Originally posted by The Don of Bball:
I think another important fact to point out is, that in the original book, Michael refers to Al Neri as "his Luca Brasi."
Not to nitpick, but it's not Michael who refers to Neri as his Luca Brasi, it's Clemenza, who was "bragging" about Neri, saying he would be a "wonder" who would be "Better than Luca" since "after all, Neri was his discovery."