Dog Day Afternoon

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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
  • Al Pacino

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Aug 10, 2016

    number 1 rule of bank robbery: have fun and be yourself

    23.8K Likes
    Vivian
    Vivian
    Jan 7, 2021

    the second my short king is climbing on chairs to spray paint over the cameras I knew we were golden

    16.4K Likes
    fran hoepfner
    fran hoepfner
    Mar 5, 2020

    70s al pacino could rob my bank any day and any night he wanted

    14.4K Likes
    maria
    maria
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    Mar 2, 2020

    the fact that the real sonny and sal watched the godfather before going to rob the bank and then three years later, al pacino and john cazale ended up playing them????????? hollywood is absolutely insane I LOVE IT

    12.2K Likes
    mulaney
    mulaney
    Dec 22, 2020

    being held hostage by al pacino looks fun asf they got a pizza party

    10.4K Likes
    ray
    ray
    Jul 2, 2019

    miss sylvia, head teller, said “IM NOT LEAVING MY GIRLS 🙅🏼‍♀️”

    10.0K Likes
    eely
    eely
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    Jan 7, 2020

    no cops at pride just al pacino

    8.2K Likes
    Muriel
    Muriel
    May 26, 2020

    “what country do you want to go to?” “wyoming.”

    8.0K Likes
    abigail.
    abigail.
    Jan 19, 2021

    the making of this film literally paid for elizabeth eden's sexual reassignment surgery in exchange for the story rights and that's quite possibly the most beautiful thing about it all.

    7.8K Likes
    Hallie 💃
    Hallie 💃

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Top Reviews
  • Kevin
    Kevin loved
    Dog Day Afternoon

    An exceptional film that shows the true talent of the amazing Al Pacino even at the early stage of his career. Bank robbery films really don’t get much better. I absolutely love the fact that the majority of this film takes place in the bank, it creates a great atmosphere.

    🔥 3 1Y
    Dixie Normous
    Dixie Normous loved
    Dog Day Afternoon

    DESERVES WAY MORE HYPE!! A fruity Al Pacino, SIGN ME UP!! Loved the characters, LOVED when Al’s character and the police negotiator would yell at each other. Just a funny groundbreaking masterpiece. ATTICA MANNN!!!!!

    🔥 2 3Y
    10000BCman
    10000BCman liked
    Dog Day Afternoon

    can’t believe trans people existed before twitter

    😂 😭 2 3Y
  • Jikitiz
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    Dog Day Afternoon

    Slow and uninteresting, Pacino does it again 🔥

    🔥 2 1Y
    Emma
    Emma liked
    Dog Day Afternoon

    Need him so bad omgggg

    🔥 2 1Y
    ParanoidAndroid24
    ParanoidAndroid24 liked
    Dog Day Afternoon

    ”the guy who kills me, I hope he does it because he hates my guts, not because it's his job” i enjoyed how this mostly took place in the bank; made you feel stuck with them. surprised that ”comedy” wasn’t one of the genres listed. this is as good as a bank robbery movie gets imo.

    🔥 1 1Y
  • RayRay
    RayRay loved
    Dog Day Afternoon

    Such a great and exciting movie. Al’s best performance, and Cazale was great in it, same way he was great in every other movie he appeared in. Shame he didn’t have a longer career, he was the highlight of the Godfather, Deer hunter, and this. Worth a watch, great suspense

    🔥 1 1Y
    Cos
    Cos loved
    Dog Day Afternoon

    Did Sal have to get shot?

    🔥 1 6M
    EDB
    EDB liked
    Dog Day Afternoon

    Never trust a 🐷…

    😂 1 1Y

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Metacritic

86
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Based on 15 Critics
8.5

USER SCORE (91)

Universal acclaim based on 91 Reviews
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.

Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
100

Pacino simmers in this daring and brilliantly constructed treatise on the many facets of a crime.

Metacritic review by Adam Smith
Adam Smith
Empire
90

Dog Day Afternoon is a melodrama, based on fact, about a disastrously illplanned Brooklyn bank robbery, and it's beautifully acted by performers who appear to have grown up on the city's sidewalks in the heat and hopelessness of an endless midsummer.

Metacritic review by Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
The New York Times

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dog Day Afternoon (1975) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Dog Day Afternoon (1975)?
The movie is 2hr 5min long.
What's Dog Day Afternoon (1975) about?
A man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation; it turns into a hostage situation and a media circus.
Who's the cast of Dog Day Afternoon (1975)?
  • Penelope Allen as Sylvia
  • Sully Boyar as Mulvaney
  • John Cazale as Sal
  • Beulah Garrick as Margaret
  • Carol Kane as Jenny
  • Sandra Kazan as Deborah
  • Marcia Jean Kurtz as Miriam
  • Amy Levitt as Maria
  • John Marriott as Howard
  • Al Pacino as Sonny
Who's the director behind Dog Day Afternoon (1975)?
Sidney Lumet directed Dog Day Afternoon (1975).
Who produced Dog Day Afternoon (1975)?
Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand produced Dog Day Afternoon (1975).
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