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| ACTORS: | Al Pacino, John Cazale |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Sidney Lumet |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 21 September, 1975 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Warner Studios |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 012569102422 |
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Customer Reviews of Dog Day Afternoon
a forerunner of reality TV This film is based on a true story and stars a young Al Pacino as a bank robber who leads a heist in Brooklyn on August 22, 1972. He holds 9 people hostage as he makes his demands to the 250 policemen and FBI agents gathered outside. Also gathered outside are crowds of people and the news media, making them the hottest thing on TV. Sonny even has fans who chant his name every time he appears at the door to make negotiations for his escape.
Most notable of Sonny's lack of experience in crime is when he orders pizza for his hostages via the FBI, then thinks he has to pay for it. He gets some marked $5 bills for this. The pizza guy is cheered as he delivers to Sonny, then waves to the crowd and yells "I'm a star!" because this routine duty was broadcast live.
There is also some Stockholm syndrome going on as Sonny's hostages start to like him.
As the movie plays out, we learn why Sonny wanted to rob the bank so badly, and it is truly unexpected, especially for 1972. In addition, I appreciate that Sonny's wife is played by a compentent actress who knows how to deliver her lines, and she is overweight and harried, not a supermodel in denim overalls which is how they would cast her today. She is believable and adds to the gritty feel of the whole dog day afternoon.
Best Performance Ever?
I saw this movie because of my respect for Sidney Lumet. He is up there with Scorsese as one of the finest American directors. This film is as good as Lumet's other masterpiece Twelve Angry Men. However, I don't want to talk about Lumet in this review. I want to talk about Al Pacino whose performance I regard as being the best in cinema's golden history.
Pacino's performance as Sonny is breathless. He says so himself: "I can't breathe". The film's short time period helps create this feeling of tension and intensity inside Pacino. He is a complicated character who I still can't fully understand after numerous viewings. Is he really gay? Why does he treat Leon so badly and yet the whole bank heist is in Leon's best interest. What is the relationship with Sal? Why would he bring such a liability along with him?
We get to know Sonny in short visits by Sonny's parents and Sonny's wife. He is an enormously affecting character. Though Sonny and Sal are the bank robbers, we grow fond of them because of their deeply moving performances. We share in Sonny's anxiety in his relationship with the FBI. He trusts no one. Not even the bank tellers who he befriends.
The best scenes to watch Pacino at work are: his frustration when the tellers have to go to the bathroom; the famous "ATTICA" scene; the improvised phone-call to Leon (Chris Sarandon); and the finale "Don't shoot me". Sonny is one of the greatest characters in the movies perhaps because he is a real life one. And Pacino really finds the spot to make him into a compassionate character.
ONE OF THE GREATEST MOVIES EVER MADE!
This has got to be one of the greatest films ever. The story, the plot, the acting is just amazing. Al Pacino is an original in this film. Once you watch it once, you will want to watch it over and over again. Great movie to watch on a hot weekend, summer afternoon.