Coppola’s counter-attack was pure guerrilla filmmaking. He secretly screen-tested Brando in a living room. Brando stuffed tissue paper in his cheeks, slicked back his hair with shoe polish, and muttered the lines like a bulldog. Coppola filmed it on a cheap video camera.

Coppola remains highly active, frequently discussing two primary future projects:

"Con" may also be shorthand for The Conversation (1974) , which Coppola considers one of his most personal and underrated works.