Dog Day Afternoon (1975) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!

[@donna25871]

John Cazale was incredible in this film - just like he was in every film he did. Such a tragedy we lost him at such a relatively young age.

[@konowd]

Pacino said he learned more about acting from Cazale than anyone. Very missed

[@MDK2_Radio]

When you consider both he and Pacino made this back-to-back with Godfather II then it’s even more impressive. Not once do they remind you of Michael and Fredo. Incredible actors.

[@cbmx1x1]

He was only in 5 movies, but every one was nominated for best picture.

[@jjkcharlie]

John cazale is great. Fredo for ever.

[@IAMCAVE]

He was scarily psychotic under bare self control.

[@rotrex457]

Attica is a prison in New York where in 1971 the inmates revolted. The police came in and 30 inmates and 10 prison employees were killed

[@izzonj]

It caused a big public outcry against the police. People would chant "ATTICA, ATTICA" at Governor Rockefeller when he appeared in public

[@gracesprocket7340]

It was 33 inmates and 10 correctional officers who died. Three prisoners and one corrections officer died during the prison uprising and law enforcement gunfire killed the balance of 30 inmates and 9 corrections officers during the state's retaking control of the prison complex.

[@vcancer]

There is a movie about it. That came out in the 80s or 90s, I believe.

[@joeyrogers7017]

​@@vcancerAgainst The Wall?

[@isuriadireja91]

@@vcancer one in 1980, with Morgan Freeman....and another, a TV movie, in 94, with Sam Jackson and Kyle MacLachlan.

[@brandonb.5304]

I can't believe Pacino didn't win a single Oscar in the 70s despite his masterpiece performances in both Godfather films and Dog Day Afternoon. Insane. He could have easily won 3 in a decade.

[@latinboy906]

Also ....and Justice for All.

[@walterpanovs]

Serpico

[@isuriadireja91]

he was nominated 5 times in this decade, but got zip. he should've won for one of, if not both, the Godfather movies. if Jack Nicholson didn't come out with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in the same year as this one, Pacino so deserving an Oscar for his Dog Day performance.

[@walterpanovs]

@@isuriadireja91 The early '70s was a very competitive time as rising stars Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, and jack Nicholson all battled it out year after year for their first Oscar. Nicholson was the first to break through with the crowd-pleasing, multi-award-winning "Cuckoo's Nest." Pacino could've won for either of The Godfathers, Serpico (especially) and this film. Unfortunately he ended up finally winning for the wrong film ("Scent of a Woman") as a gift.

[@FrankRowell-db7xq]

The brightest star as seen from Earth is Sirius, The Dog Star. It's in the constellation Canis Major. It's fully visible in winter but the ancient Greeks knew that in late summer it was still there, with the the Sun being in front of Sirius. Meaning they were both in the daylit sky together during the very hottest part of the year. They thought Sirius was so bright it must be adding its heat to the Sun's heat. So even today we call the hottest part of summer "Dog Days." So Dog Day Afternoon means "A Hot, Hot Summer Afternoon."

[@JackRabbitSlim]

I always thought it was also partly a kind of ironic play on the phrase 'Every dog has its day'

[@zipzeolocke2]

I always thought that it meant there was some major event going on with no progress happening, like what happens in this movie. Like a big standoff

[@terryv2006]

Thanks for the info

[@siddhant07wc6]

The Greeks were insane. They were so ahead. Like who thinks stars emit heat at that point of time. Even though their interpretation is wrong but the fact they considered star emitting heat is very ingenious. Even today there are people if you asked them who is bigger our sun or the star. They would say its the sun.

[@tomantush4867]

In the real bank robbery, Sal was only about 19 or 20, and his fear of returning to prison was for the abuse. Sonny wanted the money for Leon's operation. Sal wanted to get his sister out of foster care.

[@Henry-fn1zw]

I recommend 1976 Network, its by the same director

[@konowd]

Hell yes, a brilliant piece of work considered by many the greatest screenplay ever written, scarily prophetic as well

[@jackbedient]

One of the funniest movies ever, a masterpiece of screenwriting by the author of Altered States…

[@ThomasStClair-zr2lb]

That would be amazing. It's an incredible movie.

[@origami26]

Superb movie. Favorite Lumet's with 12 angry men.

[@thunderb4stard80]

One of the greatest films ever. And easily the best satire in film history

[@tevinwms1104]

Much of the film’s dialogue was improvised, most notably "ATTICA! ATTICA!" Al Pacino also didn't know that John Cazale was going to say "...Wyoming?" when asked what foreign country he wanted to escape to, and his reaction was completely genuine.

[@quietman71]

And Sidney Lumet worried he'd ruined that take because he burst out laughing when Cazale said, "Wyoming." Fortunately, the mics didn't catch his laughter, and the take stayed in.

