Cazale only got to make 5 movies...between 1972 and 1978... The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather part 2, Dog Day afternoon and The Deer hunter. Incredible.
When you think of that it reminds me of that saying "The brightest candle burns the shortest". We. didn't have Mr. Cazale for long, but for the time we had him he performed brilliantly.
@@darganx As a matter of fact he found about it while they were filming 'The Deerhunter". When the producers found out they were gonna drop him from the film but DeNiro, Streep and several members of the cast threatened to walk off of the film.
I totally agree. It's crazy how Dog Day Afternoon and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest went up against each other at the Academy Awards considering that both films would probably beat any best picture or acting performance released after 1975.
he's buried about a mile from where I sit. he was from here, greater Boston. I was riding around the cemetery on my 10 speed, when I stumbled upon his grave about 30 yrs ago.
Lumet was a genius director, one of the greatest. Cazale was also such a strong actor, in my opinion he's right there with the greatest method actors from the 60's and 70s. But both are so underrated... Can't understand why.
+Giordano Pagotti I totally agree. Cazale would definitely share the status Nicholson/Pacino/Deniro have if only he were alive today. Lumet has so many great films to his name-- some well-known, but some are criminally underrated. I really loved Fail-Safe. It came out the same year as Dr. Strangelove and has the same plot, but Lumet's isn't a satire. It got understandably eclipsed by Kubrick's masterpiece, but it is a shame that such a brilliant piece of directing/writing/acting fell into obscurity.
The Godfather (1972), The Conversation (1974), The Godfather Part II (1974), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and The Deer Hunter (1978)!!! Is there a stronger string of movies by any character actor?
Dog day afternoon is one of the 5 best film I have ever seen. I've watched it over 20 times for sure. It's a perfect film and its a joy to immerse myself in the story everything.
Well DeNiro played Johnny in Mean Streets, who had a very similar sort of charismatic, yet nihilistic character. He's quiet in real life, but he can definitely perform intensely on screen.
It was Al Pacino that I first saw and fell in love with his performance. But when searched for the picture of original robber, couldn't help but start comparing De Niro and Pacino. Pacino was really great in it))
This was so much fun to watch. Much, much, MUCH RESPECT for Sidney Lumet! What a world-class director and artist! Organized and prepared, yet, flexible and open-minded... When he explained the pacing of the film after they had tightened up the edits, and how it distorted the pacing of the Last Will scene, and how Lumet knew that adding back 6-7 minutes would balance things out... just wow! He made a long movie longer, because he knew that would make it better and fully support Pacino's touching scene. This is the perfect example of why I always say, if something is bad on stage (or screen) never blame the actors. A great director will always know how to make it work.
That look on Pacino’s face at the end regarding the 2nd take… friggin priceless. Absolutely amazing. I mean… the man has the range of a ballistic missile
I met Penny Allen and her husband Charlie Laughton a bunch of times. Charlie was Al's mentor and best friend. He had MS and was in a wheelchair, and Al took care of all of his medical bills. Yes, I met Al too. Very nice man.
Thats cool from Al. Never heard a single bad word about him from people close or worked with him. Definitely never forget the humble background he came from and the struggle to get where he is now (iirc he only got his major role at age of 28).
@@harukrentz435 He's such a normal guy that you forget who he is. You'll find yourself thinking, "Did I just have a conversation with Al Pacino about the best way to fold clean socks?"
Pure genius. We'll never have this type of movie again. ALL the cast is simply sublime, and spite all the bizarre drama going on, we breathe the characters in like air so natural and realistic everything seems to be. Cazale is superb, Lumet is making his most memorable movie and Pacino...well, I'm always between Brando and him tbh. His Sonny made me cry so many times. Besides, last but not least, he never looked so unbelievably beautiful in a movie. 15/10.
The 70's was such a great era for these kind of films, especially those set in New York. I grew up in New York during the 70's and it was dirty, dangerous, fascinating and enthralling. I'll take it over today's corporate, soul less, gentrified and fake family friendly city any day.
"Fake family-firendly" Very well said. Nothing sadder for a 70's New Yorker than to see 42nd Street become a sterile characterless corporate consumerist promenade for young families to safely stroll thru.
Thank you for making this video. I don't see a lot of essays about my favorite film of all time, Dog Day Afternoon, and this essay is the absolute best one I've seen on it. Pacino is an acting genius. Lumet is a goddamn visionary. This film. UGH. It makes me CRY how good it is.
Brilliant. I remember discovering this movie almost by accident after watching "The deer Hunter" back in the early 1990s and got so hooked not even knowing why as a stupid teen. John Cazale was so great in this movie, heartbreaking. Awesome job Tyler!
The biggest thing I enjoyed was them leaving all of any "mistakes" of dialogue or other things in the movie. As mentioned in this, this is what made this movie just feel so real and raw.
i'm absolutely blown away by the thoughtfulness that went into the production of this masterpiece movie. isn't it amazing how much preparation goes into making something look so natural? this was a very insightful video CT put together. bravo all around.
Very... very well put-together. When you used stills to illustrate the emphasis on blocking, I smiled. Because you gave them time - some silent time. You were giving _me_ time to notice said emphasis by myself (*every* idea on an essay works best when we, watching, notice it by ourselves).
I know, very talented individual. He is needed very much in the world of today's movies because we are being gypped with the poor choices that are out there. Cinema Tyler, you are needed.
Pacino has made so many classic movies (Godfather I and II), Scarface, Serpico, And Justice For All, Scent of a Woman, Heat, that a lot of his best films get left out of the conversation. Insomnia is one, Scarecrow is one, but Dog Day Afternoon is at the top of the pile. What a phenomenal movie and a performance that for me proved that Al was a couple notches above De Niro when it comes to range.
I've just watched this film. It was randomly on TV when I was about 12 and haven't seen it since but always stuck in my mind. Didn't even know it was based on a true story.
Such an informative and insightful video, CinemaTyler. I was born in 1970 and raised on 70s films. My mother showed me Dog Day Afternoon when I was seven or eight. Such a mesmerizing and profound movie experience. Your video explains why Dog Day is a great film. Thanks!
thats so crazy because i was literally thinking while watching how good of an acting job it was when they would mess up words and talk over each other and its because it was improv and they stayed in character! A++++++++ movie
Another GREAT one, my man! Such a beautiful film. Especially on those long lenses. And the bit about the sweat, so interesting! It really does look great. Pacino and Cazale's eyes in the whole thing. Man. Thank you!
Kent Juliff Thanks! This one was really fun to research. I was so happy I was able to find some great info on the production. Dog Day Afternoon is definitely among my all-time favorite films. If you haven't already, check out my vid where I visit the shooting location. It was really an amazing location to visit-- especially after watching the movie several times while making this episode!
If Hitchcock was the master of directing suspense, John Woo being the master of action, and Spielberg being the master of sentimentality, then Sidney Lumet would be the master of directing actors.
