In this iconic scene from the 1972 cinematic masterpiece, Michael Corleone travels to Las Vegas to buy out casino owner Moe Greene. After Moe openly challenges the declining power of the Corleone family and defends his past physical altercation with Fredo, Michael delivers a cold, business-minded ultimatum. When Fredo attempts to speak out in defense of Moe, Michael delivers one of the most chilling and memorable warnings in cinema history, telling his older brother to never take sides against the family again.#TheGodfather#MichaelCorleone#MoeGreene#FredoCorleone#AlPacino#MovieClips#ClassicCinema#ParamountPictures#MafiaMovies#FrancisFordCoppola
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This scene depicts a tense confrontation between Michael Corleone and Moe Green in Las Vegas. The conflict centers on business disputes, the perceived decline of the Corleone family's power, and a personal insult toward Michael's brother, Fredo. The encounter culminates in Michael asserting his absolute authority over both his business partners and his own family.
You think I'm skimming off the top, Mike?
You're unlucky.
You goddamn guineas really make me laugh.
I do you a favor and take Freddy in when
you're having a bad time, and then you try to push me out.
Wait a minute.
You took Freddy in because the Corleone family bankrolled
your casino because the Molinari family on the coast
guaranteed his safety.
Now, we're talking business.
Let's talk business.
Yeah, let's talk business, Mike.
First of all, you're all done.
The Corleone family don't even have that kind of muscle
anymore.
The godfather is sick, right?
You're getting chased out of New York by Barzini
and the other families.
What do you think is going on here?
You think you can come to my hotel and take over?
I talked to Barzini.
I can make a deal with him and still keep my hotel.
Is that why you slapped my brother around in public?
Oh, no, that was nothing, Mike.
Now, Moe didn't mean nothing by that.
Sure, he flies off the handle once in a while,
but Moe and me were good friends, right, Moe, huh?
I got a business to run.
I got to kick asses sometimes to make it run right.
We had a little argument Friday night,
so I had to straighten him out.
You straightened my brother out?
He was banging cocktail waitresses two at a time.
Players couldn't get a drink at the table.
What's wrong with you?
I leave for New York tomorrow.
Think about a price.
Do you know who I am?
I'm Moe Green.
I made my bones when you were going out with cheerleaders.
Wait a minute, Moe.
Tom, Tom, you're the conciliary,
and you can talk to the don, you can explain.
Just a minute.
Don is semi-retired, and Mike is in charge
of the family business.
If you have anything to say, say it to Mike.
Mike, you don't come to Las Vegas
and talk to a man like Moe Green like that.
Fredo, you're my older brother, and I love you.
But don't ever take sides with anyone
against the family again, ever.
