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Frank Serpico

I think he wasdisappointed that Avildsen didn't get to direct it because Avildsen hadsuch...

I think he was
disappointed that Avildsen didn't get to direct it because Avildsen had
such a passion about it

Full Transcript

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I think he was disappointed that Avildsen
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didn't get to direct it
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because Avildsen had such a passion about it.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:13:38
Uploaded
Jul 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
La Lutta NMC,Gigantic Pictures

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Movie Summary

In his own words, Frank Serpico tells the story of his one-man crusade for police reform in the NYPD during the early 1970s.
John Avildsen wanted me to play myself. - Frank Serpico 00:04
John Avildsen wanted me to play myself.
You know, and I said, "What, are you crazy?" - Frank Serpico 00:06
You know, and I said, "What, are you crazy?"
You'll be an eccentric." - Frank Serpico 00:08
You'll be an eccentric."
He was Frank Serpico - Frank Serpico 00:06
He was Frank Serpico
And that becomes another stressor - Frank Serpico 00:07
And that becomes another stressor
He's hung his hat on identifying himself - Frank Serpico 00:08
He's hung his hat on identifying himself
That's something that he did - Frank Serpico 00:05
That's something that he did
...once I'd left the police department, - Frank Serpico 00:05
...once I'd left the police department,
I mean, you did write a chapter about Frank - Frank Serpico 00:04
I mean, you did write a chapter about Frank
It's hard for me to imagine that you never - Frank Serpico 00:09
It's hard for me to imagine that you never
...I got angry - Frank Serpico 00:07
...I got angry
...was tryin' to use the shooting - Frank Serpico 00:08
...was tryin' to use the shooting
In other words, people were out to get you - Frank Serpico 00:09
In other words, people were out to get you
My, uh, idea was to show - Frank Serpico 00:06
My, uh, idea was to show
You know, I'm in the hospital - Frank Serpico 00:17
You know, I'm in the hospital
They must've felt guilty of doin' somethin' - Frank Serpico 00:10
They must've felt guilty of doin' somethin'
"A police officer's first obligation - Frank Serpico 00:15
"A police officer's first obligation
The man that came to my aide when I was shot - Frank Serpico 00:05
The man that came to my aide when I was shot
I'm lying there, bleeding to death - Frank Serpico 00:06
I'm lying there, bleeding to death
They can't isolate themselves - Frank Serpico 00:05
They can't isolate themselves