Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Andy Garcia, Joe Mantegna, Talia Shire
Michael Corleone: I feel I'm getting wiser now.
Kay Corleone: The sicker you get, the wiser you get, huh?
Michael Corleone: When I'm dead, I'm gonna be really smart.
Michael Corleone: Your enemies always get strong on what you leave behind.
Michael Corleone: Friends and money - oil and water.
Michael Corleone: Never let anyone know what you are thinking.
Michael Corleone: Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment.
Michael Corleone: Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.
Revealing mistake: When the new Pope is announced, the New York Times headline is shown, and 'Copyright 1990 The New York Times' is visible. The event took place in 1979.
Trivia: Robert Duvall was asked to reprise his role as Tom Hagen, but an agreement couldn't be made on the price.
Question: At the meeting in Atlantic City, what's with the dons passing around and taking from the platter of jewelry?
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Answer: It shows you how greedy they are even as they've made it to the zenith of their criminal careers. That's why you see Michael pass it on disgustedly and stare blankly into the ether. Michael's goal was never to be the boss or capo di tutti capi, he only did it to protect his father and then his family, his main goal. And at that moment he realises he's never getting out. He's a business man in a world of criminals (which he is himself).