Frank Serpico
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Sep 28, 2026
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One of the most important was Serpico, released in 1973.
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The movie was based on the real-life New York City police officer Frank Serpico, who exposed corruption within the police department.
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Pacino portrayed Serpico as a man determined to follow his conscience, even when doing so came at a personal cost.
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The character was completely different from Michael Corleone.
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His performance reminded audiences why he remained one of the great screen actors for so long.
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He was no longer the young man from The Godfather.
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he was an elder statesman of cinema but the intensity was still there the voice was still there the eyes were still there and the desired perform remained chapter x a legacy built one performance at a time al pacino's career is difficult to summarize because it contains so many different identities Michael Corleone, Tony Montana, Frank Serpico, Sonny Wurtzik, Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, Vincent Hanna, John Milton, Jimmy Hoffa.
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Each character is completely different, yet each contains some Parpacino's unique intensity.
JeffHOST
And also Roy from The Office, who has been shot in the leg.
JeffHOST
He and Summer refer to him as Serpico.
JeffHOST
He has been feeding her information of some sort.
JeffHOST
I didn't quite understand what...
DerekHOST
So did her informant just exist in the last 24 hours, I guess? I guess.
DerekHOST
It's unclear.
DerekHOST
I will also say the name Serpico is about as on the nose as you possibly can be.
DerekHOST
I don't know if you have the background of this, but Frank Serpico was a real NYPD officer who exposed police corruption back in the 70s.
GarrettHOST
Go ahead.
MattHOST
Yeah, so he got fired from Serpico and Saturday Night Fever.
AdamHOST
Oh, two little nothing movies.
MattHOST
Yeah, but he got this.
Tom DuncanHOST
Leon the Professional as well.
Tom DuncanHOST
We're talking that there are plenty of movies in here, not even to mention, again, The French Connection, Serpico.
Tom DuncanHOST
This is not a...
Tom DuncanHOST
I understand that the genre probably was more robust after this, particularly as you got the year after, both The Shield and The Wire, which really played into this notion of the corrupt police force.
Andrew Dice ClayGUEST
Watch this.
Andrew Dice ClayGUEST
Frank Serpico in court.
Andrew Dice ClayGUEST
Okay.
Andrew Dice ClayGUEST
"By my appearance here today-
Frank MendozaHOST
And the best leading actor that year went to Jack Lemmon for Save the Titans.
Frank MendozaHOST
Al Pacino plays the titular Serpico, Frank Serpico to be exact.
Frank MendozaHOST
He is a New York City cop.
Frank MendozaHOST
He is a guy who is holding onto his own moral compass while surrounded by a shit ton of corruption that he witnesses in the police force.
Frank MendozaHOST
What were your thoughts on the pacing of this film in terms of beginning small scale? Do you think that it was a slow burn or do you think that it was a film that moved along at a reasonable, appropriate pace?
DanielleGUEST
I felt the pacing was fine.
DanielleGUEST
I liked how it kind of built up because it's almost like you're like following along with Serpico, with Frank Serpico.
DanielleGUEST
You're kind of just like a little suspicious, like, oh, that's kind of shady, like not cool, but whatever.
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