Dog Day Afternoon

  • Rated R
  • 2hr 5m
  • 86

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Videos & Photos

  • Trailer for this failed robbery drama based on a true story

Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Producer:

Martin Bregman, Martin Elfand

Writer:

Frank Pierson, P.F. Kluge, Thomas Moore

Release Date:

Dec 25, 1975

Runtime:

2hr 5m

Synopsis

A man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation; it turns into a hostage situation and a media circus.

Cast

  • Penelope Allen
  • Sully Boyar
  • John Cazale
  • Beulah Garrick
  • Carol Kane
  • Sandra Kazan
  • Marcia Jean Kurtz
  • Amy Levitt
  • John Marriott
  • Estelle Omens

Did You Know?

Trivia

  • The production shoot lasted seven weeks with crews and cast working day and night. Due to director Sidney Lumet's speedy style of working, the film was completed three weeks ahead of schedule.
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Goofs

  • Det. Sgt Moretti is shown with an NYPD Detective's shield, but should be wearing a Sgt's shield. These are distinctly different shields.
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Quotes

    • Sonny: Is there any special country you wanna go to?
    • Sal: Wyoming.
    • Sonny: Sal, Wyoming's not a country.
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Metacritic

86
metacritic
Based on 15 Critics
8.7

USER SCORE (42)

Universal acclaim based on 42 Reviews
100

The film's tone is extraordinarily flexible, holding within the same reality elements of the absurd, the ridiculous and the comic while sustaining a sense of tension and dread throughout. This is, of course, one of the classic Pacino roles - he's so appealing - but don't overlook the late John Cazale as his accomplice, who gives us a character who's stupid and scared, troubled and dangerous, and disturbingly inscrutable.

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Metacritic review by Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
88

Lumet is exploring the clichés, not just using them. And he has a good feel for the big-city crowd that's quickly drawn to the action.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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