The Official Shermline

The Shermline is an ongoing fan project made by @bleepbloopobsessionville and @telephonepolebit. The Shermline is an extensive 400+ row timeline of events that consists of multiple characters from multiple different pieces of media. It's essentially us dumping a bunch of movie characters into the same universe and making them interact. Most of these characters come from Al Pacino movies, some from other more obscure places, and some of them we just straight up made up! The Shermline mainly revolves around Leon Shermer from Dog Day Afternoon (1975), hence the SHERMline. 

now...here it is...THE SHERMLINE!!!

Here are some descriptions of all our Main Shermline Players:

Main Shermliners:

📞Leon Shermer

📞Sonny "Lou" Wortzik

📜Arthur Kirkland

🐦‍⬛Francis Lionel Delbuchi

🐦‍⬛Max Millan

🐦‍⬛Coley Millan

💵Ricky Roma

🌹Cora Vito-Poirier

Nicher Characters (organized by film):

📞Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

📜...And Justice For All (1979)

🐦‍⬛Scarecrow (1973)

💵Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

🌹Frankie & Johnny (1991)

🌟2002/RPF

🐈Pets

Family Tree🌳

ENJOY THE SHERMLINE!

The Big Boy:

Shermer Fam:

Faceclaims:

Miriam Shermer: Irene Pappas

Nikolaos Shermer: Kostas Hatzihristos

Elena Shermer: Katina Paxinou

Nikos Shermer: Chris Sarandon (from Lipstick (1976))

Katina Shermer: Joanna Gleason

Irene Shermer: Valerie Perrine

Dimitri Shermer/Kostas Shermer: Robert De Niro

Lena Shermer: Julie Carmen

Kirkland, Delbuchi, Bergman Fam:

Faceclaims:

Dorothy Kirkland: Dorothy Michaels from Tootsie (1982)

John Kirkland: Dustin Hoffman

Mary Kirkland: Meryl Streep

Sebastian Delbuchi Sr.: Murray Hamilton

Sandy Delbuchi: Brenda Vaccaro

Mary Anne Delbuchi: Diane Keaton

Sebastion Delbuchi Jr.: John Cazale

Agnes Delbuchi: Talia Shire

Timothy Delbuchi: James Caan

Julia Kirkland: Marisa Tomei

Hannah Kirkland: Young Marisa Tomei

Abigail Kirkland: Natalie from Me, Natalie (1969)

Asha Darwin: Young Cheryl Dunye

Betty Bergman: Sylvia Miles

Lory Dunwell: Susan Sarandon

Michael Bergman: Young Danny Collins from Danny Collins (2015)

Gabriel Dunwell: Terrence Stamp

Wortzik, Andorini Fam:

Faceclaims:

Louise Andorini: Lorraine Gary

Gregory Andorini: Roy Scheider

Millan Fam:

Faceclaims:

Harold Millan: Melvyn Douglas (this pic specifically is from Billy Budd (1962). just so you know)

Susanne Millan: Dorothy Tristan

Howard Chuddington: Gary Springer

Roma, Morton Fam:

Faceclaims:

Ray Morton: Chris Sarandon

Alejandra "Jackie" Roma: Brooke Adams

Alejandra Morton-Roma: Young Brooke Adams

Tracy Morton-Roma: Young Janet Jackson

Isidora Morton: Julie Carmen

Joaquin Morton: Chris Sarandon

Vito-Poirier, Lorraine Fam:

Faceclaims:

Evita Vito: Carmela Corleone from The Godfather Trilogy

Carmelo Vito: Vito Corleone from The Godfather Part I (1972)

Donna Lorraine: Joan Shawlee

John Lorraine: Elliot Gould

Lucille Suen: Anna May Wong

Pickles & Mustard:

"Pickles is Leon and Arthur’s cat. Canonically, she was Colonel Frank Slade’s cat from Scent of a Woman (1992). She was a stray until Leon took her in, and now Pickles has a lovely life and is very cherished! She also HATES men!"

"Mustard is Leon and Arthur’s other kitty, who they get later. She was also a stray who Leon took in. She’s hella itty bitty, and is loved by her family, and she especially loves Pickles."

