news. After he hangs up, he squeezes the phone in anguish and rage. He can't completely clear his head because he struggles to remember Tom's number and is confused talking to Theresa. Basically, you're watching a man in shock. Brilliant work, Mr. Caan.

[@geordiejones5618]

"Santino did they kill your father" that line reveals so much. She not only understands how serious it is, and the position that they're in, she knows what might happen if Vito dies. She's been dreading but also waiting for this moment for years. Like she's gone to bed every night grateful that it was put off another day.

[@laurainesacosta4631]

She was content with her place in the family, she understood to never share men's pain because they never share women's.

[@arrow1414]

​@@laurainesacosta4631 That is why Michael's marriage to Kay failed when it would've succeeded with Appolonia. Appolonia understood that world and knew not to ask questions among other things. Kay was too modern a woman (in the context of the 1950s) to "know her place" (not endorsing that thinking, just describing it).

[@joejoerunya8908]

@@arrow1414very true!

[@raulsanchez4588]

This scene proved Sonny is a thinker and strategist as well and this is done by him not wanting to use Clemenza's men at that moment. It also shows Vito had schooled him well since Sonny went into action, first by securing the compound two getting a hold of Luca which meant Sonny was preparing for war. (He was now the head of the family until he got word that his dad was still alive. In other words, Sonny stepped up. His only fault was, he was too impulsive although the Corleone family was never in danger of losing the war when Sonny was in control)... ;)

[@TruthfullySpeaking2001]

Exactly Sonny was actually a great tactician his weakness was his impulsiveness and temper that clouded his judgement he was winning the war and Brazini had to find a weak link in his armor. Connie was that weak link.

[@ThomasAquinos]

Before I watched these deleted scene, I always thought Michael was the smartest child, while actually Sonny is as good as Michael is. Damn Coppola just showed his temperamental side and his cheating behavior

[@michaelklein3112]

@@TruthfullySpeaking2001 with all due respect she was a CORLEONE, Carlo was the PROBLEM and was found OUT and he broke some glass on the way out of the family. Just saying....

[@mandolindleyroadshow706]

James Caan is the ace in the hole of The Godfather. He owns the middle third of the film (from the Don being shot to his own end). Even in Part II when he pops up for his one scene near the end the movie gets a kick start of energy that it lacks most of the time (Andrew Dice Clay based his entire career on copying Caan in that scene).

[@OldSailorDan8024]

Interesting you should say that Andrew Dice Clay based his entire career on copying James Caan in that scene. I saw Andrew Dice Clay on an interview with Larry King in the early 90’s and he stated that a guy came to lay bricks at his home 22yrs ago and he’s been imitating him ever since. So I wonder which one is it? Is he imitating James Caan?, the bricklayer guy?, or was James Caan the guy who was laying the bricks back then?

[@effortlessGFX]

I love all the deleted scenes from the first film. Absolute hidden gems.

[@hundolin9447]

He should've consulted Bolton. All he'd need is 20 good men.

[@Toberenamedonedaymaybe]

hehheehe i know the comment is old but just wanna let you know it was hilarious

[@siddharthsingh9392]

In the book Sonny was described as the best executioner in gang war in the history of crime in America that too when he was only 19.He singlehandedly fought with independent Irish gunmen and Luca brasi fought off the families supporting them.When it came to war nobody was like Sonny not even Michael,the only thing which was holding back Sonny was his temper and anger management issues which eventually lead to his death.

[@laminage]

I remember watching The Godfather Movies and even The Sopranos and wishing I could eat at their Kitchen Table, Restaurant or wherever they ate.

[@double0_kevin]

I know. Italian food is just flat good. Especially when homemade by an old Italian mama. That's the best.

[@laminage]

You got that right! Remember the Scene where Ralph on The Sopranos is apologizing to Tony and Tony is eating dinner so casually it was chilling.

[@double0_kevin]

+laminage Actually, I've never seen The Sopranos. I hear it's excellent, though!

[@laminage]

You'd be in for a treat! It's funny and dramatic at the same time.

[@herbertconstantinople3791]

+Kevin Davis don't you mean. that a de best?