And you are a director's consultant from the beginning of a project to the end. You could even become the person who suggests a worthwhile project. You are so very multi-talented!!
You take your time and make high quality videos, my friend. We’re much more patient than you may know. Not the machine, gobbling up content and needing more, the whole time. The videos are worth waiting for . . .
What an incredible job!! Truly you work had me hooked from the first frame! Your honest desire to share your thoughts completely comes through and your passion for filmmaking does as well. I subscribed and left a like but it is I who have to thank you for this stellar piece that you have gifted all of us with. I intend on watching all your work. Simply wonderful to see.
This has always been one of my favorite Pacino roles, and I believe, one of Pacino's most underrated roles compared to other commercially and popular successes. I really enjoyed this presentation Tyler. I just subscribed and I think you did a great job. Continued success and please give us more.
Great stuff, bud. I'd never seen any of your videos before. I just landed here because I'm a huge Pacino fan. Really, really cool peak into the process of the making of DDA, a Top 10 all time movie for me. One thing I learned from this video that stood out-- Lumet hadn't seen The Godfather at the time?!?
+Brandon Rahbar Thanks! Definitely one of Pacino's best performances. I'm sure if Dog Day Afternoon came out pretty much any other year it would have won all of the awards. It does seem pretty strange that Lumet hadn't seen The Godfather yet considering that it had been a few years since it came out.
I consider it on my list of 10 best movies 🍿 - The actors (literally all of them) speak for themselves - needless to say Pacino & Cazale are riveting in this. Sidney Lumet is just utterly brilliant and so ahead of his time in handling the subject matter without flinching. I loved all the bits specific directorial techniques he used to film this movie that you have included in your piece. Thank you!
Just stumbled upon this after watching the movie yesterday. Knowing the confrontation between Sonny and Moretti was improvised makes it that much funnier. Thanks for the great upload.
Thank you so much for this. I was a teenager when this movie came out and it has been one of my top tens ever since. Some of what you presented I did not know so it made my memories of DDA even better.
I forgot if it was in this video or the other, but it's tremendous that when they realized the Will scene felt too long, rather than remove a single line from it they instead added footage back to the rest of the movie to balance it out. That's commitment right there.
This was such an informative video that gave me an even deeper appreciation for this fantastic film. I completely agree that this is Al Pacino's best performance. Dog Day Afternoon is in my top 10 favorite films of all time.
Your video on the Akira remake and the fact that you used the Sword of Doom still has earned you my subscription. I look forward to seeing you in the industry. Preferably sooner rather than later.
It's 2021, and just at this very moment, though one of my fave movies of all times, I get to now this was inspired by a true story. Oh well, you never stop learning. Thanks UA-cam, thanks CinemaTyler-
@ Shotgun Mario (there isn’t a ‘reply’ button under your comment) Thanks for the feedback! I have been in the market for a new microphone-the one I use now is an MXL 990 that I got on sale for $60 and I just plug it into my Zoom H4N. I know nothing about this kind of stuff, so if you have any suggestions, I’d love to hear them. It also doesn’t help that my voice is pretty bad. I don’t talk a lot in real life, so you can probably hear my voice get more and more hoarse throughout the video, heh. Were there any specific aspects of the presentation that you didn’t like? I appreciate the constructive criticism and I’m always searching for ways to make this channel better.
CinemaTyler No worries, it will take you some time to find your voice (thematically speaking) and to gain more confidence. There's nothing wrong with your actual voice, just that you need to embody it more. No worries there, give it time and don't take my critique on it to heart. A better microphone will help but it's not an immediate problem. It will help draw in a larger audience, since most filmmakers are picky gear snobs who want high production standards, but I honestly forgot about the quality about 30 seconds in since the ear adjusts for what you give it. Maybe level adjustments will make it pop more, or a quick low-pass gain might help a bit. You could always try to get a spectrum reading of your mic, and then make a quick audacity filter to counter-balance it since you're likely recording in a studio setting and not on the move. My real suggestion would be how you present ideas. I'm not an editor by any means, so my point is only so deep and can only be so specific, but I think you could benefit from less A > B > C > D linear presentation. I see you're already starting to break ideas up, such as not presenting all of Al's acting in one chunk, or all of the scripting in one chunk, etc. I like that. Keep shifting towards that direction. Check out Tony's "F for Fake" video, and try and analyze some Vsauce or PBSIdeas and how they get their ideas across. Maybe less information would be more? Or be thematic about your video reviews? Maybe listen to what you personally take away from learning about a movie, make it a premise, and try to wrap what you present around it as a theme? Maybe the theme of this video should be "as contradictory as it sounds, Dog Day Afternoon taught me that more pre-production planning meant more room for production- improvisation, leading towards more naturalistic performances?" I'm not sure, but I have some serious faith in you and your skills and look forward to more from you.
Shotgun Mario Thanks for taking the time to give me your feedback. There are some great points here. I will definitely take them under consideration. Thanks for watching and stay tuned for more!
+Alexander Rollinson Thanks for the recommendation! I actually did buy this one a couple months ago and ended up returning it. It's an extremely hot mic and I'm in a little studio apartment for a few more months, so it was picking up a fair amount of street noise and my pet rats moving around. Also, no matter what I did, it sounded pretty harsh for some reason. Maybe I'm crazy, but the best I could get the audio was pretty comparable to my MXL 990. I have been playing around with audio mastering lately for my MXL 990 and it seems to be helping a bit. Here is a video I did with the Rhode NT1A: blogs.indiewire.com/pressplay/watch-who-is-jonathan-glazer-20150710 And here is my most recent video with my MXL 990: blogs.indiewire.com/pressplay/watch-sergio-leones-western-journey-20150902 The sound difference between the two microphones seems fairly negligible, but when you consider that the Rhode costs $229 and I got the MXL 990 for $60 it didn't seem like a big enough change in quality to warrant keeping it. I'm thinking about saving up for something a little more expensive where the difference in quality is more substantial, but I still know very little when it comes to audio. I'm also going to try and make a voice-over booth when I finally move into a bigger place. Thanks again! I appreciate your suggestion!
I've been working a lot on mastering. I finally figured out how to get rid of the popping 'p' sounds in Audition recently. I may end up re-purchasing the NT1A when I get a booth set up. The price seems to be great for what it is.
Yeah, it was the package that has the holder, pop filter, xlr, and mic. I have a pop filter for my MXL990, but I've found that both mics don't quite get rid of all of it. Lately I've been putting the audio files into Audition and using 'kill the mic rumble' on all of the pops. Seems to work pretty well.
