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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: One of the other cops asks Moretti why he didn't just let Sonny and Sal remain unaware of the police presence and catch them after they have left the bank. This would have avoided the hostage situation and police standoff completely. Moretti calls it an "error in judgement".
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* WhamShot: The police say they're bringing Sonny's wife in. They open the police car door... and [[spoiler:Chris Sarandon]] is escorted out.

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* WhamShot: The police say they're bringing Sonny's wife in. They open the police car door... and [[spoiler:Chris Sarandon]] [[spoiler:Creator/ChrisSarandon]] is escorted out.
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''Dog Day Afternoon'' is a 1975 crime drama film directed by Creator/SidneyLumet, starring Creator/AlPacino, John Cazale, and Creator/CharlesDurning. It's based on a RealLife incident from August 1972.

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''Dog Day Afternoon'' is a 1975 crime drama film directed by Creator/SidneyLumet, starring Creator/AlPacino, John Cazale, Creator/JohnCazale, and Creator/CharlesDurning. It's based on a RealLife incident from August 1972.
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Celebrity Paradox should go under "Inside Man". Useful Notes aren't tropes.


* CelebrityParadox: The 2006 heist film ''Film/InsideMan'' features two cast members from that movie who also appear in this one in similar roles. The first is Marcia Jean Kurtz as a hostage whose character has the same common name ("Miriam"). Lionel Pina is a civilian pizza delivery driver, who is a pizza-delivering cop in the later movie.



* UsefulNotes/NewYorkCityCops: Among the first to gather outside the bank before the media and the crowds come in. They handle the situation until the FBI comes in.

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