This piece doesn't mention the first family of the house. My grandfather, Joseph Palma, built the house, and he and his children, including my mother, moved into it in 1930. They sold it to the Nortons in the 1950s. My grandfather was Italian American, and we think of him as the original godfather. He worked for Henry Ford, and her serve three terms as Borough President of Staten Island. I have vivid memories of the house, which he sold when I was a child.

@charliedsurf1267

4 жыл бұрын

Have you read "The Sicilian" by Mario puzo ?

@JohnDoe-fs6lz

3 жыл бұрын

Wow

@Rutherford_Inchworm_III

3 жыл бұрын

"and we think of him as the original godfather" Eh... for financial purposes, I can see that. But you don't seriously envy that title, do you? If so, you are a fool.

@variasdigital5077

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rutherford_Inchworm_III 😂

@videk9692

3 жыл бұрын

Nice thing but do you have any proof of this

Excuse me while I slam your priceless movies around on the table.

@lyledavis7175

2 жыл бұрын

The anchor (Greg Kelly) of course is the son of former NYC Police Commissioner, Ray Kelly. Greg was also a Marine Corps fighter pilot before going into the news business. Yes, his banging was annoying but as long as there is no damage to the films, I say let bygones be bygones, kapisch?

Never underestimate the power and impact of the American filmmaker. A lovely story.

I want those films so badly. I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse!

@vizunip8773

6 жыл бұрын

aw ma aw man

@_HMCB_

4 жыл бұрын

Love it. Good one :)

@samson9098

4 жыл бұрын

He already sold it to me. I can't tell u how much money was involved.

Everytime the anchor bangs around those 8mm film cans, I wanna reach through the monitor and throttle his neck. Those are historic artifacts, dammit!

@AGuyWhoPunkUMama

5 жыл бұрын

The films might not even be in the canisters, Sonny!!

@rabbithattheatre

5 жыл бұрын

I found that to be disrespectful myself... But it's nothing personal it's just business

@TheMobBoss666

5 жыл бұрын

Fuuggett about it

@eleones

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. Although I liked his news piece, I lost all respect when he tapped on the canister the last time.

@bigmando2165

5 жыл бұрын

Why doesn't the anchor man just go get his shine box and bang on that?

Hope those home movies were transferred to digital. Videos like this are why I love KZread.

I love how they honor the novel and it wasn't a "big mansion" it was actually several houses.

Not lying being 100% honest that my aunt lives across the street from this house. It's a beautiful neighborhood. I love being there.

@junkiejackflash

3 жыл бұрын

Is your aunt single?

@LaurenThompsonIsMyRealName

3 жыл бұрын

@@junkiejackflash Ha! No, I'm afraid not She has been married for about half a century. (She is 80 years old) ^-^

@emreyigit4103

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaurenThompsonIsMyRealName does she have grand daughter

@LaurenThompsonIsMyRealName

3 жыл бұрын

@@emreyigit4103 lol nope. She has two grand sons.

@emreyigit4103

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaurenThompsonIsMyRealName hmm. Let me think about it.

PLEASE release those home movies so we all can see them. This would be such a contribution to cinema history. Please, please.

The film planning crew considered my college friend’s family house in Manhasset for the Corleone house. They loved it, but rejected it because the ceilings were too low. His dad was a lawyer for the Genovese family.

WOW that's AWESOME she filmed behind the scenes I'd love to see the film of that also

5:25 his family runs a painting company!!!; does that mean "he paints houses"

@capicornboss

4 жыл бұрын

Lol! I see what you did there! Very clever 👌😉

@davidm5566

4 жыл бұрын

The Irishman

@jeremypestano4076

4 жыл бұрын

good one debbie green

@tracyrheaume4423

4 жыл бұрын

debbie green you win awesome

@franksfiddle9031

4 жыл бұрын

Very good ... veeerrrry good indeed :)

My grandparents lived DIRECTLY across the street. Not across the street and 'one house over', etc. but DIRECTLY. The mansion was always in straight, head on view through their front windows. Years later, not too many blocks from 110 Longfellow Road, the real Godfather, Paul Castellano, built his 'White House' on Benedict Road. He used to order pizza from Joe & Pat's. I delivered there a few times, but he always had someone else answer the door. Unlike John Gotti, Big Paul practiced keeping a very low profile. Unfortunately, that didn't do him much good when they bugged his house. lol

How delightful to see the "behind the scenes" setting of the location of the filming of my very best favorite movie of all time! After viewing this video, I'm going to have to watch The Godfather again now (for the umpteenth time)! Both the Palmas and the Nortons enjoy(ed) a fabulous home!