[@Shagrat65]

Sonny always mashes his bread into the sauce, really absorbs it. Always make me hungry watching it!

[@laminage]

+Shagrat65 I remember reading "Chances" about a Mafia Family and one of the Minor Characters eats Spaghetti and he mops up the Sauce with Sourdough Bread.

[@CGKf35]

Fuck now I'm hungry!

[@dangchanneldeg6948]

I think it was his anger and frustration he took out on the bread dipping it into the sauce.

[@Shagrat65]

He does it later as well mate when Clemenza is cooking. He really digs it in the sauce and makes me real hungry when I watch it!

[@suziehanful]

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[@MARIO-uf1no]

No matter how rough a situation is, bread and sauce makes it better.

[@thehumanrunner]

I love this scene. This is the moment Sonny realized that he’s possibly the new Don. He handled it like a boss.

[@natalie651]

I haven't seen a scene yet that I'm glad they cut out. Every second of this movie is a masterpiece. I wouldn't care if it was 5 hours long. I wish they had kept everything in.

[@michaelklein3112]

MORE PLEASE......

[@leafyutube]

Food is very important in Godfather and Goodfellas.

[@loriloristuff]

Food is very important to Italians, period. When my father-in-law died, his widow, my husband's stepmother, was considered inhospitable for not providing proper funeral food, or any food. It is an infama, just about the worst thing a person could do. My husband and I, with help from extended family, later had a memorial Mass and reception- with plenty of food!

[@ANTE2205]

And Sopranos...

[@virgilhilts2552]

Food is important to most people, because if people don't eat food, people will die.

[@adrianothegoat]

@@ANTE2205 yeah but that should be another topic since there’s a big time difference

[@NinoG053]

@@virgilhilts2552 ok Mr. Lord Supreme Obvious.

[@flintironstag2381]

What surprised me (which in hindsight shouldn't have) was how calm Sonny's mother was when he told her about Vito...

[@cougarhunter33]

Been through it before.

[@flintironstag2381]

cougarhunter33 Exactly.

[@ohwell94]

Charles Martel the woman was not stupid she knew what the Don was, but my understanding is back in those days she didnt concern herself with that it wasnt her place..it was "mens" business..there was no feminist movement or equal rights here hers was to take care of tge home and children and her husband was head of tge house what he said goes

[@spoda81]

Damn I wish we could have those days now!

[@josecarranza7555]

Women need to know their place in society, cooking for the family, raising them right, teaching them about respect, not being whores, aborting killing babies crap and divorcing like today.

[@Nobody4rpresident]

Every Italian can relate to Sonny grabbing that loaf of bread when his mother left the kitchen, and tearing off a piece and dipping it in the warm tomato sauce on the stovetop. Those details are only possible when a film is directed by a person wholly familiar with the subject matter. Francis Ford Coppola grew up in an Italian-American home where this practice was a cultural norm.

[@Rockhound6165]

Wasn't tomato sauce. His mother was frying peppers.

[@laminage]

@@Rockhound6165 Exactly! Food was such a major part of The Movie. I remember even feeling hungry when it was described in The Book.

[@garyaugustus690]

​@@Rockhound6165....how do you know it wasn't tomato sauce? If she was just frying peppers, it would have been in olive oil and I highly doubt Sonny would satisfy his tastes for food by dipping bread in olive oil alone.... Although it's not farfetched, it's unlikely...I say it was tomato sauce because he took it with him to the don's office as he was making his calls. Tomato sauce on bread is less messier to spill than olive oil is to drip all over...and heaven forbid if anyone soiled the don's office with dripping foodstuffs.

[@Rockhound6165]

@@garyaugustus690 oh I don't know. Maybe it's the green thing on the bread? Call me silly but there's no such thing as green spaghetti sauce. At least not with Sicilians. Jeeze some people. Stop the video at 1:15. That is clearly fried peppers on the bread. You frigging Mitigans swear you know everything.

[@garyaugustus690]

@@Rockhound6165 .... What's a Mitigan...?

[@此人据说奇帅无比]

Without this scene, no wonder Sonny had always been underrated.

