Sal at one point berates one of the bank tellers for smoking, saying he didn't smoke because "I don't want to get the cancer". Ironically, Cazale himself died from cancer three years later. ...more » Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

While a character in her own right from the comics, Sand Saref's seduction of and marriage to wealthy men only to have them killed is a trait taken from fellow Spirit femme fatale P'Gell. ...more » The Spirit (2008)

As previously mentioned above, Andrew Dominik was set to direct, and had Tom Cruise lined up to play Lou Ford. When Cruise dropped out, Dominik left the project - he felt he needed a big star actor to carry such a complex and disturbing film. ...more » The Killer Inside Me (2010)