# John Wojtowicz

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Boys in the Bank: The True Story of John Wojtowicz

Jimbo and Dustin are joined by Jason Bond from the Tragedy of Cinema Podcast to discuss the true story of one of the most famous attempts at robbing a bank, and the aftermath of the life of John Wojtowicz.  Also, you can head on over to the Tragedy of Cinema podcast, where Dustin will be joining Ji…

Dog Day Afternoon / "Disintegration" by The Cure

It's another classic episode of Uncultured Pop Culture this week, where we talk about the 70s AND the 80s. How many different ways will we pronounce names like Lol Tolhurst and John Wojtowicz? Music: Disintegration (1989) by The Cure Film: Dog Day Afternoon (1975), directed by Sidney Lumet Find t…

Ep34. 10/10 Would Be Held Hostage Here Again

This week we dive right into the story of how John Wojtowicz attempts to rob a bank for girlfriend’s gender affirming surgery. If you'd like to share a coming out story, gay panic moment, relationship chaos or anything in between, feel free to email us at ClosetTalkStories@gmail.com or at the link…

Ep35. Please Stop Robbing a Bank for Me

Part 2 of the bizarre story of John Wojtowicz and how the ending of his bank robbery went. We will be back on our regular schedule in May!  If you'd like to share a coming out story, gay panic moment, relationship chaos or anything in between, feel free to email us at ClosetTalkStories@gmail.com o…

283. 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975) Part 2: The Real Story

In the second of my two-parter on Dog Day Afternoon, we get out of the fictional universe of the film and explore the real people behind the characters shown onscreen. John Wojtowicz' life proved truly stranger and more depressingly pedestrian than fiction. So much so that he preferred the fiction…

Dog Day Afternoon

54 years ago, nearly to the day, John Wojtowicz and two accomplices caught a matinee showing of The Godfather, then walked into a bank and inadvertently changed cinema history. Chris & Lizzie explore Sidney Lumet's adaptation of Wojtowicz's sensational and tragic failed heist, the major studios' re…

From The Vault: Heist Day Afternoon

On the sweltering afternoon of August 22, 1972, three sharply dressed men entered a Chase Manhattan Bank branch in Brooklyn. They hand the teller a note plagiarized from the movie they watched earlier that day, and reveal their shotguns. What unfolds is an insane 14 hour standoff that captures the …

From Sleepless to Self-Regulated: John Wojtowicz’s YFFR Story

What happens when the skills you train actually show up when you need them most? In this episode of Yoga for First Responders On Air, Olivia sits down with longtime YFFR instructor, trainer, board member, veteran, and former U.S. Marshal John Wojtowicz for a conversation recorded on the 25th annive…

Exclusive Interview: Matthew J. Prigge, Author of 'Dog's Day'

Before Al Pacino brought Sonny Wortzik to the screen, before Dog Day Afternoon became one of cinema’s most unforgettable crime dramas, a real bank robbery in Brooklyn unfolded, and a story far stranger than anything Hollywood could have invented. In Dog's Day, author Matthew J. Prigge revisits the …