[@Terribleathletes]

This is a woman who has been married to a gangster for a long time. When her son tells her that her husband has been hurt, her first reaction isn't shock or panic, and she just calmly asks if he's been killed.

[@obiwanfx]

in the book, it's explained that Vito had been shot in 1935 aswell. She has literally been trough it before

[@ComedyBros5]

@@obiwanfx I believe that's also why Vito talks the way he does, as if he had a gunshot wound around the neck area that damaged his vocal chords.

[@a_broken_soul]

@@ComedyBros5 that doesnt seem like the case, in gf2 he speaks pretty similarly

[@carlrood4457]

This really displays the difference between Sonny and Michael. Sonny is emotional and you can see he's trying to keep it together. Compare that how cool Michael is, even as early as the hospital scene.

[@ComboF]

This is the one that should have been kept. Mama was emotionally prepared for this. Sonny wasn't. Hes surprised by her reaction and finds comfort in bread instead of from his mother. Doesn't sit in his father's chair. Doesn't want Clemenzas people because Paulie is in that regime and that's who he suspects. This also showed Sonny as more than just a hothead. Uncertain, sad, reverent, suspicious. Not just angry and aggressive.

[@fridakahlo4225]

So well said. Maybe this is exactly why they left out that part. Maybe Coppola did not want to represent Sonny more than a hothead. He wanted people to percieve Michael as 'the golden boy' or 'the best of the Corleone brothers' by making the other two look like dumper than they actually are. As a matter of fact, I can't even recall a scene where we see Sonny alone. He is always surrounded by his sidekicks and we hardly ever hear any good dialogue from him. Even Clemenza has a famous motto: leave the gun, take the cannoli. Sonny has none. The film portrays him as a shallow, violent person with anger management issues and that's all we are ever to find out about him.

[@Martydoessykes]

@@fridakahlo4225 I disagree Sonny has some of the best one liners in this movie “this is a business Tom and this man is taking it very personal” or “touch my sister again and I’ll kill ya” lmao he was funny and “bada bing bada bang then BOOM” I hear that get used on a daily 🤣💀

[@johndates9827]

@@Martydoessykes One of Sonny's lines literally brought the house down when I first viewed it. When Sonny, Clemenza, Tessio were planning where to hide the gun in the men's room Sonny cracked something like "That gun better be easy for Mike to find because I don't want my brother coming out of there with just his dick in his hand." That was stunning for a 1972 movie audience. :O :)

[@Martydoessykes]

@@johndates9827 exactly 🤣🤣🤣 that was one of the best lines in the whole trilogy 😭

[@sonnyblack71]

I like how Sonny didn't want to sit in his father's chair as to say not yet!

[@rkb4571]

Always loved how he dips that chunk of bread into the sauce

[@terrymiller111]

"I like to sop, too."--Corrado "Junior" Soprano

[@Boygonebad]

Love all these extra Sonny scenes.

[@garyjones9910]

Notice how quiet,dark and lonely the house is in this scene. Last time we saw it was for the wedding. Sonny is now all alone. It's tough at the top

[@buckeyeschmave]

Always struck me too. It's in December, when it gets dark at 4:30 or 5 in New York. That music that starts at 1:33 might be my favorite of all the music in the trilogy, and it's so fitting.

[@kobi1974]

I wish they release THE GODFATHER SAGA. It shows The Godfather part 1 and 2 in a chronological order with deleted scenes like this one.

[@RB2331]

I remember as a teen (1980) getting the 3 VHS tapes and it started at the beginning ( 1901) and going to young vito (DeNiro) and then to old vito (Brando)it was great . It came with this cool book with behind the scenes of the movie ...I watched it probably 20x and enjoyed every time !

[@Outlaw8908]

Now that sounds good.

[@tonym994]

I think HBO on demand has it, presently. a must see.

[@lehighcountylwv5278]

I would have LOVED an older brother like Sonny.

[@adamgordon6435]

That's blasphemy. Part of the art of Godfather II is how the story shifts back and forth between Vito in 1910 and Michael in 1950 and the edits between the two. It's like saying you'd rather see Pulp Fiction in chronological order instead of the way Tarantino sequenced it. It's destroying a significant part of the story telling.

