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pos: Michael Corleone other Mafia families hand over Sollozzo to the Corleone family or else face war. Michael suggests they agree to Sollozzo's meeting but insist that it be in a public place, where he will kill both Sollozzo and McCluskey. Hagen warns Sonny that killing McCluskey would violate a long-standing Mafia rule not to kill police officers, and that the backlash from rival Mafia families and law enforcement would be severe. Michael successfully argues that McCluskey is fair game because he is a corrupt cop mixed up in the drug trade and serving as Sollozzo's bodyguard. Sonny agrees and approves the hit.

pos: Michael Corleone Michael meets with Sollozzo and McCluskey at an Italian restaurant in the Bronx, retrieves a handgun that Corleone "caporegime" Peter Clemenza had planted beforehand in the toilet and kills Sollozzo and McCluskey. This ignites the New York underworld's first Mafia war in a decade. Michael flees to Sicily, where he spends two years under the protection of Vito's friend and longtime ally, Don Tommasino. Michael meets and falls in love with a young local woman named Apollonia Vitelli. They marry, and when Michael is notified that Sonny has been murdered they prepare to move to Siracusa. Apollonia is killed by

pos: The Godfather (novel) murders Sollozzo and Captain McCluskey, a police officer on the drug lord's payroll, the conflict escalates into a full-scale war which results in Sonny's murder and Michael's ascension to the head of the family. Under his retired father's tutelage, Michael orchestrates a plan to relocate the Corleone family's power base to Las Vegas. This culminates in the murder of all of the family's enemies, including his brother-in-law Carlo Rizzi, who played a part in Santino's murder. Michael then sells the family's businesses in New York and moves the family to Las Vegas. The Corleone family patriarch is Vito Corleone (The

pos: Michael Corleone a car bomb intended for Michael, planted by Fabrizio, Michael's bodyguard who is secretly working for the Corleones' rivals. Michael returns to the United States in early 1951 and assumes Sonny's role as Vito's heir apparent. After Don Corleone's suspicions are confirmed that Don Emilio Barzini, his main rival in New York, had been the power behind Sollozzo and Tattaglia all along, Michael and his father begin a secret, long-range plot to wipe out the other New York Dons. They deliberately allow their rivals to whittle away at Corleone interests in order to lull them into inaction. Meanwhile, Michael convinces

pos: Sonny Corleone Sollozzo and McCluskey, arguing that McCluskey is fair game because he is a corrupt cop mixed up in the drug trade. Sonny is impressed with Michael's loyalty and bravery, but doubts that his "nice college boy" brother is capable of murder. Ultimately he approves the hit. Michael meets with Sollozzo and McCluskey at an Italian restaurant in the Bronx, and kills both men. This ignites the New York underworld's first Mafia war in a decade. Sonny had arranged for Michael to flee to Sicily under the protection of Vito's friend and longtime ally Don Tommasino. The war between the Five

pos: Tom Hagen operations. Tom informs Vito that it was Michael who killed Sollozzo and McCluskey and thus had to flee. As the choleric Sonny takes command of the Corleone family while his father recuperates, Tom advises caution while Sonny is hot for revenge. Impatient with Tom's rationality, Sonny lashes out and belittles Tom's abilities as a wartime consigliere, but immediately apologizes. Tom again acts as intermediary when Michael's fiancee Kay Adams arrives at the Corleone compound wanting to contact Michael. Tom denies knowledge of Michael's whereabouts and refuses her letter. Tom advises she be patient and that Michael will eventually contact her.

pos: The Godfather (2006 video game) Corleone family intersects with the plot of the film on numerous occasions. His actions in the game often take the form of events that happened off screen in the film; for example, he avenges Bonasera's daughter, he drives Vito Corleone to the hospital after he is shot, he plants the gun for Michael Corleone to kill Sollozzo and Captain McCluskey, he places the horse's head in Jack Woltz's bed. Although the game was condemned by Francis Ford Coppola, who claimed Paramount never told him about its development or asked for his input, it does feature voice acting from several stars

pos: Sonny Corleone deal that Vito had declined. Vito later reprimands Sonny for revealing his thoughts to an outsider. Sollozzo later attempts to have Vito assassinated, believing Sonny, as his father's successor, will bring the Corleone family into the drug trade. The failed assassination attempt leaves Vito near death, making Sonny acting boss of the Corleone family. Sonny orders Clemenza to execute Vito's traitorous bodyguard Paulie Gatto. Sollozzo mounts a second assassination attempt on Vito at the hospital, which Michael thwarts. Sonny then orders Bruno Tattaglia, son and underboss of Sollozzo's ally Philip Tattaglia, to be murdered. Sollozzo proposes that Michael to be

pos: Corleone family compound in Long Island. In 1945, Don Vito Corleone declines drug baron Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo's narcotics business proposal, and this nearly destroys the family. Sollozzo believed Vito's eldest son Sonny Corleone wanted to accept the deal, and he had his men gun down Don Vito outside his office. Vito survives and is hospitalized. Sonny takes over as acting boss of the Corleone family. After a second assassination attempt on Don Vito, Sonny has Bruno Tattaglia assassinated. The situation escalates further when Don Vito's youngest son Michael murders both Sollozzo and corrupt police captain McCluskey during a meeting in the

pos: Michael Corleone other Mafia families hand over Sollozzo to the Corleone family or else face war. Michael suggests they agree to Sollozzo's meeting but insist that it be in a public place, where he will kill both Sollozzo and McCluskey. Hagen warns Sonny that killing McCluskey would violate a long-standing Mafia rule not to kill police officers, and that the backlash from rival Mafia families and law enforcement would be severe. Michael successfully argues that McCluskey is fair game because he is a corrupt cop mixed up in the drug trade and serving as Sollozzo's bodyguard. Sonny agrees and approves the hit.

pos: Vito Corleone nurse move Vito to another room. Michael affirms his loyalty at Vito's bedside. While Vito recuperates, Sonny serves as acting head of the family. Michael, knowing his father will never be safe while Sollozzo lives, convinces Sonny that he can murder Sollozzo and McCluskey. Michael kills both men and is smuggled to Sicily under Don Tommasino's protection. The deaths of Sollozzo and McCluskey ignite a war between the Corleone and the Tattaglia families, with the other New York families backing the latter. After Sonny is killed by Barzini's men, Vito resumes control and brokers a peace accord among the families,

neg: Michael Corleone Corleone family from crime. His efforts have been largely unsuccessful, however, as his many enemies and growing obsession with revenge keep him tethered to the criminal underworld. Michael plans to finally legitimize the family by negotiating with Hyman Roth, his father's former business partner, over controlling casino operations in Cuba. Hours after Anthony's First Communion party, unseen gunmen shoot at the Corleone house, nearly killing Michael and Kay. Michael suspects Roth ordered the hit, and believes a mole within the Corleone family aided him. To uncover Roth's involvement, Michael maintains their business relationship, and orders Pentangeli to settle a dispute

