Dog Day Afternoon (1975, Lumet, USA 124 min.) ***

The robbery should've taken 10 minutes. 4 hours later, the bank was like a circus sideshow. 8 hours later, it was the hottest thing on live T.V. 12 hours later, it was all history. And it's all true.

Al Pacino and John Cazale (don't we know them from somewhere? ) star in this film about a homosexual and his accomplice trying to get cash for his lover's operation. Frank Pierson delivers an Academy Award winning screenplay, and Sidney Lumet directs this comedy/thriller about this "well planned heist" which is based on a true story. This film garnered six Academy Award nominations, and Al Pacino delivers an excellent performance. (As usual )

"So what country do you want to go to?"

"Wyoming"

"Sal, Wyoming's not a country."


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