The Dog

The many sides of John Wojtowicz— lover, husband, soldier, activist, mama’s boy, bank robber—come to light in this stranger-than-fiction look at the man whose botched 1972 bank heist inspired Dog Day Afternoon. With extraordinary archival footage of the robbery and the early gay liberation movement, as well as interviews with the motor- mouth eccentric and self-professed “pervert” at its center. Allison Berg/François Keraudren. 2014. 101 m. NR. USA. Drafthouse films.

Q&A Reel Talk with JBFC Programmer Andrew Jupin