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Dog Day Afternoon

Mon, Feb 16

Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights (meaning arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating, the movie starts after midnite)!

Pre-screening Q&A in collaboration with the Broadway production*

Director: Sidney Lumet Run Time: 125 min. Format: 35mm Rating: R Release Year: 1975

Starring: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Carol Kane, Penelope Allen, James Broderick, Charles Durning

Inspired by the true story of a bank robbery in Brooklyn, Dog Day Afternoon chronicles how an inexperienced criminal named Sonny Wortzik turns a bank robbery into a developing hostage situation. As Sonny and his accomplice, Sal Naturile, try desperately to remain in control, a media circus develops and the FBI arrives, creating even more tension. Gradually, Sonny’s surprising motivations behind the robbery are revealed and his standoff with law enforcement moves toward its inevitable end.

*Schedules permitting

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