The Legendary Restaurant Scene from THE GODFATHER

[@Tolbiny]

The sound of the train reaching a crescendo just as he stands up to shoot is absolute genius. A non-musical soundtrack that adds so much tension to the scene.

[@kuma8293]

He wanted to shoot them while the train was stopping and making a lot of noise so less people would hear the shot.

[@gabrieldjatienza6971]

Yes... the train sound filtered the gun sounds..

[@TheKomentor]

@@kuma8293 But was that planned beforehand or was it Michael's presence of mind?

[@fandaklada609]

@@TheKomentor Originally he should shoot them right after the toilet break, but he got very nervous. So he go back to the table, regain some confidence and wait for another train. It wasnt planned beforehand to wait for train, its just his improvisation.

[@joseluisdorameborbon5884]

At the moment he fires the shots the sound of the train stops being heard.

[@Grrnal-d4q]

His facial expressions as he came to grips with what he was about to do…. A masterclass in acting without ever saying a word.

[@johnjim6793]

Actually according to Al Pacino's autobiography, this is the scene that saved his career in movies. The first shots (Michael and Kay at the wedding) were unspectacular and gave him little to show his talent, so the studio that had wanted someone like Robert Redford to begin with, wanted to replace Pacino. It was practically a done deal to the extent that Pacino felt it was like he was toxic, and everybody around him seemed uncomfortable working with him. Then either by conincidence or by a stroke of Coppola's genius, this restaurant scene was pushed forward in the timetable. Afterwards nobody questioned Al Pacino ever again.

[@nathanwright7154]

A neat trick they did was change the language when Michael came back. Really gave the impression he wasn't listening to what was being said.

[@troyjohnson462]

That scene is pure genius collaboration.

[@barryf7253]

The look on his face as he sits back down. He's rethinking everything, and coming to the same conclusion.

[@nicklubrino2606]

I love the way Al Pacino’s eyes goes back-in-forth as music gets louder right before he shoots both of them.

[@RG-tt1ru]

I don't think I was ever a moment when he rethought his decision. His eye movements indicated that he was playing out in his mind the scene that he was about to act out.

[@FUNKACHELI]

They should have sensed something ... either he had Diarrhea or was going to kill e'm .

[@nicklubrino2606]

Are there something wrong with your eyes?

[@AngelosVougiouklidis-iz4ve]

Or perhaps at that very second he rapidly realised that the meeting was a complete set up and eventually would eliminate him and his whole family if he sat down and talk as he was “supposed to”

[@SH-ji5fk]

The eye ball movement when he come back from rest room is simple example of how great characters are made.

[@joonkwun2272]

The jewel of this scene

[@westmcgee9320]

Well-said, comrade.

[@RG-tt1ru]

He was playing out the murder scene in his head.

[@williamfrawley1175]

John Ford taught John Wayne how to act with his eyes

[@avinashsalunke8184]

I think we glamorous crimanal.

[@XontrosInstrumentals]

Fun Fact: Coppola changed the location of the gun prior to filming this scene, so Al Pacino's reaction to not finding the gun was 100% legitimate

[@Endru85x]

Small things like these create movie magic. Reminds me of Die Hard, when Alan Rickman in finale was supposed to be dropped on 1,2,3 ...and they dropped him on 1. And he was afraid of heights :)

[@Jeremy-y1t]

@@Endru85x Rickman was a major anti-Semite.

[@josephtalmadge3108]

Absolutely, love little things like that

[@kingpinballer242]

Yea everyone knows that

[@alejandrinaramirez5033]

That's how it is . And the scene turned out much better.

[@Tolbiny]

Trip Advisor review : “ Food was superb, but the ambience was somewhat spoiled by a double gangland hit”.

[@alantaylor119]

Brilliant

[@saintlouis1087]

All and all though, I give it 4.5 stars

[@ultrademigod]

I hate it when that happens

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

It's bad now but several years from now it'll be a tourist hot spot because of it

[@Tuesdayjoe66]

Excellent!😂

[@prabhudaskamath1353]

50+ years!! Yet to see another master class like this..

