Originally Posted by Turnbull
Yet another couple of details:
In the scene in GF where Sonny confronts the FBI guys writing down license plate numbers at Connie's wedding, Paulie trails Sonny. He's got his hand inside his jacket, as if he's about to pull out a gun. After Sonny spits on the FBI guy's I.D. and turns away, Paulie slips the FBI guy a cornudo--the index-finger-and-pinkie gesture that means "cuckold" among Italians.


TB, that's one illustration of how FFC dramatized some scenes. In the novel, there are only two FBI who never leave their vehicle, are across the street. Of course, the most elaborate hype in the film was Sonny's murder.


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