'Dog Day Afternoon'

When I began digging into the 1,001 Movies I Must See Before I Die, I realized two things.

One of those things I'll keep a secret. The other tidbit was that I was probably going to have a number of pop culture TV and movie references defined as I watched these films. "Attica! Attica!" makes so much more sense now.

Also, bank robber Sal was brilliantly played by John Cazale. Cazale was in five feature films. All five were nominated for "Best Picture" -- "Dog Day Afternoon," "The Godfather," "The Godfather II," "The Conversation" and "The Deer Hunter."

He died at age 42 from bone cancer after his final film was released. What a career.