What Does ‘Sleep With the Fishes’ Mean in Mob Movies?

Robert Duvall in the “sleep with the fishes” scene of The Godfather. Paramount Pictures. – Credit: C/O

This is an easy one.

In The Godfather, Sonny Corleone (James Caan) receives a “package” while waiting to hear about the status of Luca Brasi, Vito Corleone’s enforcer. It turns out to be a “Sicilian message” that “Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes” But what does that mean?

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