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The Godfather

The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie

The Godfather The Rewatchables

The panel runs a large quote field, with Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli named as a personal favorite but no formal consensus.

In the discussion (13)
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  • “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse” is nominated and called the most famous line.
  • “Leave the gun, take the cannoli” is nominated and named a personal favorite.
  • “I don’t like violence, Tom; I’m a businessman” is nominated.
  • The line about blood being a big expense is nominated.
  • “Tattaglia’s a pimp” is nominated.
  • Woltz’s ethnic insult is nominated.
  • “In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns” is nominated.
  • Moe Greene’s cheerleaders line is nominated.
  • Sonny’s Bada Bing speech is nominated.
  • The masculine-child line is nominated.
  • Vito’s line about spoiling his children is nominated.
  • The undertaker’s “I believe in America” opening is nominated.
  • The bathroom joke is nominated.