The (great) DVD collection for the Godfather films included a ton of deleted footage, just about everything I've ever seen from the Saga, Trilogy, etc. But I have yet to see the footage that was cut where Michael finds Fabrizio and proceeds to blow him away with a shotgun. I know this scene was shot, I have seen pictures of it in a book I own, and there's even a poster out there of Michael holding the shotgun (cool shot too).

This scene was shot for the first film, but WHERE IS THAT FOOTAGE? Was it lost/destroyed? I can't imagine why it wasn't included on the DVD with the other footage, unless of course it no longer exists. Anyone have ANY idea?

-Frank

I've seen the footage where Michael gets his revenge but it's true it isn't on the DVD trilogy. About 20 years ago the BBC1 in England showed the Godfather in chronological order (obviously without part III) and all the cut scenes were used including Fabrizio's death. Unfortunately I don't know where to get hold of this footage. I wasn't born when it was shown but I've seen it because my father had it on video years ago. I hope this answers your question but sorry I couldn't be of anymore help.

Unless a different version of the chronological GF and II "Saga" was shown in the UK, the scene you saw of Fabrizio's death was not the one that Frank referred to. The deleted scene included in the Saga that you probably remember shows Fabrizio leaving his pizza parlor, getting into a '58 Ford station wagon, and getting blown up. The scene that Frank refers to was filmed but never (to my knowledge) released in any version. As Frank notes, several still photos of that scene were included in Harlan Lebo's "The Godfather Legacy." Michael wears a pearl-gray fedora and overcoat, wields a lupara (supposedly the same one that belonged to Fabrizio in Sicily), and looks more gangster-like than at any other time in the entire Trilogy. I'd give anything to see that scene.

you would think that with all the $#!^ you can find online, that that scene would be one of them. I AM STILL ON THE HUNT!!!

Yeah, in fact that shot of Pacino holding the shotgun was made into a poster (which I heard sold very well) when the film came out. I wonder if the footage was destroyed - I can't imagine any other reason it was not included on the DVD along with all the other deleted footage.

so where is all the extra footage in - is it in the dvd collection, trilogy, ... ?

As of now, it's nowhere where mere mortals like you or I can see it.

It is a pretty interesting question. Considering ALL the GF versions out there, plus the DVD extravaganza, you would think this scene would be somewhere. Lord knowa almost every other deleted scene seems to be. Another interesting twist is that that photo is included in the paperback version of the novel released after the movie came out.
Just another GF mystery.

Anyone got a picture of it, I don't think I've ever seen it

Yes, this always bugged me too, i would much prefer to see Michael get revenge in part one at the end as part of his settling family business. I think him personally sorting out Fabrizio would have been much better than the alternate death of the car bomb, although that did have good connotations as it was the way appolonia died, however would it have really taken 9 years to track him down with all of his connections?? Coppola made a big mistake cutting that scene of one, and seeing the pictures in the book only make it harder

Does anyone know if the original fabrizio scene has seen the light of day yet?