The Godfather Part II Deleted Scene - Al Neri visits Klingman

[@markmarderosian9657]

Just when I think I've watched all the deleted scenes, another one pulls me back in.

[@tomsurber2293]

Well played, sir!

[@russcooke5671]

Ha ha well said.

[@ANTHONY0808able]

Definitely I believe this is the first time I have seen this one. All the others on you tube I've seen already but not this one.

[@t-bone6467]

@@ANTHONY0808ableexactly. I thought I'd seen them all.

[@PeekaBooo24]

Our true scene has yet to reveal itself…

[@bacchuslax7967]

The boys already knew who Al was. Klingman was flying solo.

[@abbyboyone]

yup

[@maratonlegendelenemirei3352]

1:27 I like how Al Neri gently puts back down the chair as it is now property of The Corleone Family.

[@IbelongtoGOD]

I can't get enough of Al Neri. He's such a fascinating character in the book and brought to life by actor R. Bright beautifully.

[@noellewestfield6849]

This actor also had a part in the 1972 movie, The Getaway with Steve McQueen. It was a small part but Bright made it stans out.

[@joeconcepts5552]

Nobody lurks like he does. Even in Part III he plays a good role. He's scarier than any big mean ugly tough guy.

[@kennethwayne6857]

Rest in Peace, Mr. Bright.

[@healfrac]

​@@joeconcepts5552Yes true. He played a scary mobster in the romantic comedy two of a kind where he grabs one of Olivia Newton John 's ears and threatens to cut it off if John Travolta doesn't pay back the money he owes.

[@Dr._Klopek]

I love how he sits down to watch the rehearsals when he’s done his job

[@annoyboyPictures]

Imagine how expensive a scene like that would have been to shoot? In today's money it would have been Millions of Dollars.

[@samjohnson5680]

Like a boss

[@donarthiazi2443]

@Savage642 More like he deciding which one is going up to his room with him. Check that... he's deciding which THREE of them are going up to his room with them.

[@MishMash22]

@@donarthiazi2443 playa 😎

[@anb7408]

Funny as hell!

[@johnricjimenez3953]

He really is michael's luca braci 💀

[@vonn4017]

Brasi

[@davicosta6788]

Even better, actually. Because he was Michael's underboss. He wanted to negotiate with him first, but in the end was making a irrefusable offer. And that scene shows us that, in the end, that legitimate business talk was bullshit. Michael wanted the business to be clean, but sent Al to negociate like a thug. We know the rest.

[@annoyboyPictures]

I'm actually glad this scene was cut, by giving him this sort of dialogue, it really does take away a lot from the Character of Neri who barely spoke in the entire movie and remained this nefarious button man who remained in the shadows and did Michael's bidding without question.

[@jarreddunn25]

Agreed

[@BlookbugIV]

Deleted scenes always have a fascination but it’s very rare that it wasn’t for the best they were cut. In Godfather Part II, the only scene I think should have been included is Vito witnessing the street hoods cutting Don Fanucci’s throat. It’s a good scene and it wouldn’t have hurt pacing and it added a lot of period flavour. Explained the scar Fanucci had in later scenes too. But most importantly it shows us why Vito began to question if Fanucci really was connected to The Black Hand. It was that incident combined with a few other clues which lead him to come to the realisation Fanucci was a fraud he could bump off with no consequences.

[@eliotberman8691]

Neri’s backstory is really interesting too. He used to be a brutal but just cop, but was disgusted by the corruption in New York, long story short the. Corleone family saw his skills and honor and brought him in

[@BlookbugIV]

@Savage642 it’s in the tv cut Just occurred to me I should elaborate on that, I mean “The Godfather Saga” the tv mini-series they put together combining both movies and some extra scenes.

[@dg6099]

@Savage642 that scene is actually in the books and it’s one reason Vito decided to go against him because he realizes he’s no a big mafia Don at all. Still tho I believe in the books 2 of those kids are shot to death so he does get some payback on them

[@cha5]

Even Neri can take the time to relax and enjoy a rehearsal show after a bit of intimidation.

[@gregwatson8219]

All in a days work

[@lolahernandez6871]

🤣🤣🤣

[@labjmh]

It's just like relax at Mar-a-Lago and prepare for something big.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Al Neri was more dangerous than Luca Brasi and Michael Corleone both.

[@zacharypeckham-mckenzie4821]

I love it standing over a owner and sitting down relaxing watching the show like nothing happened this scene should of never cut from the movie

[@michaell874]

I love this scene. Klingman is so arrogant at first until he realizes his bouncers were not going to protect him.

