"Al Pacino considers that Dog Day Afternoon has stood the test of time due to its being ahead of its time in so many ways. He highlights its corrosive sense of humor, its denunciation of police brutality and the unscrupulousness of the tabloid press, its honest and empathetic portrayal of the relationship between a bisexual man and a transgender woman, beyond stereotypes and malicious caricatures."
"One of the perpetrators, Salvatore Naturile, a 19-year-old Italian-American with a blond mustache and tattoos, was killed in the act while the mastermind behind the crime, John Wojtowicz, survived the FBI raid, served time in a Pennsylvania prison and sold the rights to his story to Warner Bros. for $7,500. This is how Dog Day Afternoon began to take shape, a classic of cinematic dirty realism that was released in September 1975 and now celebrates its 50th anniversary."
On a sweltering August afternoon in 1972, a hostage-taking bank robbery in Brooklyn resulted in the death of 19-year-old Salvatore Naturile and the survival of mastermind John Wojtowicz, who later sold film rights for $7,500. The events inspired Dog Day Afternoon, released in September 1975, which became a classic of cinematic dirty realism. Al Pacino reflects on the film’s enduring power, noting its corrosive humor, condemnation of police brutality and tabloid unscrupulousness, and its humane portrayal of a bisexual man and a transgender woman beyond stereotypes. Pacino read Frank Pierson’s first script draft in January 1974 and accepted the lead when offered.
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