neg: The Godfather Caan also auditioned. Caan was well received by the Paramount executives and was given the part of Michael initially, while the role of Sonny Corleone was awarded to Carmine Caridi. Coppola still pushed for Pacino to play Michael after the fact and Evans eventually conceded, allowing Pacino to have the role of Michael as long as Caan played Sonny. Evans preferred Caan over Caridi because Caan was seven inches shorter than Caridi, which was much closer to Pacino's height. Despite agreeing to play Michael Corleone, Pacino was contracted to star in MGM's "The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight", but the

neg: Vincent Corleone Vincent Corleone Vincent Santino Corleone (né Mancini) is a fictional character in the 1990 feature film "The Godfather Part III", in which he is portrayed by Andy García, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance. Vincent is the illegitimate son of Sonny Corleone and his mistress Lucy Mancini. He eventually succeeds his uncle Michael as head of the Corleone family. Retroactive continuity ("retcon") was employed to create the character's existence for "The Godfather Part III", as it is evident from Mario Puzo's original novel that Lucy did not conceive a child with Sonny. Coppola has said that

neg: Michael Corleone addresses Michael as "Don Corleone" and kisses his hand in the same manner that he did with Michael's father. Kay realizes Connie's accusations were true, and that Michael has become his father's successor in every way. In the novel, Kay leaves Michael, but Hagen persuades her to return. "The Godfather Part II" is set in 1958 and 1959. The Corleone family has relocated to Nevada, while Frank Pentangeli runs the family's operations in New York, Clemenza having died a few years before. Although Michael is the most powerful Mafia leader in the nation, he still actively works to remove the

neg: Michael Corleone Michael Corleone Michael Corleone is the main protagonist of Mario Puzo's novel "The Godfather". In the three "Godfather" films, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Michael was portrayed by Al Pacino, for which he was twice-nominated for Academy Awards. In June 2003, Michael Corleone was recognized as the 11th most iconic villain in film history by the American Film Institute, although some critics consider him to be a tragic hero. Born in 1920 to Mafia don Vito Corleone and his wife Carmela, Michael has two older brothers, Santino "Sonny" Corleone and Frederico "Fredo" Corleone, and a younger sister, Constanzia "Connie" Corleone.

neg: The Godfather (1991 video game) The last level consists of taking down an enemy helicopter while protecting Michael Corleone. The Godfather (1991 video game) The Godfather is a side scrolling shoot 'em up game released by U.S. Gold in 1991. The plot is based on the three "Godfather" films. The game has five levels of gameplay which reflect the locations seen in the movies, including the streets of New York City, Miami, and the village of Corleone in Sicily. It was released for several computer formats, including the Commodore Amiga, the Atari ST and MS-DOS, with the latter version coming on six floppy disks. Critical

neg: The Godfather (novel) Don), whose surname (Italian for "Lionheart") recalls the town of Corleone, Sicily. His birth name is Vittorio Andolini, but after emigrating to America, he refused to tell the immigration official his last name. The person in charge of the lines said the boy was from Corleone, and the official recorded his name as Vito Corleone. Vito fathered four children: Santino "Sonny" Corleone, Frederico "Fredo" Corleone, Michael "Mike" Corleone, and Constanzia "Connie" Corleone. He also has an informally adopted son, Thomas "Tom" Hagen, who became the Corleone Family's "consigliere" (counsellor). Vito Corleone is also godfather to the famous singer and movie

neg: Vincent Corleone Vincent under his wing and starts mentoring him. Michael admires Vincent's loyalty and intelligence, but recognizes that Vincent has inherited Sonny's fiery temper and fears he will suffer his father's fate. Vincent saves Michael from an assassination attempt orchestrated by Zasa at a Mafia summit in Atlantic City. That same night, Michael is hospitalized following a diabetic stroke. Believing Zasa will make another attempt on Michael's life, Vincent murders Zasa (with approval from Connie and Corleone assassin Al Neri). Michael is angry that Vincent used violence to deal with Zasa and did so without Michael's permission. When Vincent begins a

neg: Corleone family Michael attempts to legitimize the Corleone business, but is pulled back into crime after a failed attempt on his life by Miami gangster and Corleone business partner, Hyman Roth, attempting to halt the takeover of Las Vegas. Roth is eventually murdered on Michael's orders. Michael's older brother, Fredo Corleone, was ensnared by Roth to conspire against the Corleones. At their mother's funeral, Michael sanctions the assassination of his surviving older brother. By 1979, the activities of the Corleone family were nearly completely legitimate. Michael Corleone sold their interests in all casinos and hotels and invested only in businesses unconnected to

neg: Connie Corleone Vincent Mancini into the Corleone family and support him in his feud with Joey Zasa. When Michael suffers a diabetic stroke following an attempt on his life, Connie and Michael's assassin Al Neri give Vincent the approval to kill Zasa, who was complicit in the attack. Michael is furious that she gave an order behind his back, but she maintains that it was necessary to strike fear into his enemies. Connie travels with the Corleone family to Palermo, Sicily to watch Anthony's operatic debut. She tells Vincent to prepare a counterattack if Michael is killed. She then stands at Michael's

neg: Fat Man After Dark Eli Manning, the Fat Man asked callers to refer to him as "Fredo", the dim-witted and less talented brother of Michael Corleone in The Godfather, a reference to Eli's more successful brother, Peyton. Another sports figure who was a subject for FMAD is former Tennessee quarterback Tee Martin. Martin's name is mentioned particularly in reference to a long-time listener of the show who also attended the University of Tennessee. The domain teemartin.com is owned by a Fat Man After Dark associate and directly points to the FMAD website. The Fat Man became a regular contributor to various professional wrestling shoot

neg: Fulgencio (Modern Family) under a trailer parked on a driveway so that the trailer rolls over a lemon tree off which Haley had earlier knocked a branch; using a bb-gun to shoot the balloons that are blocking Phil's billboard; releasing rats at the party of a girl who had stolen Alex's birthday party theme; and placing the head of a stuffed zebra in the bed of a boy who was making fun of Luke at school (but had a fear of zebras). This interpolation parallels a similar scene in "The Godfather", where Michael Corleone recites vows of renunciation during a christening, while his

neg: Vincent Corleone Vincent is, roughly speaking, an amalgamation of the five Corleone family males, having Vito's cunning, Michael's ruthlessness, Fredo's sensitivity, Sonny's fiery temper and Tom Hagen's absolute loyalty. In "The Godfather", married Sonny Corleone and his sister's bridesmaid, Lucy Mancini were having an illicit affair; Vincent Mancini is the result of that union. Being illegitimate, as a youth he was not included in the Corleone family. When Michael Corleone offers him employment in one of the family's legitimate businesses, Vincent declines, preferring to work for Joey Zasa, who runs the remnants of the Corleone family's criminal empire in New York City.