[@Ohmygawdddde]

Why didn’t his bouncers protect him though? Isn’t it their job was they afraid of Al neri as he was a high ranking mafia member?

[@michaell874]

@@Ohmygawdddde They were told to not interfere. They knew before Klingman did who was now running the casino.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Al Neri and Rocco Lampone were the quintessential button men. They hardly ever spoke, they followed orders, they were highly trusted, and while Rocco dies assassinating Roth, Al Neri lives a long life and retires.

[@DJVijilante]

I think Al Neri died in the third one performing an assassination.

[@SpScarletSpider]

@@DJVijilante Nah, he lived. It was Calo who died.

[@memati7199]

@@SpScarletSpideryou mean the one that stabbed Lucchesi in the neck with glasses?!

[@SpScarletSpider]

@@memati7199 Yeah, that was Calo.

[@mrgreen4688]

Rocco got old and moved to rhode island

[@matthewcaughey8898]

Al Neri was an ex cop who came to the attention of Michael In particular who was looking for his own personal enforcer. With the death of Luca Bratzie and with his other mafia bosses getting old or possibly looking to betray him, Michael realized he needed muscle. Al Neri as a cop had no problem beating people up. It’s what got him fired and busted. After he got out the Coroline family came calling. Al when he appears solo is without question an extension of Michael’s authority and is best listened to. He was so effective that he remained Michael’s personal bodyguard into the 3rd movie. And anyone who knew who Al worked for knew better then to get in his way

[@JnEricsonx]

He got fired for beating up a guy who apparently hurt a little girl-BAD.

[@naijahn13]

@@JnEricsonxcaved in a pimps skull if I’m not mistaken

[@CraigContesini]

Ya we all read the book bro!! Lmao 😢

[@timfronimos459]

The the most underdeveloped character in The godfather would love to have seen more of Al Neri

[@habovay3]

Oh I'm sure there'll be a streaming series eventually.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

@@habovay3 idk if that was a joke but a Al Neri spinoff would be amazing. Make it canon to the films but it takes place before and during them.

[@habovay3]

@@flightofthebumblebee9529 A total joke. Can't come up with something fresh and original? Simply remake/reboot anything pre-existing. Gender/race swap it and/or milk an origin story out of it.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

@@habovay3 I agree for the most part but then look at Cobra Kai. It's one of the exceptions. I do think if they go past one more season it is going to suck though. Greed shouldn't ever inspire art.

[@g.t.richardson6311]

@@flightofthebumblebee9529 put in all the deleted scenes, somehow remake in the 1930s how they took on the marrazno family, and how the godfather made Luca his man, and the Neri recruitment Make it a 10 hour movie I don’t care I would pay $200 for that in chronological order

[@theparalexview785]

While Al Neri's backstory in the book was interesting, in the movies he was more intimidating as a silent enforcer. That's probably why the final cuts kept his dialog to a minimum.

[@annoyboyPictures]

I was thinking the exact same thing. I am glad they cut this scene. Its out of character for his Movie version... He's not someone you'd expect to do the "negotiations", instead, he's the one you send in after the negotiations fail. And he'd not sit around 'like a boss' and enjoy the rest of the show.

[@YoRon427]

I think he was far more intimidating in the book. In the movie he seems rather civilized.

[@theparalexview785]

@@YoRon427 , yup, but Richard Bright wouldn't have been my first choice to play Al Neri. I always think of him as the feckless con artist in The Getaway, who got KTFO by Steve McQueen. He was a great character actor and chameleon, but never sounded like a tough guy when he spoke. But having him play Neri as the silent type, he came across as more of an intelligent, perceptive and deceptively dangerous assassin, rather than as a psychopathic brute.

[@YoRon427]

@The Paralex View I also always felt that he was miscast as Al Neri. I thought the new Luca Brasi should have been more fearsome looking. He always looks like he's thinking about something.

[@annoyboyPictures]

@@YoRon427 Everyone compares the movie to the Book... The movie is a different medium of story telling. There are limitations and formats to follow that the book does not have to. And many details from the book obviously have to be omitted. Also, most people have this attitude that a Book is always superior to the Movie adaptation... I disagree. Sometimes the Original Writer of the Book is lesser than the director who interprets it. Case in Point: "The Shinning" by Stephen King. Stanley Kubrick's movie Adaptation is far superior. Brett Easton Ellis' American Psycho is another great example of this.

