Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for August 18, 2014

Arlo the Pacino wannabee

“No idea who that crazy man is, I never saw him before "

New York???

A chant from the past…..

That is a hysterical reference to a somewhat obscure Pacino movie…1973?

I hadn’t the foggiest what today’s strip referred to, but knew I could count on you commenters for clues. I used the few I had gleaned, and came up with this from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attica_Prison_riot“In the film Dog Day Afternoon, (1975), Al Pacino’s character, Sonny, who is holding eight bank employees hostage, starts the chant, “Attica! Attica!”, at the massed police outside, evoking the excessive police force used in response to the Attica riot. The chant “Attica! Attica!” has since been parodied or used for comedic effect in everything from children’s cartoons to crime procedurals.[citation needed]"

Thanks of the clarification. I was so in the dark I was thinking of “To Kill a Mockingbird”, when the mad dog came down the street and thought he meant “Atticus”, duh!

“Help, this man who I don’t know and have certainly never been married to, is chasing me!”

THAT was a delightful video; had never seen it.

Did not understand. Please help.

Here is a link to the movie segment to which Arlo refers (WARNING: NSFW language):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8JMOAXamqY

I hadn’t seen the movie either, but the video is one of my favorites. Can’t sit still during that one.

Beg pardon; did somebody call??

Alpha Canis Majoris. Sirius is the brightest (alpha) star in the constellation Canis Majoris (Large Dog)

Strangely today I read in the Long Island, NY paper that they are reinvesting the case against the guards at the Attica riot.