[@scottaznavourian3720]

Despite his temper sonny has a warmth to him that micheal won't ever have

[@ttseringchosphel]

RIP JAMES CAAN(Sonny) 💔 -- 6 JULY 2022

[@MWolverine1969]

There’s so much in this scene, why chop it?! The house being so dark and depressing, unlike every other scene where it’s bright a full of action. I also love how Sonny grabs the loaf of bread and rips a big piece off, like he’s so pissed he wishes it was Sollozzo’s face!! The mom’s reaction is incredible too, it’s like she knows this is a possibility, she prays it never happens, but is always ready for it, and that’s why she’s so calm and not a total basket case when Sonny tells her Vito is hurt. Sonny looking at then not sitting in his fathers chair out of respect. Brilliant scene, the editor should get whacked for chopping it out!

[@KB4QAA]

FFC: Was under heavy pressure to cut the length of the original film. All directors have length limits. Remember that the studio was not convinced the film would be successful, and might even be boycotted.

[@michaelklein3112]

Here, here!!!!

[@CWYMAN77]

Sonny deciding to pull up a chair in his father’s office instead of sitting behind the desk is great on so many levels.

[@mdarr786]

Sonny needed his own movie

[@RobVerdone]

Love it! The Saga edition is my favorite because it puts all these deleted scenes back in! Omg LOVE IT!

[@yesterdayproductions1019]

Sonny was my favorite character in the movie. James Caan was an EXCELLENT Santino Corleone.

[@diontaedaughtry974]

Mama was mentally prepared for this situation she understood that success has enemies.

[@scotttully8572]

I friggin' love this chiarascura. It's like a painting. What a great DP!!

[@starguy2718]

"Inside baseball" stuff.

[@HowieFeltersnatchMD]

Something to acknowledge is also when Michael goes to seek counsel from his mother in 2. She is also blind to the reality of the “family” situation.

[@capitanfuturo594]

The book says that Santino when he was calm was a great strategist when he organized an attack. But Santino's weak point was that he didn't know how to control his emotions.

[@robbie192]

I hope they did many takes. Italian bread dipped in pasta sauce! How lucky of Cann!!

[@silverfox8436]

Every time I break a loaf of Italian Bread and dip it in the sauce I think of Sonny. He was king of sopping up sauce.

[@mortalclown3812]

This cinematography. Rest in paradise, Gordon... where you teach the angels about lighting.

[@robertbusek30]

0:29 - That’s how you know an Italian family is weathering a crisis: Mama is in the kitchen cooking in the middle of the night…

[@sidestyle05]

I love how he doesn't sit in his dad's chair.

[@brunogiovannisantinijunior4380]

I love how Sonny knows the combination to the safe in his father’s office!

[@flyboy152]

Of course. What if the Don had died? No one could open the safe.

[@19kilo241]

He’s been his fathers right hand man for years at this point. Why wouldn’t he?

[@brunogiovannisantinijunior4380]

@@19kilo241 I’m My fathers right hand man …I don’t know his safe combo …

[@jfontanez1838]

@@brunogiovannisantinijunior4380 then your not his right hand

[@JazF30]

@@flyboy152Sonny could just do what we did in the Godfather game and use a stick of dynamite 😂. Jokes aside, he was second in command so it does not surprise me that the Don gave him the combination

[@rkbkirin5975]

THANK YOU! I *knew* I had seen this scene somewhere but I could never find it. I appreciate you posting it!

[@HopliteWarlord]

No scenes in The Godfather should be deleted. That's a crime!

[@ComedyBros5]

I would pay someone good money to slice all these deleted scenes into the movie to give us the full, unedited cut!

