Dog Day Afternoon

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Paul and Amy head to the streets of Brooklyn to discuss Dog Day Afternoon. They talk about how Sidney Lumet turned a botched heist into a cinematic event, Al Pacino's killer performance, and how culturally relevant the film and its themes still are today. You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The year is 1975.
0:02.0	Listen, we've got young girls here.
0:04.0	You could watch your language, you know.
0:06.0	I speak what I feel, you know.
0:11.0	Watch my language.
0:13.0	I'm empty the draw about.
0:15.0	The movie Dog Day Afternoon.
0:18.0	I'm a song. Day Afternoon.
0:33.3	It's time for Paul and maybe cinematica takes and the one of the best will be shot in space.
0:40.3	Hello everyone and welcome to Unspool.
0:45.3	Unspolled. Yes, welcome to Unspooled. This is a podcast about good movies, critical hits, fan favorites, mustsies, and in case you missed them.
0:54.6	We have covered the AFI top 100. Now, we are checking off movies from three major lists,
1:00.6	the letterbox top 250 films with the most fans, the IMDB top 250, and the New York Times,
1:07.3	1,000 essential films. And we will also be chasing our own curiosity, too.
1:13.6	I am Paul Shear.
1:14.6	I'm an actor, writer, director, and while I have seen the moment where Al Pacino screams Attica
1:22.3	a million times, I don't think I've ever seen this movie the whole way through.
1:28.3	So wow, I was not expecting this and so excited to talk to you about it, Amy.
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