Dog Day Afternoon
1975 · 125 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · 280,463 VOTES · DIR. Sidney Lumet
Overview
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,554 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:04:06 It has to be from downtown.
00:09:39 - Right. Is the vault open? - I can take care of that.
00:13:56 Sonny. Who's that?
00:19:21 ...one at a time. Got that?
00:23:50 Let's get rid of this.
00:29:18 Not be on the street where you could just shoot me.
00:33:02 Here, look. Look up here. Look.
00:37:24 - Howard, how is he? - Howard's all right.
00:42:12 We get a helicopter.
00:46:42 - You look all squeezed out. - Squeezed out, I'm squeezed out.
00:50:18 "Dear Abby: Lately I've been dreaming about falling into water...
00:55:24 Keep going.
00:58:10 Some lady's not feeling well.
01:03:15 The body is the temple of the Lord.
01:07:30 He sees them. He pays the rent. Unbelievable.
01:12:17 ...and, quote, "A case of sheer exhibitionism. " End quote.
01:17:18 Then I get to the airport. I go into the plane, check it all out.
01:23:27 Hello?
01:27:03 I don't know where yet. We said Algeria. I don't know.
01:30:53 Yeah. I'll see you in my dreams, huh?
01:35:59 Okay?
01:40:36 You come near me, you're gonna get fucked over and fucked out!
01:47:32 - ... go to 285 Prospect Park West. " - Give me some light over here.
01:53:42 We're leaving now.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,554
Dialogue density12.4 lines / min
First line00:04:06
Final line01:53:42
Production Record
DirectorSidney Lumet
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,800,000
Revenue$46,665,856
IMDb votes280,463