I was 15 years old when I saw Dog Day Afternoon. The film was a revelation. I couldn't believe that acting could be so direct, so simple, so compelling. I had already dreamed of becoming an actor, and this film cinched the deal. Years later I understood that Sidney Lumet rehearsed for three weeks, used theatre actors. He was a genius, beloved by actors. Pacino's best performance. Cazale in 5 roles and 5 best picture films?!? Durning. Sarandon. The entire cast. What a beautiful film. Been a professional actor for over 40 years. Actually got to do a scene with Lance Henriksen in his series Millenium. Too starstuck to ask him about Dog Day. Love the craft, the ability to tell stories on the stage or film. Thank you, Tyler, for telling this story.
Like you Tyler I think this is Pacino's greatest performance. But I would go one further. This is the greatest performance by any actor ever committed to film. And what a film ! Aside from the amazing performances of Pacino and Cazale, and Lumet's amazing direction, the subject matter is years ahead of it's time. Not just the gay and trans references, but also the almost social media type celebrity he achieves, as he's watching himself on TV and absorbing the reaction of the crowd outside. Still as good a film today as when originally made, it has to be in my all time top 10 movies. Only One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest stopped it winning Oscars, wrongly in my opinion. Great video too Tyler, thank you.
CinemaTyler---I don't know where I've been, or where you have been, but here we are and it's a treat to watch a 2nd upload of yours. Another fantastic job in every way. You know, there is always one rare talent out there and you can't find it merely through talent scouting, it is always there and you have that "it" factor when it comes to such a talent. I can see the hard work, good &solid work and the time that you invest in your film uploads. You BELONG as a permanent fixture as a highly considered consultant and as a serious contributor in the film community .You belong there and you must be discovered quickly or we will all lose. I am rooting for you. You have a way of bringing everything together in just the precise way and all of it is very well done. You even have a way of motivating sleeping talent by taking our hand and rediscovering the why of what we SHOULD learn and appreciate in a film, even nearly 40 years ago. You bring the film back to life. The interviews are satisfying, you leave no stone unturned. We, as your audience, are well-fed and your direction/production is animated and keeps us here with you. There are no pauses, your voice is excellent and well-recorded. You have much MORE than a natural talent yourself. You BELONG in this industry( never forget that). Your teaching ability, your knowledge, your detail is so very important in this industry right here and right NOW---your are seriously needed. I hope that you will reach very important folks in this industry because you are desperately needed, like 15 years ago. Producers and directors of film just do not know that they need you to re-awaken what a outstanding film really is. You may have just carved out a new pathway for yourself. I mean it. You are needed back into the place where films are made because there is something so lost out here without your knowledge and you teaching ability. You could make a true salary in this position as a highly sought after film consultant next to the film editor. You are worth the investment because what you have to say will breath life back into Hollywood again and possibly could bring to a project the box office status that it once had in dramatic/thriller type films. You are very needed in what you are doing NOW and could be doing in this business. I have a sense that this is going to happen for you. You've got a good following and most everyone sincerely admires you and likes who you are and what you do. Thank you for all of your work!!
Great analysis and editing. Charles Durning and Pacino's negotiation scene is a favourite, I never knew it was an improv suggested by Lumet to throw Pacino. "without your orders, right? without your orders?" "no! yes! without my orders, yes!" It's great that you've shown that to get this kind of messy naturalistic dialogue, lumet was working meticulously behind the scenes. It was focus, control and direction that meant messy realism could arrive on screen.
Thank you! It was fascinating to learn how involved Lumet was with the performances. It's surprising that, amid the chaos of shooting, they were able to try stuff like this.
Every single film John Cazale was in was a masterpiece. I mean - could *anybody* have played Fred’s so beautifully? He died so young - Meryl Streep was his girlfriend and was with him when he was dying at the hospital. Pacino and deNiro still talk about it.
I watched this movie last night for the first time and I was completely blown away. Masterpiece. Then I saw your video and it's magnificent. Great job!
I really enjoyed your video about "Dog Day Afternoon". Keep up the good work. I can't wait to see the other videos on your channel since this was the first one I've seen.
First, this is a great video. You did an awesome job! This movie is a master class on why acting is an art. You explained it very well. Obviously Al and John deserve all the accolades they received, and as many who talk about this film don’t point out, Charles Durning was fantastic and added so much to the emotion outside the bank. NOW to find out how much was improvised. Incredible! What an artist this director was. He’s right about the sweat makeup as well. So real I thought Al might actually be sweating in it. So glad I found this.
Just found your channel and am binging all your vids. I follow so many video-essay channels, especially ones about movies and am surprised I never came across your channel before, but better late than never I suppose!
THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL VIDEO!!! WHAT A GREAT TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT SIDNEY LUMET. THIS IS AL PACINO AT HIS FINEST!!!! JOHN CAZALE IS MAGNIFICENT!!!! SUPPORTING ACTORS ARE GREAT. The story is true which makes the film follow a docudrama format. The Pawnbroker and Dog Day Afternoon are two of my favorite Lumet films. Thanks.
What can we learn about filmmaking from Sidney Lumet’s Dog Day Afternoon? How do you create a compelling character? How can you get your dialogue to sound natural? All these questions and more are answered in Episode #5 of What I Learned From Watching. #DogDayAfternoon #Lumet #FrankPierson #AlPacino #Brooklyn #Filmmaking #Directing #Screenwriting #Acting #CinemaTyler
I just saw this movie for the first time this weekend and omg what a performance from Al Pacino and the other actors and actresses. This video is great as well with behind the scenes and commentary!
Sydney Lumet - what an artist! Theatre has to be the best backbone for film. Anyone who has been in a theatrical run knows how much a performance ‘cooks’ over the first couple of months in response to an audience.
I decided to watch this movie just because I saw the title of this video yesterday. I'm in love with your channel. Maybe you don't accept suggestions, but I just wanted to say that I wish to see some works of European (I'm not from europe) directors like Ingmar bergman, kieslowski and some legendary french ones. Either you do a videos about them or not I will still watch every one of your video atleast 2 times. Keep working man. we love you
Sᴇᴛᴜᴘ.ᴇxᴇ Thank you so much for your kind words! It makes me so happy to know Dog Day Afternoon is getting more attention because of my videos-that’s the dream! You know, I haven’t gotten a bad suggestion yet. I love Bergman (even though I’ve only seen six of his films) and I definitely have much to say about the ones that I’ve seen. The possibilities of video subjects are really endless. I’m going to try and get the runtime down to around 10min a video, so I can release them more often. Right now I have a perk on my Patreon page to choose the subject of a What I Learned From Watching episode. Maybe I’ll implement some kind of poll where people can vote on a film to add to the schedule at some point. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!
I heard about this movie on your channel while watching the video about The Network. I'm glad I didn't know anything about this movie in advance so was surprised to see it was about a bank robbery. The intro with it's shots from everyday life in the 70s doesn't give you a single hint. Definitely a good movie, enjoyed watching it! P.S. Lance Henriksen was in this movie! He would later go on to play Bishop, the android in Aliens movie :-)
What a wonderfully done and professional video. You have talent, great job! I love DDA, and the excellent actors, director, writers, et al...and your fantastic video making.