Rocky & Bean:

"Rocky was Max and Sonny’s chud dog. He WAS Helen and Bobby’s dog, but he ran away. Sonny took him in and he and Max LOVED this dog. Rocky had every disease and hated his dads."

"Bean is Max and Sonny’s new dog that they get in their new life. She was a stray found by Sonny, the same as her predecessor, Rocky. Except Bean LOVES her dads and LOVES her life! She does also have every disease."

Julio & Pops:

"Julio is Ricky and Ray’s ugly white crusty dog. Every time a Julio dies, Ricky and Ray get a new crusty white dog and name it Julio. They dress up the Julios with little bows but they’re always so crusty."

"Pops is David and Stanley’s dog. He’s just a chill respectful old hound. He goes “boof” a lot."

Francis & Coley's Cats:

IF YOU DON'T LIKE RPF KEEP SCROLLING!

What is 2002?

2002 is an in-universe show created by @telephonepolebit for the fanfiction Insomnia, 2002 and it has now spiraled into its own thing! 2002 is a very low budget sci-fi erotica show that takes place on a dystopian version of Earth in the year 2002. It follows the main character “Space Cop” and his alien secretary “Lethe Iota” and their journey to stop crime and also escape to the Moon. In-universe, the show began airing in 1971 and was created by Helen Walker, who also stars as Lethe. The show also stars D-tier actors Al Pacino as Space Cop, Chris Sarandon as Amoreena, and Robert Deniro as Space Villain. The show is incredibly niche but has a small and dedicated fanbase of freaks, mostly in Baltimore, as that’s where the show is filmed. Despite the show’s unpopularity, there is a diner in Baltimore themed around it called “The Starship Grace.” The Starship Grace was originally your run-of-the-mill diner but it was rethemed around 2002 after actor Bill Spank was fired from the show and took control of the diner. It’s shaky on if The Starship Grace actually has the legal right to be themed around 2002. The show 2002 is enjoyed by several Shermline characters like Leon, Sonny and Cora, and Leon and Cora work at the 2002 themed diner. Here's the menu for said diner!

Al Pacino:

"If you don’t like RPF keep scrolling! Yes, we put Al Pacino in the Shermline. We also made him a trans man and gave him a toxic relationship with Chris Sarandon, who we made a trans woman. We also made him a D-tier actor whose only real role is as “Space Cop”, the main character of 2002, our fictional sci-fi erotica show. Al Pacino essentially has no acting career in this universe. Oh and we also got him pregnant because if you know IRL Al Pacino lore, he’s got this mysterious scar and we joke that it’s a C-section scar. So here we are. Yes, it’s Chris Sarandon’s baby."

Chris Sarandon:

"If you don’t like RPF keep scrolling! OBVIOUSLY we put Chris Sarandon in the Shermline and made her a trans woman. We also gave her a toxic relationship with Al Pacino, who’s now a trans man. We also kinda killed off Chris’s acting career and now she’s known for playing the side character “Amoreena” in 2002, our fake sci-fi erotica show. We give her a good theater career though and let her marry her IRL wife, Joanna Gleason, who we also made trans. Oh, and also we did get Al Pacino pregnant with Chris’s baby. Someone had to do it!"

Robert De Niro:

"If you don’t like RPF keep scrolling! We added Robby D to the Shermline and kinda kept him as is. His career now started with his role as “Space Villain” in our fake sci-fi erotica show, 2002, but after being casted in The Godfather II his career took off. We also paired him with the in-universe creator of 2002, Helen Walker! He’s a chill guy."

Helen Walker:

"Helen Walker is basically an OC and is the in-universe creator of 2002, our fictional sci-fi erotica show. Her faceclaim is Diahnne Abbot. Helen also stars in 2002 as Space Cop’s secretary, Lethe Iota. Helen’s whole thing is that she’s a very talented writer, but has lost control of her own show. Basically the only episodes of 2002 that are good were the ones written by her. She’s also in a relationship with co-star Robert Deniro! Helen is weird and wacky, and also ends up leaving the show after a couple seasons."

