They'd probably build sets and stuff anyway and use a shot of New York at the start of each change of location to establish that that's where they are.
You have no idea how many Aussies come from an italian background. LOTS!!! There are so many Nino's in my year level that I've lost track of them. Practically half of my Year level is Italian, and they're all up themselves because of it. "oohh I'm Italian, I'm from calabria..." They all insist that they were born there, and that they are full blooded Italians, not aussies, and that they are going to move to Italy as soon as they are old enough.
Personally I hope that when they move there, they'll be referred to as "the australians". And the looks on their faces as they try to defend themselves.... priceless!!!
I actually don't care where the movie is filmed, as long as it is set in New York or nevada, and it has all my fave characters from around the 1946 war.

I suppose we'd never know where "indoor" shots were filmed. But If they are filming there only for indoor shots, why bother going that far to film?

Hey Deathkiss

I have many relatives in your area (Royal Oak, Warren, Sterling Heights). Say hi to them for me when you see them will you??

Btw, it it snowing there yet??

TIS

I live in the place and even i think itll suck if they make it here lol

Sure, I grew up in the Detroit area, but I now live in Lansing, Michigan.

If I recall, the interiors of the GF III (interiors of Michaels apartment) were filmed in Rome. But I just can't see Aussie actors acting like wiseguys.

I was trying to estimate how much of the GF Trilogy was "on location." I think Sicily is more significant than NYC because lots of NYC scenes are indoors, while Sicily scenes are often outdoors. Overall, I would guess that about 20% of the trilogy was "on location" - the rest could have been a studio anywhere.

GF - All the Sicily scenes had to be there. But much of the "New York" stuff was indoors. Sonny beating Carlo was outside. So was the Paulie hit. But the Mall scenes (outside or inside) could have been anywhere. Much of the film could have been anywhere.

GF2 - All the Deniro flashback stuff had to be in NYC. The outside party had to be Tahoe. But the rest could have been anywhere under some constraints (i.e. Cuba was really Dominican Republic).

GF3 - Again, Sicily scenes had to be there. A few scenes were outside in NY .. i.e. Vincent's hit on zasa, Vincent and Mary in front of Genco. Otherwise, NY scenes were mostly indoors.

As a New Yorker, I'm not arguing that it shouldn't be here. But I am trying to "think how others would think".

The outdoor "young Vito" scenes in NY were filmed in Little Italy, right? If so, was anyone from the board who lives in NY around to see the filming of it? And do you know what was involved with changing the atmosphere/buildings and such to fit the year portrayed? Boy, I would have loved to see that filming.

TIS

Hello TIS

I mentioned a while back in one of Paul Pisanos old threads about young Vito coming to America

In a cinema booklet I have it says the Ellis Island scenes were actually filmed at the northern port city of Trieste, they altered the Trieste fishside docks to pass for the no longer existing Ellis Island immigration facility !!

I cant help with anything else yet tho

FH

just because they are shooting in austrailia doesn't mean the film will be set there. Attack of the clones was filmed in austrailia it wasn't set there was it? lord of the rings was in new zealand but wasn't set there. the opening battle in gladiator was filmed in london but it wasn't set there was it?!

Finally! Someone who shares my sentiments.
I live in Australia too, and while I think the Americans are understimating the way the city of Melbourne looks, it's probably best if the film is kept in the New York/Sicily areas for the authenticity.

So has anyone heard anymore news on GFIV??? I assume we will keep each other posted. I've heard no more about it.

TIS

Damn saw some ignorance in this thread. So what if SOME locations are in Australia. Could you tell the difference in the Matrix? All the city streets were Australian.

Contrary to what appears to be popular belief among some of you, Australia is NOT filled with Kangaroos, no normal sane person actually talks like the Croc Hunter or Crocodile Dundee.

if i remember right that Croc Hunter was ordered to be whacked by my good friend Guineapig!
welcome to the Family Rukas!

GoodFella

If they film some of GFIV in Australia what ever.
Nothing against Australia. I just want to see Sicili. I am sure alot of you feal this way to.

Welcome in Rukas

Exactly Chi Chi!

It is for authenticity and nothing else that it should be in Sicily and New York. True, inside scenes could probably shot anywhere (for that matter maybe some outside scenes as well).

However, like I said before, if your making a movie about the Sicilian mafia....go to Sicily.

Btw Welcome to the Board Rukas ...and truly nothing against Australia. We here are all GF fans and do pay attention to detail such as where GFIV may be filmed. What can I say, we are all addicted.

TIS

Exactly,
I also want to echo Italian's viewpoint. We do pay attention to detail. Sometimes, I think we pay too much attention to detail to a point that it alters FFC motives in the storyline.

Therefore, its makes it very hard for us to accept glaring errors. I.e, the Corleone Family: a NYC crime family film location in Aust.
The Godfather is a NYC story, not a Austrilian story.

No disrespect and i just telling you how I feel, but I am getting sick of forgein countries taking over USA based movie frantises because they cut corners to save money, employ directors that know very little the film. And the sequels are not very good.