[@jondstewart]

He didn’t follow Clemenza’s instructions to the letter. He came out of the restroom, hesitated, listened to Solozzo talk, shot him once in the head, then McCluskey once in the throat, then in the head. Then he walked away and threw down the gun and walked out. He was supposed to walk out of the restroom, just give them two shots in the head apiece, then drop the gun and walk out. But Michael was nervous as hell. This wasn’t like the assassination attempt on his father at the hospital or just being on the front lines in WW2, this was more intense.

[@GREGWATSON-lc8cc]

Yeah

[@GREGWATSON-lc8cc]

Boring

[@tomcarter1198]

He waited for the train, which was probably smarter than coming out blasting.

[@jondstewart]

@@tomcarter1198 I thought the same thing myself. As soon as the subway was screeching, BAM into Solozzo’s head, then once in the throat and once in the head to the police Captain. Then he walked away and threw the gun down with the somewhat surprised customers looking on. And somehow he got cleared of those “false charges”.

[@jaimepatena7372]

Silly. In WW 2 the other side had guns and was trying to kill you too. That is intenser .

[@youjustreadthis897]

First shot on McCluskey was business. Second shot was personal.

[@isaacboshin1292]

Clemenza told him to shoot each twice to take no chances

[@rudimussrodeln]

it is actually the other way around

[@youjustreadthis897]

@@rudimussrodeln How come?

[@Obelix5658]

First shot was personal , quid pro quo for the slap at the hospital gate and the second one was business.

[@friedrichmyers]

​@@youjustreadthis897 Because he first shot at the neck and made him suffer. It was definitely personal that way.

[@RehistradongKriminologo]

I remember being on the edge of my seat during this scene. Al Pacino's performance was so intense. The build-up is breathtaking: the barely contained rage, the constant movement of his eyes, and the subtle tightening of his jaw as he prepares to strike down Sollozzo and McCluskey were chilling. It was a moment of pure cinematic power. Al Pacino was born to play Michael Corleone; he is the Godfather.

[@Jeremy-y1t]

The restaurant meeting would never have happened in real life.

[@worldsbesttarot]

Your right 👍

[@marksavage1108]

Love the way he gave McClusky a second to regret his life choices and realise what was coming his way.

[@thylacine1154]

True. And at least he got to try the veal first, it was the best in the city...

[@hotototro]

According to the novel, he felt as a police captain safe even after Solozzo was shot, not expecting to be shot too. "McCluskey stared at Sollozzo in surprise, as if watching something far away. He did not seem to realize his own danger. His fork was half-way to his mouth. He was just beginning to understand what was happening when Michael fired at him. The shot was bad. It hit McCluskey in the throat. He dropped his fork, put his hands to his neck and began to cough up food and blood. Very carefully, very coolly, Michael tired the next bullet straight into the policeman's brain. McCluskey stared at Michael for a second then fell forward, his head hitting the table with a crash. "

[@joelluongo7419]

Pacino is an acting master! There is just a subtle pause in between shots.. which adds to the overall drama effect of the scene.

[@shankarrajagopalan3236]

You see the movie so many times but everytime it gives a new dimension to the acting and picturisation which is of the highest class of pure immortality.

[@heathledger1345]

2:47 That’s for my dad 2:50 and That’s for my jaw

[@stevesutton9851]

You will never see another mafia film or cast like this in your life 😊

[@Jeremy-y1t]

James Caan ruined the film.

[@cullenatwood5149]

@@Jeremy-y1t Not at all. Why do you say that?

[@Jeremy-y1t]

@@cullenatwood5149 He did not look Italian at all, and he overacted badly as always.

[@cullenatwood5149]

@@Jeremy-y1t That’s quite an opinion

[@Jeremy-y1t]

@@cullenatwood5149 He looked too Zionist for the role.

[@louislepage5111]

The look on Solozzios face when Michael pulls out the gun is priceless 😊

[@Jeremy-y1t]

He did not have time to register it.

[@joemontano71]

He could not allow himself to believe that Michael had a gun.

[@Jeremy-y1t]

@@joemontano71 It was so obvious why he went to the bathroom.

[@Jeremy-y1t]

@@pavanatanaya Sollozzo would have shot Michael as soon as he began to stand up. The meeting in the restaurant would never have happened. Vito called Tattaglia a pimp.

