Tracy Letts

So we start with De Niro in the old country, then we move to the Godfather film, then we move to the Michael section.

Oh, interesting.

It was 1977, so I would have been 12 years old.

He also added an hour's worth of footage.

I mean, from the time The Godfather first appeared, they were like, how the hell are we going to put this on TV?

It was the biggest movie in history, and it was rated R. How the hell are we going to get it on TV without just hacking it up?

Coppola wasn't going to let them go in and just hack it up.

So he puts this together and played like a miniseries over three nights.

That's the first time I saw it.

And I remember even then...

I really enjoyed the Italian section with De Niro and Bruno Kirby and Gaston.

What's the name of the guy who plays Fenucci?

He was a great actor.

He was also in The Conformist.

Great Italian actor.

I really love that section of the movie.

I found that very compelling.

And then The Godfather starts.

Then we go to the wedding.

And I Believe in America, and we watch the guy.