How about when you go to Google something and just half a word in the search and its the top suggestion..THAT startles me. Or when you're discussing something with someone and the TV suddenly says/shows what you were just saying.
Really amazing channel,so glad I found it. Your "What I Learned from Watching" series is amazing! Hope you can get more of those done. Do you have a specific movie to talk about in the next episode?
Antonio Vidal Thanks! I have a couple ideas that I’m kicking around, but I need to find a decent amount of sources before I make a go of any of them. My next video will most likely be Part 3 of How Kubrick Made 2001: A Space Odyssey and I’m currently researching Episode 2 of Cinema Yakuza. I’m going to include some analysis of technique for Cinema Yakuza. And How Kubrick Made 2001 is like a gigantic What I Learned From Watching episode. I’m going to try and get the What I Learned From Watching series down to about 10min (with perhaps a couple side-videos) so I can make them more often. The possibilities are really endless. I’m also offering a Patreon perk where patrons can choose the subject of the next WILFW episode. Thanks for the comment!
I was a theatre-nut at this time. I remember there were weeks when each evening was one show or an- nother. I saw this masterpiece of theatrical work in 1975 at I don't remember how many different movie houses. As a kid, and what the hell did I know, I thought that this entire work was truly brilliant. I thought maybe there was something wrong with me, as everyone else seemed to only register a simple 'yeah, it was ok'. Simpleton that I was, I thought the ceation was pure Magic. To this day, and I've not seen this film in a dog's age, not only do I remember the entire movie Vividly, I remem- ber lines of dialogue. So well in-fact that Sonny to this day is one of the characters I regularly do. Almost 50 years later ! My wife goes nuts when I go in- to some character. It could be anywhere any time at all. She says she hates them; some I don't think she minds, but some I know she hates. I Love-em-all ! It's like the movie with the scan- dalous review, or the romance heroine who secretly admits to herself, "...I loathe him, - but I Love him".
I love this series you got going with these classic films! I hope you do original Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Se7en, Anatomy of a Murder, The Verdict etc.
For any Sidney Lumet fans that are here, I cannot recommend highly enough the channel Counter Arguments, that recently made use of 12 Angry Men in a series of videos on debating and arguments. Very insightful videos and the best example I know of, where someone truly builds on another's masterwork to create something new at another angle (not to take anything away from CinemaTyler's excellent work, of course). The first video in his series is titled How To Change One's Mind {Episode 01}.
Well I'm late to the party but I just wanna say this is one of my all time favorites as Pacino is great dramatically (more so in And Justice..ofcourse)but he also cracks me up:"whaddya mean what do I want"..But also as a Puerto Rican born and raised in Brooklyn(thas riiight) it cracked me up when the cop said how passionate we are and how he had his woman.
23QT123 Thanks! It is so great to be able to share my love of this movie with like-minded people. Make sure to watch the location video and the structure analysis too!
If I could double thumbs up this I would. I know I saw this movie but I don't remember too much of it. Thank you. I'll probably watch it again real soon.
Excellent opening to this film with Amoreena. The street scenes looked so real because, now I learn, they were. I think there is one other song in the movie- "Easy Living" by Uriah Heap.
You've just made me want to watch this movie, again. Of course, it's been part of my collection for years, but I haven't watched it for a long time. Thank's for the history behind shooting this picture. Lumet used to be my fave director. :)
The opening musical choice of Elton John's "Amoreena" makes it all for me. I lived in - still live in - that town. No other movie has ever captured a hot summer in those times quite so well.
Good overview of one of my favorite films. I grew up watching this. The first time I saw it was on my local TV network. I was just a kid, so the subject matter seemed like forbidden fruit. Perhaps Pacino's greatest performance.
Cazale only got to make 5 movies...between 1972 and 1978...
The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather part 2, Dog Day afternoon and The Deer hunter.
Incredible.
That's an incredible run for such a short career.
When you think of that it reminds me of that saying "The brightest candle burns the shortest". We. didn't have Mr. Cazale for long, but for the time we had him he performed brilliantly.
@Cool Waters died of lung cancer in 1979, he was engaged to Meryl Streep at the time.
@@darganx As a matter of fact he found about it while they were filming 'The Deerhunter". When the producers found out they were gonna drop him from the film but DeNiro, Streep and several members of the cast threatened to walk off of the film.
True, but this was the 70s, best decade ever for American film.
I consider this to be Al Pacino's greatest acting performance of his film career -absolutely flawless.
I totally agree. It's crazy how Dog Day Afternoon and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest went up against each other at the Academy Awards considering that both films would probably beat any best picture or acting performance released after 1975.
Raymondspongey I agree with u
No fucking way
+zeyad alharbi hmm, the godfather and panic in needle park are contenders also
Watch scarecrow from '73
I keep coming back to Dog Day Afternoon because it's such an endearing film, not what you'd expect from a movie about a bank robbery
John Cazale was such an incredibly talented actor. So damn good and gone way too soon.
he's buried about a mile from where I sit. he was from here, greater Boston. I was riding around the cemetery on my 10 speed, when I stumbled upon his grave about 30 yrs ago.
Lumet was a genius director, one of the greatest. Cazale was also such a strong actor, in my opinion he's right there with the greatest method actors from the 60's and 70s. But both are so underrated... Can't understand why.
+Giordano Pagotti I totally agree. Cazale would definitely share the status Nicholson/Pacino/Deniro have if only he were alive today. Lumet has so many great films to his name-- some well-known, but some are criminally underrated. I really loved Fail-Safe. It came out the same year as Dr. Strangelove and has the same plot, but Lumet's isn't a satire. It got understandably eclipsed by Kubrick's masterpiece, but it is a shame that such a brilliant piece of directing/writing/acting fell into obscurity.
@warrcc c It's not that they weren't acknowledged by the Academy; it's more that their contemporaries seem to be remembered more.
Yes, cazale is innocent and naive in the Godfather, but he looks like the complete opposite here
Because they didn't play the Hollywood soul-sacrifice angle...
The Godfather (1972), The Conversation (1974), The Godfather Part II (1974), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and The Deer Hunter (1978)!!!
Is there a stronger string of movies by any character actor?
Dog day afternoon is one of the 5 best film I have ever seen. I've watched it over 20 times for sure. It's a perfect film and its a joy to immerse myself in the story everything.
17:34 it's funny how the original bank robber looks a lot more like Robert DeNiro than Al Pacino.
Hahahaha you saw that too lol.
I know , he could have passed for dineros brother .
I agree, totally! LOL
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To me he looks more like Al. It’s in the eyes. De Niro doesn’t express the same character
Well DeNiro played Johnny in Mean Streets, who had a very similar sort of charismatic, yet nihilistic character. He's quiet in real life, but he can definitely perform intensely on screen.