[@LobbyLoiterer]

I wonder just how much was improvised, given Frank Pierson won an Oscar for writing it.

[@quietman71]

In “Making Movies,” Sidney Lumet said about 60% of the dialogue was improvised. He also said Frank Pierson deserved that Oscar, since his script provided the structure they needed to be able to improv as much as they did (Lumet rarely allowed improv on his films).

[@michaelaldan6969]

dont know why in the world John Cazale doesnt get more recognition...he is simply superb in every movie

[@GatorScribe726]

Al Pacino and so many actors talk about how great he was, but I especially liked what Meryl Streep said, that he was so focused on acting and the role he was in at the time that his co-stars had no choice but to up their game. Wish he was still with us.

[@Sevenogusmao89]

And not to mention that the actor and co-star died 46 years ago, unfortunately it's not difficult to forget, especially people and young people who were born years after his death, I'm from 1974 and I only met him in this film when it aired on TNT in 1999.

[@Detwhat]

One of the best films of the 1970's. And imho, one the the best films of all time. Pacino was nominated of an Oscar and he should've one. I highly recommend Serpico too. Which was also based on a True story. The book(Serpico)is a great read also.

[@Reclining_Spuds]

Jack Nicholson won for "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest."

[@paulymar5996]

At 10:10 the guy who's playing Sonny's father and says, "Why rob a bank when you've got a sucker for a mother" is Dominic Chianese, who played Junior Soprano on The Sopranos and Johnny Ola in The Godfather Part II. The woman playing Sonny's mother also played Paulie's Aunt Dottie, the Nun who was on her deathbed, in The Sopranos. "Paulie, I was a bad girl."

[@samanthab1923]

Good catch

[@paulymar5996]

​@@samanthab1923 Thank you.

[@wrldchamps04]

That VOICE always gives him away lol

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

The American cinema was reaching its maturity right about here. A masterclass of performance and one of the all-time great films.

[@catherinelw9365]

That last minute showing Sonny's expressions while watching the hostages leaving and Sal wheeled away are some of Pacino's finest acting moments. Not a word is spoken by him, but his eyes convey so much that you know exactly what he's thinking. Brilliant performance. Every performance by the stars and supporting actors is flawless and contribute so much to the story telling. This is what is missing in so many recent movies: brilliant supporting cast. One of the hostage girls smiling and waving to the camera crew, or giggling when watching TV... The cop behind Moretti making faces while listening to Leon's story... every detail and nuance is absolutely brilliant in this film. A masterpiece.

[@victorsixtythree]

I have kind of a weird history with this film. I first saw it on television in the late 70's when I was a kid, then I kind of forgot about it. I ended up watching it again sometime in the early 90's when I rented it on VHS. When I watched it in the 90's, it was a shock. It reminded me of what movies used to be like and what movies had NOT been for many years. Sometime in the late 70's (probably about the time Star Wars came out) and throughout the 80's, movies became much more clear cut in terms of who were the good guys and who were the bad guys - and I don't just mean action movies, but most movies in general. Dog Day Afternoon captured a real sense of chaos and confusion, with no real heroes or villains. It really stood out to me watching it in the early 90's and made me realize how most Hollywood movies had become pretty tame, at least in dealing with morally ambiguous characters and situations.

[@VonPunk]

I love showing people this movie and telling them it's about a bank robbery and nothing else, they don't expect what it is, they aren't expecting to be chuckling during it. It just has it's own frequency as a movie.Thanks for reacting to it, it was a nice treat.

[@bernardsalvatore1929]

I believe DOG Day refers to a sweltering hot summer day!!! I've heard the phrase "the dog days of summer" and I believe it refers to days in August when it's especially hot!!!!

[@wilsonconvictor]

Ah yes, I learned this in A Christmas Carol, in which is said that Scrooge "iced his office in the dog-days". The hottest days in summer are called the "dog days" because it's when the "Dog Star" (Sirius) is more visible.

[@paulinegallagher7821]

Like Ken Cosgrove said in Mad Men, New York in August is like a great big melting wax museum.

[@NemeanLion-]

The hottest days of summer used to be called “the dog days of summer”. Dog day afternoon it’s just describing that this day is a particularly hot day in summer.

[@blakerh]

​@DoublePickled-wz6rv Yes, I agree that it means the dogs will have their day. But it didn't work out for them.

[@positivelynegative9149]

"Why don't you just keep working at a bank?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@selinaCC1]

John Cazale died so young at 42 of cancer , yet he was and still is an iconic actor , he was also the partner of Meryl Streep when he passed , they were each other's first loves and she has described him as the love of her life . Although they never married they both said they considered themselves married in this world and beyond .

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

That’s sad and touching.

[@armandolst6330]

Jon Cazale died on March 12 , 1978 at Just 42 years old, hand in hand with his fiancée, the Young actress Maryl Streep who was 28 years old at the time.