[@shawnbarron2455]

I just love the whole tempo of this scene. Al comes polite but forceful, you will do this, I'm even giving you a few days so you can leave with your dignity. Oh you want to give me lip, no more mr. nice guy. It's always hilarious when fake tough people, meet real tough people.

[@alexnunezramos1720]

It's Funny just like Biden the Clown Talking to Mr.President Putin 🇸🇮

[@luminaraunduli2791]

Al Neri is my favorite Godfather character.

[@ma2566]

Bummer they deleted this scene. “You said your name was Klingman” is my favorite line from the whole series

[@Zeppelin927]

Derp

[@wjatube]

It sounded like he was channeling Vito's speaking. He also seemed more intimidating when he didn't speak. I can imagine the big decision to cut this scene given the amount of money spent on it as it looks massive.

[@warprimeminister]

Yeah, that Lou DiMaggio, Galina is his real name

[@introvertdude842]

He had that kinda cute voice that didn't really suit his personality

[@eamonwright7488]

@@introvertdude842 lol watch he and Al Pacino in The Panic At Needle Park. 😂

[@Anonymous-we4eu]

Yeah...this voice didn't suit him unlike luca brazi's voice which perfectly suited brazi

[@Shawn-mo6dh]

Al Neri was as cold and Cool and deadly as Mike. If Al had been power hungry he could have been Mike but he was happy being in the shadows

[@manormanman7092]

I enjoy this scene. Even though Al Nery is usually quiet. This side of him makes him look more intimidating and interesting.

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

The right scenes were cut. Honestly the deleted scenes take away from tge movie, they don't add to it. Thanks for putting them up, it's cool seeing them because seeing what was cut really shows what a masterwork the movie is. The only scene I' would have kept was where they see genco in the hospital

[@LoudaroundLincoln]

That was a power move if ever I saw one. He didn't sit to enjoy the show, he did it to show everyone that their under new management. Not very subtle of course, but 5 minutes after this wee incident everyone in that casino knows what's what now.

[@stefanbernhard2710]

Neri is doing his Vito impression. Glad it was deleted.

[@paullittle9187]

On watching this scene a second time I noticed the cops that just stood by while Klingman got assaulted. It's as if they already knew the Corleones were the new bosses.

[@LoudaroundLincoln]

Hence why it went no further than Neri giving him a slap. A little bit of pain and humiliation just to drive the point home. The public nature of the incident was to merely inform the rest of the casino of the change in management. That's my interpretation anyway.

[@dondajulah4168]

I think they were hotel security and not cops. A good way to get cops not to help you is to call them 'boys'.

[@joerules829]

They probably knew who Al Neri was and figured it was in their best interest to leave it alone. It was a choice between “keep my job” and “end up in a hole in the desert”.

[@subooking]

@@joerules829 Yeah, though it would be hard to keep your job if you "ended up in a hole in the desert."

[@LesterMoore]

Who knew Al Neri was a choreographer?

[@DavianSinner]

LOL!

[@cheaplaffsarefree]

He certainly had Barzini and his boys dancing.

[@billielachatte4841]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@EdwardWLynn]

He came up with the whole thing in The Producers, kick-turn kick-turn.

[@andrewg.carvill4596]

This scene suggests to me that Coppola was correct in deleting most or all of the scenes he deleted, interesting though some of them are. Compare this scene with that of Luca Brasi's murder, the whole atmosphere of which was chillingly credible, starting from the fact that the hit was set up so could be no witnesses, even though it was in a hotel. This scene involving Neri slapping the manager around in front of hundreds of hotel/casino clients stretches the audience's 'suspension of disbelief' to breaking point, like something out of a B movie. The director didn't once do that in what he included, and what he cu,t from Godfather I and II ... every scene realistic. Godfather III broke with this many times although it has been argued that in that third film the director was trying a new departure, some kind of 'modern opera' where melodrama is the order of the day. I far preferred the first two movies for their sustained realism. I'm glad Coppola left scenes like this Neri one out.

[@megahurtz30]

What's interesting is that the security didn't help him one bit, i'm guessing they were in with Neri/Michael

[@AudieHolland]

Yeah, I even find this a bit of a funny scene, with the casino manager running from his evil enemy like some in some Loony Tunes bit.

[@walthammassagefitness]

Nicely put. GF 3 is not a fine piece of art like the first two, but very important in explaining the nature Vatican and Knight of Malta criminal influence, particularly the new director's cut.

