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I could have sworn, not in the movie but maybe in one of the books, that it was implied that Rocco was terminally ill and wanted to "go out with a bang" so to speak. I will have to go back and read the books again.
A little late to this game but.....I totally agree. I would definitely love to see a movie about this mission. I was actually a bit put off that the final episode of From the Earth to the Moon was a split story of the mission and the making of Melies movie.
I never saw or heard much from Ron Evans, but I could listen to Cernan and Schmidt talk all day about NASA and their experiences.
Can't tell if trolling or serious.
If you're serious, it's called "satire".
To quote the great Sgt Hulka: "Lighten up Francis"
I know we are 8 months on from your original comment, but did you ever find out?
I am not sure he wrote any whole scenes but I do know he "punched up" some of the dialog here and there.
The two examples I can think of off the top of my head are:
1) The speech Ramius gives to the crew about their mission...."It reminds me of the heady days of Yuri Gagarin and Sputnik..."
2) I believe he also wrote the line in the dinner with the defecting officers scene regarding Cortez burning his ships when he reached the new world and, as a result, his men were well motivated.
Past that there may have been others but I can't remember offhand
It may have indeed been a blooper but given how the rest of the interactions play out with Senator Geary, Coppola may have liked it and left it in because (to me) it gives the impression of a politician "going through the motions". Feigning interest in a public appearance to garner favor or votes from those in attendance when the real agenda will come up a few scenes later. Hopefully that makes sense.
9.5/10 By far, my favorite Christmas movie. The only shows/movies I enjoy almost as much are the Rankin/Bass Rudolph & Santa Claus is Coming to Town and just about any version of A Christmas Carol.
That's one of those things that always confused me as well. I'm assuming Sonny was the Underboss as Tom was Consigliere and then we see Tessio and Clemenza as the only two Capos named in the film. A couple of possibilities: First, that the Corleone Family, while one of New Yorks Five Families, was also a smaller, more tight knit family that the Don decided to keep the power structure small and efficient, or.....there are more Capos they are just not seen or named.
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