Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Mcan Yildiz This is a beautiful documentary about an unknown actor who somehow you can manage to remember his face and previous roles but don't know his name. John Cazale... A genius. This documentary is not a cheap one. If you watch (I definitely recommend)you will see tones of famous actors who worked with the John Cazale in the years of Illimunated Hollywood (1970s). Even though i watched his works before (Deerhunter,Dog Day Afternoon, Godfather 1&2, The Conversation) I never realized that he is one of the most important actors in the history of 70s. He was just another guy. But after this short i realized that his intention was to be the other guy. The stranger, unwanted one, dumb character, bad son. These were the roles that made him a known actor at that time. I also wanted to add that i wasn't thinking that actors have so much work in a movie besides the film crew and directors before watching this film. Now, (Thanks to John Cazale) i believe that a simple character can add magnificent taste to a scene (with his gesture, making it look like real life and showing singularity with his character.) This is must watch film for liberated Hollywood fans.

Prismark10 In the days before the internet a popular question to film magazines was: 'Whatever happened to John Cazale?'People who first saw him in The Godfather films and then saw him pop up in Dog Day Afternoon, The Conversation and The Deer Hunter were flummoxed that this brilliant, distinctive looking actor came out from nowhere, appeared in the great films of the 1970s and promptly disappeared.If John Cazale were still alive now he would be a celebrated actor and likely to have Oscar and Tony awards under his belt.Unfortunately Cazale died of cancer in 1978. He left a legacy in movie history of five performances in five films that were all nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, three of them actually winning the Best Picture Oscar.Actors, friends, family, collaborators discuss John Cazale, his life on screen and stage where he was also a celebrated performer. For the first time you get to find out a little more of John Cazale the man and performer. Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and for his first appearance on screen in several years, Gene Hackman all reminiscence about him.

Woodyanders John Cazale was a lanky and sad-faced character actor who specialized in portraying weak guys and wasn't afraid to dig deep into the pain, anguish, darkness, and vulnerability that defined these guys. He only acted in five movies, but they are all uniformly superb pictures that are now correctly regarded as classics: The first two "The Godfather" films (in which Cazale is simply astounding as the hapless and pathetic Fredo), "The Conversation," "Dog Day Afternoon" (he's both funny and scary as the volatile Sal), and, his cinematic swan song, "The Deer Hunter." The middle of three children born to a wholesale coal salesman and a homemaker, Cazale made his debut debut in the amusing comedy short "The American Way" and acted in various Off-Broadway plays prior to securing the choice role of Fredo in "The Godfather." His peers Al Pacino, Gene Hackman, John Savage, and Robert De Niro remember him as an intense and diligent actor who was a great inspiration, asked a lot of questions, and gave a good give and take. Playwright Israel Horovitz notes that John was one of those rare individuals with absolute integrity and reads a beautifully poignant and eloquent eulogy about his untimely passing from lung cancer at age 42. Meryl Streep relates some especially touching stories about Cazale and stuck right by him to the very end (Cazale was terminally ill when he acted in "The Deer Hunter" and died prior to the movie being completed). Admirors Steve Buscemi, Sam Rockwell, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman are all quite warm and generous in their appraisal of Cazale's extraordinary work. First and foremost, John was the sort of remarkable transformational thespian who elevated the quality of all those fortunate enough to work with him. Moreover, we also learn that John had beautiful girlfriends, chainsmoked cigarettes excessively, and had a really raunchy sense of humor. An excellent, affecting, and illuminating tribute to a consummate actor's actor.

Danny Blankenship Just watched this doc on HBO even though short it was informative, moving, and a nice tribute to a fallen great that many people don't remember. Unless your probably a major film buff or historian you don't remember John Cazale. Yet Cazale was a good supporting player on many of the historical film classics of the 70's as with his help each film that he appeared in "The Godfather", "Godfather II", "The Conversation", "Dog Day Afternoon", and "The Deer Hunter" all received academy award nominations for best picture. The doc also tells of his humble start on Broadway as a struggling actor as he worked his way up to get noticed. Interviews and insights are given from greats like Steve Buscemi, Coppola, De Niro, Dreyfuss, Sidney Lumet, Al Pacino, and Gene Hackman. Also revealing and touching is the interview with the great Meryl Streep who had a brief romance with John on the set of his last film "The Deer Hunter"(1978), this is when Cazale would learn he was eat up with bone cancer and die shortly thereafter. Touching tribute that was overdue and it educated and informed many who didn't know anything about John Cazale as it showed if he had lived as to what might have been.