[@gothia1715]

Agree. I do like this scene cause it shows some enforcing which comes short in these movies. But it has no place within the overall tone of Parts I and II. However, Coppola was very harsh on some scenes which showed Sonny not screwing up but taking care. Letting him come along almost as an idiot in the movie.

[@mitchjames9350]

Good point as his security would of jumped Neri unless they had already been paid off but how would explain the transfer of ownership without papers being signed and the authorities being called in.

[@jvdarules]

Damn, looking at the props, extra's, etc. in the auditorium I guess this must have been one of the most expensive deleted scenes in Hollywoord history.

[@pertamakedua3771]

Glad this scene was cut, it could drop the quality of the legendary movie

[@jondrew55]

Yea, Coppola probably watched this and said "why did I shoot this?"

[@Idol2Idol]

Agreed

[@enigma-wv7oc]

The security did nothing, like they already knew, who would become the new owner.

[@RumbleFish69]

This is just one of several other scenes that were rightfully cut from this film. The character of Al Neri was not meant to speak this much. However, apart from that, this scene also takes away from the cool and mystery of the character. Al Neri was always an enigma, but this scene takes all that away. In fact, this scene makes Neri no different than any one of Michael's other button men. Some characters should be seen, and not heard....Al Neri is one of those characters.

[@maralinekozial9131]

The way he muffs him over & over & pulls his hand back all quick & forceful every single time like he doesn't want to get too much of Klingmans filthy disgraceful face on his clean hands 😂

[@EminencePhront]

His hands were quite dirty already.

[@maralinekozial9131]

@@EminencePhront that just makes the entire scene even better if u ask me

[@redefv]

That snack to the glasses is classic. Humiliated him while undermining one of the guus senses.

[@benjaminngopwaamos6878]

I really wish we got more of Albert Neri in the movies like in the books.

[@FredRoberts-w7c]

Great films stay right on the spine of the story, never doing too much, but explaining everything essential to the plot

[@Greg-re7nj]

Neri would take care of Luca

[@wolfie71231]

particular disappointed they cut this one. this was Neri's moment in the Sun.

[@kevinfinnerty8414]

“Silent as a mouse pissing on Cotton”

[@davidsnyder3802]

One of the best episodes. The blind woman...i love it.

[@BozJustBad]

You don’t mess with Al Neri!

[@habovay3]

A necessary cut. Yes a chuckle at the end with Neri extending his authority to the cabaret performers but the scene is basically a rehash - and a somewhat clumsy one at that - of the far superior Michael/Moe exchange of the first film.

[@WthIsThisRightHere]

That weird-ass pink fever dream of a stage show...yeah, I'd have to sit down and watch that for a spell, too.

[@Koldeman]

I agree with the consensus that his dialogue was delivered weakly & although that could possibly be remedied through AD work in post-production, this scene wasn't necessary to push the overall plot of the story. It is extremely interesting to see Al Neri at work though. You can tell that he doesn't lose control & only pushes back as far as he needs to in order to achieve his goals...and yet, there is a focused rage that makes him just as feared as Vito's enforcer Luca Brasi. Another point is that this answers the question of why Neri isn't acting as Michael's bodyguard. The veteran, experienced (& uninvolved w/the Family) Sicilian tough guy Bussetta travels with Michael while Neri continues to act in full capacity as a Corleone Family representative. The conclusion where Neri calmly sets the chair down & makes the performers finish their show is just fantastic. I have a totally different perspective on the exclusion of the Fabrizio subplot which is briefly seen at the end of this clip. That is one very short subplot that perhaps should have been left in. It's not important to the overall story arc of GF2, but it does make crystal clear that anyone who crosses Michael Corleone cannot run or hide from his reach.

[@leonardodalongisland]

I LOVE coming across ANYTHING new about the GF! I love the part when he sits and watches the rehearsal!

[@bacchuslax7967]

Those tiny light little slaps are so boss! What a gangster. And then sits in the chair! Brutal

[@MHLegacy]

I think that rehearsal at the end was for the intro to "Family Guy." 😉

[@kevinjones8929]

Well done

[@darthkek1953]

Godfather 2 insists upon itself SO much it even insists it is cartoons.

[@anb7408]

Not wise to say “no” to Neri. Cracks me up how he sat down and watched the show afterwards! 😂

[@billiebleach7889]

It’s always nice to mix business and leisure

[@richardcosta3504]

“Al Neri,” showed up in the Sopranos. He was a cohort of Lou DiMaggio. The weird New England crew/family that were hit men. They were going to whack Johnny Sack. He was the family member hooked up to the oxygen tank.

