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Oh, you dont want to do that, Caan supposedly said in response.

But after that Best Picture winner, where do you go next?
Coppola, suffice it to say, was not done with him or Duvall.
(This was an ABC Movie of the Week.)
(His one Emmy nomination was for this film.)
Michael believed he had an idea, and he stuck to it.
You believe every bit of it here.
Who knew Caan was such a goodpleader?
(Not that it helps him.)
(I remember him being just, Why is this happening?Anderson would later say.)
Here, he plays Frank, who wants to help his ex-con nephew Leo (Wahlberg) find work.
It was a good reminder of the soulfulness he could locate in even the most dishonest of individuals.
Oh, hes a fucking wacko!
Smoking a cigarette in this silly outfit.
Im sitting there waiting.
Im in there for literally three or four hours more, and Nicole is exhausted.
Of all the gangsters Caan would play afterThe Godfather, this one is the best.
Elf(2003)
Sure,The Godfatheris what hell be remembered for.
But a whole generation of kids first saw Caan as Walter, Buddys dad inthis classic Christmas comedy.
If you’re able to melt Caans heart, you’re able to melt anybodys.
Caan is the character who changes inElf: In a way, its really his story.