Who directed the Al Pacino movie inspired by the real life story of bank robber John Wojtowicz?
The Dog (2013 film) The Dog (also known as "Storyville: The Great Sex Addict Heist") is a 2013 documentary film co-written and co-directed by Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren, about the real life story of bisexual bank robber John Wojtowicz that inspired the 1975 Al Pacino movie Dog Day Afternoon about his August 1972 attempted heist and 14-hour televised hostage situation in Brooklyn to pay for his lover's sex-reassignment surgery.
Machete (2010 film) Machete is a 2010 American action film written, produced, and directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis. This film is an expansion of a fake trailer that was included in Rodriguez's and Quentin Tarantino's 2007 "Grindhouse" double-feature. "Machete" continues the B movie and exploitation style of "Grindhouse", and includes some of the footage. The film stars Danny Trejo in his first lead role as the title character, and co-stars Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Don Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Seagal, Lindsay Lohan, Cheech Marin and Jeff Fahey. This was Steven Seagal's first theatrically released film in eight years since his starring role in 2002's "Half Past Dead". "Machete" was released in the United States by 20th Century Fox and Rodriguez's company, Troublemaker Studios, on September 3, 2010. A sequel, "Machete Kills", was released on October 11, 2013.