The Godfather - Deleted Scene - Visit to Genco 

I totally agree with you

they were friends and did business before he was the Godfather

it was a scene that shouldn't have been filmed ....no way it makes it in the movie ...it slowed it down ....The wedding and then Tom going to Hollywood

It shows Vito's dislike for Michael risking his life for strangers. (his medals for bravery). Vito refers to them as miricales for strangers.

It would have been a brilliant scene to leave in..it would show the overwhelming loyalty of Vito right before showing his cold blooded side.

It’s a nice scene that actually helps explain why Tom wasnt a good wartime consigliere. He was still new to the role

@@johnepants Yeah , Tom is raised during peace time , a good consigliere to make deals and make sure the other side knows what does it mean "an order he couldn't refuse" but he's not trained for war time where there is time to strike.

And history replayed when Vito took Tom in!

@@hippojuice23 Well noted! Vito changed his name-or allowed the mistaken immigration official-from Andolini to Corleone. He refused to let Tom change his name from Hagen, thinking it disrespectful of his birth parents (however challenged they were).

@@johnepants Tom wasn't a good wartime consigliere because he wasn't a Sicilian. He didn't really understand what it was to be Sicilian.

Well said, a cut with all the deleted scenes included would be epic.

That's why The Godfather Saga Coppola recut for NBC is so good.

The book is even better than the movie. All the “deleted scenes” are in the book.

@@samanthab1923 includes all deleted scenes ?

reza F Yes. It's 7.5 hours long. I think HBO MAX might have it.

Into a life of crime.

@@burntbacon7995 Into the only life he had and knew. It's easy to be judgemental.

Iirc it was Sonny who brought Hagen in, and Vito accepted

You should read the book. It has all these details and a whole lot more. Plotlines entirely left out of the movies and much character development.

Yes the book is an phenomenal read. Puzo was a masterful author.

Always brings me to tears when Don Corleone says he has no such power to cure his old friend.

@@wya.manuel429 same here man. My fiancee walks in and has no idea why im tearing.

My favorite scene the loyalty between them is so real that Genco thinks Don vito has some supernatural power is a small element of their friendship he actually believes The Don set up a deal for him a sit down with death

An excellent scene from the book left on the cutting room floor.

You don’t Fuck that Life-That Life Fuck’s you

michael beachum the guy was delirious.

Genco should have gotten hold of Hellboy because he actually said, "Hey you on the other side. You better let her go or you will be sorry".

michael beachum you said a mouth full. My brother. That's power.

actually genco is being funny with the don. it was sarcasm. the don told him later that he will pay a thousand people to pray for him so that he will not go to hell.... -funniest person at parties-

@@alittlesarcasm2812 really?

JOHNNY FONTANE NEVER GETS THAT PICTURE.. IT WILL MAKE HIM A STAR

Or because Johnny owes his career to Genco because he was consigliere when he got the break from the band.

Tom: Am i a joke to you?

@@juanoteo6249 tom is not included because he is considered a consigliere not a son. Tom is taking Genco's place

It’s a shame Michael didn’t learn this lesson.

Hate to break it to ya, most of his sons didn't grow much older

A fact that appeared to be lost on Fredo.

Which ended up being unfortunate. For both the family and society. It would have been better if Micheal became a lawyer or detective or something and Vito and Sonny died and the family business/empire ended and became a simple and peaceful family with no violence

@@sam.lipchutz That wouldn't have happened. Remember, it's 5 major families. With the death of Vito and Sonny, others would take their place. And unlike Vito, they wouldn't have been against drugs.

@@stansman5461 so once one family goes another takes it’s place? If so, that would be preposterous

And Vito cried when Michael joined the family

@@randellgoering1014 I've often wondered at that scene. Was the Don crying there in the hospital bed, proud of Michael? I can't quite see but it looks like a tear runs down.

Well said Sir 🫡

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In Scarface suppose Toni would offer a pile of coke ?

Genco wanted him there more than his own family.

+nomibe2911 Agreed. This should have been left in.

Yes, it was Very Significant because it demonstrated the extent of his men's confidence in his abilities even to make deals for them even as far as the after-life. True to the Book. :-)

they probably removed it just not to have to many minor characters in beginning. There were already Walz and Bonasera. Luca Brasi. Now Genco.

All this scene implies is that the reverence for the Godfather at times verged on the ridiculous! He had no such power to stave off death, and only a fool would think that he did, much less a true consigliere! This scene Required cutting!

San47di it was a scene that showed how close Genco and Vito were, and how Vito was held in high regard by his old friends. as Genco plays no further part in the movie it is an odd scene to have

Amen to that!!!!!!!!!

Facts!

What? You don't like over the top lens flares? Mary sues? And being hectored on how sexist u are!

Fantastic take. Even more fantastic use of the word cobble.

Word

Chiaroscuro, light emerging from darkness. Coppola showed masterful use of mise-en-scene like this, especially in the opening shot of Bonasera.