Lory Dunwell:

"Lory Dunwell is basically an OC created to be a weird partner to Lowell Bergman from The Insider (1999). Her faceclaim is Susan Sarandon. We wanted Lowell to have some kind of partner but we couldn't decide on how to do it, so we decided to make him and Lory both aroace and weird about in each other in a way that used to be bad but now is good! Lory is also a butch lesbian, and the replacement for Helen/Lethe when Helen left the show. Lory plays "Travela Dancer", Space Cop's new rival turned lover. Lory is a very quirky and autistic individual."

Joanna Gleason (Scarecrow):

Cora Vito-Poirier:

"Cora is from Frankie & Johnny (1991) and is the BEST character in the movie and she is SO beloved by us that we have made her a major character in the Shermline. Cora is Leon’s best friend, and works at the 2002 diner, and also…she has a slowburn with JOHNNY! Because they are MEANT TO BE! We didn’t change much about Cora because she’s perfect, but we gave her a backstory and made her from Baltimore, not New York. (also it’s mostly me, telephone, who loves her sm)"

Johnny Lorraine:

"Johnny is one of the main characters from Frankie & Johnny (1991) and this guy falls off SO hard after the first 45~ minutes of the movie like he becomes an entirely different character so we kept him as his sweet whimsical self from the first bits. We also paired him up with CORA because they’re PERFECT together and also gave him a more interesting reason to have been in prison sooo JOHNNY HAS NOW KILLED A MAN! He was valid so it’s ok!"

Frankie Hancock:

"Frankie is the main character of Frankie & Johnny (1991) and the first thing we did was break up her and Johnny. Those two are a mess and so wrong for each other. However, Frankie has crazy good chemistry with Peter, who appears in like one scene, so we paired them up and made it so they have always had crushes on each other but didn’t confess until Peter was going away to Hollywood."

Peter Cayley:

Ricky Roma:

"Ricky Roma is one of the characters in Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). First of all, Ricky is gay. This is basically canon to us. Second of all. Ricky is half Cuban. We decided this because in the film Cuba (1979) there is a chain of hotels called “Roma Hotels.” Thirdly, Ricky is a drag queen. His drag name is “Ricky Romantic” and he is NOT good at drag. Fourthly, Ricky is one of Leon’s besties. Fifthly, Ricky is hella wed to a beautiful actor named Ray Morton and they have a lovely family. LASTLY, Ricky is asexual."

Ray Morton:

"Ray Morton is a character based on a single name mentioned in Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). His faceclaim is any picture of Chris Sarandon with a beard. Ray is basically an OC, we decided that Ricky Roma is gay and needs a hubby, and that hubby has to be Chris Sarandon. The name “Ray Morton” is based on the fake name Ricky creates for Shelley in the scene where he’s trying to scam James Lingk. We thought it would be cute if Ricky uses the name “Ray Morton” because it’s the name of his hubby and his husband is always on his mind. We decided Ray is an actor, primarily a theater actor, but he’s also our stand-in actor for all Chris Sarandon movies. Prince Humperdink? Not Sarandon, it’s Ray Morton now. He’s also from Chile because why not!"

Shelley (Daphne) Levene (also Some Like It Hot):

"Shelley AKA Daphne Levene is from Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) and ALSO Some Like It Hot (1959). We combined Jack Lemmon’s characters and now Shelley is a trans woman who used to live as Daphne, but detransitioned. Don’t worry, Daphne is able to be her true self again with the help of fellow queer, Ricky Roma. Daphne still got fired from Mitch & Murray ‘cause she DID steal those leads but we also saved her daughter from cancer so it’s alright."

Alejandra Morton-Roma:

"Alejandra Morton-Roma is basically an OC made to be the kid of Ricky Roma and Ray Morton from Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). Her faceclaim is young Brooke Adams, who was in the film Cuba (1979) and is also the faceclaim for Ricky’s mom. Alejandra was made because Ricky and Ray wanted to have a baby in Tomadachi Life, and we said sure, why not?"

Tracy Morton-Roma:

Francis Lionel Delbuchi:

"Francis Lionel Delbuchi is one of the main characters of Scarecrow (1973). Our thing with Francis is we really wanted to give him a life he deserved and also we wanted to make him a girl. So we made her transfem and gave her a family and an amazing comedy career! They are now cousins with Arthur from AJFA and the girlfriend of Coley AND they reunited with Max AND their son, who lowkey hates them but it’s alright."

