Good one, DT.

Lou is the driver, Sollozzo is the guy for whom blood is a big expense.

I think we're up to date now, so....

This 1960's TV sitcom could have been about him.

(Note: Not "All In The Family")

Answer to dontomasso's clue This person would have received an identical coment from the first US president to his dentist.

Is the answer Lou, Sollozzo's driver? (He was given the comment, "Nice work," by Sollozzo when he made the U-turn on the bridge.)

Edit: I see plawrence already beat me to the dontomasso answer. We must have been about to post at the same time. And yes, plawrence, it goes without saying you are right about mine (it is Sollozzo). Now, I have to go concentrate on what this 1960s sitcom could be...

This 1960's TV sitcom could have been about him.

You mean we have to guess the show AND the GF character? plawrence, you're really giving us a challenge .

Is it My Three Sons, which could apply to Vito?

Yup. I wondered if any of you guys were old enough to remember it.

Oh, I can't believe it! I got one of plawrence's challenging clues on the first try. I can't remember the last time that happened.

... and plawrence, that WAS a challenge. The correct answer didn't come to me right away. I had to cheat and look up some 60s sitcom titles on the web, trying to "stretch" their premises to make them fit the clue. You should see what I was (jokingly) considering:

• Get Smart! - for Fredo
• Gilligan's Island - for Vito, who was on Ellis Island
• Bewitched - for Michael, who was "bewitched" when he first saw Apollonia (he was actually hit by a thunderbolt; but hey, don't the two pretty much feel the same when love is concerned?)
• Candid Camera - for Barzini, who destroyed the photographer's camera at Connie's wedding
• Mr. Ed - for Khartoum (of course Kartoum didn't talk, but he still got the "message" across )

Now here's my new clue:
Maybe Bob Dylan adapted one of his song titles from him.

it was Sonny who destroyed the camera, did Barzini do it too?

You've come to the right place, Cristina. I'm a pretty big Dylan fan.

I can think of four:

Blowin in the Wind: The guy they killed in GF III and left hanging from the church steeple (Luchessi? Kleinzig?)

Girl from the North Country: Kay, 'cuz she was from New England.

It Ain't Me Babe: Carlo

But my final answer:

The Times They Are A Changin': Johnny Ola (“One by one, our old friends are gone. Death -- natural or not - prison – deported”)

All right! Another person who appreciates the genius of Dylan. Gee, it's hard to stump you. The people on this board know a lot about many things, not just the Godfather movies.

The song is indeed The Times They are a-Changin'; however, Johnny Ola was not who I had in mind for inspiring it. The person I was thinking of specifically inspired the title... almost literally. Can you guess who that is? (Of course, you can; why do I bother to ask? )

And while you're guessing, plawrence, post another clue if you're online, as I think it's your turn.

... and another Oops! to DonMichaelCorleone . I had to check the Godfather online script and, sure enough, Sonny is the one who smashes a camera. Barzini merely destroyed the film in a different camera, but he didn't harm the camera itself (I think). So I guess in my version of Godfather Candid Camera, Sonny would be the star and Barzini the co-star .

Strangely enough, Cris, the exact quote isn't coming to me....Was it Michael to Vito? Or to Mama?

Anyway, new answer:

He would have fit right in in a 90's movie or it's sequel that starred Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith.

Yes, it is Michael. Do you recall the context?

As you know, you got the song right (The Times They are a-Changin'), and Michael practically says the title in one of his lines of dialogue (not verbatim, but pretty darn close). Ring any bells?

As for yours, it must be a "man in black." Is it Buscetta, Michael's body guard? I don't recall seeing him in any other colour but black; but I'm sure somebody observant will correct me if I'm wrong .

Buscetta is correct.

I can't place the damn "Times" quote . Shame on me.

Your turn.

Wait....Michael to Kay during their stroll along the bucolic streets of New Hampshire?

When he says something to her like "My father's way of doing things is over, finished with."

When Michael talks to his mother about losing his family in GF2, she tells him, "You can never lose your family," to which he replies, "Times are changing." So there you have it. Not a literal quote (plus it was in Italian), but close enough to remind me of the Dylan song.

New clue:
You'd think this person was in Attica! Attica!

One of the following lines COULD apply to Fredo. "You'd better start swimming or you'll sink like a stone".

And Dylan wrote about Joey Gallo in "Joey", a loose reference to one of the Rosatto Bros.

