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Originally posted by J Geoff:
Just watched the GF1 DVD with FFC's commentary w/ subtitles turned on...

Here are my notes...

> "two gabbagool, gabagol and a proscuitto"
> Luca shown practicing his lines was actually filmed after the main scene where he messed up. He couldn't do a good take, so FFC showed him practicing to explain it, and make it comical. Previously, it was said that his practicing was real and caught on film.
> Woltz' mansion was filmed in LA
> The horse's head was obtained from a dog food company. Eww. Dogs eat horse!?
> Day 1 of shooting was outside Best & Co. and Polk Hobby Shop. Day 3-4 was the Sollozzo/McClusky murder scene. Day 5 were some exteriors at the hospital. Many of the exterior hospital scenes were actually shot in LA later. Most of the film was shot in NY.
> Vito leaves the office at 4:30, the day he gets shot.
> Vito asks for 3 oranges, but gets only 2.
> Sonny writes "8:30" on the kitchen cabinet.
> Castellano wasn't in GF2 because he wanted a private writer for his lines (?!!)
> "Paulie, I want you to go down 39th Street. Colosanto's." (Gotta look that up)
> The [A] sicker on Clemenza's car was a WWII gas-rationing coupon.
> The "we can't wait" speech was at 7pm.
> FFC's father, Carmine, played "This Lonliness" on the piano during the matresses sequence. He was a major composer for the films.
> "Vaffanculo"
> The boy on the bike in New England says "Hi Miss Adams!"
> The New England scene was filmed A YEAR LATER!

Those're my notes. FFC's commentary was good, but much was repetitious from other sources. It's mosty about shooting the film; it'd've been nice if he included trivia and goofs and such as well...

Tomorrow - GF2... grin

JG


I liked him relelling his past stories,but for a few of the great scenes of The Godfather I wish he would of talked about them more.Very good though.