Dog Day Afternoon 1975  R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Comedy
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Carol Kane, Chris Sarandon, Sully Boyar, Penelope Allen, James Broderick, Gary Springer, Lance Henriksen, Marcia Jean Kurtz, John Marriott
In order to finance a sex-change operation, Sonny (Al Pacino) and his accomplice Sal (John Cazale) attempt to rob a bank. But, the bank vault is empty, and now the bank is surrounded by police. Sonny's solution: hold the bank employees hostage–not a good idea because events quickly get out of control. The film is excellent as it touches emotions from comedy to pathos. The film received several Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Actor (Pacino), Director, and Supporting Actor (Chris Sarandon) and won the award for Best Writing.
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Scarecrow 1973  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Cast: Gene Hackman, Dorothy Tristan, Al Pacino, Ann Wedgeworth, Eileen Brennan, Richard Lynch, Rutanya Alda, Penelope Allen, Richard Hackman, Al Cingolani
Two losers, Max (Gene Hackman) and Lion (Al Pacino), try to improve their lots in life; one is a paroled ex-con and the other is a very weak person.
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The Scarlet Letter 1979  TV, 240 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rick Hauser
Cast: Meg Foster, John Heard, Kevin Conway, Elisa Erali, Ralph Drischell, Penelope Allen, Sasha von Scherler, Josef Sommer, Clarence Felder, Naomi Thornton
This made-for-TV miniseries of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic novel sticks closer to the novel than other films made to date. It is the story of Hester Prynne (Meg Foster) who is required to wear a scarlet letter "A" after her extramarital affair in New England during the 18th century.
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Three Days of Rain 2005  R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: 3 Days of Rain
Director: Michael Meredith
Cast: Peter Falk, Michael Santoro, Don Meredith, Joey Bilow, Merle Kennedy, Erick Avari, Lyle Lovett, Penelope Allen, Bruce Bohne, Blythe Danner, Robert Carradine, Heather Kafka, Bill Stockton
Loosely based on six short stories by 19th-century Russian author Anton Chekhov, this film changes the locale to Cleveland, Ohio, and interweaves a number of tales involving ordinary residents. Among the characters are an alcoholic father (Peter Falk) who manipulates his son (Bill Stockton), a cab driver (football great Don Meredith who in real-life is the director's father), and a disabled janitor (Joey Bilow) being forced out of his job. All have their unique sets of problems and now must endure a three day rain storm.
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The War at Home 1996  R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Emilio Estevez
Cast: Kathy Bates, Martin Sheen, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Emilio Estevez, Carla Gugino, Geoffrey Blake, Corin Nemec, Ann Hearn, Marcus H. Nelson, Penelope Allen
Jeremy (Emilio Estevez) returns home from Vietnam, and no one in his family (Kathy Bates, Martin Sheen, and Kimberly Williams-Paisley) understands the emotional problems he is living with.
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| 1. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
2. Scarecrow (1973)
3. The Scarlet Letter (1979)
4. Three Days of Rain (2005)
aka: 3 Days of Rain
5. The War at Home (1996)
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