Crazy Little-Known Facts about "The Godfather" Franchise

Fussy 3-year-old

The little boy who played Michael Corleone's son is named Anthony. He refused to be called anything other than his real name, so they had to change it in the script. Luckily, Anthony is already an Italian name!

The Book

Mario Puzo is the author of the original Godfather book. Obviously, the filmmakers had to cut out a lot of the story in order to make it movie-friendly. Some relationships were left out, including some weirdness between Sonny and his mistress. It's probably for the better!

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The More You Know

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  • Contrary to popular belief, Marilyn Munroe was nowhere near a 'plus' size 12 - 16, she was closer to a US size 0.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.