Al Pacino plays Sonny Wortzik, a first-time bank robber whose plan falls apart before he even gets the money into a bag. The film is based on a real 1972 Brooklyn bank robbery pulled off by John Wojtowicz, who, in Frank Pierson's original Oscar-winning screenplay, was written as "John" before he became "Sonny" in the film.
Al Pacino plays Sonny Wortzik, a first-time bank robber whose plan falls apart before he even gets the money into a bag.
The film is based on a real 1972 Brooklyn bank robbery pulled off by John Wojtowicz, who, in Frank Pierson's original Oscar-winning screenplay, was written as "John" before he became "Sonny" in the film.
It's one of the funniest moments in the movie, and if you've seen how the movie ends, it's also one of the saddest.
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Al Pacino plays Sonny Wortzik, a first-time bank robber whose plan falls apart before he even gets the money into a bag. The film is based on a real 1972 Brooklyn bank robbery pulled off by John Wojtowicz, who, in Frank Pierson's original Oscar-winning screenplay, was written as "John" before he became "Sonny" in the film. It's one of the funniest moments in the movie, and if you've seen how the movie ends, it's also one of the saddest.
One of my favorite character tropes is a person at the end of their rope. I love a sad, hapless character I can root for. Which is probably why I love Dog Day Afternoon so much.
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