Originally posted by Don Cardi:
Over in the GF Trilogy thread, there was some discussion about there being 5 families in New York or really six, as far as the MOVIE goes.
Well some brought up the book.....
Just re-reading this thread.....
There are some inconsistencies between the book and movie(s) which we must accept because that is the was they are clearly stated or portrayed.
For example, in the book Mike has two sons; in the movie, a son and a daughter.
In the book, Calo is killed in the car bombing that kills Appolonia; in the movie his death is not shown, and he reappears in GF III.
But regarding the question of the number of families, since it is open to debate in
both the book and film, I believe that whatever conclusion we draw for the book, which came first and is the source for the films, should, absent specific evidence to the contrary, apply to the films as well.
