Dog Day Afternoon

     

Dog Day Afternoon1975

Director: Sidney Lumet
Stars: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Penelope Allen, Sully Boyar, Beulah Garrick
Genre: Crime, Drama
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 125 minutes

A gripping true crime yarn, a juicy slice of overheated New York atmosphere, and a splendid showcase for its young actors, Dog Day Afternoon is a minor classic of the 1970s. The opening montage of New York street life (set to Elton John's lazy "Amor… more »


Sonny:
I don't wanna talk to some flunky pig tryin' to calm me, man.

Det. Moretti:
Now you don't have to be calling me pig for...

Sonny:
[notices other officers moving toward him] What is he doin'?

Det. Moretti:
[shouts at officers] Will you get back there?!

Sonny:
What are you movin' in there for?!

Det. Moretti:
[runs toward closing officers] Will you get the f*** back there?! Get back there, will ya?!

Sonny:
[addresses other cops moving toward him] What's he doin'? Go back there man! He wants to kill me so bad, he can taste it! Huh? Attica! Attica! Attica!! Attica!! Attica!! Attica!! Attica!! Attica!! Attica!! Attica!

[the crowd cheers]

Sonny:
Attica!! Attica!! Remember Attica?!

Note:
the line in bold ranked #86 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema.

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