[@reservoirdude92]

Sidney Lumet MUSTS: Prince of the City, Night Falls on Manhattan, Deathtrap, Q&A, Serpico, The Verdict.. God, the man was a maverick ❤

[@LeviBoldock]

The Pawnbroker is excellent.

[@reservoirdude92]

​@@LeviBoldockthat's one of the few Lumet films I haven't seen. The Offence is another underrated gem of his.

[@reservoirdude92]

​@@LeviBoldockand I completely forgot to mention Network!

[@LeviBoldock]

@@reservoirdude92 And 12 Angry Men. 😆 You're right, Sidney Lumet was the man.

[@reservoirdude92]

​@@LeviBoldockthe Schmitts already saw that one, but of course that's yet another Lumet masterwork!

[@paulnewman7064]

A masterclass in filmmaking...Pacino's greatest performance!! He played the character as a guy who is looking for his moment in the sun, someone who wants to be seen. The phone call scene, mostly improvised, is devastatingly brilliant. And god bless John Cazale 🙏. Great reaction as always

[@gizmoswr679]

My Dad was stationed in Delaware when this happened, and my cousin lived in that neighborhood where the bank was in 72. He came down for a visit with his parents right after and we heard and saw all about the robbery and circus. He had some Super 8 film he took while he was in the crowd. My Dad retired in 73 and we moved to So Cal and the movie came out my first year of college. From what I remember from my cousin's home movie, the crowds weren't THAT close but way closer than they would be today. Like most people have pointed out, Cazale and Pacino were on fire in the 70's. RIP JC. Great reaction as always.

[@Jessica_Roth]

I love the casting here, specifically the switch from Charles Durning (a very intense actor) as Moretti, to James Broderick (father of Matthew) playing the FBI guy almost as a robot. Excellent contrast. BTW, that's a young Lance Henriksen ( "Aliens") as Agent Murphy.

[@shainewhite2781]

9:46* there it is! ATTICA ATTICA ATTICA ATTICA!

[@victorsixtythree]

John Cazale died from lung cancer at only age 42. In his career he only starred in five feature films - The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter. All five films were nominated for Best Picture (The Godfather, The Godfather Part II and The Deer Hunter all won). The Conversation and The Godfather Part II, both directed by Francis Ford Coppola, actually came out in the same year so they were competing against each other for Best Picture.

[@Hexon66]

He appeared in 5 feature films. Even as beloved as Fredo and Sal are, nobody could truly say he carried any film.

[@auerstadt06]

@@Hexon66 But his place in film history is secure.

[@ericc8705]

John Cazale was dating a young up and coming actress at the time of his passing named Meryl Streep. She doesn't talk about it much, but the 10 months he fought through the cancer - she never left his side. His last words to her were, "It's all right, Meryl... it's all right" before he closed his eyes and died

[@lexkanyima2195]

​@@ericc870510 months ? How many months they filmed The Deer Hunter ?

[@MDK2_Radio]

@@lexkanyima2195 they filmed his scenes first.

[@ginopadula8171]

This is real cinema. Modern movies are commercially driven products compared to the 1970's golden age.

[@dofor3108]

Love the way you both react to movies! Been watching you both for years and watching other reactions but I believe you both are the best. Some react for views but you are both genuine, keep up the good work and looking forward to many more years of 'genuine' reactions.

[@muddhammer7834]

Thanks!

[@TBRSchmitt]

Thank YOU!

[@44excalibur]

Al Pacino was on a roll in the 1970s. Dog Day Afternoon was the fourth straight year that Pacino received an Oscar nomination, but it was also a continuation of his unfortunate losing streak. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 1972 for The Godfather (which was ridiculous, since he was the lead role and had more screen time than Marlon Brando) and lost to Joel Grey for Cabaret; Best Actor for Serpico in 1973 (losing to Jack Lemmon for Save the Tiger); The Godfather Part II in 1974 (losing to Art Carney for Harry and Tonto); and Best Actor for Dog Day Afternoon in 1975 (losing to Jack Nicholson for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest). His next Oscar nomination would not come until 1979 for ...And Justice For All (losing to Dustin Hoffman for Kramer vs. Kramer). It wouldn't be until 1992 when Al Pacino would finally win the Oscar for Best Actor for Scent of a Woman.

[@HuntingViolets]

Looking at some of the ones he lost to, it's just odd.

[@samanthab1923]

His voice is much higher in all these too. The Hoo-Ha Pacino came later.

