Shot up car in The Godfather
In "The Godfather", when Kay visits the compound to track down Micheal, there is a shot up car, which Tom Hagen explains had been in an accident and that no one was injured. This was before Sonny's incident. Is there any information about why this scene was put in ?
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The movie script was created based on the book. In the book, and also in the movie, it is implied that there was some tension regarding the families and that security was pretty tight.
The bullet ridden car implied that there was an assassination attempt on some member of the family. That's mostly Vito Corleone or Sonny. It signaled to the audience and represented the fact that the family knew about the assassination. That was the reason Sonny and Vito were heavily protected.
Please note that while the movie script is based on the book, Mario Puzo did make some changes in the movie for continuity.
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Why did they shoot the guy in the car in Godfather?
When Sonny found out, he ordered Clemenza to have Paulie \u2013 "that stronz" (Italian for \xabturd\xbb), as Sonny called him\u2013killed on the spot. Clemenza considered Paulie's treachery to be a personal affront, and was only too happy to arrange Paulie's execution.Who blew up the car in The Godfather?
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At the day of his assassination, Sonny drove a 1941 Lincoln Continental when he was about to go after Carlo Rizzi. When he arrived at the Jones Beach Causeway tollbooth on Long Island he was brutally murdered by Barzini hitmen using Tommy guns which also severely damaged his car.What is the car in The Godfather?
Michael Corleone uses the Mercedes-Benz W123 during his time in Italy in 1979. Don Altobello also drives the same car model around Montelepre, Sicily. Most Mercedes Benz models are elegant and the W123 is no exception.Sonny is Killed - The Godfather (4/9) Movie CLIP (1972) HD
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