neg: Carmine Falcone is based on Marlon Brando's portrayal of Don Vito Corleone from the 1972 film "The Godfather". Loeb stated in an interview that he paralleled the Falcone family to that of the Corleone family: Falcone's power and wisdom akin to Vito Corleone, his son Alberto's personality and appearance that of Fredo Corleone, and his daughter Sofia's temper matching that of Sonny Corleone. Lastly, his elder son Mario's deportation to Sicily, physical appearance and desire to legitimize the Falcone family are all traits shared with Michael Corleone. In a flashback in "The Long Halloween", Vincent Falcone brings his dying son, Carmine (who

neg: Kay Adams-Corleone to return. Hagen risks his own life by revealing to Kay some Corleone family secrets and "hypothetical" reasons for Michael's actions. Kay converts to Catholicism and attends Mass daily to pray for her husband's soul (just as Carmela Corleone had done for Vito). An early draft of the film's script ended with Kay's lighting candles for Michael. At the beginning of "The Godfather Part II" (set in 1958-60), Kay, who is pregnant with the couple's third child, implores Michael to fulfill his promise to legitimize the family business. Michael continues making a genuine effort to eliminate the family's criminal ties.

neg: Sonny Corleone Sonny Corleone Santino "Sonny" Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel "The Godfather" and its 1972 film adaptation. He is the oldest son of the mafia don Vito Corleone and Carmela Corleone. He has two brothers, Fredo and Michael, and a sister, Connie. In the film, Sonny was portrayed by James Caan, who reprised his role for a flashback scene in "The Godfather Part II". Director Francis Ford Coppola's son Roman Coppola played Sonny as a boy in the 1920s scene of "The Godfather Part II". In both the novel and the movie, Sonny is the eldest

neg: Sonny Corleone novel stated that Lucy never bore a child with Sonny. Sonny Corleone Santino "Sonny" Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel "The Godfather" and its 1972 film adaptation. He is the oldest son of the mafia don Vito Corleone and Carmela Corleone. He has two brothers, Fredo and Michael, and a sister, Connie. In the film, Sonny was portrayed by James Caan, who reprised his role for a flashback scene in "The Godfather Part II". Director Francis Ford Coppola's son Roman Coppola played Sonny as a boy in the 1920s scene of "The Godfather Part II". In

neg: Mafia film "A Bronx Tale "(1993). De Niro's fellow mob actor, Al Pacino, also resumed roles in the crime film genre during the 1990s, reprising his role as the iconic Michael Corleone in "The Godfather Part III" (1990). The film served as the final installment in "The Godfather" trilogy, following Michael Corleone as he tries to legitimize the Corleone family in the twilight of his career. In 1993, Pacino starred in the film, "Carlito's Way" as a former gangster released from prison who vows to go straight. In 1996, Armand Assante starred in television film Gotti as infamous New York mobster, John

neg: Emilio Barzini would be ambushed. Barzini doesn't know, however, that he has walked into a trap. Before he died, the elder Corleone had explicitly warned Michael that his enemies would attempt to kill him in exactly this manner, at a supposed peace meeting, with whoever in his own Family who approached him with the proposal revealed as a traitor. Michael has been planning for some time to eliminate Barzini and the other dons, and deliberately allowed Barzini to move in on the Corleone interests in order to lull him into complacency. Shortly thereafter, Barzini is assassinated along with the other conspirators. Corleone

neg: Joey Zasa Joey Zasa Joey Zasa is a fictional character and antagonist appearing in "The Godfather Part III". He was portrayed by Joe Mantegna. He is based on a composite of three real Mafia members: Joseph Colombo, Joe Gallo and John Gotti. Zasa is a longtime member of Corleone "caporegime" Peter Clemenza's regime. Following the retirement of Ritchie Nobilio, who succeeded Frank Pentangeli (Michael V. Gazzo) after the events of "The Godfather Part II", Zasa assumes control over the Corleone family business in New York City with approval from the Commission and Michael Corleone (Al Pacino). Zasa is feared and, to a

neg: Fredo Corleone Hagen gets Fredo cleared by claiming the incident was self-defense. Roth, Ola and traitorous Corleone family "caporegime" Nick Geraci use Fredo as a pawn to eliminate Michael. Geraci and Ola meet with Fredo, who is blind drunk after having a fight with his wife, and promise to make his necropolis idea a reality in return for information about Michael. Fredo supplies them with information about the Corleone family, particularly financial interests. Fredo's death plays out as it was filmed in "The Godfather Part II". Anthony, about to go fishing with his uncle, is called away by his aunt Connie to

neg: Kate Howard the Week" on "On Air On Soaps". Site editor, Michael Fairman, stated: The D.I.D. storyline was named one of Daytime Confidential's top 10 most memorable D.I.D. story lines in soap opera history. The character of Kate Howard is reminiscent of Miranda Priestly (portrayed by Meryl Streep) from "The Devil Wears Prada" and Anna Wintour, editor of "Vogue". Megan Ward has stated she has also based her character on Aerin Lauder and Kelly Wearstler. Kate Howard's real name, Connie Falconeri, may be a reference to "The Godfather's" Connie Corleone, who is the sister of Michael Corleone and Santino "Sonny" Corleone (whose

neg: Kay Adams-Corleone Kay Adams-Corleone Katherine "Kay" Corleone (née Adams) is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's "The Godfather". She was portrayed by Diane Keaton in Francis Ford Coppola's trilogy of films based on the novel. Kay is a native of Hanover, New Hampshire, and the only child of a Baptist minister and his wife. She is also the longtime girlfriend and eventual second wife of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), the youngest son of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), the head of the Corleone crime family. In 1945, while attending Dartmouth College, Kay meets and falls in love with Michael, also a student

neg: Michael Corleone Connie's newborn son. Later the same day, he has Tessio and Carlo Rizzi, Connie's abusive husband who conspired in Sonny's murder, executed. In one stroke, Michael re-establishes the Corleone family as the nation's most powerful crime family, and makes a reputation for himself as being even more cunning and ruthless than his father. Connie accuses Michael of murdering Carlo. Michael dismisses her accusations as hysteria, and when questioned by Kay denies any involvement. In the novel, Connie recants her accusations a few weeks later, assuring Kay she was mistaken. Kay, initially believing Michael, later observes him receiving his "capos". Clemenza

neg: Corleone family Mafia activities. The underboss of the Corleone's criminal enterprise, Joey Zasa, resentful of the reforms, aligned with aging kingpin Don Altobello, and together orchestrated an assassination attempt on Michael Corleone during a meeting in Atlantic City. When in 1980, Michael appointed his nephew and Sonny's illegitimate son, Vincent Mancini, to be his successor as Don of the Corleone family, he allowed him to change his name to Vincent Corleone. In return for this, Michael ordered him to end his relationship with Michael's daughter (and Vincent's cousin) Mary. Vincent assured him that he would. Under Michael's mentoring, Vincent is remade into

neg: Salvatore Tessio peace between New York's Mafia families. One of the strengths of the Corleone Family is that, given Tessio's control over Brooklyn, some enemies do not know that Tessio's regime functions within the Corleone Empire, and thus do not understand the extra strength it has. He is the Corleone Family's most trusted "capo" during the war with the Five Families and is issued the task of assassinating Bruno Tattaglia. In the novel, Tessio is depicted as thinking more highly of Michael Corleone than do Clemenza and Tom Hagen. However, he never completely trusts Michael, and is frustrated when Michael prevents him

