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Al Pacino Celebrates 50th Anniversary of ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ With American Cinematheque Crowd, and Picks Surprise Favorite Roles From His Career
Al Pacino discussed making 'Dog Day Afternoon' at the American Cinematheque's 50th anniversary screening, and also revealed some favorite roles.
The avuncular Pacino also made a lot of new friends at the Aero, with Tuesday’s capacity crowd reveling not just in his tales of making “Dog Day Afternoon” but assorted takes on other aspects of his career. The Aero audience was especially primed for Pacino’s visit; the “Dog Day” screening had sold out immediately upon going on sale, but had been postponed twice to allow for the actor’s appearance before finally landing on this date. After that on-stage PDA, Pacino quipped, “Anybody else want a hug?” Before anyone else could agree, he told the story of doing a children’s theater production called “The Adventures of High Jump” in 1962, “and I say to the audience, ‘and I said, ‘Well, look guys, I’m missing my girlfriend, so I gotta get back home; I wonder what she’s thinking.
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