Plot summary
With the film debuting in March 1972 following the success of Cabaret, Lapidus proposes that they block book opening weekend. Evans meets with MacGraw, hoping to rekindle their marriage, but she serves him with divorce papers. MacGraw does join Evans for the premiere. Ruddy, seeking his next project, writes a script for The Longest Yard and gets Burt Reynolds to sign on. But Ruddy cannot get Evans to hear his pitch, as Evans wants him to concentrate on The Godfather sequel. The Godfather is a critical and commercial success, accumulating multiple nominations at the Academy Awards.
Evans brokers a deal with Bluhdorn to become Executive Vice President of Production to also produce films, while Ruddy invests in McCartt's talent agency. With The Godfather winning Best Picture and The Godfather Part II in development, Ruddy tells Evans he will not participate on Part II to get The Longest Yard made, which Evans allows.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, The Offer. Series, exact episode number and English title matched. Paragraphs formatted; references and illustrations omitted.