Dog Day Afternoon Page #21

Synopsis: When inexperienced criminal Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino) leads a bank robbery in Brooklyn, things quickly go wrong, and a hostage situation develops. As Sonny and his accomplice, Sal Naturile (John Cazale), 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.
Production: WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 19 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.0
Metacritic:
86
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
R
Year:
1975
125 min
665 Views


SONNY:

You tryin' to f*** me?

MORETTI:

No, I'm not tryin' to f*** you.

SONNY:

So, what were they doin'? You're

tellin' me you had nothin' to do

with that back there?

MORETTI:

I swear to God I had nothing to do

with it...

SONNY:

Bullshit... I don't walk to talk to

you...

MORETTI:

Wait a minute... everything you asked

for is on the way...

SONNY:

Yeah...

MORETTI:

Is on its way... The helicopter can't

land but we got a bus... the jet's

on its way to Kennedy... we got a

bus coming here...

SONNY:

You're full of sh*t...

MORETTI:

Sonny, your wife's on the way... We

reached her... your wife's on the

way... everything you asked for, you

got.

SONNY:

Well, what were you doin' back there?

MORETTI:

It can't happen again... I'll do

everything I can to stop anything I

can...

SONNY:

You know, you're telling me that a

helicopter can't land here...

MORETTI:

Can't land... you'd kill people...

SONNY:

Don't f*** with me...

MORETTI:

I'm not... I'm not... you're gettin'

a bus... you're gettin' a bus... the

jet's comin' into Kennedy... and

your wife's on the way... what else

do you need? What else can I get

you? Listen, I don't know how you

can do better... see that man over

there... the FBI guy...

SONNY:

Just one more explosion like that

and you're gonna see a dead body...

MORETTI:

There won't be... there won't be...

What else do you need? How else can

we help you?

SONNY:

All right... I got some hungry people

in there... I want to get some

pizza... some stuff like that...

MORETTI:

What else?

SONNY:

Cokes, seven-ups...

(Moretti repeats)

also some aspirin...

MORETTI:

Aspirins... okay you got it.

(turns behind him to

a near-by cop)

Charlie! Six pizzas!

SONNY:

Okay...

Sonny turns and walks back into the bank.

INT. BANK - DAY

ANGLE ON SAL WITH THE GROUP

as Sonny enters and walks toward Sal.

SONNY:

Okay... okay... all right, Sal, it's

okay. I got everything straightened

out... it's gonna be okay.

SAL:

Get over there!

SONNY:

Look, I talked to him and it's not

going to be a helicopter - they can't

land on top of the roof - so they're

comin' with a big... limousine bus

and they'll take us to the airport -

and they're gonna get a jet... so

things are rollin'... They're

movin'... I also ordered some food...

I got some pizzas for us, all right?

I got some things to drink - I got

sodas... I even asked them for

aspirins... I'm doin' what I can...

now I gotta pay for the pizza...

where are the marked bills?

He now walks behind Tellers' cages and picks up some of the

decoy money that Edna had started to clean up and re-stack.

Mulvaney walks over to him.

MULVANEY:

Are we going to get the ball rolling?

SONNY:

What are you talking about? What do

you think I'm doin'? I'm gettin'

the ball rollin'. I'm keeping these

people happy... I'm keeping you

happy... I gotta keep the cops cooled

out... I gotta do everything... I

gotta pay for the pizza .. I'm workin'

on it, do you know what I mean? I'm

workin' on it... Jesus Christ! I

gotta do it all... I got all the

ideas... you want me to give you the

gun? You want to take it over?

Sonny walks to the front door with the money.

EXT. BANK DOOR - DAY

as Sonny appears in it.

NEW ANGLE TO REVEAL THE DELIVERY BOY

guarded by a couple of cops.

DELIVERY BOY:

You the guy wanted the pizza?

Sonny grabs bills from the wad he holds and thrusts them at

him.

DELIVERY BOY:

It's paid for.

(looks at Moretti;

Moretti nods)

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