[@orphielalompuiidarnei8970]

I like how his accent is similar to cops. Since he was a cop.

[@steeltown2946]

Never seen this scene before... I'm excited to see what footage the 50th anniversary has in store for us 😌 I love the menacing NY italain accent here haha

[@sonnyhale]

Unfortunately there probably won't be any new scenes on the 50th anniversary bonus disc, but we will be getting the home video recordings of the cast filming the first film, so I'm looking forward to that!

[@knowsmebyname]

That factual or your opinion?

[@OldNavyAirdale]

I am glad this scene didnt make it into the final release, Neri was the silent killer.

[@ANTHONY0808able]

Agree seems weird hearing his voice

[@evansmuhu]

i would've loved to see neri in godfather 1 when he gave his nephew, the street hoodlums and the pimp a proper beating

[@mikek5958]

He did a lot more than beat that pimp. "Al Neri and his trusty sidekick "The Flashlight."

[@ukkfayooyay]

Klingman went home and got his shine box.

[@JPW3]

After the first Al Neri slap my office would have been cleaned out.

[@tmq1132]

Neri had the makings of a varsity athlete

[@philantemalone9675]

I wish we had more scenes with al we really don't know him unless we read the book or watch the deleted scenes

[@TomCheer9]

I think this is actor Richard Bright - sadly fatally injured as a pedestrian crossing Columbus Ave on Manhattan's upper west side when he was struck by a bus.

[@samjohnson5680]

It killed him in 2006

[@westyraviz]

Yep…the bus tires actually crushed his skull. It was a rather gruesome death.

[@ericwilliams398]

He was in Beautiful Girls in 1996, amazing how much he had aged from this. And Sopranos Season 4 as a retired hitman, maybe it was the makeup but he didn’t look good

[@childrenofminervaofficial4316]

@@ericwilliams398 around that time Richard Bright had been diagnosed with emphysema. He wasn't in the most robust shape the last decade of his life. Shame how he died as I knew people who lived in his neighborhood and they said he was a really nice fella.

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

@@ericwilliams398 Amazing how much someone can age in 22 years?

[@CTROCK]

Neri is one bad ass dude🪓

[@Mark5-m1h]

The way Neri bitchslaps him is funny AF 😅😅😅

[@VijaykGovil]

All these type of scenes which shows the actual vicious and murderous character of mafia were deleted to ultimately come out with a highly sanitized version of godfather.

[@TWS-pd5dc]

Not surprised they deleted this scene. Doesn't really add much or move the story along.

[@annoyboyPictures]

It also destroys the Neri character who is a behind the scenes enforcer who never spoke or negotiated. He was a pure assassin who performed his duties without question or comment.

[@Woozler554]

@@annoyboyPictures But he did other duties as well.

[@Doctor699]

Looking like the original Nicky Santoro.

[@neilpuckett359]

Except a foot taller.

[@gamewithoutname3975]

Al neri:Most sigma male in gf sagas

[@INDKFGC]

The way he says, "You said your name was Klingman?". Wow.

[@ddclark777]

Wait... after humiliating Klingman, Neri sits with his back to the door? That is a real G, my friends!

[@BetoTV]

Primera vez que escucho hablar a Al Neri.

[@jorgejohnson451]

He always just wanted to be a theatre critic.

[@davidr4523]

Good thing this unbelievable scene was deleted out.

[@bikefixer]

Background info. The name Klingman is Francis Ford Coppola's nod to film editor, Lynzee Klingman, who edited One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, among other films. She has been friends with Coppola since their college days.

[@kuziokundera]

This is why Coppola was a master director. He knew exactly what to cut. Most of these deleted scenes are awkward, badly written, and not necessary.

[@ALD56]

Al didn't even make him an offer he couldn't refuse. He just simply couldn't refuse.

[@ThomasJacobellis-l1b]

At 0:14, is that Rocco Lampone at the table as “backup” perhaps?

[@chicagomike4587]

That dancer who was third from the left was my favorite character in the trilogy...I wish they did more with her.

[@jeffrey.p.thornton]

You have a fine eye for talent, sir,

[@waghprasad]

I wish they'd shown this and more about Neri. Man was a far ruthless enforcer than Luca Brasi.

[@Mr.BeastFacts]

I bet that’s how Neri’s father would say, “Good morning!”

[@joerules829]

Those cops had no interest in messing with Neri. The just watched him pimp slap Klingman and then just moved out of the way as Neri chased him.

