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John Stanley Joseph Wojtowicz (/ v ɔɪ ˈ t oʊ v ɪ tʃ /, voy-TOE-vitch; [1] March 9, 1945 – January 2, 2006) was an American bank robber whose story inspired the film Dog Day Afternoon. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
The film Dog Day Afternoon shows Sonny (the Wojtowicz character) making out a will to give Leon (Eden's character) his life insurance so that even if he were killed, "Leon" could pay for the operation. The real-life Wojtowicz was paid $7500, plus 1% of the film's net profits, for the rights to his story, from which he gave Eden enough money to ...
The Dog (also known as Storyville: The Great Sex Addict Heist [1] [2]) 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 ...
Jesse Metcalfe (John Rowland) and girlfriend Helene Immel made their first official appearance as a couple at the 2024 LA Art Show Opening Night Party in February. Immel, 30, is a singer and ...
The feature chronicles the 1972 robbery and hostage situation led by John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile at a Chase Manhattan branch in Brooklyn. Elfand brought Bregman's attention to the article, who proceeded to negotiate a deal with Warner Bros. and clear the rights to use the story. Pierson conducted his research and wrote a script that ...
Salvatore Antonio "Sal" Naturile, [1] also known as Donald Matterson [2] (June 26, 1953– August 23, 1972) was an American bank robber whose attempted robbery of a Chase Manhattan bank branch in Brooklyn, along with John Wojtowicz, in August 1972, inspired the 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon. In the film he is portrayed by actor John Cazale.
House of Wojtowicz; John Wojtowicz (1945-2006), American bankrobber; Tomasz Wójtowicz (volleyball player) (1953–2022), Polish volleyball player; Tomasz Wójtowicz (footballer) (2003–), Polish football player; Rudolf Wojtowicz (born 1956), Polish football player; Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo (born 1975), Polish-American filmmaker; Douglas ...
John Wojtowicz: New York Jets: G — 1982 Brian Franco: Philadelphia Eagles: K — 1983 Dave Opfar: Pittsburgh Steelers: DT — 1985 John Walter: Kansas City Chiefs: TE — 1986 Dean Dimido: Green Bay Packers: TE — 1987 David Clark: Buffalo Bills: RB — Duffy Cobbs: New England Patriots: DB — Mitch Frerotte: Buffalo Bills: G — Ray Isom ...