neg: Mary Corleone Mary Corleone Mary Corleone is a fictional character in "The Godfather Part III", portrayed by Sofia Coppola. She is the daughter of Michael Corleone and Kay Adams and sister of Anthony Vito Corleone. Mary first appears in "The Godfather Part II" as the youngest child of Michael and Kay. She is a young child (aged about 4 or 5) in the late 1950s. Like Anthony, she does not have a significant role or story arc in the film. Mary is one of the pivotal characters of "Godfather Part III", set in 1979-80. Her father's favorite, she is sheltered from the

neg: Vito Corleone Vito Corleone Vito Andolini Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel "The Godfather" and in the first two of Francis Ford Coppola's three Godfather films, in which, in later life, he is portrayed by Marlon Brando in "The Godfather" and then, as a young man, by Robert De Niro in "The Godfather Part II". He is an orphaned Italian (Sicilian) immigrant who builds an American Mafia empire. Upon his death, Michael, his youngest son, succeeds him as the don of the Corleone crime family. He has two other sons, Santino ("Sonny") and Frederico ("Fredo"), and one daughter Constanzia

neg: The Godfather II (video game) Granados (Vic Polizos) is highly connected politically, and Roth needs Dominic to weaken the family by taking over their businesses and assassinating their made men. At the same time, Dominic goes after Tony Rosato, who he forces back to New York, and ultimately kills. At the Corleone compound, Michael tells Dominic a senate committee is building a case against the family and has acquired a key witness - Frank Pentangeli, who survived the assassination attempt, believing he had been betrayed by Michael. Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall) is no longer Corleone consigliere, as he is now Michael's lawyer, and Michael wants

neg: The Godfather (film series) the Corleone crime family, trying to hold his business ventures together from 1958 to 1959; the other is a series of flashbacks following his father, Vito Corleone, from his childhood in Sicily in 1901 to his founding of the Corleone family in New York City. "The Godfather Part III" was released on December 25, 1990. Francis Ford Coppola returned as director for the feature-length film, while also writing the screenplay with the help of the author Mario Puzo. It completes the story of Michael Corleone, a Mafia kingpin who tries to legitimize his criminal empire, and shows the rise of

neg: The Godfather Part II Corleone has a series of meetings in his role as the Don of his crime family. Corleone caporegime Frank Pentangeli is dismayed that Michael will not help him defend his Brooklyn territory against the Rosato brothers, who work for Michael's business partner Hyman Roth. That night, Michael leaves Nevada after surviving an assassination attempt at his home. Michael suspects Roth of planning the assassination, but meets him in Miami and feigns ignorance. In New York, Pentangeli attempts to maintain Michael's façade by making peace with the Rosato family but they attempt to kill him. Roth, Michael, and several of their

neg: Carmela Corleone was born in Sicily in 1897 and emigrated to the United States shortly after the turn of the century. She married Vito Corleone in 1914; they were married for just over 40 years until Vito's death in 1955. They had four children – Sonny, Fredo, Michael and Connie. They also took in Sonny's friend Tom Hagen, who later served as the family "consigliere". In the movies, Carmela Corleone is portrayed as a traditional Italian immigrant woman who speaks in very broken English. In the novels, however, she speaks fluent English as an adult, with a marked New York accent. In

neg: Corleone deaths and numerous injuries on the field. After World War II, a peasant movement occupied vacant lands, led by trade unionist Placido Rizzotto, who was killed by the Mafia. In 1943, the Duke of Aosta created the title of Count of Corleone, awarded to Arturo Faini for his valour during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia. Since World War II, Corleone has become notorious for being home to several dangerous bandits and mobsters (including: Michael Navarra, Luciano Leggio, Bernardo Provenzano, Salvatore Riina and his brothers-in-law Calogero and Leoluca Bagarella) who became the protagonists of a violent and bloody mafia power struggle.

neg: Michael Corleone The family "consigliere", Tom Hagen, is their informal adoptive brother. Unlike his two older brothers, Michael wants nothing to do with the Corleone “family business”, wanting instead to lead a more normal, Americanized life. Vito does not want Michael to join the Corleone criminal empire either, preferring that his favorite son go into politics. As a young man, Michael enrolls in Dartmouth College, but dropped out in 1941 to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps when the United States enters World War II. During the war, he fights in both the Pacific and European Theaters, and is wounded in battle.

neg: The Godfather (2006 video game) a peaceful resolution. However, Michael plans to assassinate them. Clemenza has Aldo hide a gun in the toilet of the restaurant where the meeting is taking place, and Michael kills them both. Aldo then drives him to the docks, where he leaves for Sicily. Meanwhile, Vito is released from hospital and promotes Aldo to Soldier, officially making him a made man of the Corleone family. Shortly thereafter, a group of Tattaglia soldiers kill Frankie. Sonny tells Aldo that Bruno Tattaglia ordered the hit, and is hiding at his funeral home. An enraged Aldo heads there and kills Bruno. As Aldo

neg: Fredo Corleone Michael learns that Fredo had an illegitimate child with Michael's ex-girlfriend Rita Duvall. Fredo Corleone Fredo (Frederico) Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel "The Godfather". Fredo is portrayed by American actor John Cazale in the Francis Ford Coppola film adaptation and in the sequel, "The Godfather Part II". He is the second son of the mafia don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro). Fredo is the younger brother of Sonny (James Caan) and the elder brother to Michael (Al Pacino) and sister, Connie (Talia Shire). Being weaker and less intelligent than his brothers, Fredo has

neg: Connie Corleone with his belt. She phones the Corleone compound and asks Sonny for help. An enraged Sonny drives off alone to help Connie, leaving his bodyguards following in a separate car. At the toll booth Sonny is ambushed and killed by Barzini's Tommy gun-wielding men. Michael returns from Sicily and takes Sonny's place as Vito's heir apparent. When Vito dies, Michael becomes the new Don and avenges Sonny's murder by having Carlo garroted by "caporegime" Peter Clemenza, part of a wave of murders orchestrated by Vito and Michael to eliminate the Corleone family's enemies. Connie flies into a rage when she

neg: Connie Corleone Connie Corleone Constanzia "Connie" Corleone is a fictional character in "The Godfather", a novel by Mario Puzo and the 1972 film "The Godfather". In the film, Connie is portrayed by Talia Shire, the sister of the director Francis Ford Coppola. Shire was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Connie Corleone in "The Godfather Part II". Born in 1925, Connie is the youngest child and only daughter of Mafia don Vito Corleone and his wife Carmella. She is the sister of Sonny, Fredo and Michael Corleone. In 1945, she marries Sonny's friend Carlo Rizzi.

neg: Corleone Coppola's film "The Godfather". In the novel, Vito Andolini emigrates from the village of Corleone. In the cinematic release of "The Godfather, Part II", young Vito, shy and unable to speak English, cannot respond when asked for his proper name, and is given the last surname Corleone by an immigration official at Ellis Island. Throughout the film series, various members of the Corleone family visit the town. In the films, the towns of Savoca and Forza d'Agrò were used as locations for those scenes set in Corleone. Michael Corleone is played by Al Pacino, whose real-life maternal grandparents were Corleonese.

