- Nobody could dream him up. His incredible bank robbery is all the more bizarre...because it's true.
- This movie was not dreamed up by a screenplay writer. It couldn't have -- not with all the bizarre things that actually happened that day in a real bank, with real hostages and with Sonny Wortzik - the most unreal person who ever wanted to rob a bank.
- In the middle of a robbery - Pizza for everyone
- The robbery should have taken 10 minutes. 4 hours later, the bank was like a circus sideshow. 8 hours later, it was the hottest thing on live T.V. 12 hours later, it was all history. And it's all true
- In August, 1972, Sonny Wortzik robbed a bank. 250 cops, the F.B.I., 8 hostages and 2,000 onlookers will never forget what took place.
- The Most Bizarre Bank Siege Ever
- Anything can happen during the dog days of summer. On August 22nd, 1972, everything did
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