[@louislepage5111]

​@Jeremy-y1tYes he did as a matter of fact, it was a sign of disrespect

[@johnjim6793]

The fact that Sollozzo all but tells Michael to his face that he will go on trying to murder his father and nontheless expects Michael to agree to a deal gives me the chills every time. Talk about cold as ice. Al Pacino deserves all the credit he is being given for this scene, but Al Lettieri's masterclass is often overlooked.

[@sandorthehoundclegane2235]

Has he told a better lie Mike may have changed his mind.

[@ameennasar2583]

​@@sandorthehoundclegane2235 That's the whole point. Michael knew Sollozo won't be toi careful with him, as he's a civil man. Michael's a marine, sure, but a person who wishes a life out of crime. Sollozo was smart enough to call a meeting with him, McCluskey also understood that the boy was pure. He's not like them. But yeah, it was a surprise. Michael is the master of surprises. Throghout the entire trilogy, we are constantly getting surprised at Michael's plans and executions

[@johnjim6793]

@@ameennasar2583 That's right. The sheer fact that they keep calling him "the boy" shows how the keep underestimating him.

[@sandorthehoundclegane2235]

@ kinda like Vito then. I just finished the book but haven’t seen part 2 or 3 yet.

[@mikeohagan2206]

This is still the greatest movie of all time.

[@Jeremy-y1t]

Hardly, lol.

[@pikeflowed]

nah, Howard The Duck slays it :P

[@Jeremy-y1t]

@@pikeflowed I can name hundreds of better films.

[@pikeflowed]

@@Jeremy-y1t Howard the Duck reigns supreme ! :)

[@pikeflowed]

@@Jeremy-y1t Howard the Duck RULES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Twyscape]

Best scene of the entire Trilogy. Fantastic!

[@sentientmeat8975]

The look Michael gives him after the shot to his brain still hasn’t put him down 😂

[@giosy0072]

Fun fact: these two are the only directly kills of Michael.

[@AsianShadowrunner]

He *definitely* made them count. 😁

[@mvit8088]

Not counting his service in Marine Corps in WW2

[@georgepalmerin4514]

Just because he's in corp doesn't mean he seen any action, most in the rear.​@@mvit8088

[@wadehodges2301]

Has to be this way. Otherwise how could he as a don oder others to do killing and he never have been in the same position himself.

[@aiames]

Made his bones.​@@wadehodges2301

[@timothydavidson6607]

Classic! Love the music after the shots were fired💯

[@faisalwahab228]

The woman sitting watched both fall down and casually got up.

[@tintinfan007]

turns out that she was on the corleone family's payroll

[@anandradhakrishnan1302]

She didn’t want to panic michael into emptying all the magazines

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

yes not sure about that...

[@Laverntempleton]

she was in shock

[@Greentrees-y4j]

Notice how Michael stops at 1:55, when he should have already had the gun in his hand and be firing shots at McClusky's head before he even had a chance to look up.

[@SalDOWN]

Superb acting from everybody!

[@noiricha]

And what a storyline that reveals just enough to keep you guessing ...

[@jensenat]

I don't know. McCluskey dead seems like bad acting to me.

[@marcdonato9322]

I'm waiting for McClusky to say "I suppose it never occurred to you - that while we're chatting here so enjoyably, a decision is being made by the President and the Joint Chiefs in the War Room at the Pentagon"

[@kalki0273]

Do you know what Clemenceau once said about eating dinner with a Mafia Don's son?

[@lawrencelewis2592]

@@kalki0273 ??????

[@dennisshank2715]

@@lawrencelewis2592 The Quote is from Dr. Strangelove, in the office Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper and his Executive Officer Lionel Mandrake.

[@italianviking80]

McClusky no longer has to worry about the Corleone family sapping and impurifying his precious bodily fluids.

[@DOTCOM-yo3sp]

I like how the rest of the people are like "gee whiz not again."

[@alexbowman7582]

This scene was the first that was filmed in the movie, the studio weren’t keen on Pacino and wanted him replaced so the director shot this first.

[@andrewg.carvill4596]

I thought you were about to say, .... so Pacino shot the studio!

