The film""s title character was based, in part, after he character of real-life, ruthless gangster Al Capone - a vain and cruelly vicious Italian mobster who experienced a similar rise and fall."" He watched the surveillance footage of the initial accident that turned employee Max Dillon into Electro.The green in his eyes indicated that the ALZ-112 gene was passed onto him from his mother during pregnancy, and he had inherited "radically boosted healthy brain functioning.]Penn""s masterpiece won two Oscars for Best Supporting Actress (Estelle Parsons in an over-the-top performance) and Best Cinematography (Burnett Guffey) for its great evocation of period detail, with eight other nods for Best Picture and Best Actor (producer/actor Warren Beatty), Best Actress (Faye Dunaway), Best Supporting Actor (Gene Hackman), Best Supporting Actor (Michael J.