Dog Day Afternoon

The Dogs take down the Sloth Monsters

SHADES CREEK - Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 American biographical crime drama film staring Al Pacino. It was based on the Life magazine article entitled "The Boys in the Bank" by P.F. Kluge and Thomas Moore. The feature story chronicled the 1972 real-life robbery and hostage situation led by John Wojtowicz and Sal Naturile at a Chase Manhattan branch in Brooklyn, New York. Upon its theatrical release on September 21, 1975, Dog Day Afternoon was a critical success and box office smash hit grossing $56 million on a $3.7 million budget. The film was nominated for seven (7) Golden Globe Awards and six (6) Academy Awards (including Best Picture) and won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2009, Dog Day Afternoon was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress, and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Based loosely on the true story, the Hollywood version focuses on the poorly planned bank robbery by first-time crooks Sonny Wortzik (Pacino) and friends Salvatore "Sal" Naturile (John Cazale) and Stevie (Gary Springer) and their attempt to take down the First Brooklyn Savings Bank. The plan immediately goes awry when Stevie loses his nerve and flees. Sonny discovers they arrived after the daily cash pickup and finds only $1,100 in cash. A fire, an asthma attack and the "Attica! Attica!" scene are just a few of the early highlights of this 1970s intense classic. It only gets more outlandish after that. The film is weird to say the least, but entertaining nonetheless and worth the $1.99 on your favorite streaming package, or for rent on VHS at your local Movie Gallery. Iron Hand gives the flick a 4.5 star review. In Week 1 of the BDFL's 30th season, the Brookside Dogs took down the Shades Creek Sloth Monsters (47-23) with an A.W. on a dog day afternoon at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (The Met). Other winners in Week 1 of the BDFL included the Vulcans, Armadillos, Bullets, Freebirds, Bellcows, Gamblers and Cheetahs.

Kick-Off 2024

The kick-off of the 30th year of the BDFL

TITLETOWN - Welcome back to the 30th season of the BDFL! It is hard to believe that the BDFL is turning 30. It just shows you how fleeting time is here on our earth. Last season we crowned a new first-time champion (Druid City Blitz) which is always exciting and maybe another club can escape the league's notorious Null Set Club (NSC) this season. The Armadillos, Bandits, Bellcows and Vulcans are the only four clubs still holding NSC membership cards in 2024. To kick-off the 2024 season, the BDFL media experts selected their 2024 All-BDFL Pre-Season Team. Based on their selections, the Duncanville Armadillos should be that team to breakout of the NSC this season. The Texas Armada landed three players on the first team which is quite an impressive feat having drafted from the #16 slot in the recent 2024 BDFL Genuine Draft. This just reinforces the BDFL Commissioner's (Iron Hand) stance on the league's annual player draft; it is not where you draft, but who you draft that is important. Thank you all for making the BDFL the top rated fantasy football league in the world according to the media experts. Enjoy the 30th season of the BDFL!

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  2024 All-BDFL Pre-Season First Team
  Pos.	Player/NFL Team	BDFL Team
  QB1	Patrick Mahomes/KC	Fieldstown Bellcows
  RB1	Christian McCaffrey/SF	Gulf Coast Gamblers
  RB2	Bijan Robinson/ATL	Duncanville Armadillos
  WR1	CeeDee Lamb/DAL	Brookside Dogs
  WR2	Travis Kelce/KC	Duncanville Armadillos
  WR3	Deebo Samuel/SF	Altadena Bandits
  PK1	Brandon Aubrey/DAL	Duncanville Armadillos
  DF1	Baltimore Ravens	Fairfield PowerSleds