[@rxtsec1]

His boycott was part of the reason he lost. He felt he should had been nominated for best actor for godfather instead of supporting actor and refused to show up for the Oscars. It might be true he should have been nominated but I still believe Marlon Brando's performance is the best I've ever seen

[@samanthab1923]

He should have won for Dog Day

[@rxtsec1]

@@samanthab1923 probably, for sure Godfather 2 but many believe his boycott left a soir tastes in the voters mouth and it took years for the academy to forgive him for that

[@junpeiiori4720]

Hey I'm watching you from Algeria! it's a real country you know 🤣

[@YoureMrLebowski]

3:12 "oh, they do have cameras." -Daniel still not many cell phones.

[@Nay-kp6uu]

I saw this movie a long time ago when i was in the "I need to watch old movies" phase. Did not disappoint

[@Mickey-1994]

Great movie, cool to see a young Lance Henriksen in a small role and this is one of Pacino's best performances.

[@reservoirdude92]

In my opinion, Lance Henriksen has one of the best faces in American movies.

[@Divamarja_CA]

@@reservoirdude92You beat to the punch! Love that face, and even older, he still has “that” face and I could recognize him. Plus, his very distinctive smooth and soft voice is always lovely.

[@samanthab1923]

Always liked him ❤

[@steve6valdez]

Sad to know that Sal was actually just 19 when he was killed during the getaway attempt. John Cazale was almost 40 when Pacino suggested him for the role of Sal. Also, The Princess Bride's Prince Humperdink, Chris Sarandon, was great as Leon.

[@javix2013]

John Cazale was called the actor with long hair, he had a very short acting career, because he died very young, I think he was 42 years old. Pacino has said that John was his inspiration in acting.

[@gazoontight]

Bellevue is a mental hospital in New York City. Carol Kane is in this film. She played Andy Kaufmann's girlfriend on Taxi.

[@shainewhite2781]

16:00, John Cazale did, in fact, die from cancer in 1978 after years of chain smoker, which is very sad and tragic.

[@artdeco64]

The actor playing the lead detective (Charles Durning) is a World War II hero: Silver Star; Bronze Star; three Purple Hearts. He can also sing and dance. In fact, if you want to see him in an entirely different role, singing and dancing, KZbin - Best Little Whorehouse in Texas sidestep. I believe he was even nominated for an Academy Award because of that small role.

[@flarrfan]

A fun role in Tootsie and a Coen favorite (Hudsucker Proxy, O Brother)

[@quietman71]

You'd do well to find the NCIS episode "Call to Silence" where Durning gives an AMAZING performance as a World War II vet going through an extreme period of depression and PTSD. Then remember that Durning was one of the first soldiers to storm Omaha Beach.

[@antoinettelopes]

​@@flarrfan I'm desperate for someone to react to TOOTSIE. That it holds up even in today's climate is amazing.

[@cesarnarro6013]

When you mentioned how the tone in the bank changed after Leon was brought into the story, i remember feeling that in the theater as well when i saw it. People as a whole were much more uptight about something like that back then.

[@bretthrockmorton7727]

I saw this movie in the theater on first release with a friend of mine. Al Pacino was riding high so the theater was pretty full. The twists and turns throughout the movie kept everyone riveted as the story progressed, with the hostages starting to identify with Sonny and his problems and watching Sal slowly but surely losing his grip on the situation. When they were on the tarmac waiting for the plane and it seemed like Sonny and Sal were actually going to get away with it gave an unreal "feel good" feeling, but when Sal got shot in the head the whole audience gasped (and there were a few loud "NO"s) it was just such a gut punch. The rest of the movie and credits played out in audience silence. When the lights came up and people were leaving you could see quite a few were crying/wiping away tears.

[@ljay79]

One of Al Pacino's best performances. With both Godfathers, Serpico, Dog Day, and the underrated And Justice For All (all Oscar nominated roles) Al was on fire in the 70s.

[@AnthonyL0401]

3:01 "Oh they do have cameras" LOL including the one to film this movie

[@raulguadalupe3489]

Dog Day refers to the hottest days of the summer season. It was believed, back then, that it was during this time of the year that there was a rise in rabies cases among dogs, and tempers and patience were very thin.

[@johnhawk1089]

I don't think it is only referring to temperature in this movie though. I think it refers to the societal building of tension too and common people living a hand to mouth existence.

[@gluuuuue]

1) Historical context. Financial pressures were probably a big element. Although the incident this was based on occurred in 1972, this was filmed in 1974, the year after the Oil Crisis, and the filmmakers probably thought audiences would find financial pressures even more relatable. 2) The actor playing Sonny's wife, Leon, is Chris Sarandon, the first husband of Susan Sarandon, and whose name she has since kept. He's probably most familiar to you as Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride. 3) It's really kinda incredible just how much Sonny is a complete bungler, someone who clearly has no idea what he's doing, and he's so brilliantly portrayed by Al Pacino as an entirely different type of criminal from Michael Corleone and then again from Tony Montana, and you never once question that that's who that person is. Tons of A-list actors play roles that so often feel like the same character over and over-Arnie, Bruce Willis, Will Smith, Sly-and most of those end up still being pretty great, if not amazing, but this, and just the next year after Godfather II I thought really showed Pacino's range.

