00:02We had a vision of what policing was about, and it was something good.
00:05But what happens when you go into these institutions and you see that it's a racket?
00:11Well, in the early 70s, a book and movie was made.
00:16The difference is that the movie were all actors, and I had very much input.
00:24In fact, they wished I wasn't there because, you know, well, most directors, even Antonino, wish you're not there.
00:33But the thing is, that was a movie, and, you know, and Lumet says, I have to be, you know,
00:41accurate to the character, which he wasn't.
00:45Serpico.
00:45Serpico.
00:46Frank Serpico.
00:52My father said, nobody can make you do what you don't want to do.
00:55Officer Serpico, thank you for your testimony.
00:57I was going against an army.
01:00It was going to be an exposer.
01:02No, the movie was very accurate concerning the corruption and the characters.
01:08Well, I'll just give you a classic example.
01:10You know, there's a scene in the movie where I arrest this burglar and these cops start shooting at me.
01:17The burglar happened to be white.
01:20For some reason, Lumet made him black.
01:22To me, that's racist, and it's Hollywood profile.
01:26The movie.
01:26Al Pacino was Frank Serpico.
01:28That wasn't me.
01:30You know, Pacino did a good job playing himself, but he's known for overacting.
01:37And where I said cut was a scene that never happened.
01:41In fact, there were several scenes that never happened.
01:46If one of the great moral exemplars of our time...
01:50You got a loud, mild, Serpico.
01:51Would you just listen for a moment?
01:52At least it's honest.
01:54People like Frank Serpico remind you that you, too, can speak the truth and can confront power.
01:59That's something that he did, but that's not really who he is.
02:03You know that guy?
02:03Nobody knows that guy.
02:09It's just really it's not die.
