Heartwarming / Dog Day Afternoon

• When the hostage situation becomes a media frenzy, one of the first things that Sonny does is demand that they order pizzas for him, Sal and the hostages.
• The hostage telling Sal not to be afraid during his first plane ride and giving him a rosary necklace.
• The entire premise of Sonny robbing a bank to pay for his wife's sex change operation may qualify, as well.
  • Real Life example: Elizabeth Eden, the woman who Leon's character is based off of, was finally able to afford her surgery after John Wojtowicz gave her the money he earned from signing off on the film rights for the story.
• After the shock of learning Leon is Sonny's wife wears off, the employees of the bank take it in stride. A few of them try to make suggestions for places that might be more accepting of transgender people.