Actor James Caan

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  1. Hal Pollner

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    It always bothered me that James Caan's shoulders have no slope..they are straight across. I wonder if he has trouble being fitted for a suit...

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    They’re square because he was either / or trained to hold his shoulders back or his muscle structure simply keeps them held back. To be sure, he actually exhibits good posture.

    So far as a suit goes, I do imagine he has them tailor made anyway. I can’t picture him as a JC Penny kind of a guy.
     
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    Shoulder pads. Mystery solved.
     
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    Maybe because he works out, as well as genes and good posture.

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    James Caan at 81

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    Some things I would never notice. He was a solid Sonny Corleone.
     
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    I just read that James Caan died today at age 82. RIP, Mr. Caan.
     
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    That sucks. He had a "regular guy" aura about him.

    RIP
     
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    no, if you watched the Godfather you would see his shoulders look like cantaloupes. The flaw in Godfather 1 was the phantom punch Sonny threw at his brother-in-law. It misses by half a foot yet the guy hit the floor. Comical. Google it to see for yourself.
     
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    [​IMG]

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    I'm not seeing it.
     
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    The first time I saw James Caan was in the 70's movie, Brian's Song. I loved that movie so much that I named my oldest son Brian a few years later.

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    Unclear on the concept
     
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    that was a great movie
     
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