[@johnzajac9849]

"This ain't no weapon like from your army boy days, but it'll get the job done. Come on, see what you got." ― Luca Brasi

[@Clipgatherer]

Al Lettieri (Sollozzo) usually played bad guys and was used to getting “killed” on screen. It must have come as something new to Sterling Hayden (McCluskey) who usually played upright heroes.

[@therealtruetwelfth798]

He stayed pretty upright until that second shot!

[@SuperCosty2010]

I saw two Kubrick movies where Hayden is not so upright heroic 🤣

[@Clipgatherer]

@@SuperCosty2010 Well, and he never was much of an actor, really, but he had a strong presence, which could be used to project both good and evil, like General Ripper in "Dr. Strangelove".

[@leatherlung]

When Michael comes back from the bathroom, Sollozzo starts talking to him in Italian. The decision by Coppola not to include any subtitles in that moment is brilliant -- it's because Michael isn't even listening to what he has to say, and so by extension neither are we.

[@Jeremy-y1t]

There were no subtitles at all originally.

[@mg19cal]

He left the gun but didn't take the cannoli😎

[@lukesaucier1980]

Meh, blood-splattered cannoli... not so much.

[@jayinwood647]

I can’t believe how quickly McKluskeys veal comes

[@lfarrell6375]

Reheated from lunchtime

[@24tommyst]

Pacino said in an interview that everybody on set was unimpressed by him--and that changed after this scene.

[@victoroviedo4453]

When Solozzo says "You think im too important, im not that clever" Michael Knew it was planned by the other families.

[@Jeremy-y1t]

Sollozzo would never have agreed to commit suicide by meeting with a known murderer like Michael.

[@Benzy-d3u]

I'm surprised Sollozzo's antenna wasn't raised when he asked to go to the bathroom. Sollozzo was a sharp guy. It never occurred to him that something was wrong?

[@poloistanina]

I take it he thought that he had Michael in the ropes when he didn’t give him any guarantees over his father’s life. He was essentially saying I will kill your father, deal or no deal. To me Michael’s nervousness kind of played to Sollozzo’s idea that the kid had nothing to push back with if pushed. In other words, having to go to the toilet at that point meant that Michael was shitting himself.

[@brandonb.5304]

He did. It’s why he stopped Michael and frisked him again despite Mcklusky having done so in the car

[@Jeremy-y1t]

@@poloistanina It was obvious he was going to collect a weapon.

[@mr.xtothez]

​@Jeremy-y1t Oh really? So the turk knew that the Corleones had informant within the other familys and knew in advance where the meeting was to be held and had a weapon planted and didnt do nothimg;?

[@Jeremy-y1t]

@@mr.xtothez Of course he knew.

[@worldsbesttarot]

Al Pacino beyond actor thank you mr Pacino ❤

[@jensenat]

Great scene but the older I get the less I can deal with how a dude who just got shot in the head seems to be more worried about the bullet in his throat for a few seconds. Most old movies have this idea of someone dying that is just bad acting.

[@manjulmayank15]

Awesome scene by legendary actor in a classic movie seen several times.

[@pavanatanaya]

" Ive frisked a thousand young punks" Enjoy your veal Captain

[@linhntk]

the sound of music is like what is going in his mind

[@AnhLe-uc3nz]

In the book, Micheal peed before going out and shot Solozzo, even before shooting at the guy, Micheal returned to his seat and have a little of a conversation. All these details portray how tough and cruel he could be. After shooting the guys, he walked out of the place calmly, not throwing the gun and running like that

[@DancingKebabs]

Excellent movie, excellent scene, excellent actors!

[@lfarrell6375]

He left without paying the bill

[@shashijain5084]

Awesome ness Personified !!!! Even though a lot of the original novel has been done away with in its adaptation , the movie has stood the test of time . Many crime stories followed but none have come even close to the " Godfather " 🌎🇺🇲✝️🗽

[@Jeremy-y1t]

The novel was far better.

[@mikeb3018]

what was sollozzo honestly expecting...them to just forget about it? lol

[@srikanthgolagani3950]

Thats what makes bussiness according to him...he wants bussiness...thinks like a bussiness man

[@madhusharma9949]

An all time favourite, ‘ Godfather’.

[@Somya127]

Fun fact: Pacino didn't know he was firing a real gun. Coppola changed the fake gun to a real one. The expressions of Al Pacino are real here once he knew what has transpired. Inspirational.

