#alpacino in #Serpico 1973
Frank Serpico is an idealistic New York City cop who refuses to take bribes, unlike the rest of the force. Frank's actions get him shunned by the other officers and often placed in dangerous situations by his partners. When his superiors ignore his accusations of corruption, Frank decides to go public with the allegations.
Many of his fellow officers considered him the most dangerous man alive: an honest cop.
Film #3 of 2 Queer, 2 Fabulous: My Pride Month Movie Challenge An early representative of bisexuality on the big screen, Dog Day Afternoon is admirable in how it just treats the situation as a matter of fact. Sidney Lumet’s crime drama uses a real-life bank heist-turned-hostage situation as its source material, and the facts behind the matter are put to exceptional use by the legendary director as he tells an engrossing, empathetic and often thrilling story that centers queer and transgender issues without delving into melodrama. While there were two men involved in the majority of the bank robbery,
This is my poem "1975"
Fun fact: A film called #dogdayafternoon starring Al Pacino, premiered in 1975.