Amazing. Thank you for this clip!

banging on those reels, he obviously never had the makings of a varsity athlete

@rcald-gz5jd

4 жыл бұрын

LOL. I see what you did there. LOL

@joeycozzi4938

4 жыл бұрын

I would of said hey fuck head, you tap on those film cases one more time,I will beat the shit out of you in front of all the people watching this across the country and everybody in the studio . Stunod!!

A fantastic story, thank you so much for sharing your story - the film is my all time favourite. 😃👌👏👏👏❤️

That's cool. It would be cool to include that footage in a special edition DVD that has all the cut scenes put back in.

Yes, I agree. What's up with the constant banging of the film cases. What a jerk. Even a child would know better than to do that. I did enjoy watching this video though. Never knew anything about the house except for what I saw in the movie. Thanks for posting this.

@francescogallego

5 жыл бұрын

He was probably upset because since it was his interview he asked if they could show parts of the film in his interview and he refused so that's why he was banging them like a baby

The Nortons are sitting on a fortune. A chunk of the compound wall? Seriously?!

Lenny Montana was a real mafioso. The mother had a lot of guts to talk to him that way. Great story.

@vizunip8773

6 жыл бұрын

hey she s from boston

@ebsenraptzski9522

6 жыл бұрын

brainwashed

@h.s.3304

5 жыл бұрын

It's her home. she can talk the way she wants to anybody

@billybattsforprez

5 жыл бұрын

He was a pro wrestler

@JJ_Forza

2 жыл бұрын

A proper man doesn’t show his anger to a woman, she was never in trouble

Great piece. That dude has a fortune in memorabilia

Someone tell me why the presenter keeps waving those tapes around and bashing them together?

Wowser. Great. Very cool😊😊

Brilliant film

there is only one small problem with this film, my wife tells me Ive watched it over 100 times, thats okay we are talking about the God Father, there is no better of a movie then this. This house holds many many stories behind those walls

@nameusertag

4 жыл бұрын

Yes sir

THE BEST MOVIE OF THE WORLD!!!

Ilove the Movie lLove the House and every single thing in this Unique Movie 😍😍😍

I know Ed Norton , he really is a great person . The Godfather is my #1 movie of all time .

Please have some contract negotiations agreed to so that we can witness some of the most historical home movie footage ever taken!

Amazing!!

That was awesome!

That house should be a museum...

Luca was a real wiseguy just as some of the other.

many many many years later.. hes still banging those reels! dammit

Anyone know if they ever released what was on those 8mm tapes?

Why was the anchor for jolting the film reels like they weren't fragile?

@Zero_thehero

3 жыл бұрын

because hes a douche bag

Please release those home movies!!!!!!!

And Ed's mom was really smart...

This is my all time favorite movie. I have copies of the

@donnadixon9444

4 жыл бұрын

I have copies of the Godfather movies and would not part with them for anything.

BEST MOVIE EVER

The wedding cake was from Alfonso’s bakery! ;)

@eyetalianmouse5186

5 жыл бұрын

It was from Oven Bake in Port Richmond.

NORTON! Every time I hear that name I think of Jackie Gleason yelling it at Art Carney in "The Honeymooners".

I went couple years ago to that location

His name was Luca Brasi...not Luke Abrasi. He kept saying it that way during the lead-in to his interview.

love that house

❤ I'm love Godfather has house is really and I'm will build up new save history.

What an honor watching this video

im not american but me too love this movie so much!!!

lovethis movie

This is cool I'd love to see that place

Very interesting!

I grew up playing in Vito genovese home,after he went to prison ,he donated to our church,and they turned it into a thrift shop,wnen I was a kid we used to hide in all his hidden staircases,and in the basement all the local houses were connected with tunnels that were left over from the civil war,if the cops ever raided his home he would be down the street in a matter of minutes.pretty cool !!!

THIS IS SO COOL!!!!

i be there 4-6-2016. can't wait.

You standing on my lawn! (lol)

Think how classic it would be to tell someone that GODFATHER was there in my house... you know what i mean :)

@popularculture2890

5 жыл бұрын

your vagina? lol. why say you know what i mean? sounds weird....sexual lol. yep Freud was right

How cool!!!

@josephtaafe1229

5 жыл бұрын

The Kray twins

This is very cool

Wow Cool.

It's great that the house went to Frankie Pentangeli

I can imagine it might get a-bit annoying sometimes having such an iconic house, well if it’s anything like the home alone house, they probably get people who take pictures all the time.

Nice story

it was up for sale in 2010--i made an offer they couldnt refuse...

WOW!

