Talk:Al Pacino

Vandalism in filmography?

19:56, 17 November 2006 I added complete filmography table to this article. It was removed almost immediately. Because collecting the list, formating and properly linking the movies takes me several hours, I would like to ask, why this was removed to help me better aim my effort in the future. --Loskutak 10:14, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

pic

i have removed all the images existing in the article and i have replced them with 1 pic that i feel is classic.regarding the removed images,i felt they were out of place.however a great scent of a woman pic would be welcomed. Msreeharsha 20:05, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

i put back all the images because it portrays his whole career, from the 70s to 90s. i dont think they are out of place since pacino has played many different roles than the godfather and omiting them would be an oversight.

hmmm...ok...cool....but could ne one please load a scent of a woman pic...he won an oscar for that goddamn movie!!!!

written by someone

what about reviews/synopsis of movies? is that out of sync with wikipedia I like how his picture is a mugshot :) How about a real picture - maybe something of him after he became famous Could somebody replace that mugshot with a still of Al from "The Godfather"? After all, that was his big break as well as his most famous role.

"Tufano" vandalism

Note that edits inserting supposed information about "Marc Tufano" are vandalism and should be reverted on sight. This has affected multiple articles (Robert De Niro, The Beatles, etc. etc.) -- Curps 18:43, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

Mugshot

I'm wondering if Pacino's mugshot at 21 is really appropriate for this article. If so, there should be some elaboration as to his alleged crime and past. - AWF

the reason it's being used is that it's free of copyright. Arniep 15:10, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Since Pacino is primarily known as an actor as opposed to a criminal (that is to my knowledge), I suggest that we hunt for a more suitable photo which reflects this. Shawnc 08:11, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

I agree. The mugshot is inappropriate. Let's find a better picture.-66.254.232.219 05:36, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

I took out the mugshot. If someone wants to put it back, then they should also add information on his arrest. It doesn't really have a place in the article otherwise. TaintedMustard 16:09, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

There's info on his arrest hereherehere The third one provides the most info I think.

Salvatore Pacino

Does anybody have a citation for the fact that Al's father was born in Corleone? Can't seem to find any references to this - a couple of places mention his grandparents coming from there but nothing about his father.

It's in Inside the Actor's Studio episode with Al Pacino. It was not about his father (who is natural born American) but his greatgrandfather. It's not important information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.151.115.9 (talk) 21:59, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

"greatest"

"regarded as one of the greatest in film history" This is removed for lacking citations. Shawnc 12:46, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

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Entry a little too gushy

Was this written by his agent? This entry seems to heap on the praise a little too thickly. There should be some regard to Pacino's complete late of subtlety in his more recent performances -- he's become a cartoon of himself. And it's not like he hasn't had his share of flops either. Gigli? Simone? City Hall? Cruising? There was also a huge six year gap in his career in the 80s where he only made one movie between Scarface and Sea of Love. --Navstar 12:00, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Agnostic?

is that a joke or what? from where does that come from?

Odd edits recently ...

Dear 71.109.27.88; Why did you remove the initial synopsis? I see you merged some of its content with the following paragraph, but it no longer follows common layout guidelines for a biographical wiki. Just curious. And a couple of the new links (Citrus??) are weak, but those may have been there before you modified it.

oh sorry, citrus is a place in california, i live around there that's why. i guess i didnt check it.

Happily bottom-posted and signed,

Dondello 16:01, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Hein

"Pacino suffered from a throat disorder in the mid-1980s which forced to him stop smoking cigarettes. Notice in Sea of Love, he sounded noticibly different, featuring his now-famous dark, owly eyes and hoarse, deep voice."

"Stopped a 2-pack-a-day smoking habit in 1994 to protect his voice. He now only occasionally smokes herbal cigarettes. "

so umm, last I checked, 1994 wasn't in the mid-1980s.. unless the throat disorder only made him stop in '94? Lovok 12:53, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Main Picture

This article needs a new main picture of Pacino, as people are too thick headded to see what movie its really from (The Godfather), and what movie its not from (Scarface).

