Dog Day Afternoon

[quickdraws]

What does the saying Dog Day Afternoon mean.

[Quizmonster]

Click here for an explanation of 'dog days'.

[jno]

as I recall the film of that name was set on a similar day, or at least it felt like it.

[Quizmonster]

You're not thinking of 'Groundhog Day', are you, J?

[jno]

Groundhog Day Afternoon, in which the participants try over and over to rob a bank... I must get working on my screenplay, QM!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072890/

[gammaray]

Dog day afternoon, made in 1975 , stared Al pacino and John Cazales as would be bank robbers. Hold up in bank with hostages on a long hot day surrounded by police and FBI. The term dog day afternoon in this instance means simply "getting nowwhere".