Before he can escape he is cut down by a seemingly endless fusillade of machine-gun fire. ![]() Racing to find his sister’s husband, Corleone stops at a toll booth that he discovers is unnervingly empty of customers. Sonny Corleone, a violent and reckless man who conducted many killings, met his own end in one of the most jarring movie scenes in history. 1 enforcer and eldest son of Mafia boss Vito Corleone. He managed a long career despite drug problems, outbursts of temper and minor brushes with the law.Ĭaan had been a favorite of Francis Ford Coppola since the 1960s, when Coppola cast him for the lead in “Rain People.” He was primed for a featured role in “The Godfather” as Sonny, the No. "The gruffness and the tenderness that he seemed to be able to encapsulate in one character," says Hollywood Reporter film writer Rebecca Keegan of James CaanĪ football player at Michigan State University and a practical joker on production sets, Caan was a grinning, handsome performer with an athlete’s swagger and muscular build.
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