And you know what the irony is? Vito actually planned to get Michael into politics, _not_ the family business. Michael was the only one of his sons with the smarts, the temperament, and the drive to actually do so. That's why, upon being informed of Michael's murder of Sollozo and McClusky, Vito looks so heartbroken. His favorite son had just blown his chance to become a "legitimate" big-shot, and condemned himself to a life of crime.

@@Thoralmir thanks for the valuable info.

@@Thoralmir please, he knew having his kid in politics would strengthen and benefit his family more than anything

@@keve4253 Perhaps but that's not the point. Micheal wouldn't have to be down in the gutter with the rest of them. He wouldn't have to be a pawn in the games of the criminal underworld. Sure you could make the argument that it would strengthen the Corleone's, but what made Vito different from other mafia bosses is that he never imposed his criminal will on his family. He could've easily used his Godson to further his influence in entertainment but he didn't. Sonny had begun his life of crime independently and in secret and Fredo more or less joined unwittingly of his own accord. He didn't want his son in law Carlo heavily involved in the family business because partly he didn't want Connie mixed up in it. And judging from his character I doubt he would put his youngest son Micheal's theoretical career at risk in order to add to his political power. He already had all the judges and politicians in his pocket anyways. As the previous comment pointed out when he learned that Micheal was the one who killed Sollozzo and "made his bones", he turns away from his other sons in shame and couldn't bear to finish the meeting. He outright tells Micheal that he never wanted any of that for him.

Yeah I think his father and other characters like Sonny put Michael in a really bad situation.

@@MCee97 Late reply but yeah. Genco took Vito to the theater.

@@phanindravaibhav3319 to the Theatre for what?

@@whodidit99 To watch a play obviously.

He wasn't just a bully; he was the Don.

@@phanindravaibhav3319 lol yea. Genco's young girlfriend who was an actress at that theater was so hot and beautiful.

Fucking hilarious. One of my favorite lines from The Sopranos.

His house looked like shit

Leave the remote on the draken station

"Leave the Gun...take the Canolees" .....

While eating all the tic tacs 🤣

Father time is the enemy none of us can defeat....

You know whats worse? Dont have friends like this at all.

I don’t think Vito ever disapproved of Michael I don’t think he was super thrilled about Michael enlisting but he was very proud of Michael’s accomplishments… even Clemenza says so…

Mike understands where Vito is coming from though, Vito doesn't want his son to die in a foreign land for some 'strangers' he wants his son back to help the family instead of risking his life for what vito considers ''pointless'' most parents dont want their kids to join the army, especially during an active war, Vito was no different

This is the problem I have with this scene though. "For bravery" is one thing. That medal on his ribbon rack though, that is a Silver Star. In Part 2 this gets amended to the Navy Cross. Now, these medals... They aren't awarded for "bravery." They are awarded for acts of badassery so intense that it would blow your mind to hear the citation. No way would any parent not know that their kid went and won either of those two medals. They wouldn't be calling them "Christmas ribbons" either.

Quite literally the best medals you can possibly earn from the army.

As I remember the book, he doesn't mention it to Michael directly - an acquaintance shows a news report about Michael to him, because no member of the family would dare, and his only response is 'He performs those miracles for strangers.'

Tom blew it bad. There is a video where they show how clueless Tom is on the job & it comes though in spades when the Don says "it was Bonzini all along."

Not officially, Tom couldn’t be a real consigliere since he was German-Irish.

In the book when genco dies Vito tells Tom Hagen "the position is officially his"

@@Easy-Eight tom was a good consigliere during peacetime. He understood the Don's approach and was capable of applying it, such as how he handled Woltz. He was not a wartime consigliere. Rather than advise Sonny on where to hit their enemies to end the conflict sooner, he kept pushing him to make peace when it was impossible to do so.

@@ryanarment5393 Sonny was not the kind of man who would listen to his Consigliere. Tom saw that, so he refrained from being too pushy with his advice.

Michael never had a relationship that could rival that of Vito and Genco

Michael is a Marine who won the Navy Cross. Go read what that medal is and what you need to do to get one. His loyalty to his country and his fellow Marines goes deeper, further and higher than Vito Corleone could ever imagine.

Some people in your life can make you believe that they can scare the Devil into running from them. Those are the ones that you ask for on your deathbed to get a few extra seconds of Life

What were some of the scenarios and against who?

@@justme-kr7lx you can selectively read johnny fontane's story for a good one

Accept for the part of the friendship where you both have murderous blood on your hands.

I always thought that was Tessio with his heavy eyelids and such, but I think you're right.

No, the guy who had the crush on the singer was Tessio. Genco was the man who owned the grocery store Vito used to work at until Fanucci brought his nephew.

@@punkrockeris666 lol dude no.. you need to watch it again

@@hazelnut3889 I will and I will check. I am almost sure about what I said but I could be wrong. In any case, it's a good excuse (if any is needed) to watch the movie again.