[@junkboxxxxxx]

He went to get his shinebox and soft drink of choice.

[@johnruiz6743]

Al the consummate professional! Loyal to a fault...

[@notthatinnocent86]

As good as this scene is alone, it feels so out of place compared to the rest of the movie

[@ukkfayooyay]

“Send Fredo to pick someone up at the airport! Send Fredo to kick an owner out of his casino! I was next in line and I was stepped over!”

[@Hopper-gn2ej]

Al Neri was cold as hell, dressed as a cop killed those three guys in front of the courthouse in the first movie, and in the second one scared the hell out of this guy in one minute, murdered that poor girl to frame the senator, and killed Fredo.

[@JOHN-xi5ce]

Al also was the one who killed Moe Greene with a bullet through the eye. He also killed Archbishop Gilday in GF3. The man was definitely cold as ice.

[@Hopper-gn2ej]

Damn I forgot he killed the Archbishop, the godfather always has the most dramatic murders, but the archbishop falling down that big tower thing was might be the most. I didn’t know he killed Moe Greene though, you might be talking about the book though which I’ve never read, in the scene I recall only seeing the back of a much larger man than Al, but he might’ve just been normal size. I’m kind of rambling.

[@francoisgrenier]

One of the trucks… -quiet Albert

[@tony.bickert]

Must say I’m glad that one found the cutting room floor.

[@timothykozlowski2945]

I can see why this was deleted.

[@MrAitraining]

Klingman should have been knocked off just for his acting. Awful

[@patopato9668]

1:47 ey Fabrizio is that you? Not for long...

[@makaveli2318]

Imagine getting slapped while running across the room lol

[@quincywagstaff1243]

Person who walks in from backstage at 1:15 in full 1974 hairstyle and fashion.

[@wcg19891]

They never showed klingman in the original version. I’m glad they have it

[@daveumpref]

Actually they did “The Godfather saga” which was the chronological order of the entire series. In that version this scene is in. I rather like it. Prior to this scene is when Michael and Roth discuss moving Klingman out so it wasn’t another make an offer you can’t refuse scene. I do agree that this was an underdeveloped character but… as it was the movie is 3 hours long. If they fleshed out Al and Rocco the movie would have been 4 hours.

[@czolgistta]

Then end scene with him seating down -> LIKE A BOSS!

[@JediPhoenix1976]

There are some deleted scenes that I wish had stayed in, but I'm glad this one was cut. I like the idea of Neri as Michael's silent enforcer in the shadows, cool and calm, you don't see him until your number's up - basically he's Michael's very own Luca Brasi. This scene compromises that characterization a little, and not for the better.

[@jaelge]

Neri bitch-slaps him. Like the guy doesnt even deserve to be hit like a man. LOL! Great scene, I loved Neri. He had a better and more deserving part in the book.

[@JG-zs8tr]

It seems Neri is a man of culture.

[@noeldown1952]

What a terrible scene, good thing they deleted it.

[@lukahmad5683]

So funny how Al interested to watch the rehearsal instead of leave them and didn't care at all.

[@Chuckson56]

They should have had this scene in the original movie, crazy idea to delete it.

[@sonnyhale]

Makes sense to cut it if you think about it, if Coppola had to cut down the length of the film it makes sense to cut long scenes that aren't overly important to the plot.

[@RSTI191]

So crazy to delete any scene in either I or II..

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

@@sonnyhale I don't particularly like this scene so I think they were right to cut it. In fact, I can't think of any deleted scene from Parts I and II that I felt should have been left in.

[@annoyboyPictures]

@@sonnyhale This is my first time watching this scene, and having watched the Godfather over and over for 30 odd years now, It completely changed my image of Neri ... for the worse... because I always pictured him as a silent enforcer, and not a speaker or negotiator. He's the guy you send in when 'Negotiations' fail. I'm also glad they cut this scene.

[@allanfifield8256]

Good scene to cut.

[@gitgeronimo9375]

That 70s looking dude in blue jeans who comes out on stage 😂

[@sleepless2685]

Al neri voice so funny😂

[@bridgecross]

This is a pretty elaborate shoot for a deleted scene. They had to put together that entire "rehearsal" show and sets. Unless it was something already happening that they piggybacked off.

[@reeyees50]

Welcome to francis ford coppola deleted scenes

[@andreblige5758]

Happy they cut this scene from the movie, Neri didn't look intimidating at all to me & hearing him talk doesn't help either

[@billwine5]

I think having Neri be sinister and non-vocal was a great editing decision