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* [[Throw It In]]: Much of the dialogue was ad-libbed or improvised, most notably "ATTICA! ATTICA!" Al Pacino also didn't know that John Cazale was going to say "...Wyoming?" when asked what foreign country he wanted to escape to, and his reaction is genuine. |
* [[Throw It In]]: Much of the dialogue was ad-libbed or improvised, most notably "ATTICA! ATTICA!" Al Pacino also didn't know that John Cazale was going to say "...Wyoming?" when asked what foreign country he wanted to escape to, and his reaction is genuine. |
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* [[Vietnam War]]: Sonny is a veteran. |
* [[Vietnam War]]: Sonny is a veteran. |
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* [[What Could Possibly Go Wrong]]?: The bank robbery was supposed to be easy... |
* [[What Could Possibly Go Wrong?]]?: The bank robbery was supposed to be easy... |
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* [[What Happened to The Mouse]]: Stevie, the third bank robber who chickened out about 5 minutes into the robbery. Did he go home and start acting like nothing happened? Did Sonny rat on him? Was he the one who informed the cops in the first place? |
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: Stevie, the third bank robber who chickened out about 5 minutes into the robbery. Did he go home and start acting like nothing happened? Did Sonny rat on him? Was he the one who informed the cops in the first place? |
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* [[Word Salad Title]]: "''Dog Day Afternoon''" doesn't make sense unless you know that "dog days" refers to the hottest days of summer. The film takes place during a heat wave. |
* [[Word Salad Title]]: "''Dog Day Afternoon''" doesn't make sense unless you know that "dog days" refers to the hottest days of summer. The film takes place during a heat wave. |
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* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: After nearly being ambushed, Sonny decides to stop trusting the cop who was negotiating with him, thinking the higher-ups will be more likely to get him a deal and less likely to try and put him down. This is proven wrong on several levels. |
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: After nearly being ambushed, Sonny decides to stop trusting the cop who was negotiating with him, thinking the higher-ups will be more likely to get him a deal and less likely to try and put him down. This is proven wrong on several levels. |
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