From the true story about a Brooklyn bank robbery gone haywire one hot August day comes a gripping?? funny Oscar(R) winning movie capturing star Al Pacino and director Sidney Lumet at the top of their game. Academy Award(R) winner: Best Original Scree</br></br>Product Description</br></br><![CDATA[<p>Dog Day Afternoon (BD)</p>]]></br></br>Amazon.com</br></br>A gripping true crime yarn?? a juicy slice of overheated New York atmosphere?? and a splendid showcase for its young actors?? <i>Dog Day Afternoon</i> is a minor classic of the 1970s. The opening montage of New York street life (set to Elton John's lazy "eena") establishes the oppressive mood of a scorching afternoon in the city with such immediacy that you can almost smell the garbage baking in the sun and the water from the hydrants evaporating from the sizzling pavement. Al Pacino plays Sonny?? who?? along with his rather slow-witted accomplice Sal (John Cazale?? familiar as Pacino's Godfather brother Fredo)?? holds hostages after a botched a bank robbery. S