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In reply to the discussion: WH shuts down press availability and says Trump won't leave WH after tweet admits collusion [View all]Botany
(76,977 posts)88. "Donny Two Fruits has gone to the mattresses."
:https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/story-of-the-scene-the-godfather-1972-870492.html
About 50 minutes into The Godfather, just after the "sleeps with the fishes" scene, Mafia henchmen Clemenza and Rocco get into a car with Paulie. They intend to kill him.
Clemenza, played by the Bronx-born actor Richard S Castellano, claims that they are going to look for "mattresses" (safe houses) and directs Paulie to drive to "309 West 43rd Street". The remarks about cannoli (pastries) that begin and end the scene have become as famous as anything in The Godfather.
The scene where Paulie gets popped begins with Clemenza leaving his house and his wife shouting: "Don't forget the cannoli" a last-minute dialogue addition from director Francis Ford Coppola. There follows a montage of stock footage of period New York, and then a shot of the car driving in the countryside beyond New York. Clemenza asks to pull over to take "a leak". In the distance pokes the Statue of Liberty.
Three shots are fired by Rocco into Paulie's head. As Rocco gets out the car, Clemenza says: "Leave the gun take the cannoli." He takes the food as Paulie lies slumped against the steering wheel. Coppola gave all credit to the actor in later years: "Richie improvised the line," he said.
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WH shuts down press availability and says Trump won't leave WH after tweet admits collusion [View all]
DonViejo
Aug 2018
OP
I love that this all hinges on the us believing that a son whose entire life is a plea for his dad's
Cha
Aug 2018
#145
A simple triple-negative back-flip; do I have to explain this to you AGAIN?
lagomorph777
Aug 2018
#117
I think he's loosing it. He never was too tightly bundled. This is melt-down time now.
mpcamb
Aug 2018
#116
He's probably in a closet. I'm wondering if he got some advance notice of indictments
notdarkyet
Aug 2018
#60
Howard Hughes was much better at running an airline than Trump could ever hope to be.
mahatmakanejeeves
Aug 2018
#142
Going back to the campaign trail - THOUSANDS. Unthinking fool that always put his
iluvtennis
Aug 2018
#32
His pants need more than steaming now. Steam won't get out what that brown stuff is.
brush
Aug 2018
#73
OMG! I can just envision Alec Baldwin saying that as Trump! Made me smile :) n/t
woodsprite
Aug 2018
#103
If he is still tweeting...then...he is far dumber than I thought...and that is pretty dumb!!!!
Stuart G
Aug 2018
#28
It would be so wrong to spread rumors that Trump had a major breakdown and can't be seen in public.
Girard442
Aug 2018
#16
When I totally haven't done anything wrong I also cancel all public statements and appearances
RockRaven
Aug 2018
#19
Hey Republican controlled Congress, the fucking ball is /will be (now) in your court
turbinetree
Aug 2018
#23
We just can't make this treason up..........................amazing................
turbinetree
Aug 2018
#52
What they are afraid of is not collusion charges as there is no such thing but rather
cstanleytech
Aug 2018
#53
i hope the rest of the world appreciates our latest slice of presidential insanity
0rganism
Aug 2018
#61
This is like watching the next chess move, except Shitler isn't smart enough to PLAY chess.
Texin
Aug 2018
#94
Sounds like it. I'd guess his lawyers read him the riot act & 'splained to him...
Honeycombe8
Aug 2018
#144
Yep, they'll emerge with some bullshit line about him misspeaking (misstweeting).
SunSeeker
Aug 2018
#146