Long Island Causeway tollbooth (fictional location)
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The Long Island Causeway tollbooth is a fictional highway toll plaza in *The Godfather* where Sonny Corleone is ambushed and brutally gunned down in one of the film’s most iconic scenes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Long Island Causeway tollbooth | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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toll plaza ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Godfather (1972 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Carlo Rizzi
NERFINISHED
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Michael Corleone NERFINISHED ⓘ Santino "Sonny" Corleone NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Hagen NERFINISHED ⓘ Vito Corleone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Mario Puzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | The Godfather (1969 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematicSignificance | classic example of staged mob hit ⓘ |
| countryInFiction | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the film's most iconic scenes ⓘ |
| diegeticFunction | checkpoint on route from New York City to Long Island in fiction ⓘ |
| editingStyle | sudden eruption of violence ⓘ |
| fandomContext | frequently referenced in discussions of memorable movie deaths ⓘ |
| fictionalTimePeriod | mid-1940s ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Francis Ford Coppola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
crime film
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mafia film ⓘ |
| locatedInFiction | Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnFictional | Long Island Causeway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| memorableFor |
graphic depiction of Sonny Corleone's death
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intense bullet-riddled car sequence ⓘ sudden appearance of multiple gunmen ⓘ |
| methodOfAttack | machine-gun ambush ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for Michael Corleone's rise
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turning point in Corleone family power struggle ⓘ |
| narrativeUniverse | The Godfather universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | murder of Sonny Corleone ⓘ |
| perpetratedBy |
Barzini family gunmen
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Tattaglia family gunmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sceneType |
ambush
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assassination ⓘ |
| symbolism |
cost of betrayal within the Corleone family
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vulnerability of even powerful mob figures ⓘ |
| tone |
tragic
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violent ⓘ |
| vehicleInScene | Sonny Corleone's car ⓘ |
| victim | Santino "Sonny" Corleone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | submachine guns ⓘ |
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