I love movies, but I’ve never been a big memorabilia guy. I’ve mostly got posters — though they’re no longer on my walls — as well as commercialized scripts, some coffee table books, and “limited edition” trinkets that come with various blu-ray/DVD packages, which I can never seem to find a legitimate use for. However, for those of you a bit more memorabilia-inclined, and with a little discretionary income to burn through, you could actually live inside a piece of memorabilia, which could be the ultimate display of movie fandom if you ask me, even more so than pimping out your DeLorean Back to the Future style.
The New York Post reports the Staten Island mansion where The Godfather was filmed is officially on the market, and it is listed for only $2.89 million, but can you really put a price on a piece of film history such as this? Sure, you could probably do a lot of other really cool things for the price of this 6,248-square-foot English Tudor-style home, which rests on more than half an acre of land, but if you’re a fan of The Godfather the way I know some of you are, I really don’t see many better options.
Originally constructed in 1930, the mansion has been renovated to include a backyard pool (perfect for Great Gastby-esque parties, I imagine), and many parts of the interior have been redone to look the way they did when Francis Ford Coppola shot his renowned crime drama. The mansion has eight bedrooms and three bathrooms, which is a bit of an odd ratio, but come on guys, it’s the mansion from The Godfather, for crying out loud! If that doesn’t sell you on it, I don’t know what will.
Seriously though, someone needs to buy this thing, give the owners a call and make ’em an offer they can’t refuse. I’m just imagining all the possibilities, all the birthday bashes, bar mitzvahs, weddings, and costume parties we could enjoy as a community. It would be so much fun. Just think about it! Or who knows, perhaps our very own Brad Brevet will snatch up the property.
