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Re: A Very vague Godfather reference
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08/15/03 06:45 AM
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The exact same tollbooth?
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Re: A Very vague Godfather reference
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08/15/03 09:47 AM
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I read this post a few days ago, and haven't had a chance to check a Sopranos taped episode yet, but i am fairly certain that
A) The tollboth in GF was a set, specially constructed for the film at, I believe, Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. And
B) The tollboth that we see Tony using is at the Lincoln Tunnel, which connects New Jersey and Manhattan.
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Re: A Very vague Godfather reference
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09/02/03 04:21 PM
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Originally posted by Don Vercetti:
A very vague reference is that in the opening credits, the tollbooth Tony pulls up to in each episode is the same one Sonny was killed at in the Godfather. Errie Aint It?
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Re: A Very vague Godfather reference
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09/02/03 06:01 PM
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Plawrence, I dont think that the tollbooth in GFI was constructed especially for the movie. If I remeber correctly during an interview with FFC or the commentary on the DVD, he says that the city waited so they could film there. After the movie it was renovated.
However, I dont think its the same booth Tony goes under. But what do I know about Jersey Roads? Im from Iowa! :rolleyes:
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Re: A Very vague Godfather reference
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09/03/03 10:50 AM
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Originally posted by plawrence:
A) The tollboth in GF was a set, specially constructed for the film at, I believe, Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. And
B) The tollboth that we see Tony using is at the Lincoln Tunnel, which connects New Jersey and Manhattan. Right on "A", wrong on "B" From THE GODFATHER LEGACY, page 172: "Coppola had originally planned to shoot at real tollbooths, but the traffic logistics proved impossible. Instead Tavoularis (Set Director Dean) created a realistic substitute on a runway at Floyd Bennet Field, a deserted airstrip on Long Island (actually Brooklyn)." In the opening credits of the SOPRANOS (Season 1, at least), Tony is seen exiting the Lincoln Tunnel. The tollbooth he uses, however, is an entrance to the NJ Turnpike. He even takes a ticket from an automatic ticket dispensing machine.
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Re: A Very vague Godfather reference
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09/03/03 02:11 PM
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I stand corrected. Thanks for clearing that up Plawrence.
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Re: A Very vague Godfather reference
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09/04/03 06:12 PM
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Plawrence, thanks for giving it straight.
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