It was Al Pacino that I first saw and fell in love with his performance. But when searched for the picture of original robber, couldn't help but start comparing De Niro and Pacino. Pacino was really great in it))
This was so much fun to watch. Much, much, MUCH RESPECT for Sidney Lumet! What a world-class director and artist! Organized and prepared, yet, flexible and open-minded... When he explained the pacing of the film after they had tightened up the edits, and how it distorted the pacing of the Last Will scene, and how Lumet knew that adding back 6-7 minutes would balance things out... just wow! He made a long movie longer, because he knew that would make it better and fully support Pacino's touching scene. This is the perfect example of why I always say, if something is bad on stage (or screen) never blame the actors. A great director will always know how to make it work.
That look on Pacino’s face at the end regarding the 2nd take… friggin priceless. Absolutely amazing. I mean… the man has the range of a ballistic missile
"Wyoming" is such a brilliantly heartbreaking line.
I met Penny Allen and her husband Charlie Laughton a bunch of times. Charlie was Al's mentor and best friend. He had MS and was in a wheelchair, and Al took care of all of his medical bills. Yes, I met Al too. Very nice man.
Thats cool from Al. Never heard a single bad word about him from people close or worked with him. Definitely never forget the humble background he came from and the struggle to get where he is now (iirc he only got his major role at age of 28).
@@harukrentz435 He's such a normal guy that you forget who he is. You'll find yourself thinking, "Did I just have a conversation with Al Pacino about the best way to fold clean socks?"
I just wanted to say I love your handle 😂
@@describe_the_ruckus Thanks. Yours is pretty good, too. The Breakfast Club?
@TheKitchenerLeslie yes!!
Pure genius. We'll never have this type of movie again. ALL the cast is simply sublime, and spite all the bizarre drama going on, we breathe the characters in like air so natural and realistic everything seems to be. Cazale is superb, Lumet is making his most memorable movie and Pacino...well, I'm always between Brando and him tbh. His Sonny made me cry so many times. Besides, last but not least, he never looked so unbelievably beautiful in a movie. 15/10.
So realistic, that I felt transported from the movie theater to the sidewalk in front of the bank.
The 70's was such a great era for these kind of films, especially those set in New York. I grew up in New York during the 70's and it was dirty, dangerous, fascinating and enthralling. I'll take it over today's corporate, soul less, gentrified and fake family friendly city any day.
I wish I could go back and film lots of movies in NYC during the 70s such a cool setting for almost any genre
"Fake family-firendly" Very well said. Nothing sadder for a 70's New Yorker than to see 42nd Street become a sterile
characterless corporate consumerist promenade for young families to safely stroll thru.
Thank you for making this video. I don't see a lot of essays about my favorite film of all time, Dog Day Afternoon, and this essay is the absolute best one I've seen on it. Pacino is an acting genius. Lumet is a goddamn visionary. This film. UGH. It makes me CRY how good it is.
Brilliant. I remember discovering this movie almost by accident after watching "The deer Hunter" back in the early 1990s and got so hooked not even knowing why as a stupid teen. John Cazale was so great in this movie, heartbreaking. Awesome job Tyler!
Wyoming.
The biggest thing I enjoyed was them leaving all of any "mistakes" of dialogue or other things in the movie. As mentioned in this, this is what made this movie just feel so real and raw.
14:57-15:12 The directorial instructions to get this type of realism were pure brilliance. Wow. Noted...
this video is so marvelous,that i lost track of time....this is the beauty of great creation
+190miranda Thanks! I appreciate it!
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I triple the agreement. This is the beauty of great creation. Cinema Tyler needs to know that.
Isn't thought. All of us need this type of talent BACK in the film community. Only Tyler's kind of talent.
i'm absolutely blown away by the thoughtfulness that went into the production of this masterpiece movie. isn't it amazing how much preparation goes into making something look so natural? this was a very insightful video CT put together. bravo all around.
16:09 I love the way Al Pacino says "What" when the police guy says the improvised lines
Great video. This is by far Pacino's best performance. He makes a bank heist movie look like a Greek tragedy. Just beautiful.
Very... very well put-together. When you used stills to illustrate the emphasis on blocking, I smiled. Because you gave them time - some silent time. You were giving _me_ time to notice said emphasis by myself (*every* idea on an essay works best when we, watching, notice it by ourselves).
+Daniel Rosa Thanks! I'm glad that worked and I'll keep it in mind for future videos!
I know, very talented individual. He is needed very much in the world of today's movies because we are being gypped with the poor choices that are out there. Cinema Tyler, you are needed.
Pacino has made so many classic movies (Godfather I and II), Scarface, Serpico, And Justice For All, Scent of a Woman, Heat, that a lot of his best films get left out of the conversation. Insomnia is one, Scarecrow is one, but Dog Day Afternoon is at the top of the pile. What a phenomenal movie and a performance that for me proved that Al was a couple notches above De Niro when it comes to range.
Totally agree! Don't forget Glengarry Glen Ross!
Don't forget Panic at Needle Park, Insider, Devil's Advocate, Donnie Brasco, and Friday Night Lights
Treefrog Johnson no doubt
KevsHardLemonade and Carlito’s Way
Could not agree more.
I've just watched this film. It was randomly on TV when I was about 12 and haven't seen it since but always stuck in my mind. Didn't even know it was based on a true story.
Such a great movie! It seems to have the perfect balance of authenticity and dramatic license.
Such an informative and insightful video, CinemaTyler. I was born in 1970 and raised on 70s films. My mother showed me Dog Day Afternoon when I was seven or eight. Such a mesmerizing and profound movie experience. Your video explains why Dog Day is a great film. Thanks!
thats so crazy because i was literally thinking while watching how good of an acting job it was when they would mess up words and talk over each other and its because it was improv and they stayed in character! A++++++++ movie
Another GREAT one, my man! Such a beautiful film. Especially on those long lenses. And the bit about the sweat, so interesting! It really does look great. Pacino and Cazale's eyes in the whole thing. Man. Thank you!
Kent Juliff Thanks! This one was really fun to research. I was so happy I was able to find some great info on the production. Dog Day Afternoon is definitely among my all-time favorite films. If you haven't already, check out my vid where I visit the shooting location. It was really an amazing location to visit-- especially after watching the movie several times while making this episode!
This is my favorite video break down of any movie ever. I think I've seen it 3x.
Cazale was so good in this role that they should have gone back and changed the actual accomplice.
If Hitchcock was the master of directing suspense, John Woo being the master of action, and Spielberg being the master of sentimentality, then Sidney Lumet would be the master of directing actors.
+Alan Smithee I totally agree. Lumet really was an actor's director.
And you're a Master in your own right, Mr. Smithee.
And you are a director's consultant from the beginning of a project to the end. You could even become the person who suggests a worthwhile project. You are so very multi-talented!!
You take your time and make high quality videos, my friend. We’re much more patient than you may know. Not the machine, gobbling up content and needing more, the whole time. The videos are worth waiting for . . .
