I only wish in Godfather II, they had Clemenza, instead of Pentageli. We never really learn what happend to Clemenza, other than the guy saying, “That was no heart attack.”
Goidfather II wasn’t too bad , although the flashbacks were the best part of it, but Godfather III Reeked, it sucked so bad. I have never been able to watch it in it’s entirety.
That was the original intent, however, the actor who played Clemenza, Richard Castellano, wanted too much money to do the sequel, so they killed him off and replaced his character with Frankie Pentageli.
If only!!
I had always believed that the actor who played Clemenza had died, but according to IMDB.com
In the DVD commentary of The Godfather (1972), Francis Ford Coppola says that Castellano was not in The Godfather: Part II (1974) because he wanted to have someone else (of his choosing) write his dialogue. According to Castellano's widow, Ardell Sheridan, Castellano was dropped by Coppola because refused to regain the weight to play Clemenza due to health reasons.
Pentageli ruined GF II for me.