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** 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".
* [[Car Chase]]: One of the most famous in movie history. While ''[[Bullitt]]'' was the [[Trope Maker]], this was the [[Trope Codifier]].
* [[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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* [[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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* [[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.
* [[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.
* [[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.
* [[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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