One of the great movies. Funny to hear that Amoreena wasn't a planned choice, since it couldn't be more perfect for setting it all up.
FANTASTIC MOVIE , ESPECIALLY THAT IT WAS FILMED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD OF WINDSOR TERRACE, BROOKLYN.
What an incredible job!! Truly you work had me hooked from the first frame! Your honest desire to share your thoughts completely comes through and your passion for filmmaking does as well. I subscribed and left a like but it is I who have to thank you for this stellar piece that you have gifted all of us with. I intend on watching all your work. Simply wonderful to see.
This has always been one of my favorite Pacino roles, and I believe, one of Pacino's most underrated roles compared to other commercially and popular successes. I really enjoyed this presentation Tyler. I just subscribed and I think you did a great job. Continued success and please give us more.
Great stuff, bud. I'd never seen any of your videos before. I just landed here because I'm a huge Pacino fan. Really, really cool peak into the process of the making of DDA, a Top 10 all time movie for me.
One thing I learned from this video that stood out-- Lumet hadn't seen The Godfather at the time?!?
+Brandon Rahbar Thanks! Definitely one of Pacino's best performances. I'm sure if Dog Day Afternoon came out pretty much any other year it would have won all of the awards. It does seem pretty strange that Lumet hadn't seen The Godfather yet considering that it had been a few years since it came out.
I consider it on my list of 10 best movies 🍿 - The actors (literally all of them) speak for themselves - needless to say Pacino & Cazale are riveting in this. Sidney Lumet is just utterly brilliant and so ahead of his time in handling the subject matter without flinching. I loved all the bits specific directorial techniques he used to film this movie that you have included in your piece. Thank you!
That was an incredible informative analysis of a classic film, Well Done I enjoyed Your work as much as the Film ........
I watched your French Connection piece in addition to this and just enjoyed them both so much- so interesting and informative ! i'm a subscriber now!
Just stumbled upon this after watching the movie yesterday. Knowing the confrontation between Sonny and Moretti was improvised makes it that much funnier. Thanks for the great upload.
Thank you so much for this. I was a teenager when this movie came out and it has been one of my top tens ever since. Some of what you presented I did not know so it made my memories of DDA even better.
I forgot if it was in this video or the other, but it's tremendous that when they realized the Will scene felt too long, rather than remove a single line from it they instead added footage back to the rest of the movie to balance it out. That's commitment right there.
It appears I am going to have to re-watch this film. Thank you for all of the insights.
This was such an informative video that gave me an even deeper appreciation for this fantastic film. I completely agree that this is Al Pacino's best performance. Dog Day Afternoon is in my top 10 favorite films of all time.
This is my favorite Al Pacino film. Favorite DOG DAY quote: [SONNY]: I'm a Catholic & I don't want to hurt anybody.
Your video on the Akira remake and the fact that you used the Sword of Doom still has earned you my subscription. I look forward to seeing you in the industry. Preferably sooner rather than later.
***** Thanks! I appreciate it!
It's 2021, and just at this very moment, though one of my fave movies of all times, I get to now this was inspired by a true story.
Oh well, you never stop learning. Thanks UA-cam, thanks CinemaTyler-
Underrated channel, wonderful study of filmmaking.
This was a wonderful exposition of a great film. I didn’t think I could love it more but I do now.
@ Shotgun Mario (there isn’t a ‘reply’ button under your comment)
Thanks for the feedback! I have been in the market for a new microphone-the one I use now is an MXL 990 that I got on sale for $60 and I just plug it into my Zoom H4N. I know nothing about this kind of stuff, so if you have any suggestions, I’d love to hear them. It also doesn’t help that my voice is pretty bad. I don’t talk a lot in real life, so you can probably hear my voice get more and more hoarse throughout the video, heh.
Were there any specific aspects of the presentation that you didn’t like? I appreciate the constructive criticism and I’m always searching for ways to make this channel better.
CinemaTyler No worries, it will take you some time to find your voice (thematically speaking) and to gain more confidence. There's nothing wrong with your actual voice, just that you need to embody it more. No worries there, give it time and don't take my critique on it to heart.
A better microphone will help but it's not an immediate problem. It will help draw in a larger audience, since most filmmakers are picky gear snobs who want high production standards, but I honestly forgot about the quality about 30 seconds in since the ear adjusts for what you give it. Maybe level adjustments will make it pop more, or a quick low-pass gain might help a bit. You could always try to get a spectrum reading of your mic, and then make a quick audacity filter to counter-balance it since you're likely recording in a studio setting and not on the move.
My real suggestion would be how you present ideas. I'm not an editor by any means, so my point is only so deep and can only be so specific, but I think you could benefit from less A > B > C > D linear presentation. I see you're already starting to break ideas up, such as not presenting all of Al's acting in one chunk, or all of the scripting in one chunk, etc. I like that. Keep shifting towards that direction. Check out Tony's "F for Fake" video, and try and analyze some Vsauce or PBSIdeas and how they get their ideas across. Maybe less information would be more? Or be thematic about your video reviews? Maybe listen to what you personally take away from learning about a movie, make it a premise, and try to wrap what you present around it as a theme? Maybe the theme of this video should be "as contradictory as it sounds, Dog Day Afternoon taught me that more pre-production planning meant more room for production- improvisation, leading towards more naturalistic performances?"
I'm not sure, but I have some serious faith in you and your skills and look forward to more from you.
Shotgun Mario Thanks for taking the time to give me your feedback. There are some great points here. I will definitely take them under consideration. Thanks for watching and stay tuned for more!
+Alexander Rollinson Thanks for the recommendation! I actually did buy this one a couple months ago and ended up returning it. It's an extremely hot mic and I'm in a little studio apartment for a few more months, so it was picking up a fair amount of street noise and my pet rats moving around. Also, no matter what I did, it sounded pretty harsh for some reason. Maybe I'm crazy, but the best I could get the audio was pretty comparable to my MXL 990. I have been playing around with audio mastering lately for my MXL 990 and it seems to be helping a bit.
Here is a video I did with the Rhode NT1A: blogs.indiewire.com/pressplay/watch-who-is-jonathan-glazer-20150710
And here is my most recent video with my MXL 990: blogs.indiewire.com/pressplay/watch-sergio-leones-western-journey-20150902
The sound difference between the two microphones seems fairly negligible, but when you consider that the Rhode costs $229 and I got the MXL 990 for $60 it didn't seem like a big enough change in quality to warrant keeping it. I'm thinking about saving up for something a little more expensive where the difference in quality is more substantial, but I still know very little when it comes to audio. I'm also going to try and make a voice-over booth when I finally move into a bigger place. Thanks again! I appreciate your suggestion!
I've been working a lot on mastering. I finally figured out how to get rid of the popping 'p' sounds in Audition recently. I may end up re-purchasing the NT1A when I get a booth set up. The price seems to be great for what it is.