Sorry to interrupt the game.

That's a good one!

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And Dylan wrote about Joey Gallo in "Joey", a loose reference to one of the Rosatto Bros.

I always said I learn something new here every day. I've read the lyrics to "Joey," but I've never heard it sung, as I don't have Dylan's album Desire. Now that I know whom the song is about, it's worth seeking out.

SC, you could start a whole new thread on this: Dylan songs/lyrics that apply to Scenes from the Godfather.

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Sorry to interrupt the game.

What interruption? I know it seems like the game is being played among the same two or three people for the last few hours , but that's only because we happen to be online at the same time. Anyone can join in... and I'm sure no one minds a post like yours which has something interesting (and funny ) to share about one of the clues.

By the most amazing of coincidences, Cristina, I just happen to be watching Dog Day Afternoon right now for the umpteenth time. I never would have come up with this answer any other way.

I'll guess that Attica! Attica! is "Sonny" (unless you're thinking of Michael, cuz Sonny in DDA was played by Al).

The Name Game is back ... and, incidentally, I am dying to see Dog Day Afternoon. Can you believe I have never seen it? I have heard enough about it, though, to know of the Attica line and the name of the main character (Sonny). Just don't anybody tell me the ending...

Neither guess is the correct one, however. I used the word "Attica" because a more generic word might have made it too easy. And I turned it into a line from a Pacino film because... (no, that's too many hints at once; might give it away.)

So, just think, what is Attica?

My answer was wrong ????

Yes, I know it is shocking, but both your guesses were incorrect. If it had been Sonny or Michael, that would have been toooo easy. It had to be more challenging -- so you would know how we feel when we get one of your clues. heh heh...

The word "Attica" is there for a reason. If I used a more generic word it might have given it away (or given it away too soon)... Now concentrate...

Well, Attica is a prison in New York.

And, I think, a city in ancient Greece.....



Too easy? More challenging?

I thought that my answer was a brilliant reponse to a brilliant clue, what with Pacino as the actor playing the role of another Sonny in a completely different film.

... then my clue is not as brilliant as you thought.

You've got the generic word, though: prison.

You'd think this person was in prison...
... who is it?

Well if its just a person who was in prison, it could be a number of people couldnt it?

The first one that came to my mind was Sollozzo, with two prison terms. Am I misreading this clue? Is there something that narrow it down a bit more.

Also, maybe its Frankie? Because he was in prison and he was "singing" (ratting)? I dont know if they sing in Attica, but if they do, thatd be a nice 2-sided clue.

So I left on vacations and all of ya start saying I am a singing rat, huh?
Well, I know who it is: Appolonia... Mickey´s girl. Is that rigth Cristina.

Appollonia? Prison?

Heh heh, Frank. We didn't think you'd be back so soon . But it's all a case of mistaken identity: We're not calling you, Frank Pentangely, a singing rat. We're accusing Frankie Pentangeli. People get you two mixed up all the time, I bet .

Those are good guesses, but just not correct . Frank, I think I see your point about Apollonia being in prison -- it almost seemed that way considering how she was constantly chaperoned by her father and the rest of her entire family (plus, you could say those stone houses in the mountains of Sicily look like prisons )

You are both getting warmer, but I'll give you another clue.
My original clue: You'd think this person was in Attica! Attica!
Hint #1: What is Attica? a prison... so I could say that You'd think this person was in prison.
New hint: Besides being a more creative way to say "prison," the words "Attica! Attica!" also indicate a real-life close relationship with Pacino the actor.

bewildered

Yeah, bewildered, I think, is the right word to use here.

Or maybe dumbfounded.

Don't worry, I'm here to give you another hint.

You'd think this person was in prison.

• it's in GF2
• this person practically says (though in not so many words as I use here) that they're not allowed to go out; they might as well be in a prison.

Does that help?

Hyamn Roth? I think this time I hit it! Or maybe it is the jar of red wine that makes me think thta? Anyway I HIT IT RIGTH?

So sorry Frank. It's not Hyman Roth. (I don't recall Roth describing himself as a prisoner, but I see how he could fit the other clue -- having a relationship to Pacino the actor in real life.)

So this character, in the movie, complains that they might as well be in a prison. Plus, the person who played this role had a personal relationship with Pacino in real life.

Both clues have to fit. Any more guesses? Remember, this occurs in GF2.

Is it Kay, when Tom tells her she can't leave the compound?