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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!''}} |
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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 ( |
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. |
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** The sequel, meanwhile, climaxes with a chase ''on foot'' that's pretty epic in its own right. |
** The sequel, meanwhile, climaxes with a chase ''on foot'' that's pretty epic in its own right. |
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* [[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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* [[Chained to a Bed]] |
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* [[Cowboy Cop]]: Doyle. |
* [[Cowboy Cop]]: Doyle. |
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* [[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". |