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2. tilt.goombastomp.com › film › the-french-connectionStill Connecting: The French Connection at 50! | Tilt Magazine

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   Oct 5, 2021 · “From the opening scene in which a street corner Santa Claus (Gene Hackman as narc “Popeye” Doyle) chases a drug dealer through the streets of Bed Sty, slams him up against a wall and asks, ‘Are you still picking your feet in Poughkeepsie?’, The French Connection proved that great writing, directing, cinematography, casting, and ...

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   Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle: Never trust anyone! Walt Simonson: Buddy, here's the warrant. The court order's in there for the wiretap, the judge gave you 60 days on it. Tell Doyle that Mulderig and Klein will sit in for the Feds. They'll make all the buys.

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   Aug 8, 2021 · The Real-life Cops Who Inspired The French Connection. Hackman’s “Popeye” Doyle and Scheider’s “Cloudy” Russo are each based on real-life members of the New York Police Department.

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   Near the end of the movie, Popeye accidentally kills Bill Mulderig (Bill Hickman), a federal agent with whom he previously had an argument. Undeterred by Mulderig's death, Popeye continues in pursuit of his foe.

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   Aug 10, 2012 · It was decided that Doyle would accidentally kill the FBN agent, Mulderig, when Egan noted to Friedkin that he would really like to kill the character Friedkin had written.

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   We have The French Connection's Popeye Doyle, and we have Breaking Bad's Heisenberg. Both are bad to the bone. Both of them are riveting. And, most importantly, both of them know that they're living legends. But unlike the chicken and the egg, we know who came first: Popeye Doyle.

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   Who plays Popeye Doyle in the French Connection?

   • Detective Jimmy " Popeye " Doyle is a fictional character portrayed by actor Gene Hackman in the films The French Connection (1971) and its sequel, French Connection II (1975), and by Ed O'Neill in the 1986 television film Popeye Doyle. Hackman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in The French Connection.

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   Who is Popeye in the French Connection?

   • In the 1971 movie The French Connection, Popeye is a rough police detective who routinely breaks the rules in an effort to catch criminals, in this case a group of French drug smugglers. On an individual basis, Popeye has many negative qualities; he is a racist, womanizing alcoholic who is often disrespectful to his superiors.

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   Is Popeye Doyle and Buddy Russo based on a true story?

   • Friedkin calls the film an “impression of that case,” but the main characters of Popeye Doyle and Buddy Russo are based on real-life detectives Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso. The tactics Doyle and Russo use in the film are very much like tactics used by Egan and Grosso, who would go into bars and cause panic until their suspect revealed himself.

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   Is Popeye a flammable temper?

   • A drinking problem and a flammable temper are a chaotic mixture when you have been hired to make civil judgment calls while on duty to prevent crime. Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle is usually more brutal and uptight than the sketchy suspects that he is forcing his presence upon. The Popeye strategy is basically intimidation until proven innocent.

   Great Character: Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle (“The French Connection”)

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   Is Doyle based on a true story?

   • Doyle is based on Edward Egan, who according to his New York Times obituary, “became famous among colleagues and criminals for posing as a hot dog vendor, a deaf-mute, a priest, and a theatrical agent to make arrests.” In fact, one scene early in the film seems to be directly inspired by Egan’s unusual — and questionable — tactics. From the obit:

   The French Connection True Story: Who Was the Real Popeye Doyle?

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9. gointothestory.blcklst.com › great-character-jimmyGreat Character: Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle (“The French Connection”)

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   Jan 18, 2013 · JIMMY “POPEYE” DOYLE: [to a random woman before he exits the bar after the drug raid] Get that hair done before Saturday. We’re going now. Goodbye! Popeye’s strength does not come from a strict diet of spinach like his cartoon counterpart.