Max Millan:

"Max is one of the main characters of Scarecrow (1973). The main thing we did to Max is pair him with Sonny Wortzik from DDA (1975). Our idea was hey, these guys suck, what if they sucked together? LITERALLY! We gave them a very crazy relationship and gave Max a crazy view on his sexuality!"

Coley Millan:

"Coley Millan is Max Millan’s sister from Scarecrow (1973). The main thing we did with Coley is pair her with FRANCIS! Because they’d be so cute and autistic together! We also made Coley a lesbian (Francis is transfem now) and also transmasc! We put this diva on T!"

Lionel Delbuchi:

Arthur Kirkland:

"Arthur Kirkland is the main character of …And Justice For All (1979). The MOST important part of his role in the Shermline is that we PAIRED HIM OFF WITH LEON SHERMER!! THEY ARE PERFECT!! THEY ARE SO IN LOVE!! We lowkey made the Shermline just for them. Beyond that, we made Arthur the world’s biggest wife guy, autistic as hell, and also gave him the world’s most tragic backstory. But mostly we gave him Leon!"

Julia Tollari:

"Julia Tollari is our interpretation of Arthur Kirkland’s unnamed ex-wife from …And Justice For All (1979). Her faceclaim is Marisa Tomei. We decided that since Arthur’s wife “had a better lawyer” that SHE was the better lawyer. We made her a total badass and amazing lawyer, and also paired her off with Iris King from Stanley and Iris (1990). They have a VERY long slowburn yuri going on there."

David Crebbs:

"David Crebbs is a character based on a single mentioned name in …And Justice For All (1979). His faceclaim is this mustached man because he calls Arthur “Artie.” We decided David is Arthur’s best friend because David has a speech impediment, and we decided growing up that Arthur had a stutter! We also gave David some yaoi with Stanley from Stanley and Iris (1990) because Tomadachi Life told us to. We also gave David an evil ex-wife. It’s a long story."

Stanley Cox (Stanley & Iris):

"Stanley Cox is from the movie Stanley and Iris (1990). When we added him to the Shermline we originally were keeping him paired with Iris, but our Tomadachi Life island unexpectedly paired him with David Crebbs from …And Justice For All (1979) and we decided that Tomadachi Life was CORRECT and made their yaoi canon. It’s insanely niche but it’s ours, and now they have a beautiful life together!"

Iris King (Stanley & Iris):

"Iris King is from the movie Stanley and Iris (1990). When we originally added her to the Shemline she was paired with Stanley, but due to some Tomadachi Life shenanigans Stanley ended up with David Crebbs from …And Justice For All (1979). To keep balance, Iris needed to be yuri. We decided to pair her with Arthur from AJFA’s ex-wife, Julia! We also made her close with a lot of the other AJFA characters. She’s a local treasure!"

Lowell Bergman (The Insider):

"Lowell is one of the main characters from The Insider (1999). First of all. THIS GUY IS INTERSEX AND TRANS. I don't make the rules except for the fact I do. Secondly this guy is AROACE and has a weird wacky relationship with an aroace butch lesbian named Lory. They're married, they got kids, it's something. THIRDLY this guy is the long lost brother of Arthur Kirkland from ...And Justice For All (1979). He's got a WEIRD childhood. He is also a milf to me, the telephone, and I have a crush on him (NOT REALLY)."

Anise King:

"Anise King is basically an OC who's the ex-wife of David Crebbs from ...And Justice For All (1979). Anise is also the sister of Iris King from Stanley & Iris (1990). Her faceclaim is Gloria from Author, Author! (1982). Anise's whole thing is that she's just kinda evil and has major beef with Arthur Kirkland. She's also the mother of baby Fergus."

Hannah Tollari-Kirkland:

"Hannah is our interpretation of Arthur Kirkland’s unnamed kids from …And Justice For All (1979). The movie doesn’t elaborate on ANYTHING about Arthur’s kids, so we gave him twin girls! Hannah’s faceclaim is young Marisa Tomei because her mother’s faceclaim is also Marisa Tomei. We made Hannah an aspiring actress and also gave her a complicated relationship with her parents…and also crazy ADHD!"