Ermmmm... Australia was just mentioned as some locations, so how could it be responsible for employing a director that knows very little about the film or cutting corners? Its just a location, not an Australian production. I dont understand where you are coming from at all.

Thanks for the welcoming even if my post was a little negative towards some of you hehe

Ohh... as for Sicily, a lot of Australia's country side is very similar, i dont think you guys would be able to tell the difference on film.

I am thinking though that prehaps Queensland will be used for some Miami scenes as it is also very similar.

Regardless, the news post said SOME locations, not ALL. So relax a little

Hell for all you know, the story could involve someone actually coming to Australia much like Michael went to Cuba...

Hey Sydney has a "little italy" Norton Street Leichhardt

And Balmain has narrow streets and old turn of last century housing....but I have to agree GIV in Australia is like trying to roll shit onto carpet - another Australianism

Hi, my name is Leigh Di Pietro [Leigh = mothers' influence]. I am happy to say I stumbled upon this site while searching for Mario Puzo Information. I was reading the posts and 'AUSTRALIA' caught my attention. This was the fist I'd heard of a number of things, those being, Godfather Part 4 - is this mere speculation or is that where I've come in to the discussion?, the filming of it in Australia.

I kept reading, one post that crept from the screen, snuck up behind me and slipped the garotte slowly and silently over my neck, until . . .sorry, excuse me.

'Oh My God! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooo!!!!!
This is the worse thing that can possible happen. THE GODFATHER DOWN UNDER!'

Considering that I am a new user, I have respect for the obvious regulars of this bulletin board, and therefore will keep my thoughts and comments to myslef, for now.

But please in the future, be [trying not to sound like Yoda] mindful of those who lurk in the background.

As of today I will be a regular member of this bulletin board, please treat with caution what it is, that you do not know. Besides I'm still getting used to this whole technology stuff.

On a more somber note, my comiserations go out to any of those reading whose lives, or the lives of loved ones were adversely affected by the events of 9/11.

Sincerley,
L. S. Di Pietro

Next they'll be telling us there will be a cameo appearance from Crocodile Dundee, as a hitman!

Welcome. Please DON'T keep your thoughts to yourself-that's no fun for all of us old regulars. If you don't post, we can't pick you apart and chop you up. Read the old threads and give us your viewpoints. That's why we're all here.

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This is waaaay off topic, but The Australian Cattle Dog is the greatest dog, pound for pound, in the world. I had one, and hope to get another in the near future.
I agree wholeheartedly with Plawrence...the great thing about this board is diversity . Help and challenge us to remain so.

How VERY VERY UNCOOL of you to not only post MY DOGS on this message board, but to use MY BANDWIDTH to do so! Very uncool indeed.

Dont swipe my pix again, those are my dogs, I trained 'em, I took the pix and I'm getting tired of finding them all over the place. Havent you ever heard of copyright laws? Post your own dogs, use your own server.


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I am not gaining any monetary gain from this post and since I don't have a scanner nor a digital camera, my sole purpose was to make some folks aware of this fine canine breed. I owned and trained my own ACD during the time that it was just entered into the Misc. Category of the AKC. People in NYC would stop me to ask "What mixture is that mutt?".

I did not mean to imply that I trained the dogs. I'll delete the post when you've seen this message.

I hope you find and similarly lambaste and reprimand those other posters who have less noble reasons to use your photos than mine.

BTW, I admire your site very much.

I live in Australia and, while i belive Queensland looks alot like Miami, The Countryside doesn't look like Sicily, Australian country tends to be either flat and grassy or hilly woodland/forest, with very few mountains past the dividing range, which tends to be dense forest, where as sicily tends to be hilly,flant grassland with rocky mountains.

I can see why you don't want it fillmed down here but what you saying is extremely offensive.Us Australians rarley see Kangaroos let alone koalas.And no one here uses your so called "slang" .And lots of movies are being filmed down here for Fox Studios, Because it's cheap etc.Not because of basing it in Australia.Some non Australian based films made here are:Star Wars,The Matrix Reloaded, that other Matrix film...

Come on now...all of you thinking that it's a bad thing to be filmed in Aussie have obviously NEVER been there. Although it's not as "natural" as you may hope, it may still work. There's nothing wrong with it. Come on. That being said, it would be better off in NY and Sicily, but Aussie won't be damaging it.

That being said, I think a fourth Godfather is going to be incredibly damaging to the saga, but hell. Let them give it a go if they must. I'll still be first in line to see it regardless of it being filmed in Aussie or it being a ridiculous idea anyway.

Hm.

-Penguin

I'm another Australian on these boards and I thought some of the quotes above were very funny! I wasn't offended at all, I took it all in good humour.

I mean no ill-will against Australia, yet this isn't The Lord Of the Rings or The Matrix. This is the Godfather, it has no place in Australia! Is this an omen of things to come? Part IV needs to please, they can't start it off on the wrong foot. Or it could dome the Corleones forever.

I mean no ill-will against Australia, yet this isn't The Lord Of the Rings or The Matrix. This is the Godfather, it has no place in Australia! Is this an omen of things to come? Part IV needs to please, they can't start it off on the wrong foot. Or it could dome the Corleones forever.