The Godfather is an American crime film.
Season One[]
When the newly established Talon café was struggling against the more established Smallville Beanery, Lex Luthor gave Lana Lang advise by quoting The Godfather. The teenaged Lana responded: "That movie should be banned from basic cable".[1]
Superman Connections[]
- There are many connections between the film The Godfather and the Superman franchise.
- The Godfather was co-written by Mario Puzo, based on his novel by the same name. Puzo later co-wrote the script for Superman: The Movie (1978).
- Marlon Brando, who played Vito Corleone, later portrayed Jor-El in Superman: The Movie (and the Richard Donner cut of Superman II).
- Al Pacino, who played Michael Corleone, was considered for the role of Clark Kent/Superman in Superman: The Movie (1978)
- James Caan, who played Sonny Corleone, was considered for the role of Clark Kent/Superman in Superman: The Movie (1978).
- Francis Ford Coppola, who directed and co-wrote The Godfather, is the uncle of actor Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola). Cage was cast as Clark Kent/Superman for the unproduced Tim Burton movie Superman Lives. Fun fact: Nicholas Cage named one of his children "Kal-El".
Notes[]
- According to Clark and Lana, everyone who is over 40 quotes The Godfather.[1]
- The Godfather (1972) is an American crime film. At the 45th Academy Awards, The Godfather took home three Oscars for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor for Marlon Brando (who famously declined the award). The film has been included on lists of films considered the best. The film also broke box office records, becoming the highest grossing movie of all time, until it was surpassed by Jaws, a few years later.