:44:03
Fuck him and the horse he rode in on!
He is nuts. Now get him out of here.
:44:07
"Bob, I will if you want me to,
but take 10 steps first.
:44:10
Let's not forget, he's Italian."
:44:12
I had less than 48 hours
to make the decision.
:44:15
Sell it, or shake hands with the devil.
:44:18
Coppola was announced
as The Godfather's maestro.
:44:24
The shooting of The Godfather
should take several months.
:44:27
And the picture's scheduled for release
sometime around Christmas, 1971.
:44:31
So if in the next few months, you see some
old cars dashing around or about New York...
:44:36
...or see a gentleman taking
another gentleman somewhere...
:44:39
...at the point of a loaded gun,
don't raise a hue and cry...
:44:43
...because it's only the filming
of The Godfather.
:44:46
But then, New Yorkers don't raise
a hue and cry...
:44:49
...about that sort of thing anyway, do they?
:44:52
This is Gene Huebert,
Fifth Avenue and 31 st Street.
:44:56
It was the unveiling
of Francis' cut of The Godfather.
:44:59
In the theater sat Francis with his quadrille
of assistants, editors and ass-kissers.
:45:03
Plus the rest of his production
team were all there.
:45:06
The film was to open in four months.
Paramount's big Christmas gift to the world.
:45:11
The lights went down,
the picture started.
:45:14
Two hours and six minutes later,
the room began to fill with light.
:45:19
Francis, I want to speak with you. Alone.
:45:22
I was on fire.
:45:24
And the prince himself
took a half-hour to get to my office.
:45:30
Thanks for showing, Francis.
:45:32
"All my boys were telling
me how great the picture is.
:45:36
They tell me not to touch a frame."
:45:38
The picture stinks, Francis.
Got it?
:45:40
You shot a great film. Where the fuck is it?
In your kitchen with your spaghetti?
:45:44
It sure ain't on the screen.
Where's the family, the heart, the feeling?
:45:48
Is that left in the kitchen too?
:45:49
Did Coppola glare.
:45:51
Schmuck. Name me a studio head that tells
a director to make a picture longer.
:45:56
Only a nut like me would.
But you're gonna do it.
:45:59
You shot a saga, pal,
but you turned in a trailer.