A 40th Anniversary Dog Day Q&A

The 1975 Al Pacino drama is set for a special screening this weekend in Los Angeles.

Brett Ratner once co-produced an HBO documentary about his favorite actor, John Cazale. When asked by the Wall Street Journal to name his top pick out of the five movies featuring the late Cazale, a Boston native, Ratner did not hesitate:

“Dog Day Afternoon. I don’t think I’d have loved it as much if The Godfather hadn’t existed. It’s the same actor, in a movie with the same actors – Al Pacino – and the whole time I was not looking at Fredo.

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