[@gluuuuue]

Pacino's major films here are fascinating character studies. Sonny's a bank robber who rapidly loses control of every situation, seems increasingly desperate, and on the verge of losing it. And every reveal about him shows him almost overburdened with responsibilities he's taken on-paying his parents' rent, supporting his straight family, trying to support Leon for his SRS, whatever he thinks he's helping Sal with. He robs the bank because, as he puts it, "that's where the money is", but then he's immediately paying for the pizzas. He's exhibiting these surprising levels of concern for the welfare of tellers, for the manager, for the guard, at least as he sees it-"I gotta take care of *you* people.." He's inciting the public about the recent outrage over the Attica riot and massacre (and their distrust of authority). For whatever reason, Sonny has assumed the responsibility for leading and taking care of everyone, yet he's ready to burst at the seams. I think the strength of this film as a story is partly that it's based on a true event, but also partly how it probably represented a wide feeling at the time of people being unable to keep their lives self-sustaining without things ready to explode, making Sonny's ineptitude disarmingly hilarious, yet also tragic, especially with Sal's end.

[@gluuuuue]

Re: Sonny v. Sal. Well we know Sonny's strategy was that Sal was the loose cannon (which isn't entirely untrue), and he thought that would keep the police from storming the bank for fear of hostages being killed. Sal having the itchy trigger finger was Sonny's protection whenever he went outside. I don't think the police themselves cared that much about keeping Sonny alive to save face with the public. The police are antagonists in this story. The film never takes the audience "along for the ride" with the police, nor any member of them (not really), the way it does for Sonny, or like we see in other bank robbery films, like Inside Man. Dog Day Afternoon is principally Sonny's story. The police are purely playing Sonny against Sal. The FBI feed Sonny this "We'll 'take care of' Sal", both to use Sonny's strategy against him, but also give him an out and potentially turn on Sal. Using the Prisoner's Dilemma against them both is a standard police tactic. And this makes the ending that much more tragic, because Sonny's the guy who keeps trying to take care of everyone, but he's also at the end of his rope and desperate. And I think the look in Pacino's eyes in a few shots after that is meant to convey that it *crossed his mind*.

[@castlefreak8122]

I have a soft spot for this movie because the exteriors were shot down the street from where I used to live: 18th St and Prospect Park West in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn. I’m still close by and walk that block often.

[@susanliltz3875]

The guy in the brown suit and that held up his fingers and said ten minutes, while waiting for the bus that’s Matthew Brodericks dad ( Ferris Bueller)(tan suit)

[@samanthab1923]

He also shows up in another good NYC movie. Plays a motorman on the subway in the Taking of Pelham 123.

[@Madbandit77]

​​@@samanthab1923 James Broderick. He played the dad on the Aaron Spelling-produced TV drama, "Family" on ABC in the late 70s.

[@samanthab1923]

@@Madbandit77 Yup, I loved that show. Actually met the ex SIL John Rubinstein on the beach one summer.

[@samanthab1923]

Leon is Chris Sarandon. Ex of Susan. Played the vampire in Fright Night

[@david-j1r9m]

I think the authorities probably saw Sal as a, possible, loose canon. So they, probably, felt he was the most likely of the two to harm someone. Great movie!

[@MovieVigilante]

7:31 Thank you, Sam, for being the voice of compassion.

[@carjamlaw753]

You guys really dig deep. Much appreciated!

[@strawdawgs78]

If you can recall the "modest" woman from Inside Man who refused to take het clothes off - the actress appears in Dog Day Afternoon, and apparently she is the same character.

[@chadwickvon8019]

Awesome reaction y'all. Glad y'all loved it.

[@paulg123]

One of my 'Top 5' films of all time. Great acting, editing and storytelling.

[@MaxxRemKing1]

Yes, Network is a must watch! I weirdly watched that movie on the train almost every time I traveled back home from college for the holidays

[@coreyhendricks9490]

Cool reaction as always Schmitt & Samantha, you both take care and have a good night

[@smichelle65]

If you guys liked this film, you should check out Spike Lee's Inside Man, another NY bank heist film that pays homage not only to DDA, but Sidney Lumet's earlier, less-famous heist film, The Anderson Tapes. Marcia Jean Kurtz, who played Miriam the gum-chewing, "stoked" bank teller, played the same character 30 years later in Inside Man.

[@EShelby2127]

"The Attica Prison Riot, also known as the Attica Prison Rebellion, the Attica Uprising, or the Attica Prison Massacre, took place at the state prison in Attica, New York; it started on September 9, 1971, and ended on September 13 with the highest number of fatalities in the history of United States prison uprisings. Of the 43 men who died (33 inmates and 10 correctional officers and employees), all but one guard and three inmates were killed by law enforcement gunfire when the state retook control of the prison on the final day of the uprising. The Attica Uprising has been described as a historic event in the prisoners' rights movement."

