Plot summary
Tensions develop between Ruddy and Glazer due to his secrecy and him not wanting to produce films with her. Evans discourages Ruddy from casting the notoriously difficult Brando. Ruddy, Coppola and Puzo record a screen test with Brando, which Coppola shows to Bluhdorn. He gives his approval on the condition Brando work for scale and comply with the studio. Evans angrily tells Ruddy to never go behind his back again. Glazer leaves Ruddy and she returns to France. The production loses the Staten Island house location, upsetting Francis. The backlash from Sinatra, Biaggi, and the Italian-American community grows.
Bluhdorn and Lapidus use this unrest to appoint a co-producer to rein in Ruddy. With Evans' support, Ruddy remains the sole producer. Ruddy is unnerved when he witnesses Colombo and his men aggressively intimidate the Staten Island homeowner into allowing the film to use the location. Ruddy convinces Bluhdorn to approve casting Pacino, again going behind Evans' back. Evans is furious and orders the role of Sonny Corleone must be played by James Caan, to which Ruddy agrees. Unfortunately, Ruddy and Eastman learn that Pacino has signed onto a comedy film for MGM and can no longer participate.
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