and they said the script was so bad that they went back to coppola's original. and coppola was actually working, fixing film machines when he saw them putting the uniforms and costumes together. he said, what are you doing? they said oh, we're making this movie "patton." he was, like, wow, i wrote that. and later coppola goes to make "the godfather," and it's over budget, behind schedule. they're getting ready to fire him when he gets the academy award for writing "patton." so they said well, we can't fire the guy now. so he stays on and makes the movie. coppola says when he goes around the country and gives talks, he tells film students the stuff you get fired from in your 20s is the stuff you get lifetime achievement awards for when you're older. thank you. yes, ma'am. >> is patton as devout as the movie, you know, perspective in the movie was? >> sure. >> and did he say that he read the bible every day. >> goddamn day. yes. one of the great things about that movie is the quotes are accurate. they just place them in different places just because it works bette

>> and coppola wanted to film this scene in the restaurant.wner and executive chef joseph miluchi said it was an offer his father could and did refuse. >> he said he didn't want that stigma of a shooting. we wanted to be known for the food and not the killing in the restaurant. >> but years later he welcomed "sopranos" because they were eating dinner. for him, "the godfather" brings back memories. >> growing up on arthur avenue and in this neighborhood, you saw a lot of things like that happening. >> don't ask me about my business. >> for everyone else, a look inside the world of mobsters and an american film that's stood the test of time. and of course the corleone family legacy continued to unfold in two more "godfather" films. that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt. see you tomorrow on "today" and right back here tomorrow night. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. i am diane dwyer. the american

>> and coppola wanted to film this scene in the restaurant.wner and executive chef joseph milucci it was an offer his father could and did refuse. >> my father said no, he didn't want that stigma of the shooting. wanting to be known for our food and not a killing in the restaurant. >> with you years later he welcomed the sopranos, well, because they were just eating dinner. for him "the good fore"brings back memories. >> growing up on arthur avenue and in this neighborhood you saw a lot of things like that happening. >> don't ask me about my business. >> for everyone else, a look inside the world of mobsters in an american film that has stood the test of time. >> and that was lester holt reporting. still ahead on "today in the bay," alex smith is reportedly looking to make a change, not a team. find out why his agent could have a big conflict of interest next. if you want less, you can always have less, but i like having a lot more a lot more than having a lot less. and the more more i have, the more i like having more. and that's exactly what

(francis ford coppola) we made it very much like how americans were in vietnam.the jungle. there were too many of us and, little by little, we went insane. (man) they trained young men about violent people, but their commanders won't allow them to write f---. when francis ford copolla stands up at "the cannes" with his hands outstretched and says, "i am vietnam," is really like zanuck saying, "i want to be the whole wwii." i think jim carabuctus wrote a very honest, a very direct version of the vietnam experience. okay. let's get ready. let's tape this squad. teddy ford, may 17th. how long have you been on this hill, soldier? what? hey, brother, how many times you been up and down this hill? what are you doin' here? my job. bull. up and down this hill nine f--- times. hey, word is you guys can't take this hill. what do you have to say about that? in fact, senator kennedy says you guys don't have a chance. in vietnam, something, perhaps the fear of death, we african-americans, in particular, and young white guys especially who were more hip, who were not necessari

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air marshals are the next to protect the coppola.t is the federal flight deck officer that is going to stop the threat reinforced doors are important. they will slow the progress of any attacker. again, it will be the federal flight deck officer that stops the threat. air marshals and officers are 18. they were altogether. the program, just to get in the program, you have to be the best shot of any enforcement. they are only present on him and the number of flights. they expand the deterrent even more and ability to respond to the unexpected threat, which may be the achilles' heel of a risc based program. according to the estimates, ffdo's cost $15 per flight segment. to protect an aircraft, to protect the potential of thousands of people, the officer costs $15 per flight segment. though the actual numbers are classified, they defend over 100,000 flight segment some months. 1.5 million flights per year. thousands of them have been certified through the program despite the budget has not grown since inception. currently, ffdo's are no