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Bukfan

Bukfan

"The law is wrong; I am right"
Gerard K H Love said:
Hey I sold that guy a car Albert S Ruddy he was the producer of The God Father with associate producer Gray Frederickson. It must have been a very good car or he could have had me rubbed out.;) A very nice man to do business with. Everybody liked Hogan's Heroes, right?

I'm talking about the guy in the clip Ponder posted.
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So you sold Ruddy a car once? That's funny. It must've been a good car since you're still here...:D
 
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Gerard K H Love

Gerard K H Love

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I had to take it to his office and collect the check. When he spoke to my manager he asked for a deal the manager said "fuck you, you can't find another Typhoon like this anywhere" and hung up on him. He called back and spoke to me and bought it for the asking price.
I guess he was so use to all the people in his business saying "Yes Sir" all the time he didn't mind the abrupt treatment. Besides the Typhoon low mileage used was hard to get. Al Ruddy was a pleasure to do business with unlike so many other on their way to the top.;)
 
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Bukfan

Bukfan

"The law is wrong; I am right"
Was that before or after he made The Godfather? Not that anybody got rich off that movie (except the studio, of course!). It was a low-budget movie, believe it or not...
 
Bukfan

Bukfan

"The law is wrong; I am right"
If you look closely, you'll notice that Hoffman is'nt holding an Oscar in his hand! He just happens to be in the pic. Maybe he was presenting an Oscar to one of the others?

According to IMDB he last got an Oscar in 1998:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000163/awards
 
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Gerard K H Love

Gerard K H Love

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Bukfan you're right Dustin Hoffman and B Striesand were presenters and the tall guy is Andre Morgan of Ruddy Morgan Productions and Ruddy Morgan Organization.
 
CarversDog

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Al Ruddy also produced the football-in-prison classic "The Longest Yard" (1974) and one of my nominees for best under-rated action flicks, "Death Hunt" starring Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson (how's that for some goddamn testosterone?) He also produced for Eastwood and Warners on "Million Dollar Baby". I've always admired him, even if he is responsible for "Hogan's Heroes" and "Walker, Texas Ranger" ... hell, we all gotta put food on the table
 
Gerard K H Love

Gerard K H Love

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Hogan's Heroes is an American classic. Wasn't it based on Kelley's Heroes? (which was a bit far fetched)
His Godfather movies were....well we all know.
 
hank solo

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Hogan's Heroes was made before Kelly's Heroes, so nope.

I heard that the writer of Kelly's Heroes modeled the film's plot from his earlier script for the (original) Italian Job.

You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!
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CarversDog

CarversDog

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No, "Hogan's Heroes" was a blatant rip off of Billy Wilder's "Stalag 17" and Wilder threatened to sue but cooler heads prevailed ... exec producer (of "Hogan's") Bing Crosby was a friend of Paramount Pictures, where Wilder had a contract at the time.
 
mjp

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Gerard K H Love said:
..."fuck you, you can't find another Typhoon like this anywhere"...
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mjp

mjp

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Ah, I see.

I like mine better. No offense, but as you can see, it comes with a swingin' 1964 chick.
 
mjp

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You do indeed. It was directed by David Lynch's daughter Jennifer, and it's about as fucked up as you would expect from someone with that pedigree.
 
Bukfan

Bukfan

"The law is wrong; I am right"
"Boss Of Bosses", by O'Brien and Kurins, is a good read, especially due to the transcripts of the Castellano wiretaps.

I looked for the Provenzano book by Longrigg on Amazon, but I couldn't find it! Is it a good read?
 
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Ponder

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Bukfan said:
"Boss Of Bosses", by O'Brien and Kurins, is a good read, especially due to the transcripts of the Castellano wiretaps.

I looked for the Provenzano book by Longrigg on Amazon, but I couldn't find it! Is it a good read?
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The Castellano wiretaps is the power of books, impossible to find such details in a documentary.

The bio on Provenzano is a good book but still expensive: http://www.amazon.com/dp/071956848X/?tag=charlebukowsa-20
Try your local library...
 
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Bukfan

Bukfan

"The law is wrong; I am right"
Ah, you found it! So both the Castellano book and the Provenzano book have the same title, "Boss Of Bosses"? How weird - and confusing!
 
Gerard K H Love

Gerard K H Love

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Bukfan said:
So you sold Ruddy a car once? That's funny. It must've been a good car since you're still here...:D
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I was afraid of that idea. Please note Mr. Ruddy was not in anyway associated with the subject of this thread and I do not wish to infer any such association between Mr. Ruddy and any criminal organizations. I was simply stating that Mr. Ruddy was a fine customer who was fair and honest with me in our transaction. At least from my very limited point of view.
 
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Lolita Twist

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Ponder said:
I guess I've never watched the Sopranos because I'm reading about the real Italian mafia since years and years.
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You must love Nicholas Pillegi? What'ya think of his pal Marty? Haha...

The Sopranos is a good show... never watched it religiously, but when I did I was impressed. When you get at the very end though, the last episode ever, you will be severely dissapointed.
 
Bukfan

Bukfan

"The law is wrong; I am right"
Gerard K H Love said:
I was afraid of that idea. Please note Mr. Ruddy was not in anyway associated with the subject of this thread and I do not wish to infer any such association between Mr. Ruddy and any criminal organizations. I was simply stating that Mr. Ruddy was a fine customer who was fair and honest with me in our transaction. At least from my very limited point of view.
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Don't worry, Gerard! m sure Mr. Ruddy realizes that we're only kidding, if he ever reads this thread...
 
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CarversDog

CarversDog

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The city of Las Vegas is opening an Organized Crime Museum some time in '09; should be interesting. As one would expect, there were a lot of arguments in the civic and public sector over the mere idea but in the end it was hard to escape the cool, hard logic that the city was built by the efforts of La Cosa Nostra and the so-called Jewish Mafia. There's a plaque in honor of Ben Siegel in the courtyard of the new Flamingo Hotel. Today, though, thanks to the efforts of Mayor Oscar Goodman (former mob lawyer), the casino owners treat their establishments as businesses. If you owe a casino money, the odds are better that you will be sued into oblivion in a court of law rather than thrown into the trunk of a Buick and driven out to the desert for your fatal aluminum bat beating.
 
Purple Stickpin

Purple Stickpin

That's a maybe. We get sent room comps periodically, but my wife recently started a new job with no vacation until April or so. What with saving for a house and all, we'll have to see. But if airfare is reasonable, a long weekend might be possible at some point. I haven't taken any real vacation time since that trip last April.

Sorry for the diversion everyone; carry on.
 
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