[@Renegade2786]

That incident is what inspired the DS9 two parter *Past Tense*

[@afroahmed3989]

Al Pacino was the 70s Imagine Acting in The godfather , Serpico , The godfather 2 and Dog Day Afternoon back to back

[@jp3813]

@@kbrewski1 Raging Bull was 1980.

[@thorstrebla980]

Al Pacino is one of the oldest fathers in history. Also, never been married. He's an interesting man.

[@stsolomon618]

Great film. I recommend watching Serpico with Al Pacino, it's based on a true story. Also, I see Paris Texas on the poll that's a great film as well.

[@cheetos1231000]

Samantha's "Hello" is so cute. I love you guys.

[@wordygirlandco]

❤Such great acting. There is another move that is that I love called The Hot Rock 1972. It is a heist gone wrong movie with fabulous acting. It stars Robert Redford and What a performance.

[@konowd]

One of the best movies of the seventies hands down

[@justjack0715]

John Cazale was from Revere Ma. and once went to the prom with my buddy's sister back in the day. He's buried in the same cemetery as many of my family - Holy Cross in Malden, Ma. So young. So sad... 😥

[@OSVS_Mike]

FBI Agent Sheldon is played by James Broderick. If the last name sounds familiar it should, He's the father of Matthew "Ferris Bueller" Broderick. James was in another classic film of the 70s - The Taking of Pelham 123.

[@guitarman8462]

You notice a young BISHOP from ALIENS ? Attica was also a true story about a prison big shooting where they even shot the guards.

[@TBRSchmitt]

I knew I recognized him but couldn’t place him!

[@bdog1323]

Moretti was so stressed by this, he ended up becoming a priest In Lynbrook New York and then was stressed by the Barone family for years.

[@Jessica_Roth]

The one Pacino flick that MUST be seen is in "…And Justice for All". Finish your John Cazale collection with "The Conversation", which IMO is the best of all five of his films.

[@EShelby2127]

Saw it in the theatre, when I was in high school in the 70s. For a small town kid, it was shocking on many levels.

[@isabelsilva62023]

Algeria is a country in North Africa, they became independent from France in 1962, the country's history goes back as far as there are written documents.

[@OSVS_Mike]

When Sonny asked Sal what country he wanted to go to, Sal was not supposed to say anything. He ad-libbed "Wyoming" and director Lumet almost blew the take because he started laughing. I was lucky enough to have met the films' editor Dede Allen. Such a nice woman. The opening song by Elton John was just a placeholder she used while editing. Director Lumet loved it and kept it. There is not ONE second of music for the rest of the film.

[@80sNewWaveGeek]

The driver who shot Sal in the end was Lance Henriksen (Bishop from "Aliens").

[@DavidBush-wm1fe]

He was also in Terminator.

[@davidmichaelson1092]

Bellevue is one of the most famous hospitals in the US. I used to work there (in a research lab). I have known people who checked in there for rehab, suicidal ideation, or for AIDS related dementia. It is where homeless people go but also is where the President of the US would go if injured in NYC.

[@richardadesmond]

10:14 - Hey, it's Uncle Junior from the Sopranos. Someone recommended Network, I second that, a classic with a fantastic cast. Al Pacino and John Cazale are sooooo damn good in this, thank you both.

[@CrayCruz]

Yes, DDA was a very topical film...one of the best of the 70s. It was clever in its deceit depicting a simple bank robbery, but showing so much more. It was brilliant in its simplicistic subtly. The filming took place just a few blocks from where I use to live in Park Slope Brooklyn. Back in the 70s. I made it too late to get in on the crowd scene to make it into the movie. I believe that they turned a dry cleaners into the bank. Good review guys.

[@gswithen]

Pacino has made about 60 films. I would recommend Panic in Needle Park, Serpico and Me, Natalie from the early days and Glengarry Glen Ross and Frankie and Johnny from the 90s.

[@xrandy11]

The character of Leon was played by Chris Sarandon, who also played the vampire in Fright Night.

[@sleeper-cassie]

3:22 - “I assume these places have insurance.” Well, the main thing to remember is that banks don’t own the money inside them; it’s effectively on loan to them from customers. So the bank itself would need two broad categories of insurance to protect against loss during a robbery. The first is insurance to reimburse themselves for things like property damage, or to pay settlements if they get sued by a customer or employee who got injured during the robbery; things like that. I can only guess about how well insured banks are for something like this; but I, too, would assume they’ve done the math and made the sensible choice. The second type of insurance is for the money that customers have entrusted to the bank. All U.S. banks are required to have this kind of insurance, with premiums paid to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). If your bank gets robbed (or goes bankrupt, which was the original concern back during the Great Depression), then the government will guarantee customer funds are reimbursed (up to $250k, but whomst among us has that in their checking account?).

