LAFCA PRESENTS: Dog Day Afternoon
Presented in collaboration with the Los Angeles Film Critics Association as part of the monthly LAFCA PRESENTS series.
Introduction by LAFCA member Peter Rainer.
35mm print! Academy Award winner Al Pacino robs a bank to pay for a sex-change operation for his lover, Leon (Chris Sarandon). Based on a true story. On one of the hottest days of August 1972, three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a Brooklyn bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Presented in collaboration with the Los Angeles Film Critics Association as part of the monthly LAFCA PRESENTS series.
Introduction by LAFCA member Peter Rainer.
35mm print! Academy Award winner Al Pacino robs a bank to pay for a sex-change operation for his lover, Leon (Chris Sarandon). Based on a true story. On one of the hottest days of August 1972, three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a Brooklyn bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.