[@MelvinMansoor]

Look at how prepared mom was to hear of Don Vito’s death. She was made for the life and knew every single piece of detail. Almost no emotion, she had been prepared by the Don himself

[@thomast8539]

Why don't more folks put on Sonny's shoes and see if they fit? His father had been shot and hospitalized, Tom was picked up by Sollozzo and held for some time against his will, Fredo was reduced to a sobbing and scared mess...later, his sister was beaten by his brother in law (remember, Sonny was the one that introduced Connie to Carlo), then, there is a second attempt on Vito, Michael's jaw is broken, leading Michael to step in to "fix the problem" at Louis' Restaurant. If I was Sonny, by the time I had gotten another phone call from Connie despite having threatened Carlo against repeating his mistake, I might have gone out on the turnpike by myself as well. I mean, come on, Sonny wasn't simply a hothead, he was driven to his end (literally) by trying to carry too much weight on his own shoulders instead of asking for some help from Tom, Tessio and Clemenza.

[@Mancada100]

Ma Corleone is badass ... she takes the news his husband is probably dead like it was the weather report.

[@jackprescott9652]

SHe was expecting those news since his husband became a Man of Respect.

[@jackprescott9652]

@Woody Meggs sorry, english is not my native lenguage. But i´m trying my best.

[@jackprescott9652]

@Woody Meggs Jack prescott is the name of the character played by Jeff Bridges in 1976 version of King Kong. Mexican here... spanish.

[@markgarcia8253]

I’m deeply torn. I LOVE the extra scenes that were cut out, but I LOVE the theatrical version because it flows so well 😩😩😩🤌🏻

[@dmaher8774]

The music truly makes this film.

[@havu2236]

Sonny can never refuse bread dipped in sauce.

[@TheY2AProblem]

*gravy

[@Frosty98206]

It’s Fkn Delicious 😋💯

[@gordonmcgowan5622]

R.I.P. to the legend James Cann! 🙌

[@AT-sd9qq]

I really loved the mother's reaction, like she knew this day would come.

[@mohammadmostafa9215]

Exactly, this scene was taken directly from the novel.

[@sosumi_rogue]

@@mohammadmostafa9215 And in the book, the Don had been shot before. So this was nothing new to her.

[@dexterreid926]

Just the sound of Sonny ripping the bread makes me hungry. Anyone else?

[@christopherwilgus7475]

The way he tears the bread and dips in whatever she was cooking.classic

[@starguy2718]

Ma Corleone was a good cook... as simple as that.

[@petejp1]

I can't believe they cut this scene, it shows sonny wasn't just a hot head and knew how to handle things.

[@edwardnigma6963]

Vito’s oldest wasn’t the greatest Don; but I like how he didn’t sit in dad’s chair out of respect and love - as well as not wanting to accept the unthinkable.

[@Galen-864]

All of these videos with deleted scenes, I remember seeing. All I can think of is my old VHS set that came with a book back in the 80s, because some of the commentary says these scenes were deleted from the theatrical release also, and I know these scenes aren't in my DVD set. What a crime to delete these scenes for any reason ever.

[@Lolabelle59]

I love the way Sonny walks/moves, or is this the way James Caan walks, in general?

[@rpinpr61]

Sonny has the pointiest shoulders in the bee-zo-neez!

[@KrushKrills]

haha ive always said that, you can tell its james caan just by the shoulders

[@Padoinky]

Just look at Jimmy C in the movies Brian’s Song or Thief... he walks with a swagger that is indicative of his athleticism

[@dagnabbit6187]

@@Padoinky I like how Sonny does look a different from the other Brothers . Robert Deniro auditioned for this role but I am glad they gave it to James Caan .

[@robertflannery2112]

Watch his son Scott. He walks just like his Dad.

[@AnakinTheWeird]

The most realistic part is how he can't pass through his mother's kitchen without grabbing a bite of food. No Italian can resist.

[@Woozler554]

1:48 Sonny is telling Tessio without actually saying it that Clemenza is suspect and may be getting whacked very shortly. The unspoken message resonates loud and clear with an old hand like Tessio.

[@AlsCollectibles]

Oh my God! I love this! Thanks for sharing

[@winzeo7]

I loved how Sonny sits on the other chair and calles Tessio. He respects his father by not sitting in his seat while hes alive and he earned his position as underboss

[@Woozler554]

02:10 The fact he has to look up Luca Brasi's number (kept in a safe) shows that they rarely call the guy directly.

