'Sleep With the Fishes:' Godfather Changed Us

'Sleep With the Fishes:' Godfather Changed Us
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THE Godfather was released 40 years ago today. Here are 10 ways the epic tale of an American crime family changed our lives.

1. "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." The Godfather is full of quotable lines, although many are rarely quoted correctly. This one is said by "Don" Vito Corleone to his singer godson, Johnny Fontane, who has been knocked back for a role in a movie by an angry Hollywood producer. It's funny and menacing at the same time, and has been used by wannabe gangsters the world over. Which leads us to...

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