Difference between revisions of "The Godfather"

'''''The Godfather''''' is a gangster {{W2|The Godfather|novel|novel}} (1969) by {{w|Mario Puzo}}, which was made into an epic gangster film trilogy consisting of three pictures: ''{{w|The Godfather}}'' (1972), ''{{w|The Godfather Part II}}'' (1974) and ''{{w|The Godfather Part III}}'' (1990), all directed by {{w|Francis Ford Coppola}}. In addition to its depiction of gangster life, the film series became well-noted for its {{w|Speak Softly, Love|theme music}} and for the iconic scene in the first film where a character wakes up to find his horse's severed head in his bed. The series is also well known for its catchphrases, such as "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse" (Don Corleone in ''The Godfather'') and "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer" ([[Michael Corleone]] in ''The Godfather Part II'').

{{TB|In ''The Godfather'', {{w|Luca Brasi}} is killed and his body thrown into a canal. His killers later send a dead fish to {{w|Sonny Corleone}} along with a note reading "He sleeps with the fishes", which became a Mafia expression referring to someone being killed and their corpse being disposed of in a body of water.<br><br>The ''Godfather'' scene and the Mafia expression are referred to when [[Troy McClure]] goes into the DMV and is seen by [[Louie]] and [[Fat Tony]]. Louie says, "I thought you said Troy McClure was dead!" Tony replies, "No, what I said was: 'He sleeps with the fishes'", and starts to explain, but Louie cuts him off: "Uh, Tony, please, no. I just ate a whole plate of dingamagoo." The dialogue between Tony and Louie is a sly bit of wordplay referring to the Mafia expression and to McClure's rumored fish fetish.}}

{{TB|{{ch|Mel Gibson}}'s remake of ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]'' is extensively reworked (with considerable creative input from Homer) and receives a second test screening. [[Polystar Pictures]] VP [[Edward Christian]] attends the screening and laments, "You've desecrated a classic film! This is worse than ''Godfather III''!"}}

{{TB|Unable to sleep, [[Homer]] watches a late-night talk show where {{ch|Charlie Rose}} interviews {{ch|Robert Evans}} about his work. Rose mentions ''The Godfather'' in passing while asking Evans a question: "Before you did ''The Godfather'', there was ''[[Love Story]]''. Tell us about that." (In real life, [[Robert Evans]] was the producer for ''Love Story'', ''The Godfather'', ''The Godfather Part II'', and many other films during the 1960s and 1970s.)}}

{{TB|[[James Caan]], who played Sonny in ''The Godfather'', guest-stars in the episode as {{ch|James Caan|himself}}. He has an affair with [[Brandine]] and in the final scene he is ambushed and shot down by [[Cletus]], a reference to Sonny's death scene in ''The Godfather''.}}

{{TB|After hearing [[Grampa]]'s re-telling of ''[[Moby Dick]]'', with [[Mr. Burns]] cast as {{w|Captain Ahab}} and other Springfielders (including [[Homer]]) as crewmembers, [[Bart]] has a nightmare where he finds a whale's head in his bed.}}

{{TB|Regular voice actor for [[Fat Tony]] and the second {{ap|Fat Tony|second}}. Also voiced {{ch|Joe Mantegna|himself}} in the [[season 3]] episode "[[Bart the Murderer]]".}}

{{TB|Voiced {{ch|James Caan|himself}} in the [[season 16]] episode "[[All's Fair in Oven War]]".}}