I’m sure this question was already asked, but did the Norton Family ever make those home movies public? I think it would be so very fun!

@namansrivastava9076

2 жыл бұрын

they never did..instead they sold it to another family in auction

That's funny because my Grandmother (Millie Previtera) Joseph Palma and I even remember buying several Fords from his dealership on Castleton Avenue and Rector St. Also remember him as Boro Pres. and even have an old brochure from the late 40's early 50's about S.I. with a forword by your Grandfather. Bob

Wow❤️

People Apparently don’t know anything about television. I guarantee those are not the 8mm tapes. Those are kept in a safety deposit box why would they bring them out to the studio? Those were just tape boxes.

@marciawalden

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! 🤷🏻‍♀️

I wanna visit that house for holiday

@tobyespino6016

7 жыл бұрын

I BE THERE NEXT MONTH. MY FAVORITE MOVIE SINCE I WAS 11 YEARS OLD.

@zico82495

7 жыл бұрын

+Toby Espino lucky you ha all the best when going there 👌🏼

@tobyespino6016

7 жыл бұрын

thanks. i saw the godfather in cuba when i was 11 years old. the best movie ever. thanks.

@tobyespino6016

7 жыл бұрын

i just came back form that house. i spend all day friday in there. i have to say now im very proud to own a brick from the godfather house. the house is under remodeling. the entrance is gone. cement and rocks are everywhere. i took a lot of pictures. i have bag full of dirt from the house, leaves, etc............what a day. my life is complete. thanks.

95% of the comments: WHY WAS HE BANGING THE FILM REEEEEEEEE The other 5%: ERMAGERD I LUV GODFATHER XD

@Stefan-yk7wl

4 жыл бұрын

2011

cool story

wow THAT is frking amazing that Coppola or producers allowed his mom to film on 8 mm while the actual Godfather scenes were being filmed in and around that S Island home. Now I gotta find out if her son did ever try and sell those cannisters!

YEP..I WAS LOCATION MGR FOR COPPOLA...& DEAN TAVALAROUS , ART DIRECTOR, DID A GREAT JOB..JACK ENGLISH...6/2019..WEHO

@jackrenglish

5 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU..

Let’s see the film!!

I'm shocked Ed Norton never mentioned his old pal Ralph Kramden.

@KtotheG

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't Ed Norton play in Primal Fear and American History X?

Man that’s cool

Those were an empty 8mm cans actually. He banged them just to hit the first auction prise. It was intentionally.

Wow...what a great story....that cue card...holy shit....that's gotta be worth a butt load of $$$

What was with the news anchor banging the film reels? Was he pissed at the guy or something? I can understand accidentally banging them once but multiple times looks intentional. I would’ve asked that pos to stop that!

Whoa! Thank you KZread

I used to live on Longfellow Road -_-

Those film cans were empty. Forgetabottit..

I want to take some pictures that, in front of the house, is that legal?

ありがとう！thanks(^O^)／fromJAPAN

This piece is from 2010, I'm pretty sure that this property is on the market today, for a cool 2.5 million. So get out your check book!

I remember walking around this house in 1993 when i was like 12 years old and my father told me that they have making a great movie with this house.

The 40th anniversary? My God, That's next year! Imma start saving some money.

The things you never know or think about. It’s still a beautiful home that has “stayed in the family”. Wish this guy would stop banging these priceless film containers around.

What they did was that they just took over a neighborhood and made it into a "compound."

Did he end up releasing the behind the scenes footage his mother filmed? If so can you guys send me the link in your reply to this comment please..

@Frisneraugustin i looked into the past history of the house and it didn't say anything about joseph palma.... but if it dates back to the 30's its not gonna say that... it just shows from the 60's an up

Somebody needed to reason with the anchor.

Isn't it Longfellow Avenue, not road?

That scene when he died hurt me to my soul

@anonymousnoname1889

2 жыл бұрын

Then they said " cut" and he stood back up . U need a tougher soul.

someday I'll travel to Lake Tahoe to pay my respects

paul castellano lived down the block in real life. todt hill staten island

@GunCollector007

8 жыл бұрын

Castellano lived on Toad Hill, this was shot on Emerson hill

@nytom4info

6 жыл бұрын

Anthony Gronock tommy balatti was his driver the night he got whacked...

@anarchistatheist1917

6 жыл бұрын

The nephew of gambino family boss Paul Castellano was Richard Castellano. He was the actor that portrayed Peter Clemenza.

I think the godfather *made him an offer he can not refuse*

I’m surprised he didn’t take out a reel and started holding it up to the light. Huh I’ve never seen 8 mm by the light

Im gonna have to buy my house back