The caption for his picture in the boxout says it is a shot from "Heat", but I'm almost completely certain this is incorrect. I've seen "Heat" at least ten times, and that isn't even how he looks in the movie. Evanturner 11:33, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Please, note that, by [{Wikipedia:Fair use#Couterexamples]] item #7, this article should use a free image, and not a screenshot as the main picture. --Abu badali ^(talk) 12:03, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

"The Discipline"

-cleaned up misspellings and bad grammar. edited sentence structure in a few places to improve ease of readability. Added the comment on "Heat". generally tried to glisten it up a little. Stevewk 00:37, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

-minor touch-up. Stevewk 23:01, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Trivia section

The trivia section repeats a lot of the information earlier in the piece and it states things that may be semi interesting, but more seem like padding. Any objections to weeding this section down? Pnkrockr 17:53, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

No objection at all, it takes more than one screen space and there is lots of fancruft in there. Lincher 18:07, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

- added "Me, Natalie" snippet; echo trivia cleanup...to your heart's content. Stevewk 19:04, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

-repositioned the "Heat" photo, it looks like, successfully. Stevewk 19:14, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Holy trivia, Batman!

Let's cut this section down to size, it's larger than most articles, and while some of it is interesting, alot of it is absolutely useless fan-cruft, and unencyclopedic Zerak-Tul 22:06, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Grobel's 2006 book

-added mention of above under "Personal Life." Stevewk 16:26, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Dead?

There are no sources claiming he is dead. Either someone is having a little fun, or this is news. Can someone verify?

FUCK YOU! PACINO WILL NEVER DIE!--Tainted Drifter 05:29, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

2nd Greatest of All Time

Pacino's the 2nd best of all time. De Niro is the first. They each have so many classic movies.--Tainted Drifter 05:30, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Al used to date actress Jill Clayburgh

When in Boston during late 72 or 73, he was playing at the Circle Theater (I think) in either Arturo Ui or the Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel. Regardless after the play, I waited for him to exit the theatre so that I could get his autograph (which I did) and Jill was with him then. There was some written interest about their relationship during that time but it seems as though that has been completely dropped from his past as has his relationship(s) with Diane Keaton. Just wanted to point these out for those who truly want to know as much about the man as possible.

Godfather The Game

Alright so the Godfather: tHE GAME page states Al Pacino turned down the role because he objected the fact the movie was being made along with the director of TG. However this article states he turned it down because his voice changed, so which is it? --Elven6 21:30, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

The Whole thing with the godfather game is Bullcrap!!!!! I think he should have just done the stupid game! It would have been much better! Michael Corleone only has a few lines anyway!

"Inches Speech from ANY GIVEN SUNDAY"

"Inches Speech from ANY GIVEN SUNDAY" - deserves a mention, don't you think? Probably the best speech from a sports movie. Arguably one of the greatest movie speeches ever. It was that good and captured the essence of the genius that is Al Pacino !

what do u all think? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.105.124.181 (talk) 16:04, 4 January 2007 (UTC).

Picasso?

Is there a reason he's called Picasso under the pictures and in some of the text? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Deathugee (talk • contribs) 16:55, 13 February 2007 (UTC).

I've tried editing some.But the more I edit,it looks like the Picasso keeps appearing.216.76.204.41 02:16, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Pacino Arrested in 1961

In 1961, Pacino was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon, but the charges were later dropped. He told the police he was on his way to an acting job and needed the weapon for the skit. He was 21-years-old when this mug shot was taken.

link:http://crime.about.com/library/blpacinoal.htm —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.199.253.206 (talk) 01:22, 23 February 2007 (UTC).

Deletion of "The Godfather films in popular culture" under consideration

Fans of The Godfather may wish to participate in the AfD debate concerning whether the article The Godfather films in popular culture, which was spun off from this article to keep it from being too unwieldy, should be deleted. That debate can be found here. The article in question provides a place for people to note instances which illustrate the continuing influence of The Godfather and its sequels on films, TV shows and other popular culture media. Ed Fitzgerald 00:46, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Manhattan or Havana?

Where was he born? --Cantalamessa 22:29, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Yes, and the article is inconsistent with the infobox in regards to whether it's Manhattan or the Bronx.--Rajah 07:29, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

In the current edition of Entertainment Weekly (week of 04/14/08, with Tina Fey on the cover), it states that he was born in Bronx, NY. 24.189.35.249 (talk) 00:10, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Inside the Actors Studio

Has any information from his appearance on the above been added to the article? I couldn't see any reference to it. For example, during the interview he says began as a stand-up comic in The Village. - Dudesleeper · Talk 01:25, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Exellent S1m0ne Main pic

Well done, perfection.

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Replacement for main picture

The current main picture lacks a source, it merely states that it's a fan photo from the S1m0ne set, but the photographer isn't mentioned. I found this picture on Flickr which can be used for free (when properly sourced and reframed slightly). Has anybody any objections against this, or knows of a better picture, or the source of the current one? mensch • t 15:03, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

I dont like it —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Desiganmer (talk • contribs).