neg: Fredo Corleone father, weeping. In the novel, Fredo is sickened after witnessing his father being shot, going into shock. To aid Fredo's recovery and protect him from possible reprisals, Sonny sends his younger brother to Las Vegas under the protection of Don Anthony Molinari of San Francisco. While in Las Vegas, Fredo learns the casino trade and becomes acquainted with former hitman Moe Greene (Alex Rocco), who runs a major Vegas hotel that the Corleone family bankrolled. When Fredo's womanizing starts affecting business, Greene slaps him in public. After Sonny is assassinated, Vito chooses Michael as his successor of the Corleone Family.

neg: Carmela Corleone the novel, she develops a close relationship with Michael's girlfriend and future wife, Kay. She is given more expansive dialogue in "The Godfather Part II", notably when she confronts her daughter Connie about her behavior early in the film, and when she discusses family life with Michael, who fears that his role as Don of the Corleone criminal empire will cost him his family. Carmela Corleone dies toward the end of the sequel. Carmela was disturbed by Vito's change from a kind, quiet young man to a pragmatic and ruthless criminal. However Carmela seems to forgive Vito for his many

neg: Kay Adams-Corleone Garcia) as his successor, and he and Kay reconcile. They attend Anthony's operatic debut, "Cavalleria Rusticana", together in Palermo. After the performance, however, their daughter Mary is killed in an assassination attempt on Michael. Kay is last seen with Michael, sobbing over Mary's body. Kay appears as a supporting character in "The Godfather Returns" (2004) and "The Godfather's Revenge" (2006), Mark Winegardner's two sequels to Puzo's original novel. The novels expand upon the early days of her relationship with Michael, her gradual estrangement from him, and her life after their divorce. Kay Adams-Corleone Katherine "Kay" Corleone (née Adams) is a

neg: Luca Brasi murder Don Corleone. Brasi subdues both men, binding and then gagging them with towels. As Brasi hacks up one with an ax, the other man, terrified, chokes to death on the towel. Later in the novel, Vito's youngest son, Michael Corleone, learns that years earlier Brasi murdered an Irish prostitute hours after she bore his child. He then forced the midwife, under threat of death, to put the live infant into a burning furnace. The distraught woman, who described Brasi as an unholy demon, sought Vito's protection. Don Corleone intervened, covering up Brasi's crime and gaining Brasi's undying service and

neg: Tom Hagen containing a dead baby alligator along with Hagen's wallet. This message is similar to the one Sonny received following Luca Brasi's death, in which Brasi's bulletproof vest containing two dead fish was delivered to the Corleone compound. Michael later has Geraci ambushed and murdered. The novel also expands on how Hagen became an unofficial member of the Corleone family. Hagen recalls that when he was living on the streets, he saved Sonny Corleone from a pimp who was notorious for raping and murdering boys. Sonny was so grateful that he brought Hagen home to live with his family. The Hagen

neg: The Godfather voiceovers and their likenesses, but Pacino did not. Francis Ford Coppola openly voiced his disapproval of the game. The Godfather The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy, based on Mario Puzo's best-selling novel of the same name. It stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of a fictional New York crime family. The story, spanning 1945 to 1955, chronicles the family under the patriarch Vito Corleone (Brando), focusing on the transformation of Michael Corleone (Pacino) from reluctant family outsider to ruthless mafia boss. Paramount Pictures obtained

neg: Mary Corleone violent world of the Corleone crime family. She falls in love with her cousin, Vincent Mancini, Sonny Corleone's illegitimate son. While the family is traveling in Sicily, Michael tells Mary he disapproves of the romance, believing that Vincent's growing involvement in the "family business" puts her life in danger. He fears that Mary could suffer the same fate as his first wife, Apollonia, who was killed by a car bomb intended for him 30 years earlier. Toward the end of the film, Michael names Vincent as his successor, on condition that he break off his relationship with Mary. After her

neg: Tom Hagen confronts Hagen about his competing job offers, and obliquely threatens to inform Hagen's wife about his mistress. Challenged point blank to confirm his loyalty to the Corleone Family, Hagen responds to Michael (in Sicilian) that he remains loyal. He dutifully fulfills his role as legal adviser, and also in the "consigliere"s traditional role as dispassionate family envoy. He gives Frank Pentangeli, who had betrayed Michael, the "idea" of committing suicide so that Pentangeli's family will be taken care of, while agreeing with Pentangeli that at one point the Corleone Family "was like the Roman Empire". In a deleted subplot, Sonny's

neg: Fredo Corleone times throughout the film; the dialogue makes it clear that Michael is tormented with guilt over ordering his brother's death, and that it has alienated him from his ex-wife, Kay (Diane Keaton), and his son, Anthony (Franc D'Ambrosio), both of whom know what really happened. Michael himself cries out Fredo's name while having a diabetic coma due to diabetic hypoglycemia. Later in the film, he breaks down in tears while confessing having ordered Fredo's death to Cardinal Lamberto (Raf Vallone), who later becomes Pope John Paul I. Michael's daughter, Mary (Sofia Coppola), asks her cousin and love interest, Vincent Corleone

neg: Connie Corleone side when he retires and names Vincent his successor. She attends the opera, along with the entire Corleone family. On discovering that her godfather Don Altobello is the mastermind of the plot against their family, she kills him by giving him a gift of poisoned cannoli. Connie is distraught when her niece Mary is killed by an assassin who intended to kill Michael. Connie is Vito's only daughter and has been described as his favorite child, next to Michael. Connie attempts to have her family accept Carlo in the first film, and was devastated by his murder, despite the abuse

neg: James Caan with the TV movie "Brian's Song" (1971), playing dying football player Brian Piccolo, opposite Billy Dee Williams. Caan did not want to return to television and turned down the role four times, but changed his mind after reading the script. The film was a huge critical success and remains a famous Guy-cry film. Caan's performance earned him an Emmy nomination. He got a deal to make a film and agreed to be in "T.R. Baskin". The following year, Coppola cast him as the short-tempered Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather". Originally, Caan was cast as Michael Corleone (Sonny's youngest brother); both

neg: Michael Corleone controlling interest. He also takes in Sonny's illegitimate son Vincent Mancini, a soldier in Zasa's crew, as his protegé. Michael recognizes that Vincent has inherited Sonny's fiery temper, however, and fears Vincent will suffer his father's fate. Michael also disapproves of the romance developing between him and Michael's daughter, Mary. Michael fears that Vincent's growing involvement in the Mafia will endanger Mary, just as it did Michael's first wife, Apollonia. On the night Michael announces he is dissolving his gambling empire, Zasa wipes out most of The Commission in a helicopter attack in Atlantic City. Michael escapes with help from

neg: Albert Volpe partners, including Volpe, multi-millionaires. However, Volpe's success is short-lived. Moments after Michael announces the sale, assassins working for traitorous Corleone family "caporegime" Joey Zasa open fire on the hotel, killing everyone inside but Michael and his nephew Vincent Mancini-Corleone. Volpe's coat gets stuck in a door as he tries to flee, and he is shot dead along with the other dons. Albert Volpe Albert Volpe is a fictional character appearing in "The Godfather Part III". He is portrayed by Carmine Caridi, who portrayed Carmine Rosato in "The Godfather Part II". Volpe is the boss of the Chicago Outfit in the

