AL PACINO
In ‘Serpico’ he plays as an undercover cop who
exposes corruption in the force. Rumour has
it that he was heavily involved in the character,
while he was driving (not while shooting) he saw
a truck spewing exhaust. He pulled the driver over
and attempted to make an arrest. His role as
Frank Serpico won him an Oscar. His madness for
acting didn’t stop there. On ‘Scent of A Woman’
he made himself blind by not allowing him to
focus on anything. He would remain in character
off set, by walking using his cane and not looking
at anyone while they talked.
Scent of a Woman(1992)
Trivia
During production, Al
Pacino reportedly only
slept a couple hours a
night, ate sparingly, and
would sometimes take
cold showers; this was in
order to emphasize Sonny’s
disheveled, exhausted and
yet wired appearance.
Trivia
In ‘Marathon Man’, although
he was playing a graduate
student, Dustin Hoffman was
actually 38 years old at the
time of filming.
Marathon Man(1976)
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