It was definitely the Godfather. I don't think I would have had any interest at all if it weren't for the Godfather. I first saw the films shortly after Part III came out. I actually had become a huge Andy Garcia fan, and someone suggested I go rent Part III. Then I rented Part II and Part I (in that order!!) and I was hooked, mesmerized. I started reading non-fiction on the mafia and renting other Al Pacino films and a few mob movies also. I'm not quite as interested as I was 10 years ago, but it still a very interesting part of history to me....