neg: The Godfather Part III illegitimate son of Sonny Corleone, arrives at the reception. He is embroiled in a feud with Joey Zasa. When Connie Corleone arranges for Vincent to meet Zasa, who calls Vincent a bastard, Vincent bites Zasa's ear. Although Michael is troubled by Vincent's fiery temper, he is impressed by his loyalty, so agrees to include him in the family business. Knowing that Archbishop Gilday, head of the Vatican Bank, has accumulated a massive deficit, Michael offers the bank $600 million in exchange for shares in Internazionale Immobiliare, an international real estate company, which would make him its largest single shareholder with

neg: Heavy Traffic critical success. The film starts out in live action, introducing the protagonist Michael Corleone, a 22-year-old virgin playing pinball in New York City. The scene then transitions into animation. New York has a diseased, rotten, tough, and violent atmosphere. Michael's Italian father, Angelo "Angie" Corleone, is a struggling mafioso who frequently cheats on Michael's Jewish mother, Ida. The couple constantly bicker and try to kill each other. Michael ambles through a catalog of freaks, greasers, and dopers. Unemployed, he dabbles with cartoons, artistically feeding off the grubbiness of his environment. He regularly hangs out at a local bar where he

neg: Fredo Corleone Fredo Corleone Fredo (Frederico) Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel "The Godfather". Fredo is portrayed by American actor John Cazale in the Francis Ford Coppola film adaptation and in the sequel, "The Godfather Part II". He is the second son of the mafia don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro). Fredo is the younger brother of Sonny (James Caan) and the elder brother to Michael (Al Pacino) and sister, Connie (Talia Shire). Being weaker and less intelligent than his brothers, Fredo has little power or status within the Corleone crime family. The infant Fredo had

neg: The Godfather's Revenge Kennedy family). The story begins with Michael Corleone having a dream in which his brother Fredo Corleone, whom he had killed, warns him of a coming threat. At the same time, the apparition tries to give Michael a message, which he does not comprehend. Michael's guilt over ordering Fredo's murder has aged him beyond his years—his hair has turned white, his diabetes has worsened, and he has chronic insomnia. He is also depressed over his failing relationship with his ex-wife, Kay Adams, and his son, Anthony, who both know the truth about Fredo's death. Carlo Tramonti, a boss of the

neg: The Godfather Part II sends caporegime Rocco Lampone to intercept and shoot Roth on arrival. Rocco is shot dead by federal agents after completing his mission. At the witness protection compound, Hagen reminds Pentangeli that failed plotters against the Roman Emperor often committed suicide and assures him that his family will be cared for. Pentangeli later slits his wrists in his bathtub. Al Neri, acting on Michael's orders, assassinates Fredo out on the lake. Michael sits alone by the lake at the family compound. Coppola's idea for the sequel would be to "juxtapose the ascension of the family under Vito Corleone with the decline

neg: Gangster film the 1970s and 1980s. The film was De Niro's third mob film of the decade, following "Goodfellas" (1990) and "A Bronx Tale "(1993). Al Pacino also returned to the genre during the 1990s. He reprised his role as the iconic Michael Corleone in "The Godfather Part III" (1990). The film served as the final installment in The Godfather trilogy, following Michael Corleone as he tries to legitimize the Corleone family in the twilight of his career. In 1993, Pacino starred in "Carlito's Way" as a former gangster released from prison that vows to go straight. In 1996, Armand Assante starred

neg: Vito Corleone territory in Brooklyn, where Michael would be safe. Days later, Michael carries out Sonny and Vito's plan to eliminate the other New York dons. Tessio and Connie's abusive husband, Carlo Rizzi, are also murdered for conspiring with Barzini. In one stroke, the Corleone family regains its status as the most powerful criminal organization in the country. Vito appears in both "The Godfather Returns", Mark Winegardner's 2004 sequel to Puzo's novel and "The Family Corleone", a 2012 novel by Ed Falco. His rise to power in the 1920s and 1930s and his early relationships with his wife and children are explored.

neg: The Godfather (novel) but the Corleone family is featured heavily throughout, Michael Corleone in particular. Chronologically this story sits between Michael's exile to Sicily in 1950 and his return to the USA. For copyright reasons, the Corleone family involvement was cut from the Michael Cimino film adaptation, which is not considered part of the "Godfather" film series. In 2004, Random House published a sequel to Puzo's "The Godfather", "The Godfather Returns", by Mark Winegardner. A further sequel by Winegardner, "The Godfather's Revenge", was released in 2006. These novels continue the story from Puzo's novel. "The Godfather Returns" picks up the story immediately after

neg: Anthony Corleone he witnesses Fredo's murder from his bedroom window, explaining the third film's revelation that he knows the truth about his uncle's death. In these novels, Anthony has a difficult relationship with his father; he loves Michael but does not want to become like him. Anthony's ambivalence hurts Michael, but he understands it, as he had once felt the same way about his own father. Anthony Corleone Anthony Vito "Tony" Corleone is a fictional character in "The Godfather" trilogy of films directed by Francis Ford Coppola. He is portrayed by Anthony Gounaris in the first film, James Gounaris in the second,

neg: Mary Corleone Worst New Star of 1990. In his review of the film in his "Movie and Video Guide", critic Leonard Maltin calls the casting of Coppola an "almost fatal flaw". Mary's aunt, Connie Corleone, is played by Talia Shire—Sofia Coppola's real-life aunt. Mary appears as a minor character in Mark Winegardner's sequel novels "The Godfather Returns" and "The Godfather's Revenge", although in the original novel, Michael's second child is a boy. Mary Corleone Mary Corleone is a fictional character in "The Godfather Part III", portrayed by Sofia Coppola. She is the daughter of Michael Corleone and Kay Adams and sister of

neg: Anthony Corleone Anthony Corleone Anthony Vito "Tony" Corleone is a fictional character in "The Godfather" trilogy of films directed by Francis Ford Coppola. He is portrayed by Anthony Gounaris in the first film, James Gounaris in the second, and singer Franc D'Ambrosio in the third. (The character was given the name Anthony because it was thought that the 3-year-old Gounaris of the first film would respond best if his own name was used.) He is the son of Michael (Al Pacino) and Kay Corleone (Diane Keaton), and the older brother of Mary Corleone (Sofia Coppola). While Anthony was never a major character

neg: Fredo Corleone pays her to tell Johnny it was the best she had ever had. At Colma during the funeral for Don Molinari of San Francisco, Fredo gets the idea of setting up a necropolis in New Jersey. The Corleone family would buy the former cemetery land, now prime real estate, and also be a silent partner in the graveyard business. Fredo proposes his plan to Michael, wanting to impress and convince him and others of his abilities. Michael, however, dismisses the plan as unrealistic. Fredo arrives at the Corleone Christmas party with Deanna Dunn, a fading movie starlet. A few months

