Dog Day Afternoon

Every once in a while, we want to experience something dissimilar at work to relieve us from the stress that normal day-to-day work procedure brings. Companies have days like summer outings or family day, any gig that will change the office environs even for just a day. But what better way to get enjoyment from a day at your office than sharing your day with your dog at work. It’s going to feel like you are home and he will get a prospect to meet other dogs to play with.

Pet Sitters International formulated the event Take Your Dog to Work Day in 1999 and each year since, the event is celebrated by companies all over the nation to recognize how outstanding dogs may be as a companion. Both big and little businesses participate in this annual event to show how outstanding having a dog is and give hope or courage to people to adopt a canine associate and provide them with decent homes.

The event is a probability to take delight in your office environs with your favored associate to help you unwind a little even altho you are working on stacks of paper work. Imagine an office with cute dogs that your dog may socialize with. Your office will look like a dog park on a Sunday afternoon.

You might think that a pet in the workplace is a bad idea but according to studies, pets in the office support boost the morale of laborers and increase productivity. There are actually dog-friendly policies that are being imposed in some companies and this results in less stress amidst pet owners who have a home-alone dog. Studies likewise show that those who don’t have a pet tend to get enjoyment from those that they see at the office.

Joining the celebration is a step to welcoming our canine friends to humane society even for just a day. The day will be a time for you to take pleasure in your dog in the office and not worry regarding him being lonely or making a mess at home. This is our probability to give back to the animal community.

If your office is supporting this movement, there are guidelines that you may follow in preparing your dog for the huge day at the office. Some tips include having your dog on a leash when not in an office or cubicle and having a backup plan just in case your dog feels uncomfortable in your work environment. If you are mesmerized to let your office join the event, there are ways to get involved.

Take Your Dog to Work Day is in truth a celebration that one will have to participate in, peculiarly for dog lovers out there. Show off your canine friends and advertize how they may be a great associate to others. Spread the motion of owning a pet and give hope or courage to others to adopt their own. This day will also be your probability to talk in regards to how your dog helps you in any way. Celebrate this event with your co-workers and the rest of the nation.

Dog Day Afternoon

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
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Featurette
Theatrical Trailer

A gripping unfeigned crime yarn, a juicy slice of overheated New York atmosphere, and a magnificent showcase for it is young actors, Dog Day Afternoon is a minor classic of the 1970s. The opening montage of New York street life (set to Elton John’s lazy “Amoreena”) establishes the oppressive mood of a scorching afternoon in the city with such immediacy that you may almost smell the rubbish baking in the sun and the water from the hydrants evaporating from the sizzling pavement. Al Pacino plays Sonny, who, along with his rather slow-witted accomplice Sal (John Cazale, intimate as Pacino’s Godfather brother Fredo), holds hostages after a botched a bank robbery. Sonny finds himself transformed into a rebel celebrity when his standoff with police (including lead negotiator Charles Durning) is covered live on local television. The movie doesn’t appear to be in regards to anything in particular, but it genuinely conveys the feel of wild and unpredictable events unfolding before your eyes, and the whole picture is so convincing and involving that you’re glued to the screen. An Oscar winner for basi screenplay, Dog Day Afternoon was also nominated for best picture, actor, supporting actor (Chris Sarandon, as a surprise figure from Sonny’s past), editing, and conductor (Sidney Lumet of Serpico, Prince of the City, The Verdict, and Running on Empty). –Jim Emerson