@@punkrockeris666 well the movie is 3 hours long😂 cut scene for you ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5r-5HF_R8C4.html

I hear what you say in Steve van Zandt's voice.

Vito loved Genco like a brudda in law.

Add all deleted scenes, combine 1&2, and add in how they took over marrazno gang , it would be a masterpiece but a 7 hour movie I’ll watch at home

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FunnyVideoMaker77 me too! Thank God for HBO!

interesting take

@@billhaywood3503 I agree and you said it before I could. Yes, very insightful take on tis scene here. It had not occurred to me.

That's the best take on this scene I've ever seen.

@Chandler White Actually it would have been probably less than 3h 20min. Just over 20 min worth of deleted scenes, really.

@Chandler White I would watch a 5 hour version of The Godfather honestly Edit: Although the scene which has Michael and Vito planning the death of the other Dons being deleted was a good decision because it would've lessened the impact of the Baptism scene

Because the acting and voice dub for Genco are dog shit and wouldve been a blight on an otherwise perfect film.

😄Epic

"What miracles you do for strangers?" Michael was being pulled by the strings, everything Don Vito fought against during all his life.

Well the fact is they are from the start.

I think Michael was raising a cup of water to his mouth, from the water cooler.

Well Michael is described as a son who if you reprimanded him he wouldn't be seen for weeks. I think this shows that he was a lot more independent and rebellious than his brothers and you could also say that because of these traits he removed himself from the family by joining the army. This is also shown when he says his plans are to go back to school after and that "we'll see" if he follows the path his father wants/plans for him. Even though his father is the Don, Michael is still his own man and will do what's right for him, regardless of the family business. So after Vito criticizes Michael's war medals as "miracles done for strangers", as in he isn't helping the family like he does for strangers, Michael walks away because he joined the army to get away from his family in the first place. Him walking away in that scene is pretty symbolic actually.. And I'd say he raises his hand when Vito calls him back because, although he isn't interested in playing the obedient son, he is trying to show patience and be respectful and not argue. Michael doesn't care about the mafia and doesn't see himself as being subject to either his father or the Don. He is grown up, independent from all of it and just not interested... yet!

If they kept every scene in, the movie would've been 4 hrs. long. They have to make cuts somewhere.

@@eightinches6094 Actually... they don't HAVE to make cuts ... people could just sit through a longer movie ... I've never minded 3 or 4 hours of a good story

@@williampawson5476 .....every movie ever made has deleted scenes, they can't possibly include every scene that is shot into a movie.

@@williampawson5476 Yes they do have to make cuts

You're very welcome! I know it's been so long coming, but eventually I do still plan to do the Part II deleted scenes as well.

Bro what I just read the book and where does Genco say his flesh was melting off from his bone. Genuinely not calling you a liar I just cannot remember that

​@@adamkhan1480I've already read that

The thing of greatest value was *friendship.* That's what the Don tells Johnny Fontane, in the book. He tells Johnny that if he, Johnny, had made more friends in the entertainment world, instead of making powerful enemies like Jack Woltz, then he wouldn't need the Godfather's help.

Good question, I was wondering that too in the back of my mind.

Well it is a hospital in the 1940’s after all

@@vido4x4 True

Before hospitals became massive ...

Son, people have died in way worse places i.e: war & prison

vic vega yes thats him. loyal till the end. Nothing but respect for that.

So Did I🤧🤧💔

Me too. 😢😢😢

Eghar, I was in Vietnam as a combat Marine when I read an excerpt of the book in a magazine, think it was Saga or something like that (weekend R&R in the non-com club library) and wrote my family to please send me the book. I received it, read it and shared it with my platoon. I donated it to the small library. Much later when I went back to the rear to process out before returning home I was told that book was near worn out and the waiting list was many sheets long on a clipboard. As great as the movie was, we Marines really liked the book.

@@LesterMoore this is interesting just how much a little act can have an effect on so many others, you seeing a little excerpt in a magazine lead to probably dozens and dozens of men reading the book that’s very interesting

rabele123 vito never liked the idea of Michael going to war for the government so he was heartbroken when he went to war for the family. When vito said I have plans for you he meant as heagan to become a lawyer or something not a murder

faxxx thats why they cut it. What they should've did was cut the michael and vito part out and added the second half of this scene with Genco.

@@yovanikcalderon7622 No, Vito didn't want him fighting for what he called "strangers." Sonny said the same thing when Michael told the family he had enlisted. That was a whole separate issue from Vitos hopes that Michael would eventually become a Senator or Governor, and killing those 2 men DID destroy Vitos hopes for Michael's future.

Not much of a Marine Corps haircut either.

Roylen Wright Paramount Studios gave Francis Ford Coppla hell during the making of The Godfather. I think he was force to cut this scene.

I can see why this scene was deleted from Godfather I. You would have had to have read the book to know how much Vito cared for Genco. Leaving that scene in would have only confused most of the movie audience, and upset the flow of the storyline.