I'm sure you don't like it, because you're the uploader of said picture and even commented on this talk page to complement the inclusion of it... But since the S1m0ne picture is not free, doesn't have a rationale and is attributed as a fan picture – falsely I believe, because of the quality of the picture. Because there are no other objections I'm going to replace it with the Flickr one. mensch • t 11:36, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

I object. Desiganmer (talk

I don't see how photo quality is proof that it's not a fan photo. Given that i haven't seen it elsewhere, I'm inclined to believe it is ,until proof (not suspicion) is found that it's not usable. Quite frankly, the 'fan photo' is a much nicer image. Yankee.doodle.666 00:11, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

The current photo is unusable, because it isn't sourced, see the notice on the image page itself. The image should either be attributed correctly and get a fair use rationale, or be replaced with something else. It doesn't matter whether it's a nice picture or not, legally speaking this image can't be used in the article right now. mensch • t 00:28, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Here is the proof you wanted. The image is a cropped image taken from iMDB, which is not a free source. Picture is here. mensch • t 00:34, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Thats AL in what, 2005/04 when that movie was made. Not 2007.

Pacino Playing Dali

Is it just me or did someone else hear that Al was going to step into legendary painter Salvador Dali's shoes in the upcoming film "Dali and I: The surreal story". the film is set for a 2007 release.

Confirmed bachelor ?

The phrase "confirmed bachelor" used to be a code for homosexual, which I don't think was meant here. Unless he has regularly stated that he does not believe in the institution of marriage (and even then, the fact he has had several long term girlfriends makes the term blurred), I am not sure that we can say anything apart from just report that he never married. -- Beardo 03:57, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Rivaly with Dustin Hoffman

His rivalry with fellow Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman is well documented

I pulled this from his personal life, what's up? they don't get along?

Vandalism

Someone has vandalised the section under the sub-head 80s —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.225.0.52 (talk) 13:49, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Rewording of Oceans 13 mention and recent box office.

"With his box office earnings relatively modest of late, Pacino looks to be gearing up with several new projects. He starred in Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean's Thirteen alongside George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Andy Garcia as the villain Willy Bank, a casino tycoon who is targeted out of revenge by Danny Ocean and his crew."

Given that this movie earned over $100 million in the U.S. alone, the first sentence is clearly inaccurate. If noone objects, i will edit the paragraph to be less opinionated and innacurate. (I'll wait a week for replies)125.238.124.197 05:54, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Total Earnings

i was wondering if anyone knows what his total lifetime earnings are from his movies? i know its high but i want to know how high —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.95.244.251 (talk) 05:16, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Latest movies

Just made a minor change to the statement saying that the movie "88 Minutes" is going to be released in 2008. This is true for the US, although it is known that it has already been released in many other areas in the year of 2007; so, I adjusted the wording to make it more accurate. --Wnb0518 (talk) 19:15, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

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Relationships without references

I was just wondering if anyone knew if he has had a relationship with an African American woman in the past? I wonder; is he interested in dating women of other nationalities. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.177.187.0 (talk) 18:54, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

I have just deleted a paragraph from the "Personal Life" section where a number of Pacino's romantic relationships were mentioned. Unfortunately none of them had references of any kind, so they need to go according to policy on biographies of living people. I acknowledge that his relationships may be notable (and most of what I deleted is probably true), but without references from reliable sources misinformation or libel could sneak in. My edit removing this content is here. If you can provide references for any specific relationships, please re-add them with appropriate citations. BlckKnght (talk) 00:10, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

A lot of the details of that paragraph were incorrect (for instance, he dated Clayburgh from '65-'72, not '70-'75 according to Andrew Yules Pacino biography "life on the wire", so its removal was certainly warranted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.236.182.58 (talk) 03:20, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

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WP:WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers priority assessment

Per debate and discussion re: assessment of the approximate 100 top priority articles of the project, this article has been included as a top priority article. Wildhartlivie (talk) 07:08, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Suggest this page is temporarily locked

Some idiot keeps putting death notices on here.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.254.120.136 (talk) 18:00, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Are you sure he's not right? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.134.109.104 (talk) 18:18, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

The Critic

On the series The Critic Al Pacino is featured constantly saying "Hoo-Ha", what movie are they referencing? Sarujo (talk) 07:53, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Aressted when was 21 year old?

Ive noticed a little mistake: if he was arrested on January 7, 1961, he was 20 years old (he has birthsday in April... haha)