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Woltz is a wealthy and powerful Hollywood movie producer who bitterly resents Johnny Fontane after the latter has an affair with Woltz’s young girlfriend. In addition to his money and influence within the movie industry, Waltz also has connections with the President of the United States and the FBI chief, J. Edgar Hoover. A greedy, pretentious, and power-hungry man, Woltz is also a womanizer and a pedophile who preys on underage girls hoping to break into the film industry. At the request of Johnny Fontane, Waltz meets with Tom Hagen, who offers to use Don Corleone’s influence within the labor industry to quell the producer’s union troubles if Woltz agrees to cast Fontane in his new picture. When Woltz angrily refuses, Corleone’s henchmen decapitate the head from Woltz’s prized racehorse, an act that forces Woltz to give Fontane the role. Woltz embodies what Mafia members call the pezzonovante, the big shots who wield power and influence within legitimate society, but who do not understand that real power entails a willingness to operate completely outside of the law.
Jack Woltz Quotes in The Godfather
The The Godfather quotes below are all either spoken by Jack Woltz or refer to Jack Woltz. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1 Quotes
“I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse.”
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Just before this quote, a perplexed Johnny Fontane wonders how Don Corleone will convince the movie producer Jack Woltz to cast Fontane in his upcoming film. With this quote, Don Corleone explains how he wields his power and how he is able to fulfill promises that others deem impossible to keep. The Don has built his reputation on his very real willingness to resort to violence and harm to get what he wants. His crime Family is the fruit of this reputation. When Don Corleone says he will make “an offer he can’t refuse,” he implies that the offer is Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui
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Jack Woltz Character Timeline in The Godfather
The timeline below shows where the character Jack Woltz appears in The Godfather. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
...wife doesn’t respect him. He also asks the Don to convince the film producer Jack Woltz, who personally despises Johnny, to cast him in a film that will revive his flagging...
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...possible partnership. The Don then instructs Hagen to go to California to meet with Jack Woltz. In the meantime, Don Corleone brings his three sons and Johnny Fontane to the hospital...
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...work full-time for the Corleone Family. Hagen arrives in Los Angeles and meets with Jack Woltz, a pezzonovante (“big shot”) with powerful connections. Hagen offers to quell labor union agitation and...
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At the mansion, and upon learning that Hagen represents Don Corleone, Woltz shows him his prized racehorse and treats him to dinner. Woltz tells Hagen that he...
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Chapter 2
Tom Hagen meets with Don Corleone to discuss the Woltz affair, as well as to plan the upcoming meeting with Virgil Sollozzo. The Don calls...
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It is now around Christmas. Fontane thanks Hagen for securing him the role in Woltz’s new movie and vows to get his Godfather a lavish Christmas gift. Michael also calls...
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Chapter 12
Hagen and Johnny settle into the latter’s house. Hagen tells Johnny that Jack Woltz is paying off powerful people to prevent Johnny from winning an Academy Award for his...
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Chapter 13
...charming after you knock off a piece,” Johnny advises Nino. Held at the home of Woltz’s press agent, Roy McElroy, the party is a mixture of young actors and experienced starlets....
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