Frank Serpico | a New York cop who blew the whistle on deep corruption within the police force in the 1970's, and who ultimately tried to kill him to keep him quiet

"Look, I'm ready to blow my whistle here-"

I watched the movie a couple nights ago for the first time. It was pretty darned good, though the interpersonal scenes with his girlfriend seemed a little forced, and may have been a fabrication of the director to add artificial drama. Or at least, that's the vibe I get from what he mentions about the movie in this trailer for a biography on him.

I'm old enough to remember when Serpico posters were ubiquitous. They were the height of cool for a hot half minute. Then they became what latecomers thought were an indication of coolness. (You can even see them occasionally in other movies of the same period, as a background prop set designers used to make a statement about the personality of a character.)

Then they were largely replaced with Farrah posters, lol. Priorities.