[@rogercalvomedina674]

One of my favorite films of all time! So good.

[@Jessica_Roth]

"What happens if that cop missed?" AGENT MURPHY DOESN'T MISS!!!

[@dsmithkaichjones716]

Thank you for this. I've loved it for a long time.

[@Sevenogusmao89]

Great John Cazale (Sal Naturily) who unfortunately died on March 12, 1978 at just 42/43 years old from aggressive cancer. When he died, he was engaged to young actress Maryl Streep, who was only 28 at the time and suffered greatly from his loss. John Cazale passed away before the release of his last film, The Deer Hunter with Robert de Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage and Maryl Streep herself

[@johncampbell756]

John Cazale died right after The Deer Hunter. "All scenes involving Cazale, who had terminal cancer, were filmed first. Because of his illness, the studio wanted to dismiss him, but Streep, with whom he was in a romantic relationship, and Cimino threatened to withdraw from the project if Cazale was released. He was also uninsurable, and according to Streep, De Niro paid for his insurance because he wanted Cazale in the film. This was Cazale's last film, as he died shortly after filming wrapped. Cazale never saw the finished film." - Wikipedia Attica! Explanation: "The line was improvised by Pacino and refers to the 1971 Attica prison riot, where prisoners took control of the facility in response to poor conditions. In popular culture, the chant "Attica! Attica!" has come to signal that police brutality or excessive force is about to happen. In the movie, Sonny uses the chant to gain support from the crowd, who then begin cheering for him." - AI genetated, but actually accurate. From Wikipedia about the real person. "In 1975, Wojtowicz wrote a letter to The New York Times out of concern that people would believe the movie version of the events, which he said was only 30% accurate. Wojtowicz's main objection was the inaccurate portrayal of his wife Carmen Bifulco as a plain, overweight woman whose behavior led to his relationship with Eden, when in fact he had left Bifulco two years before he met Eden. Other concerns he had that were fictionalized in the movie were that he never spoke to his mother and that the police refused to let him speak to his wife Carmen. In addition, the movie insinuated that Wojtowicz had "sold out" Naturile to the police, and although Wojtowicz claimed this was untrue, several attempts were made on his life following an inmate screening of the movie." Leon is played by Chris Sarandon who later was Prince Humperdink in The Princess Bride.

[@rayname908]

The documentary about the true story is crazier than the classic film. THE DOG 2013

[@anthonymunn8633]

Yes!!I always try to get people to watch that doc!!

[@csmelen]

I took a criminal justice class in college taught by an ex NYPD cop. He said the prison in Attica was stormed by New York State troopers. The resulting deaths were not casued by NYPD cops.

[@regularsizeruss3874]

Not to mention it's 340 miles away from NYC, on the opposite end of the state!

[@flibber123]

That sequence when he talks to both wives and his mom made me feel all the pressure and stress he was under. There was a case out here in California where the robber tried that move of walking out surrounded by the hostages. The cops threw some flashbangs and shot and killed a hostage in the resulting chaos but the robber was captured. Van Cleef & Arpels 1986 if you want to read about it.

[@jgsrhythm100]

Algeria is in North Africa , near Morocco.

[@clarencewalker3925]

The policeman negotiating was played by Charles Durning, a WW2 vet who served at Normandy and The Battle of the Bulge in 1944. The lead FBI agent was played by James Broderick, the father of Matthew.

[@paulinegallagher7821]

Chris Sarandon, who played Al Pacino's lover, was Susan Sarandon's first husband and voiced Jack Skellington in the Nightmare Before Christmas.

[@cbobwhite5768]

Bellvue is a famous mental hospital in New York City

[@inkfishpete8695]

That Attica line was ad libbed. The reference was to the Attica prison riot in 1970 (?). Guards were taken hostage by inmates demanding better conditions. NY State Police retook the prison with a lot of bloodshed. Sopranos connection: Sonny's dad was played by none other than Uncle Junior and the bank manager was played by the same actor who played Carmela's psychiatrist.

[@reservoirdude92]

Pacino is great, but my goodness his 70s era is BY FAR his greatest, creatively. ... And Justice For All and Scarecrow feature his absolute best performances of the 70s, if not of his entire career.

[@Divamarja_CA]

Completely agree. He wasn’t so over the top yet, and if/when he was, it was thoughtful and deliberate.

[@reservoirdude92]

​@@Divamarja_CAI don't understand his evolution as an actor, but he definitely let loose as his career progressed, for better or worse haha

[@Divamarja_CA]

@@reservoirdude92Without double checking anything, and going strictly off my old lady knowledge, he was pretty chewy in And Justice for All and Scarface is really chewy. From there, to me, he became more comfortable in that wild-eyed category. I’m thinking of Scent of a Woman, The Devil’s Advocate, and so on. However, I really liked him in Donnie Brasco and Sea of Love, so go figure!

