Crazy Little-Known Facts about "The Godfather" Franchise

Using Improv

James Caan was big on improvising his lines. The scene where he used a carbage can lid to beat up Carlo was totally on his own accord. He used the phrase "bada-bing!" completely on his own because he heard mobster Carmine Persico say it once. Of course, the famous scene where he throws the FBI photographer to the ground was also totally Caan!

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The More You Know

  • There's a word for tapping someone on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them.
  • The 442nd Infantry Regiment, a largely Japanese American unit that served during WWII, did so while their families were held in internment camps. Their motto was "Go for Broke" and they were the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.
  • A Boeing 747 airliner is made of over 6,000,000 separate parts.
  • The shortest scientific –ology word is "oology."
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