Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

Mitch, sorry I'm late, buddy.

You gotta know these things, Al.

- Yeah, Bob, nice to see you. - Nice to see you.

RUSSEL: You have these three brothers

Yes, uh, that-- that was a great ending.

the bride's father is in the office handing out favors.

Immigrants. They eat, they drink,

"The Godfather."

Bluhdorn is famous for being direct.

He is pitching to Ruddy and Evans in the bar,

What was the best scene in "The Great Escape"?

Like--you know, like a joke.

[typewriter clicking]

Any friend of Mitch's is a friend of mine.

into his office.

- It smells delicious, guys. - Yeah.

Peter, we couldn't find anybody else.

- Top of the morning, Bobby. - Good morning, Mr. Evans.

I spent my childhood hiding from those gangsters.

Oh, boys, Helga, she is an Amazon, right?

Lucchese, Gambino, those tired fucks,

That's defense work.

Oh, I'm listening. I'm all ears.

The American dream.

Now, he's got a reputation

That book's all anyone's talking about.

He says it's gotta be Lemmon,

but we need a fresh perspective.

and they come together, and they form a bond,

All evidence to the contrary.

coming from different places

[spirited music]

And in spite of that, here I am,

that was having to battle the studio system,

We haven't decided.

No, a scene about family arguing over sauce.

Evans, what do you see in this book?

[indistinct chatter]

So we're gonna start with breakfast

- BETTYE: No. - Yeah.

was always to respect the masterpiece that this is,

[dramatic orchestral music]

- Pass. - So we go around her.

Paramount has fallen back to eight out of nine.

Barry, what are you doing here?

Had a hard time finding the place.

Okay, so now you look interesting.

You know, I--I've been an admirer of yours

Do not get fired.

They didn't spend enough on advertising.

drove onto the lot in "Sunset Boulevard."

"The Godfather" is a story about men,

What's the difference?

especially ones that make up a story that insults Italians

[soft dramatic music]

you shouldn't borrow money from.

I'll lay odds that you're gonna be signing more than 30 books.

didn't exactly set the world on fire.

♪ As long as you treat me right ♪

There's a lot of good stuff in here.

Yeah. Why, Barry?

JILLY: Hey! No, no, no, no, no.

My greatest achievement so far as a producer

It's, it's great. I love it.

CHARLIE: Holden, you're fired. Look at the seventh one.

Oh, yeah, great.

is that he's such a man of action.

I can't do this.

since I was a kid.

Well, nobody told me about that.

[upbeat jazz music]

looking at a small fucking box.

as having been based on Frank Sinatra.

Well, first things first,

I know, they're like this old married couple.

It's a metaphor for American capitalism.

Did you tell him to come to me?

"James Bond," "Funny Girl,"

I wanna produce for Paramount.

Oh, sweet Jesus.

Yeah, it's not a bad night.

who sold his first pitch in the room.

Just think about it.

Because I told him.

May you live a long life with prosperity.

I mean, sexy German secretary.

But the sun is shining. It's still a good day.

I don't have time for party games.

and have each of them have conflict.

- Yes. - Look at "Romeo and Juliet."

They'll turn in a 500-page first draft

I'm so excited to be working with you.

So our take on it

- God bless you, Mr. Colombo. - Yeah, yeah.

Hey, who is that guy?

Thank you, see?

[in German accent] I see nothing.

Good to see you, Charlie.

Babe, all of your problems, I can assure you,

You're doing such a good job. You keep it up.

who's the founder of Paramount,

FRANCIS: The Godfather is a story about men.

Leave the fucking cannoli.

Now, stay here. I gotta pee.

that these actors were worth it,