Yeah, it was the package that has the holder, pop filter, xlr, and mic. I have a pop filter for my MXL990, but I've found that both mics don't quite get rid of all of it. Lately I've been putting the audio files into Audition and using 'kill the mic rumble' on all of the pops. Seems to work pretty well.
I was 15 years old when I saw Dog Day Afternoon. The film was a revelation. I couldn't believe that acting could be so direct, so simple, so compelling. I had already dreamed of becoming an actor, and this film cinched the deal. Years later I understood that Sidney Lumet rehearsed for three weeks, used theatre actors. He was a genius, beloved by actors. Pacino's best performance. Cazale in 5 roles and 5 best picture films?!? Durning. Sarandon. The entire cast. What a beautiful film. Been a professional actor for over 40 years. Actually got to do a scene with Lance Henriksen in his series Millenium. Too starstuck to ask him about Dog Day. Love the craft, the ability to tell stories on the stage or film. Thank you, Tyler, for telling this story.
Penny Allen, Carol Kane, John Cazale, James Broderick, Chris Sarandon, Marsha Jean Kurtz. That's a blockbuster movie cast for me, right there.
It’s very surprising how Al Pacino & Sidney Lumet missed the Oscar that year! Just unbelievable
The best movie of that year was Cuckoo's Nest, but Pacino should have won Best Actor.
Like you Tyler I think this is Pacino's greatest performance. But I would go one further. This is the greatest performance by any actor ever committed to film. And what a film ! Aside from the amazing performances of Pacino and Cazale, and Lumet's amazing direction, the subject matter is years ahead of it's time. Not just the gay and trans references, but also the almost social media type celebrity he achieves, as he's watching himself on TV and absorbing the reaction of the crowd outside. Still as good a film today as when originally made, it has to be in my all time top 10 movies. Only One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest stopped it winning Oscars, wrongly in my opinion. Great video too Tyler, thank you.
CinemaTyler---I don't know where I've been, or where you have been, but here we are and it's a treat to watch a 2nd upload of yours. Another fantastic job in every way. You know, there is always one rare talent out there and you can't find it merely through talent scouting, it is always there and you have that "it" factor when it comes to such a talent. I can see the hard work, good &solid work and the time that you invest in your film uploads. You BELONG as a permanent fixture as a highly considered consultant and as a serious contributor in the film community .You belong there and you must be discovered quickly or we will all lose. I am rooting for you. You have a way of bringing everything together in just the precise way and all of it is very well done. You even have a way of motivating sleeping talent by taking our hand and rediscovering the why of what we SHOULD learn and appreciate in a film, even nearly 40 years ago. You bring the film back to life. The interviews are satisfying, you leave no stone unturned. We, as your audience, are well-fed and your direction/production is animated and keeps us here with you. There are no pauses, your voice is excellent and well-recorded. You have much MORE than a natural talent yourself. You BELONG in this industry( never forget that). Your teaching ability, your knowledge, your detail is so very important in this industry right here and right NOW---your are seriously needed. I hope that you will reach very important folks in this industry because you are desperately needed, like 15 years ago. Producers and directors of film just do not know that they need you to re-awaken what a outstanding film really is. You may have just carved out a new pathway for yourself. I mean it. You are needed back into the place where films are made because there is something so lost out here without your knowledge and you teaching ability. You could make a true salary in this position as a highly sought after film consultant next to the film editor. You are worth the investment because what you have to say will breath life back into Hollywood again and possibly could bring to a project the box office status that it once had in dramatic/thriller type films. You are very needed in what you are doing NOW and could be doing in this business. I have a sense that this is going to happen for you. You've got a good following and most everyone sincerely admires you and likes who you are and what you do. Thank you for all of your work!!
Thanks! You are too kind!
This is fantastic, a lot more insightful than I thought it would be. Thanks so much!
Tom Bates Glad you liked it! I have always loved this movie and it was a lot of fun to research. Thanks for watching!
Great analysis and editing. Charles Durning and Pacino's negotiation scene is a favourite, I never knew it was an improv suggested by Lumet to throw Pacino.
"without your orders, right? without your orders?"
"no! yes! without my orders, yes!"
It's great that you've shown that to get this kind of messy naturalistic dialogue, lumet was working meticulously behind the scenes. It was focus, control and direction that meant messy realism could arrive on screen.
Thank you! It was fascinating to learn how involved Lumet was with the performances. It's surprising that, amid the chaos of shooting, they were able to try stuff like this.
Every single film John Cazale was in was a masterpiece. I mean - could *anybody* have played Fred’s so beautifully? He died so young - Meryl Streep was his girlfriend and was with him when he was dying at the hospital. Pacino and deNiro still talk about it.
She filmed Holocaust to help him with his bills also.
I watched this movie last night for the first time and I was completely blown away. Masterpiece. Then I saw your video and it's magnificent. Great job!
Tyler, you continue to enlighten me on movies I've grown up with. You're doing yeoman's work. Love to you.
I really enjoyed your video about "Dog Day Afternoon". Keep up the good work. I can't wait to see the other videos on your channel since this was the first one I've seen.
Thanks! I hope you like the rest!
First, this is a great video. You did an awesome job! This movie is a master class on why acting is an art. You explained it very well. Obviously Al and John deserve all the accolades they received, and as many who talk about this film don’t point out, Charles Durning was fantastic and added so much to the emotion outside the bank. NOW to find out how much was improvised. Incredible! What an artist this director was. He’s right about the sweat makeup as well. So real I thought Al might actually be sweating in it. So glad I found this.
Just found your channel and am binging all your vids. I follow so many video-essay channels, especially ones about movies and am surprised I never came across your channel before, but better late than never I suppose!
This is a great series. Keep this stuff up.
Luke Bolton Thanks!
THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL VIDEO!!! WHAT A GREAT TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT SIDNEY LUMET. THIS IS AL PACINO AT HIS FINEST!!!! JOHN CAZALE IS MAGNIFICENT!!!! SUPPORTING ACTORS ARE GREAT. The story is true which makes the film follow a docudrama format. The Pawnbroker and Dog Day Afternoon are two of my favorite Lumet films. Thanks.
What can we learn about filmmaking from Sidney Lumet’s Dog Day Afternoon? How do you create a compelling character? How can you get your dialogue to sound natural? All these questions and more are answered in Episode #5 of What I Learned From Watching. #DogDayAfternoon #Lumet #FrankPierson #AlPacino #Brooklyn #Filmmaking #Directing #Screenwriting #Acting #CinemaTyler
I just saw this movie for the first time this weekend and omg what a performance from Al Pacino and the other actors and actresses. This video is great as well with behind the scenes and commentary!
Sydney Lumet - what an artist! Theatre has to be the best backbone for film. Anyone who has been in a theatrical run knows how much a performance ‘cooks’ over the first couple of months in response to an audience.
