When you take into account that most films today try to pass their chase sequences and cat-and-mouse games off as original, you will understand that the overwhelming majority of them fail miserably when compared to The French Connection (1971). I would argue that this is Gene Hackman’s seminal role, portraying the gruff, acerbic, yet highly astute New York City Police Detective Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle. Along with Roy Scheider, the narcotics investigators stumble onto an entangled drug smuggling ring with major French connections. Director Bill Friedkin’s classic has served as the prototype for many, many watered-down films since it released. With that in mind, why not go directly to the original and enjoy the real deal?
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Great work Chess! My old man has shown me many of Hitchcock films saying the same thing.
I dunno, think Hackman in “Unforgiven” is his apex. Great clip.
He’s great in Unforgiven (I posted that as my first selection ever here).
MCMLXXI a classic movie of that year. The only thing that seems different then from now in the video below is the hair is a bit longer and no one has an Iphone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsRyEbIQ7uE
Fcuk Connection:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=R4rzICaLNzA
How about some Hitchcock ova’ heah? Rear Window and Vertigo perhaps? Saw both on the big screen in a revival quite a while ago. Nothing beats the big screen. I’m very envious of you New Yorkers that have access to classic films on the big screen: http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=6&g=82
I did “Rope” a while back, by Hitchcock.