Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

Al Ruddy for Charlie Bluhdorn.
I program computers for the Rand Corporation.
- Hey, hey, hey. - MICHAEL: So I had five minutes,
They say to me, you can make "Love Story,"
no one wants to make this movie for $4 million.
He wanted to tell you a little bit about
[imitates machine gun fire]
who wants nothing to do with the family business.
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"The only tragedy of my life is that I bought Paramount."
Nobody understands what that means,
I've told you 13 times.
which is why we took a cheap, early option
So you're the genius that Evans wants
through loyalty.
That's what he thinks I'm doing here right now.
PERSON: Bellissimo!
Unless I'm missing something.
Ah, there's my favorite Austrian.
[upbeat music]
Bonanno, he's gotta go.
Let's get set up for the next shot.
except at the movies.
BOB: [sighs]
Anthony.
PERSON: This way, Miss Margret.
Gentleman, Mr. Paley will see you now.
Biblical. Epic.
- And chicks? - Yeah, and chicks.
That is what has captured the hearts
- Come on. - Come on.
I knew only one thing about the making of The Godfather,
Hon, he's a Jew.
My God, what a turd.
It's great characters, man.
How much do we owe?
Francis.
While the wedding is going on in the garden,
♪ Well, before the light
ERIKA: Hold on, hold on.
His grandkid's sick,
and the problems, they just magically disappear?
arguing like a family,
Good to see you. Good to see you.
He's livid.
And what's with the "Love Story"?
You got 300 people all watching the same thing,
was a sugarless turd.
is just astounding.
I think Puzo's been around a kitchen once or twice.
[applause]
I just came down to tell you.
- ROBERT: The Godfather. - Sure. Who hasn't?
Robert Evans and the family
you do it for a million five all-in,
And then you take Bonanno's seat at the table?
I mean, you've read it.
It's not up to Bob. It's up to you.
was a matter of life and death, literally.
Five years of "Hogan's,"
[soft dramatic music]
Or Michael seeing his wife's car bombed in Sicily
Because I could, I guess.
RUSSEL: The story of Al Ruddy trying to get this movie made,
Yeah, uh, uh, you know,
Then why are you here?
that Al was in. Very dangerous.
The way these shows tell their stories,
Thanks.
Ah.
Five Gs to two bookies.[sighs]
RUSSEL: We approach the movie with reverence,
Don't fuck it up.
and this could become a cultural phenomenon,
Yeah.
We call it "Modern Warfare."
and I've never really felt that before.
What, monkeys?
when you're kissing someone's ass.
We need hits.
that ivory tower of yours is going to come crashing down.
Oh, yeah, there's a woman, and not just any woman.
You boys just keep on talking.
Sinatra and Puzo are gonna hit the trades.
You better read fast on the plane.
That's it. That's the pitch.
I found a great script. It's about motorcycle racers.
Bob Evans. I'm Al Ruddy.
"Bilko," swastikas. Swastikas, "Bilko."
♪ [The Five Satins' "In The Still of the Night"]
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Can you fucking believe that?
Talk about your future.
So write what you know.
When the time is right.
every Tom, Dick, and Ruddy would do it.
He said he wanted to speak to me.
"Oh, Guten Tag, mein little Liebchen!"