Dog Day Afternoon DVD

Al Pacino turns in a tour-de-force performance as down-and-out New Yorker Sonny Wortzik, who along with his pal Sal (John Cazale) attempts a Brooklyn bank robbery to pay for his gay lover's sex-change operation. The heist goes comically awry, escalating into a highly publicized hostage situation that makes Sonny an unlikely media hero. Sidney Lumet's riveting drama, based on actual events, also stars Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, Carol Kane. 124 min.