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{{quote| '''Popeye Doyle''': ''All right, Popeye's here! Get your hands on your heads, get off the bar, and get on the wall!''}}
{{quote|'''Popeye Doyle''': ''All right, Popeye's here! Get your hands on your heads, get off the bar, and get on the wall!''}}


The tale of NYC cop "Popeye" Doyle and his partner, "Cloudy" Russo. One day, they stumble upon a huge shipment of heroin from France. The trail leads to notorious drug kingpin, Alain Charnier. [[Moment of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|Car chases ensue.]] A huge success and a classic piece of seventies Hollywod cinema. The film made a star of [[Gene Hackman]] and also starred [[Jaws (Film)|Roy Scheider]]. Based on the true story of the two cops who would stop the drug trafficking between France and the US, it was a huge success, both financially and critically. The film won many [[Academy Awards]], for Best Actor (Hackman), Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture. Thus it would come close to winning the five big, but lacked a female main character. It also won for editing and the car-chase alone is worth it.
The tale of NYC cop "Popeye" Doyle and his partner, "Cloudy" Russo. One day, they stumble upon a huge shipment of heroin from France. The trail leads to notorious drug kingpin, Alain Charnier. [[Chase Scene|Car chases]] [[Moment of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|ensue.]]


A classic piece of seventies Hollywood cinema, '''''The French Connection''''' made a star of [[Gene Hackman]] and also starred [[Roy Scheider]]. Based on the true story of the two cops who would stop the drug trafficking between France and the US, it was a huge success, both financially and critically. The film won many [[Academy Award]]s, for Best Film Editing, Best Actor (Hackman), Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture. Thus it would come close to winning the Big Five, but lacked a female main character.
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A [[Spiritual Successor]], ''The Seven-Ups'', was released in 1973, starring Roy Scheider as another New York City cop leading a special organized crime task force. It had the same producer and composer of ''The French Connection'' and also had a high speed car chase. A [[sequel]], ''French Connection II'', came out in 1975 which has "Popeye" Doyle traveling to Marseilles in pursuit of Charnier, finding himself a [[Fish Out of Water]] in the French city, and being forced into heroin addiction by Charnier's henchmen. Unlike the original, the sequel's plot is entirely fictional. Then there was ''Popeye Doyle'', a 1986 [[Made for TV Movie]] featuring Ed O'Neill in the title role.