[@ZettoM4]

Yeah its how the mob works, the heads contact rarely the button men/enforcers for jobs but in this situation its was an exception.

[@jlondono7]

If Sonny didn’t have that damn temper I think he could’ve been a good Don

[@starguy2718]

Sonny didn't have the makings of a varsity godfather.

[@joeyfitz9]

@1:47 Sonny uses his father's office but doesn't use his father's chair. Respect.

[@ovik2k389]

Ma, Dad's been shot. he might be dead" -starts eating Lol

[@catronc22]

Sonny looked…..but did not sit in his Father’s chair!!!! His Mother knew this day would come!!! What grace under fire!!!

[@ogukuo97]

The role of Mother is probably the least appreciated one in the movie, probably because she had so little time on screen. But she is the one that had to suffer tragedy after tragedy because of the decisions made by the men in her life, by the people she loved.

[@harukrentz435]

While Michael was Don Vito's favorite son, Sonny was his mother's.

[@geedee1264]

Yes a good Sicilian wife knows her place and asks no questions about the business that leaves most of her family dead

[@fenixfelixx]

Love how this deleted scene is single handedly better than any movie to come out this decade thus far.

[@kronosis1337]

This scene makes me think Santino wouldve been an alright boss. Especially if he wouldve found an underboss he wouldve listened to.

[@onedayyoumay95]

I love how he’s always eating bread dipped in sauce

[@nicholasstathoulopoulos4744]

Michael would never have stopped to dip the bread in sauce, he'd have gotten straight to business.

[@evanpenn1]

I remember all these deleted scenes as if they were from the original, after watching the Godfather Saga version so many times. There were a few years when it was regularly on cable tv. I think it may have been the A&E channel, although I wouldn’t swear to it. Must have been some time in the 90s.

[@burnlastsunday]

"It's Santino Corleone"... He really needed to give Tessio the last name?

[@juanflores3957]

Sounds good

[@terrymiller111]

He was acting boss. It's a subtle power move.

[@sinanengin5756]

@@terrymiller111 good observation

[@geedee1264]

I thought he said ' Santino calling here' with the bread in his mouth

[@brianlambert1444]

Why do these scenes get cut? They’re gold and add so much to already the best movie of all time

[@flyboy152]

Because the movie was already nearly 3 hours without all these scenes. Coppola had to fight to keep plenty of the other scenes in. Movie theaters did not like to show movies that were this long, they would lose an entire show each day.

[@Gambino_Crime_Family]

They shouldn't had delete this scene.

[@StonyRC]

I wish they would re-edit and include ALL the deleted scenes. Everything about this first of the Godfather movies is pure gold.

[@Datruthshines]

Sonny basically didn't accept that his father could be dead and I think that is why he didn't want to sit in the chair.

[@mgoldman60]

The lady that played the Godmother - Morgana King - is still alive and performing as a singer.

[@dhornjr1]

A scene straight from the book. "He took peppers from the pan and bread from the basket on the table and made a sloppy sandwich with hot olive oil dripping from his fingers".

[@lesliegoodman-malamuth9796]

Look how Sonny takes a little comfort by making a drippy sandwich from the peppers Carmela was frying...

[@charlesferdinand422]

Whatever the fuck they were eating looks incredibly fucking delicious, makes me hungry.

[@boxingfan6765]

There is a version of the film that has all of the deleted scenes that came out years ago in some kind of very expensive box set .

[@44excalibur]

"I'm gonna go change, in case we can see him." Wow, that's the first time I've ever heard Vito's wife speak English.

[@deepdivin]

I feel like it's just a little nudge to remind the viewers that she's not an outsider. She's an Italian American wife who knows exactly what her husband does, but focuses on her duty while expecting the inevitable.

[@44excalibur]

@@deepdivin I know, I just wish this had been in the movie. It totally changes the way you see her.

[@jameshoran8]

Caan must have really been hurt when he saw all the deleted scenes that were taken out of the movie of his great acting.

[@terrycolquittmusic4336]

Him dipping the bread in the sauce is the most authentic Italian thing ever in a movie!

[@buckeyeschmave]

RIP Sonny