The Dog (2013 film)

The Dog
Film poster
Directed byAllison Berg
Frank Keraudren
Written byAllison Berg
Frank Keraudren
StarringJohn Wojtowicz
Carmen Bifulco
Jeremy Bowker
Release date
  • September 2013 (2013-09) (Toronto)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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 sex-reassignment surgery.

The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

Cast

  • John Wojtowicz - Himself
  • Carmen Bifulco - Herself
  • Jeremy Bowker - (voice only)
  • Liz Debbie Eden - Herself
  • George Heath - Himself
  • Bob Kappstatter - Himself
  • Eugene Lowenkopf - Himself (billed as Dr. Eugene Lowenkopf)
  • P.S. Mueller - (voice only)
  • Jeremiah Newton - Himself
  • Stan Thaler - Himself
  • Richard Wandel - Himself
  • Randolfe Wicker - Himself (billed as Randy Wicker)
  • Theresa Basso Wojtowicz - Herself
  • Tony Wojtowicz - Himself

Reception

After ten years in the making, The Dog premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2013.[4][5]

Will Dean, TV reviewer of The Independent, noted that "Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren have done a fine job", of presenting a complex and diverse story of John Wojtowicz's life.[2]

References

  1. ^ "BBC Four - Storyville, The Great Sex Addict Heist: The Dog". BBC. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b Dean, Will (18 February 2015). "Storyville: Sex Addict Heist - the Dog, TV review: Real life story". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Toronto Film Festival 2013: The Complete Lineup". 13 August 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. ^ Rapold, Nicolas (1 September 2013). "A Kingmaker for Documentaries". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  5. ^ McCracken, Kristin (9 August 2013). "The Dog to Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival: True Story Behind Dog Day Afternoon". The Huffington Post. Retrieved September 2, 2013.


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