[@MDK2_Radio]

@@reservoirdude92that’s one of the reasons Godfather III isn’t nearly as good as the first two. He was in that mode of acting you’re talking about, seemingly unable to play Michael as he had before. It’s pretty jarring.

[@playedout148]

The 70s rules for gritty realistic movies. Sure there was some crazy stuff but compared to the 80s it was a great era.

[@JH-lo9ut]

I know this film is based on a real robbery in Brooklyn, but it is striking how nuch the situation resembles another famous bank robbery: the "Kreditbanken robbery" in Stockholm, wich gave us the term "Stockholm syndrome". A botched robbery that turned into a hostage situation and a standoff with the police. Since the police were so helplessly awful at dealing with the situation, the hostages saw the police as the main danger to their life, and instead symphatized with their captors. The Kreditbanken robbery took place just before this film was made, and I wonder if that story had any impact on the directior's choises. Fun fact: The submachine gun used by John Casale in "Dog day afternoon" is the Carl Gustaf m45, "Swedish K". The same weapon as was used in the Kreditbanken robbery. It was a standard sidearm in the swedish army at the time, but extremely rare in the US. (There is a whole controversy about that particular gun and Swedish-American relations during the Vietnam war) There is a 2018 film about the Kreditbanken robbery, simply called "Stockholm". It starrs Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace and Mark Strong. It's not terrible.

[@doggiesarus]

John Wojtowicz (Sonny) was an army Vetren fell in love with and married Elizabeth Debbie Eden formerly Ernest Aron (Leon), a transgender woman in 1972. Desperately, he tried to get her money to for her surgery. He was captured (events of the film) and sent to prison, but he only served 6 years. -- The Attica scene was done by Al Pachino off the cuff. The director decided to include it in the film. Attica was a terrible prison revolt which had happened a year earlier in 1971. The prisoners took hostages. During the assault to retake the prison, 29 inmates and 10 hostages are killed, and many more were wounded.

[@jmackmcneill]

My favourite fact about this story is that the Stockholm Bank hostage standoff happened exactly a year and a day after this was the biggest news story in the world. All the nonsense about the employees "sympathising" with the bank robbers was them just trying to end the situation without anybody being killed.

[@quietman71]

In the director's commentary, Sidney Lumet notes that both robbers and police really were that disorganized. The bank robbers had no plan beyond what order they'd go into the bank. The police had never had to deal with a hostage situation like this, so they were making things up as they went.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks to TBR and Samantha! 🏦 The great Sidney Lumet directed. 🔸 Since you wondered about the term "dog day"... dog days are the hottest days of summer which also indicate a lack of progress (since it's too hot to work during such heat). Even in ancient times, dog days of summer had become associated with bad luck.

[@zmani4379]

Nice reaction - re the reason Sonny did this, I think w 60s-70s filmmaking, ppl were often shown as more complex and open-ended, without easy answers as such - tho I remember Lumet or Pacino later discussing how Sonny was someone who felt the need to make everyone happy, to juggle everyone's needs, as we see here, and we can see how desperate and disoriented that escalation made him - Lumet is famous for his socially oriented NYC crime movies, and for the amazing acting in his movies

[@-TheFilmBuff-]

Great Choice for a reaction! Al Pacino is my all time favourite actor!

[@Silly81]

Marcia Jean Kurtz was a bank worker held hostage in this movie and she was a hostage in the Denzel Washington movie Inside Man as well.

[@Detwhat]

The phrase Dog Day Afternoon means, the dog days of summer. Its still a phrase that is used to this day.

[@susanliltz3875]

Sad, Pacino’s robber partner was sitting with the women and they were smoking and he said he didn’t want to get “the Cancer “ and in real life he died of Cancer.

[@cbmx1x1]

The actor who played Leon, also played Humperdinck in The Princess Bride. And the young blonde girl in the bank played Miracle Max’s wife.

[@catherinelw9365]

The squirrel! 🐿️

[@bertneto9618]

and voiced jack skellington in Nightmare Before Christmas, and the main vampire in Fright Night

[@danpoutsma1351]

His name is Chris Sarandom. He also played the cop that killed Charles Lee Ray, aka Chucky, in the original Child's Play and the crooked preacher/televangelist in Tales from the Crypt: Bordello of Blood

[@xrandy11]

He was also the vampire in Fright Night

[@DannyCheek]

@@xrandy11 ,and I think that he played Goldie Hawn's love intrest in the political satire movie "Protocol".

[@TH-b1stard]

This was the first movie I bought when I got my first DVD player in 1999.