neg: The Godfather Part III Garcia reprising his role as Vincent Corleone, during the 1980s, haunted by the death of his cousin Mary, running the family business through a ten-year destructive war, and eventually losing the family's respect and power; and one final scene with Michael Corleone before his death. Andy Garcia has since claimed the film's script was nearly produced. Leonardo DiCaprio was slated to portray a young Sonny Corleone. Puzo's portion of the potential sequel, dealing with the Corleone family in the early 1930s, was eventually expanded into a novel by Edward Falco and published in 2012 as "The Family Corleone". Paramount sued

neg: Michael Corleone Corleone enterprises, but Greene refuses to sell. Before his death in 1955, Vito warns Michael that Barzini will likely attempt to assassinate Michael under the pretense of establishing peace between the families, and tells Michael that whoever approaches him about the meeting is the traitor within the family. When "caporegime" Salvatore Tessio unknowingly exposes his complicity with Barzini by arranging the meeting, Michael sets the plan in motion to murder the other New York Mafia heads: Barzini, Philip Tattaglia, Carmine Cuneo, and Victor Stracci, as well as Greene. The plot unfolds on the same day Michael stands as godfather to

neg: Simone Pianetti small restaurant where customers were also allowed to dance. Because the local parish priest and other church people did not agree with dancing in Pianetti's restaurant, the municipality forced him to close it. He subsequently opened an electric powered mill which was also unsuccessful. Pianetti was the only person in the village who did not attend church on Sundays. He had grown to think that everyone in Camerata Cornello hated him, which supposedly led him to his killing spree. On the morning of 13 July 1914, Pianetti used his rifle to shoot and kill 7 people: Soon after the killings,

neg: Tom Hagen willfully ignorant. Toward the end of the novel, Hagen personally murders Corleone rival Louie Russo, who conspired with the novel's antagonist, traitorous Corleone "caporegime" Nick Geraci. In Winegardner's 2006 novel "The Godfather's Revenge", Hagen acts as Michael's right-hand man in dealing with the Shea family, especially Attorney General Danny Shea, who publicly declares war on organized crime. When Hagen's longtime mistress, Judy Buchanan, is murdered by thugs working for Don Carlo Tramonti, Hagen becomes a person of interest in the investigation. In August 1964, Geraci kidnaps Hagen and drowns him in the Florida Everglades. Geraci then sends Michael a package

neg: Michael Jordan's Restaurant June 2000 Jordan won exclusive rights to use his name for restaurants in Chicago. Sammy Sosa's Restaurant never materialized, in part because Sosa did not want to "step on Michael's toes". Memorabilia from Michael Jordan's Restaurant was auctioned in mid-June 2000. Twenty-six items had once belonged to the Silverbergs' private collection. Michael Jordan's Restaurant Michael Jordan's Restaurant was a multi-level restaurant and sports bar located at 500 N. LaSalle Street in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. Named after Michael Jordan, a basketball player with the Chicago Bulls, the restaurant was once one of the most popular tourist spots in

neg: Connie Corleone disowns him for conspiring with Corleone rival Hyman Roth, pleading with Michael to forgive him. Michael publicly appears to forgive Fredo, but later has him killed. Connie later says that Fredo had drowned, unaware or willfully ignorant of the truth. After Michael and Kay divorce, Connie helps care for Michael's children. In a flashback at the end of the film, it is revealed that Sonny introduced her to Carlo in 1941 during Vito's birthday party. In "The Godfather Part III", set 20 years later, Connie has become one of Michael's closest advisors. She encourages Michael to bring Sonny's illegitimate son

neg: The Godfather battles with rival families. Michael travels to Las Vegas to buy out Greene's stake in the family's casinos. Michael is dismayed to see that Fredo has fallen under Greene's sway. In 1955, Vito suffers a fatal heart attack. At the funeral, Tessio, a Corleone capo, asks Michael to meet with Don Barzini, signalling the betrayal that Vito had forewarned. The meeting is set for the same day as the christening of Connie's baby. While Michael stands at the altar as the child's godfather, Corleone assassins murder the other New York dons and Moe Greene. Tessio is executed for his treachery

neg: The Godfather and Michael extracts Carlo's confession to his complicity in setting up Sonny's murder for Barzini. A Corleone capo, Clemenza, garrotes Carlo with a wire. Connie accuses Michael of the murder, telling Kay that Michael ordered all the killings. Kay is relieved when Michael finally denies it, but when the capos arrive, they address her husband as Don Corleone and she watches as they close the door on her. The film is based on Mario Puzo's "The Godfather", which remained on "The New York Times" Best Seller list for 67 weeks and sold over nine million copies in two years. Published

neg: Kay Adams-Corleone marry after he promises her the Corleone family will be completely legitimate within five years. Kay and Michael have two children, Anthony and Mary. (In the novel, they have two boys.) They are born within two years of each other, leading Michael to joke that Kay is "more Italian than Yankee". Kay retorts that Michael is "more Yankee than Italian", because he always takes his work home with him. Michael becomes Don in 1955, after Vito's death. His first act is to order the assassinations of the Dons of the other Five Families and Connie's abusive husband Carlo Rizzi (Gianni

neg: Kay Adams-Corleone a teacher. She asks the Corleone family's "consigliere" Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall) to deliver a letter to Michael, but Hagen refuses lest it be used in court proceedings as proof the family had "knowledge of his whereabouts". During this time, Kay develops a close relationship with Michael's mother, Carmela (Morgana King). Apollonia is killed in a car bombing that targeted Michael. After recovering from his injuries, Michael returns to the United States. More than a year following his return, Michael seeks out Kay, wanting to reunite with her, although she is dismayed that he now works for his father. They

neg: Vito Corleone during which he realizes that Barzini masterminded the attempt on his life and Sonny's murder. Michael returns home to become Vito's heir apparent. Michael marries his longtime girlfriend Kay Adams, and Vito semi-retires, making Michael the operating head of the family—something Vito had never wanted for his favorite son. Vito becomes his informal "consigliere", displacing Hagen. Michael persuades Vito that it is time to remove the family from the Mafia. At the same time, Michael and Vito secretly continue Sonny's plan to eliminate the other New York dons, while allowing the Barzinis and Tattaglias to whittle away the Corleone interests

neg: Kay Adams-Corleone the end of the previous film). She says she "dreads" him, but they reach a truce after Michael agrees to let Anthony leave school. When Michael suffers a stroke, Kay visits him in the hospital, and they begin to repair their relationship. They travel together to Sicily for Anthony's operatic debut. There, Michael asks Kay's forgiveness and says he had a different destiny planned for them; he regrets losing her and confesses he still loves her. Kay tearfully admits that she will always love him. Soon afterward, Michael retires as Don of the Corleone Family, naming his nephew Vincent (Andy

neg: Frank Pentangeli Frank Pentangeli Frank "Frankie Five Angels" Pentangeli is a fictional character from the film "The Godfather Part II". In the film, he is portrayed by Michael V. Gazzo, who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance, which he lost to Robert De Niro, his co-star from the same film (as young Vito Corleone). He gets his nickname from his last name, which is Greco-Italian for "five angels". Born as Francesco Pentangeli in Partinico, Sicily, Pentangeli has an older brother named Vincenzo who remains in the country. Frank is a "caporegime" in the Corleone family, running the