Abigail Tollari-Kirkland:

"Abigail is our interpretation of Arthur Kirkland’s unnamed kids from …And Justice For All (1979). The movie doesn’t elaborate on ANYTHING about Arthur’s kids, so we gave him twin girls! Abby’s faceclaim is Natalie from Me, Natalie (1969). We made Abby pretty close with her father, and an aspiring lawyer. She is also hella autistic of course. She also has a complex relationship with her parents and her sister."

Asha "AKA" Darwin:

"Asha also known as AKA is basically an OC created to be Abigail Kirkland’s girlfriend! Her faceclaim is Cheryl Dunye. AKA is a total sweetheart and an aspiring director and writer who has also dabbled in high school theater. She’s besties with Hannah, who she met through theater, and Hannah introduced her to Abby. AKA is also a massive dork and 2002 fan, and also has a successful business in high school selling homemade keychains."

Fergus Crebbs:

"Fergus Crebbs is basically an OC made to be the kid of David Crebbs from …And Justice For All (1979). Fergie is an affair baby with an absent mother, oh no, but he’s got a great life with his two dads! He’s hella bullied though for being the only Chinese kid in a Jewish school and having a speech impediment and always wearing a suit. Oh, and his faceclaim is Ke Huy Quan. That’s unrelated to the bullying."

Estelle Crebbs:

"Estelle Crebbs is the daughter of Kelly from Stanley & Iris (1990). Her kid faceclaim is young Jane Fonda. Estelle is still canonically Kelly's (Iris's daughter) kid, but she decided she wasn't ready to raise a baby yet, and the family couldn't afford an abortion. So, it was agreed that Estelle would be raised by David Crebbs from AJFA and Stanley Cox from Stanley & Iris of course."

LARRY GUTMAN & JUAN PULIDO:

Leon Shermer:

"Leon is one of the most pivotal characters in Dog Day Afternoon (1975) and she is THE MAIN CHARACTER OF THE SHERMLINE! She’s why we started the Shermline and also why it’s called. Y’know. The SHERMline. Our goal with like All Of This was just to give Leon the best life possible AKA the life she DESERVES because we love her so much. This whole thing started with us pairing Leon with Arthur Kirkland from …And Justice For All (1979) because he would treat her SO RIGHT and be the hubby she deserves. We also gave Leon a job, and a life, and lovely friends and a family, and had her transition into the beautiful weird girl she was always meant to be! We also put her through the horrors a little bit but mostly we gave her a big beautiful awesome life."

Sonny "Lou" Wortzik:

"Sonny Wortzik is the main character of Dog Day Afternoon (1975). And we did a LOT to this guy. First of all we have to establish his middle name is “Louise” which started as a running gag but became plot relevant because we had Sonny change his name to “Lou” in order to distance himself from his past. We also paired him up with Max Millan from Scarecrow (1973) and they have some weird freaky QPR type yaoi going on. We wanted to send Sonny down the long bumpy road of recovery, and give him a character arc. The way we did this was by giving him a freaky relationship, making him self-medicate with weed, making him hella nonbinary and just torturing him a bit. Oh and we also made him intersex. Just because we could."

Kimmy Wortzik:

"Kimmy is Sonny Wortzik’s daughter from Dog Day Afternoon (1975). Her faceclaim is Julie Steffans from Lady Bird (2017). We wanted Sonny’s kids to be involved in his life in some way after his character arc, and decided Kimmy would be the one interested in seeing her father again, after having hardly known him, and also because she has a very fraught relationship with her mother."

Timmy Wortzik:

"Timmy is Sonny Wortzik’s son from Dog Day Afternoon (1975). His faceclaim is young John Candy. We wanted Sonny’s kids to be in his life in some way after his character arc, and decided that Timmy’s sister ends up closer with their father after reuniting with him, because Timmy is closer with his aunt, Desiree, AKA Sonny’s sister."

Bobby Andorini (Panic in Needle Park):

"Bobby Andorini is from The Panic in Needle Park (1971). We didn’t change much about Bobby, other than making him a trans man and Sonny Wortzik’s cousin. We also made him hook up with Travis Bickle because we thought that would be funny. Overall we didn’t do much to this guy or this movie because we don’t like him or his movie. We also gave him a last name because he didn’t canonically have one. Somehow. We chose Andorini because y’know, Italian."

Helen Reeves (Panic in Needle Park):