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The French Connection

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novella

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Watched the DVD last night. Probably the 57th time I saw the movie, but my kid wanted to watch it. Boy, I just love that thing. I love all the details, the improvised dialogue, the grittiness, Hackman. After the rocker panels come off it sort of flattens out, but the first 2/3 just get me every time.
 
That brings back fond memories. I saw it at the theater with my Dad when it first came out.

I wonder if the wad of bubblegum I stuck under my seat is still any good?
(I feel an ebay scheme coming over me)


RaVeN
 
So the dialogue was improvised, huh? Yeah it was gritty too. It's just I'm trying to see your POV, because I saw it once and disliked it strongly. I didn't identify with or care about any of the characters, and the movie dragged on for so long... and if I remember correctly, it didn't even have a conclusive ending.
 
That's because it's a true story and the Frog did get away in real life. The real cop played by Gene Hackman--Popeye Doyle--appears as another cop in the movie.

I think of it as a genre movie in a genre that includes Death Wish, Taking of Pelham 1-2-3, Midnight Cowboy . . . all those filthy 70s NYC movies. But FC is the best because of all the improv, the outdoor filming, the location shots (Doral Park on Park Ave, under the uptown el, the shootout at Hackman's apt). You might watch FC now and think it looks like a lot of other movies, but it was the first of its kind. Made Bullet/Steve McQueen look like Disneyland.
 
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