neg: CMLL Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles (2013) the "tecnico"/"rudo" divide and not because of some past or current storyline. In Block A the team of Marco Corleone was originally scheduled to team up with Olímpico, who did not have any direct storyline between the two, Corleone's team "El Bufete del Amor" ("The Law of Love") (Corleone, Rush and Maximo) were at the time involved in a series of matches against the "Los Invasores" group for the CMLL World Trios Championship, but not so much Olímpico as it was against Volador Jr., Mr. Águila and Kraneo. The team was later changed so that Corleone was forced to team

neg: Bodied winning over the crowd and taking the battle. Adam also meets rappers Che Corleone, Devine Write, and Megaton, who is known for his aggressive persona. At a vegan restaurant, Adam attempts to convince the disapproving Maya that it's okay for him to keep battling, but insults both her and a waitress in rhyme, angering her and getting himself ejected from the restaurant. Maya later leaves Adam after his rapper friends offend her. After an event where Adam, Che, Devine, and Grymm all win their battles, they attend a house party hosted by Megaton, where Che has sex with Megaton's girlfriend,

neg: Michael Corleone "The Godfather's Revenge". In "Godfather Returns", set roughly during the time of "Godfather Part II", Michael battles with a new rival, Nick Geraci, while attempting to legitimize the family. In "The Godfather's Revenge", set a few years after the second film, he moves to protect his criminal empire against Geraci and the machinations of a powerful political dynasty, while dealing with his guilt over having Fredo murdered. In the latter novel, he has a relationship with actress Marguerite "Rita" Duvall in the early 1960s, but he ends it upon realizing that he is still in love with Kay. Michael Corleone

neg: Michael Corleone his father the time is right to remove the family from the Mafia. More than a year after his return, Michael reunites with Kay and they marry. He promises her the Corleone family will be completely legitimate in five years. Within two years, they have two children, Anthony and Mary. In the novel, Kay gives birth to two sons. Vito semi-retires in 1954, and Michael becomes operating head of the family. He attempts to buy out casino owner Moe Greene's stake in the Las Vegas casino that the Corleones bankrolled, intending to move the family to Nevada and legitimize all

neg: Don Altobello in 1962. By the time of "Godfather III", he has become a close friend and ally of Michael Corleone's. Altobello even donates one million dollars to be a part of the Vito Corleone Foundation. Aside from being Michael's associate, Altobello is Connie Corleone's godfather. Altobello wants in on Michael's investments as he attempts to complete his family's move from crime-based profits to legitimate business. Altobello skillfully hides his nefarious intentions, but Michael grows suspicious after Joey Zasa, a Corleone Family rival, orchestrates an assassination attempt on Michael and other family heads assembled for a Commission meeting in Atlantic City. Altobello

neg: Fredo Corleone brothel, and "it will be as if she never existed". Geary agrees to their terms. Fredo later betrays Michael after being approached by Johnny Ola (Dominic Chianese), an associate of rival gangster Hyman Roth (Lee Strasberg). Ola and Roth tell Fredo that Michael is being particularly difficult in business negotiations between Roth's organization and the Corleone family. Fredo secretly agrees to aid them in exchange for compensation; the film never reveals what specific assistance Fredo provides Ola and Roth against Michael, what he was offered in return, or whether he knew that Roth's men would make an attempt on Michael's

neg: Vito Corleone to lull them into inaction. Vito warns Michael that Barzini will set Michael up to be killed under the guise of a meeting; Barzini will use one of the Corleone Family's most trusted members as an intermediary. Shortly afterwards, on July 29, 1955, Vito dies of a heart attack in his garden while playing with his grandson, Michael's son Anthony. In the novel, his last words are, "Life is so beautiful." At Vito's funeral, Tessio inadvertently reveals that he is the traitor when he tells Michael that Barzini wants a meeting and that he can set it up on his

neg: Michael DeBatt don't know what happened to him. He sits in the house behind a window with the blinds down, and he's got a rifle." She also stated that he told her, "If they come, I'm gonna battle it out." While Sammy Gravano and his crew did not approve of drug use, they did not have problems channeling the tasks of dealing to associates. It is unknown exactly who supplied Michael, or if it was Nicholas Mormando. After his father died in 1981 he focused entirely on working on the restaurant business, taking over ownership management of his father's restaurant and working

neg: Hyman Roth the New Year. Just as Michael's bodyguard Busetta attempts to smother Roth with a pillow in the hospital, Batista's soldiers storm the facility and kill Busetta. Moments later, Fidel Castro's army enters the city, overthrowing the Batista regime and ruining Roth and Michael's plans. Shortly before the Cuban fiasco, the U.S. Senate begins hearings on organized crime. To eliminate Michael as a competitor, Roth manipulates Corleone family "caporegime" Frank Pentangeli into testifying against Michael by having the Rosato Brothers, two small-time hoods, attempt to kill Pentangeli. He survives and, believing Michael ordered the attack, agrees to testify against the Corleone

neg: Jamal Lyon Chaiken stated that Jamal has always been "a Michael Corleone character." She continued, "[w]e want to see him rise to the occasion, surprise everyone by being the most cunning, the most gangster at the end of the day." Lee Daniels also thought that having Jamal's character arc being influenced by Michael defied "the stereotypical gay man up against something, and being a victim." He replied of the character, "He is (The Godfather’s) Michael Corleone, and he is his father’s son." On February 26, 2014, it was announced that former child star and singer Jussie Smollett known for his appearance in

neg: Michael Jackson: The Last Photo Shoot reissue of his hit album "Thriller", entitled "Thriller 25". Later that month, Jackson did another shoot and an interview for "Ebony" magazine's December 2007 issue. This would mark Jackson's first United States interview and magazine story in over a decade. Michael Jackson: The Last Photo Shoot Michael Jackson: The Last Photo Shoot is a documentary film directed by Craig J. Williams. This historical documentary about Michael Jackson's last magazine cover-shoots in 2007. The film is a unique story told through the eyes of Michael's closest friends, photographers, and stylists that had helped Jackson prepare for his 2007 United States comeback

neg: Moe Greene Murder, Inc. He is credited with the development of gambling and entertainment in Las Vegas and bringing the interests of the most powerful organized crime organizations in America to Nevada. Greene is in business with Don Vito Corleone, who bankrolls the creation of Greene's first hotel-casino. In return, Greene takes the Don's son Fredo under his wing during the war between the Five Families in New York, due to the intervention of West Coast Don Francesco. Although Fredo is greatly influenced by both Greene and the city, family heir Michael Corleone disapproves of the effect it has on his brother,

neg: Joe Profaci universe, Vito Corleone is the largest olive oil importer in the United States. In the opening scene of The Godfather Part III, Michael Corleone, son of Vito, is named a Commander of the Order of St. Sebastian at a ceremony in St. Patrick's Old Cathedral. Joe Profaci Giuseppe "Joe" Profaci (October 2, 1897 – June 6, 1962) was a New York City La Cosa Nostra boss who was the founder of what is today known as the Colombo crime family. Established in 1928, this was the last of the Five Families to be organized. He was the family's boss for