Dog Day Afternoon Trivia Quiz

Answer: A barber shop

The police used the barber shop to set up phone communications with Sonny.
There were several calls made, some by the police, and two calls by Sonny that were very important to the plot. One was to his 'male wife' the recipient-to-be if the robbery was a success; the second to his 'female wife' the mother of his two children.
Some off-duty policemen volunteered to be part of the police force outside the building. The City of New York requested that the police, whether real or actors, not be shown eating, or sitting down, as these were things not allowed while on duty.

Answer: He was injured when tackled, and knocked to the sidewalk.

Because Sonny and Sal were holding hostages inside the bank, the boyfriend of one of the hostages tried to take things into his own hands. He tackled Sonny from behind, and knocked him to the sidewalk. The police in return tackled the assailant and whisked him away.

Answer: Diabetes

He was diabetic. This was the second illness to become evident. The security guard suffered from asthma. The diabetes became evident when the bank manager suffered an episode of low blood sugar; his symptoms became apparent as he became sweaty, and weak. He quickly recovered, once he was given something sweet to drink.

Answer: Do Not Block - Keep Driveway Clear

"Do Not Block - Keep Driveway Clear" - the dark green garage door was clearly visible several times during the movie, as was the street number of the bank (285).

Answer: She wouldn't stop talking, or listen to what he had to say

After yelling at Angela to listen to him, she continued to ramble and didn't give him a chance to speak, so he hung up on her. Sonny's stress level increased as he became more aware that he had lost control of the situation. He had preceded the call to her with a conversation with his 'male wife' Leon.

This call was disjointed and hesitant for both of them; Leon expressed little concern and much disdain toward him. After the phone conversations Sonny was lost and confused, beginning to see the futility and hopelessness of his situation. These phone sequences were later commented on by Director Sidney Lumet as the best acting he had ever seen.

Answer: White with a blue stripe along each side

This escape vehicle was in clear view several times. Once everyone was inside the vehicle, the motorcade traveled at a good speed, though not high speed, towards the airport. It was a visual and panoramic spectacle, shot from a helicopter.

Answer: Kent

The billboard was huge and highly visible, one of the many things seen but not necessarily registered in memory. Other sights were shown during the opening credits including a cemetery, some ferries, a busy highway, and a now famous view of the Manhattan skyline.

Answer: A white handkerchief

This handkerchief did double duty. He used it several times when standing inside the bank door to get the attention of the police, and as something he used to mop his bleeding forehead. The injury was received when he was tackled on the sidewalk outside the bank.

Answer: He was shot in the head in the escape vehicle

Unfortunately for Sal, the FBI man shot him while he was still in the escape vehicle - a clean shot, right in the middle of his forehead. Sal's character was more subdued, so different from the volatile Sonny. The actor who played Sal, John Cazale, always looked sad, and his character seemed somewhat removed from reality. He was the least likely to have caused trouble for the police.
John Cazale died in 1978 of bone cancer. Watch for him in 'The Deer Hunter' with Robert De Niro.

Answer: White

Her blouse was white. When his mother showed up outside the bank, Sonny exhibited impatience,and embarrassment towards her and tried to placate her. His mother, like Angela, didn't gave him much chance to speak, nor did she listen to what he had to say.

The two women in his life had similar personalities. His mother seemed more impressed by the fact that all of Brooklyn had shown up,(in her words) and that there were three television networks filming the fiasco.