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47 of 49 people found the following review helpful.
Pacino Heats Up The Screen
By Thomas Magnum
Al Pacino burns up the screen in Dog Day Afternoon which is based on a true story and confirms that fact that truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. Mr. Pacino plays Sonny who teams up with the dullard Sal (John Cazale) to rob a Brooklyn bank on a sweltering summer afternoon. Sonny was a one-time bank employee, so he knows all the tricks of the trade to thwart bank robbers. Unfortunately for the robbers, the bank virtual has no money do to having made a deposit only hours before the robbery attempt. A shopworker across the street from the bank notices the strange proceedings and calls the cops. Before you know it, the bank is completely surrounded by cops. The cops (led by Charles Durning & James Broderick) start a hostage negotiation with Sonny. Even though Sonny’s a crook, he isn’t all bad and he, Sal and the hostage bank workers form a strange kinship. The story is shown on TV and a crowd gathers in the streets as well and Sonny becomes something of a cult hero. His scenes on the street outside the bank are scintillating including his famous Attica chant. Sonny is married with kids, but it turns out that he was robbing a bank to pay for a sex change operation for his gay lover, Leon (Chris Sarandon). The movie closes out at night at the airport in dramatic fashion. Sidney Lumet does a fine job translating the heat and humidity of the day and you can feel yourself sweating along with the characters. Mr. Pacino has been more heralded for his Godfather roles, Scarface, Serpico and Scent Of A woman, but in my book, he was never finer than he was in this movie.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful.
A Bank Robbery Gone Terribly Wrong
By The Groove
Without showing a trace of his icy performance as Michael Corleone in “The Godfather” parts 1 & 2, Al Pacino made a radical departure by playing a bisexual bank robber in “Dog Day Afternoon.” Here’s a hilarious (but apparently true) story about Sonny (Pacino) who stages a bank robbery to finance his lover’s sex change operation. Within minutes, the attempted robbery heads for disaster, as the police and media surround the bank while Sonny holds the employees hostage for the entire day. Even after nearly 30 years, “Dog Day Afternoon” is a marvel to see. This film won a well-deserved 1975 Academy Award for its witty screenplay, and Pacino’s performance ranks among his best. Unfortunately, those who are looking for a deluxe-edition DVD will be sorely disappointed with this release. The picture is incredibly grainy, with spots, hairs, and marks. The sound is 1-channel mono, instead of a 5.1 surround remix. But the biggest slap on the face is the virtual lack of features on this DVD: we don’t even get a trailer. All we get are production notes. Movie buffs and Pacino diehards will pick this up, but everyone else should hold off, rent the film, and hope that Warner Bros. will release a special edition of this great movie.

34 of 41 people found the following review helpful.
A Small Scale Classic!
By Robby Raeford
I bought Dog Day Afternoon on DVD completly at random, just based on the actors, and the synopsis. On the back of the case, this movie is branded as a “boisterous comedy” that is “Bitingly Funny”. And while the movie certainly has its funny parts, it never has one-liner jokes, or much situational humor. It is more of a comedy as a whole, and just about how the whole bank robbery got screwed up. Accually, it is really quite serious in tone.

So once you get past the aboslutly false statements that this is a comedy, you start to see the magic of this film. It is a very static movie, and the everything takes place in or around the bank throughout the entire movie until the very end. The story isn’t driven through action sequences, rather it is driven by the brilliant dialoge between characters.

When watching this movie, you will feel like you are right there, inside this movie. You will progress right along with the main character, Sonny. You watch his attitude change from being very optimistic and hopeful, into a more frustrated, disjointed, and confused character. Al Pacino does a brilliant job showing the many changes that Sonny goes through. You can literally see the preasure on Sonny’s face as time is running out, and as his plans keep getting more and more screwed up.

Not only does Al Pacino do a brilliant job, but the other characters are amazingly protrayed as well. Other notable performances are Leon (Sonny’s disconnected boyfriend), Sal (Sonn’y partner), and even Detective Moretti. Every character is so believable and real that you will truly feel like you have met them all first hand.

One thing that I have noticed about Dog Day Afternoon is its influences on more modern movies. As I was watching it, I couldn’t help but recognize modern movies in it. Two examples that came to mind the most are Mad City, and Airheads. In Mad City, John Travoltra’s character is also faced with a media circus as he holds a group of school kids and their teacher hostage in a meauseam. The frenzy of media coverage, the public reaction, and the way that the main character becomes friendly with the hostages all give a very big nod to Dog Day Afternoon. In Airheads, I noticed that the way one of the guys who had taken the radio station hostage would come outside to talk to the cops, and while he was out there, he would incite the crowd and start different chants. In Airheads, one of the hostage takers started the crowd in a “Rodney King” chant, while in Dog Day Afternoon, Al Pacino started the crowed in an “Attica” chant. These sequences are so familiar that I am convinced the screen writers had Dog Day Afternoon in mind when writing them.

Overall, this is a fantastic movie that is full of brilliant performances. But for some, it may seem way to static, and slow moving.

As far as DVD features go, the picture quality is superb, considering that the original film is from the mid 70′s. The audio is Dolby Mono tracked, but nothing else is neccesary. There are no sound effects to speak of – it is all pretty much dialogue – so the mono track is sufficient. As far as extras, if you consider Scene Selections and Interactive Menus to be “extras”, then you will be happy, but I would say that this DVD is as bare as they get. I can’t stand when DVD Case designers try and pass off these standard ‘features’ as extras. That is like a CD advertising its ability to change tracks with the touch of a button.

Great movie – decent DVD transfer.

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