[@zz424]

They would've known he was gonna shoot them from the way he stacked there and made all those crazy faces and rolled his eyeballs when he came out, that was a dead giveaway

[@jymloke]

First shot on McKluskey and you can already see a mark on his head when his throat was shot at.

[@thejdgoodwin]

It just doesn't get any better.

[@4stargeneralgaming544]

It almost looks like a video game the lighting dude

[@avagrego3195]

Thank you

[@綾子中村-i2o]

ゴッドファーザーにはまったのは、中学生の初めて1人で映画館で見た日からでした。

[@captianeddie4554]

" Sit down, finish my dinner"

[@SuperCosty2010]

I'm staying, enjoying my coffee 🤣

[@teaparty54]

Just noticed a flaw in the editing. At 2:47, you can see that McCluskey already has a bullet wound on his forehead. In the next shot, his forehead is bare. I'm sure I'm the billionth person to notice this.

[@Kazuhiro-ey4se]

i remember the guy saying "all i want is a truce" trying to kill mr mazestyk in that movie with charles bronski playing mr majestoc

[@gedwalker1839]

A masterclass

[@Winterstick549]

I guess we will never know how good the veal is.

[@TomdeSabla]

Come back on Tuesday - it's on special.

[@Jiffypop42]

It's to die for.

[@dereklonewolf9011]

As Peter sellars once said " hey Al 'a Pacino UNA spagetts " a classic scene. A dine n dash special 🎃 the 7 5+🍁hunter Yorkshire expat

[@andremeehan8796]

Unbelievable tension

[@mreza84]

2:16 dead man taking!

[@othmanww7Camu-sj7bt]

Fr

[@precbsfender]

Sterling Hayden's reaction was brilliant..so creepy..

[@Jeremy-y1t]

He would have died instantly.

[@precbsfender]

@@Jeremy-y1t ITS A MOVIE..JEEESCH

[@Jeremy-y1t]

@@precbsfender Most unrealistic scene ever.

[@precbsfender]

@Jeremy-y1t it's entertainment, not reality.. obviously you can't separate the two..see a psychiatrist, he'll explain the difference between the two..

[@Potat-o]

@@Jeremy-y1t No he wouldn't have, countless people have survived gunshots to the head

[@debankur007]

When Cinema was Cinema.

[@Sandux930]

Its much more nervw racking when you have to talk to your targets 💀😓💀

[@Jeremy-y1t]

Sollozzo would have had two of his men hidden in the restaurant.

[@pramshinde]

He wanted to prove to his elder brother Sunny/Sonny that he too can take responsibility. He establishes himself as the next don by this act, if given a chance.

[@BuzbyWuzby]

Notice the slow zoom just before...

[@SuperCosty2010]

McCluskey is like "oh, a new hole in my forehead. Added to a hole in my throat, it kinda hurts". People are like "oh god, not again. But we can just leave without payment, that's good. Stay calm. They'll get a hell of a review at trip advisor"

[@phit15]

What a scene

[@mhuuudhaarrarhhhmmmez4829]

What a scene 🥰🥰🥲

[@tintinfan007]

fun fact : michael avenged all the 1000 young punks that got frisked by mccluskey

[@tbdonnelly67]

Solazzo and the rest of the five families greatly underestimated Michael Corleone. He was a USMC Lieutenant and a veteran of combat in the PTO, where he was wounded. Underestimating him as a killer was a bad mistake. What I would like to see is someone write a novel about the events after that surprise birthday party for the Don until Connie’s wedding. This would include Michael’s USMC bootcamp, further training and finally his combat experience, being wounded and his recovery.

[@Jeremy-y1t]

Sollozzo would never have agreed to meet with Michael in reality.

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

So the script says....

[@elimac8369]

2:42 This is why his name was Mykill.

[@claudeben]

One thing that most people miss is there’s a mistake. When he shoots them, there’s blood on the forehead BEFORE he shoots him in the forehead. First shot gets him in the throat and then you see the blood on the forehead before the shot.

[@abeysai-yt]

Damn, you're right! noticing it after you mentioned it.