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* [[Abandoned Warehouse]]: The final scene takes place in one.
* [[Abandoned Warehouse]]: The final scene takes place in one.
** Technically its an abandoned mental hospital.
** Technically its an abandoned mental hospital.
* [[Baby Carriage]]: A runaway carriage hampers the car chase.
* [[Baby Carriage]]: A runaway carriage hampers the car chase.
* [[Based On a True Story]]: The film actually used the real duo behind it as the consultants for the film.
* [[Based on a True Story]]: The film actually used the real duo behind it as the consultants for the film.
* [[Beard of Evil]]: Alain Charnier, AKA "Frog One".
* [[Beard of Evil]]: Alain Charnier, AKA "Frog One".
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* [[Car Chase]]: One of the most famous in movie history. While ''[[Bullitt]]'' was the [[Trope Maker]], this was the [[Trope Codifier]].
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** The sequel, meanwhile, climaxes with a chase ''on foot'' that's pretty epic in its own right.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Ever pick your feet in Poughkeepsie?" Also becomes [[Arc Words]].
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Ever pick your feet in Poughkeepsie?" Also becomes [[Arc Words]].
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* [[Chase Scene]]: One of the most famous in movie history. While ''[[Bullitt]]'' was the [[Trope Maker]], this was the [[Trope Codifier]].
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* [[Chained to A Bed]]
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** The sequel, meanwhile, climaxes with a chase ''on foot'' that's pretty epic in its own right.
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* [[Chained to a Bed]]
* [[Cowboy Cop]]: Doyle.
* [[Cowboy Cop]]: Doyle.
* [[Crapsack World]]: Just like [[Midnight Cowboy]] and [[Taxi Driver]], this is set in the era of "[[Gerald Ford|Ford]] to City: Drop Dead".
* [[Crapsack World]]: Just like [[Midnight Cowboy]] and [[Taxi Driver]], this is set in the era of "[[Gerald Ford|Ford]] to City: Drop Dead".
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* [[New York Subway]]
* [[New York Subway]]
* [[Nice Hat]]: Popeye's porkpie hat.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Popeye's porkpie hat.
* [[Nice Job Fixing It Villain]]: Doyle is forced to drop the investigation by his superiors. One of the traffickers tries to assassinate him. Doyle gets the investigation re-opened.
* [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: Doyle is forced to drop the investigation by his superiors. One of the traffickers tries to assassinate him. Doyle gets the investigation re-opened.
* [[Real Person Cameo]]: Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso (the real-life inspirations for Popeye Doyle and Cloudy Russo) appear in the film as Simonson and Klein, respectively.
* [[Real Person Cameo]]: Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso (the real-life inspirations for Popeye Doyle and Cloudy Russo) appear in the film as Simonson and Klein, respectively.
* [[Rule of Cool]]: The real "Popeye" Doyle (or "Popeye" ''Egan'', rather--his name was changed for the film) thought at first that the famous image of Hackman shooting the criminal at the top of the steps was offensive since he would never actually shoot someone [[In the Back]], but he realized later on how the moment worked on film and forgave it.
* [[Rule of Cool]]: The real "Popeye" Doyle (or "Popeye" ''Egan'', rather--his name was changed for the film) thought at first that the famous image of Hackman shooting the criminal at the top of the steps was offensive since he would never actually shoot someone [[In the Back]], but he realized later on how the moment worked on film and forgave it.
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* [[Sequel]]: 1975's ''French Connection II'', which has Doyle traveling to Marseilles in pursuit of Charnier, finding himself a [[Fish Out of Water]] in the French city, and being forced into heroin addiction by Charnier's henchmen. Unlike the original, the sequel's plot is entirely fictional.
** Then there was ''Popeye Doyle'', a 1986 [[Made for TV Movie]] featuring Ed O'Neill in the title role.
* [[Skeleton Key Card]]: Cloudy breaks into Popeye's apartment with a credit card.
* [[Skeleton Key Card]]: Cloudy breaks into Popeye's apartment with a credit card.
* [[Stop or I Will Shoot]]: 'Popeye' guns down the EL assassin as he [[In the Back|turns to flee]], despite the fact that a) he's now unarmed, and b) Popeye couldn't have been sure the man was the same guy who'd taken a shot at him earlier, as there was little opportunity to get a clear look at his face.
* [[Stop or I Will Shoot]]: 'Popeye' guns down the EL assassin as he [[In the Back|turns to flee]], despite the fact that a) he's now unarmed, and b) Popeye couldn't have been sure the man was the same guy who'd taken a shot at him earlier, as there was little opportunity to get a clear look at his face.
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: 1973's ''The Seven-Ups'', starring Roy Scheider as another New York City cop leading a special organized crime task force. It had the same producer and composer of ''[[The French Connection]]'' and also had a high speed car chase.
* [[Star Making Role]]: For Gene Hackman.
* [[Throw It In]]: Tradition has it that the famous baby carriage moment was an accident during filming. In truth it was staged. However, earlier in the chase scene there's a moment where another car smashes into Hackman's at an intersection, and that ''was'' a genuine accident that was left in.
* [[Translation Convention]]: Averted, with a lot of (subtitled) French dialogue.
* [[Translation Convention]]: Averted, with a lot of (subtitled) French dialogue.
* [[Where Are They Now Epilogue]]
* [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]]


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Latest revision as of 12:19, 25 August 2021

Popeye Doyle: All right, Popeye's here! Get your hands on your heads, get off the bar, and get on the wall!

The tale of NYC cop "Popeye" Doyle and his partner, "Cloudy" Russo. One day, they stumble upon a huge shipment of heroin from France. The trail leads to notorious drug kingpin, Alain Charnier. Car chases ensue.

A classic piece of seventies Hollywood cinema, The French Connection made a star of Gene Hackman and also starred Roy Scheider. Based on the true story of the two cops who would stop the drug trafficking between France and the US, it was a huge success, both financially and critically. The film won many Academy Awards, for Best Film Editing, Best Actor (Hackman), Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture. Thus it would come close to winning the Big Five, but lacked a female main character.

A Spiritual Successor, The Seven-Ups, was released in 1973, starring Roy Scheider as another New York City cop leading a special organized crime task force. It had the same producer and composer of The French Connection and also had a high speed car chase. A sequel, French Connection II, came out in 1975 which has "Popeye" Doyle traveling to Marseilles in pursuit of Charnier, finding himself a Fish Out of Water in the French city, and being forced into heroin addiction by Charnier's henchmen. Unlike the original, the sequel's plot is entirely fictional. Then there was Popeye Doyle, a 1986 Made for TV Movie featuring Ed O'Neill in the title role.

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