They said, basically, Francis, youve made Coca-Cola.
Youre gonna stop making colas?'
recalled Coppola toThe Washington Post.
Francis Ford Coppola attends the ‘Megalopolis’ pre-opening at Rome Film Fest in October 14Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images
Although the studio thought it was a crazy idea, they ultimately agreed.
So Im the jerk that started numbers on movies, Coppola added.
Im embarrassed, and I apologize to everyone.
Al Pacino inThe Godfather Part II(1974).
The film currently holds a 96% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 97% audience rating.