[@doyouknoworjustbelieve6694]

Also No one gets shot point blank in the forehead and continues to move their mouth and eye, or hold their neck. They will drop d ead like a bag of sand

[@Potat-o]

@@doyouknoworjustbelieve6694 False

[@doyouknoworjustbelieve6694]

@ W atch kzbin.inforo8UcWCWjXM?si=TtfrwyWa-JJhYfLa

[@Motivationalmadness21st]

That wasn’t a frisk that was sexual assault 😂

[@hyderiq]

He forgot to check when he come back

[@krishna_KaraokeZone]

Iconic!

[@billmclean8545]

I know it is the movies but he sure left a lot of finger prints. The marines of WW2 would have had his prints and his blood type.

[@rajeev9397]

Clemenza used some tape.. Mind u...

[@clemguerrero6582]

I guess u really didn't watch the whole scene where they talked.about the fingerprints with Clemenza

[@severett86]

Aside from any forensics that might or might not have been recovered from the crime scene, there was a scene before this where Michael suggested that they ran a smear campaign against McClusky through the journalists on the Corleone payroll. When it got blared across the headlines that the cop who was killed was a de-facto enforcer for a drug-dealing mafioso, there probably would have been very little appetite to conduct a thorough investigation.

[@FranklinSninsky]

There was no DNA analysis back then lol...

[@MegaBloggs1]

yeah his fingerprints would have been on the cutlery but micheal doesnt eat!!!!

[@АлександрМ-р2я]

Bravo!

[@robertgandler3177]

Clemenza was the brilliant planner too!

[@subhashalder8497]

superb

[@jothimaniekambaram]

Great Novel. Fantastic Movie.

[@tbd-1]

And Al is telling the story now that as he left the restaurant he jumped on the running board of the passing car _and fell off_ . As he laid on the ground he knew it was over and they were going to recast the role.

[@evolucionmetafisicahumana2607]

This scene is completely absurd. The bodyguard should have checked him AFTER returning from the bathroom but not before

[@intothelight8123]

I never understood why he dropped his pistol with his fingerprints all over it. 😮😮😮

[@Shyam-ku4kn]

We are -not- criminals

[@ederfxd7985]

Classic 👌🏻

[@sushibar777]

The ravioli is to die for. Should have double tapped Sollozzo too.

[@Jeremy-y1t]

The police captain's death was so unrealistic, like Sonny's death scene.

[@misterabel_9017]

Dang, all that HOT food fell on top of McCluskey after getting shot 🙆🏻🤣

[@WillyCLARKE-g8c]

Great scene.

[@Jeremy-y1t]

Sollozzo would have shot Michael as soon as he began to stand up. The meeting in the restaurant would never have happened.

[@soccerplayer-q4d]

whats weird is why he was frisked before he was going to the restroom because he was already there with them talking all the time? instead he should have been frisked after he comes back. it just does not make sense.

[@Vincent-qw3pn]

폭력배와 유착 된 경찰 간부 놈이 모가지에 총알이 박혀 죽는 장면은 내내 통쾌한 장면 이었다.

[@johnnyboyboxing-yy4tw]

He killed in the army

[@noiricha]

The only thing we know is he served ... there's never a mention of what he actually did ...

[@malbourne805]

​@@noiricha While visiting Genco in hospital, his father asked him what his medals - "Christmas ribbons" - were for, and Michael replied "For bravery". I don't think you earn a medal for bravery doing clerical work while serving in the military, especially during WWII, so it's safe to assume he saw his fair share of action from behind a gun.

[@marioscafroglia]

Like Sonny say, it's different.

[@wofwof007]

He wasn't in the Army, he was a Captain in the Marines.

[@johnnyboyboxing-yy4tw]

@marioscafroglia killing some one from far or up close is the same thing

[@bendankaka]

The Policeman got two shots while Solozzo got only one on his forehead. This was intentional because Michael wanted the police guy to feel some pain. Remember, he was the one who broke Micheal's jaw. Michael took it personal😂

[@sathyanarayananarasimalu949]

As per godfather story book, after shooting he should not throw the gun openly, but slide it down, so that people won't approach him assuming he still has gun on his hands, but movie shows diffently from the book.

[@bobbievasco6915]

Michael was a star

[@MrMelmott]

I always thought the restaurant was nearly deserted not a good luck got any restaurant