The Sicilian (1987)

Salvatore Giuliano (Christopher Lambert) steals money from the wealthy and gives the funds to the downtrodden in his native Sicily. As word of Salvatore's work spreads and he becomes beloved by the Italian working class, his head begins to swell. But Salvatore makes a potentially lethal mistake when he crosses his benefactor, the powerful Mafia boss Don Masino Croce (Joss Ackland). Seeking revenge, Don Masino pulls in Salvatore's cousin, Pisciotta (John Turturro), to take out the bandit.Michael Cimino's ability to make a movie continues to fall off a cliff as he adapts a Mario Puzo novel that follows a character from "The Godfather" and isn't allowed to use that character due to rights issues. He instead casts someone with no charisma, avoids casting any Sicilians in the film, cuts almost all of the action to spite the movie producers and makes a truly boring, and terrible film. Buckle up, because we're in the bad place.If you enjoy the episode, please rate, review, and subscribe. You can leave a podcast review wherever podcast reviews are allowed, and pick a movie for us to cover in that very review. #michaelcimino #christopherlambert #johnturturro #podcast #filmography #thegodfather #mariopuzo #thesicilian