I decided to watch this movie just because I saw the title of this video yesterday.
I'm in love with your channel.
Maybe you don't accept suggestions, but I just wanted to say that I wish to see some works of European (I'm not from europe) directors like Ingmar bergman, kieslowski and some legendary french ones. Either you do a videos about them or not I will still watch every one of your video atleast 2 times.
Keep working man. we love you
Sᴇᴛᴜᴘ.ᴇxᴇ Thank you so much for your kind words! It makes me so happy to know Dog Day Afternoon is getting more attention because of my videos-that’s the dream! You know, I haven’t gotten a bad suggestion yet. I love Bergman (even though I’ve only seen six of his films) and I definitely have much to say about the ones that I’ve seen. The possibilities of video subjects are really endless. I’m going to try and get the runtime down to around 10min a video, so I can release them more often. Right now I have a perk on my Patreon page to choose the subject of a What I Learned From Watching episode. Maybe I’ll implement some kind of poll where people can vote on a film to add to the schedule at some point. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!
Wow, such a great video and wonderful series of insights on a classic movie! Thank you so much!!!
This film was absolutely fantastic!!
I heard about this movie on your channel while watching the video about The Network. I'm glad I didn't know anything about this movie in advance so was surprised to see it was about a bank robbery. The intro with it's shots from everyday life in the 70s doesn't give you a single hint. Definitely a good movie, enjoyed watching it!
P.S. Lance Henriksen was in this movie! He would later go on to play Bishop, the android in Aliens movie :-)
This movie was so great. This is when I fell in love with Pacino. I guess it’s the theater geek in me.
I love these kinda of facts about the movies. well done man. You just earned a subscribe.
+Updiwasa Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!
What a wonderfully done and professional video. You have talent, great job! I love DDA, and the excellent actors, director, writers, et al...and your fantastic video making.
FANTASTIC VIDEO. Keep up the good work!
TheAmirization Thanks! More is on the way!
The opening establishing shots are great. One of the more memorable movie openings.
I literally just watched the movie yesterday; now, this video is recommended to me. How did UA-cam know!?
How about when you go to Google something and just half a word in the search and its the top suggestion..THAT startles me. Or when you're discussing something with someone and the TV suddenly says/shows what you were just saying.
Every film student, or even film maker, should see this movie. It's a true blueprint.
Yet another fantastic video, Tyler! So many insights and fascinating facts. Thanks so much for all you do!! Benjamin
Thank you!
Really amazing channel,so glad I found it. Your "What I Learned from Watching" series is amazing! Hope you can get more of those done. Do you have a specific movie to talk about in the next episode?
Antonio Vidal Thanks! I have a couple ideas that I’m kicking around, but I need to find a decent amount of sources before I make a go of any of them. My next video will most likely be Part 3 of How Kubrick Made 2001: A Space Odyssey and I’m currently researching Episode 2 of Cinema Yakuza. I’m going to include some analysis of technique for Cinema Yakuza. And How Kubrick Made 2001 is like a gigantic What I Learned From Watching episode. I’m going to try and get the What I Learned From Watching series down to about 10min (with perhaps a couple side-videos) so I can make them more often. The possibilities are really endless. I’m also offering a Patreon perk where patrons can choose the subject of the next WILFW episode. Thanks for the comment!
I was a theatre-nut at this time. I remember there were weeks when
each evening was one show or an-
nother. I saw this masterpiece of
theatrical work in 1975 at I don't
remember how many different
movie houses. As a kid, and
what the hell did I know, I thought
that this entire work was truly
brilliant. I thought maybe there
was something wrong with me,
as everyone else seemed to only
register a simple 'yeah, it was ok'.
Simpleton that I was, I thought
the ceation was pure Magic.
To this day, and I've not seen
this film in a dog's age, not only
do I remember the entire movie
Vividly, I remem-
ber lines of dialogue. So well
in-fact that Sonny to this day is
one of the characters I regularly
do. Almost 50 years later !
My wife goes nuts when I go in-
to some character. It could be
anywhere any time at all. She
says she hates them; some I don't
think she minds, but some I know
she hates. I Love-em-all !
It's like the movie with the scan-
dalous review, or the romance
heroine who secretly admits to
herself, "...I loathe him, - but I
Love him".
I love this series you got going with these classic films! I hope you do original Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Se7en, Anatomy of a Murder, The Verdict etc.
For any Sidney Lumet fans that are here, I cannot recommend highly enough the channel Counter Arguments, that recently made use of 12 Angry Men in a series of videos on debating and arguments. Very insightful videos and the best example I know of, where someone truly builds on another's masterwork to create something new at another angle (not to take anything away from CinemaTyler's excellent work, of course). The first video in his series is titled How To Change One's Mind {Episode 01}.
Well I'm late to the party but I just wanna say this is one of my all time favorites as Pacino is great dramatically (more so in And Justice..ofcourse)but he also cracks me up:"whaddya mean what do I want"..But also as a Puerto Rican born and raised in Brooklyn(thas riiight) it cracked me up when the cop said how passionate we are and how he had his woman.
This film... Lumet... Masterful. Thank you for a wonderful essay. Well done.
Oh my God, what a terrific and in-depth video on my favorite movie! Consider me a new subscriber!
23QT123 Thanks! It is so great to be able to share my love of this movie with like-minded people. Make sure to watch the location video and the structure analysis too!
Awesome backstory about one of my favorite films. You made my day & now I'm a subscriber! Keep up the good work.
If I could double thumbs up this I would. I know I saw this movie but I don't remember too much of it. Thank you. I'll probably watch it again real soon.
Thank you for this Tyler... Saw this film a long time ago and now I remember why it had such a great impact.
Damn, I was 21 when I saw this when it was released. Paid to see it 4 more times. I had to drag more friends along.
One of my fav films ... you did a mighty job here going behind the scenes.
Excellent analysis thank you -- saw this as a teenager when it first came out, it was a film experience like no other, then or since . . .
Excellent opening to this film with Amoreena. The street scenes looked so real because, now I learn, they were. I think there is one other song in the movie- "Easy Living" by Uriah Heap.
+Channel 6133 Such a great song to open with. I was really surprised that it was chosen as early as the screenplay.
This is my second episode of yours I am watching. Love these. Thanks!
Simply outstanding analysis.
You've just made me want to watch this movie, again. Of course, it's been part of my collection for years, but I haven't watched it for a long time. Thank's for the history behind shooting this picture. Lumet used to be my fave director. :)
The opening musical choice of Elton John's "Amoreena" makes it all for me. I lived in - still live in - that town. No other movie has ever captured a hot summer in those times quite so well.
Good overview of one of my favorite films. I grew up watching this. The first time I saw it was on my local TV network. I was just a kid, so the subject matter seemed like forbidden fruit. Perhaps Pacino's greatest performance.
Great insight about the film. Well done ! This is my new favorite channel!
Thanks! That makes me very happy to hear!