The French Connection 50th Anniversary.

[TrekStar]

Not sure if this was talked about earlier this year, but it’s the 50th anniversary of The French Connection starring Gene Hackman which came out in theaters in 1971.

Classic movie with an all time classic chase scene. Hackman in a speeding car following the passenger train above and the woman with the baby carriage walking in front of him.

Great movie although I thought the sequel FC 2 wasn’t as good, Popeye Doyle going to Paris after the top heroin dealer.

I wish Mego would make a Popeye Doyle figure, been wanting to do a custom of him but keep striking out.

[Klosterheim]

That is something.

Hard to believe anything from the 70's is 50 already.

I guess Mego could make that figure complete with ankle holster.

[Mikey]

Nutty useless trivia

Popeye's chicken restaurants were actually named in honor of Popeye Doyle and NOT the cartoon character.

NO BS

[Goblin19]

That is useless and nutty. Actually quite interesting.

[Makernaut]

One of my favorite movies of all time. I like the gritty crime/detective movies of the late 1960s and early 1970s. It's interesting to see the transition in tone and subject matter that define those movies and make them different from the movies of the 1950s and early 1960s. I love seeing NYC and LA from that period of film and TV and how they were usually contrasted as dark and dirty for NYC and bright and new for LA.

[TrekStar]

One of my favorite movies of all time. I like the gritty crime/detective movies of the late 1960s and early 1970s. It's interesting to see the transition in tone and subject matter that define those movies and make them different from the movies of the 1950s and early 1960s. I love seeing NYC and LA from that period of film and TV and how they were usually contrasted as dark and dirty for NYC and bright and new for LA.

Kind of like Gotham City for Batman and Metropolis for Superman

[Makernaut]

Kind of like Gotham City for Batman and Metropolis for Superman

That hadn't occurred to me, but yes, the contrast between the two cities, as it seemed to play out back in those day, was a lot like that. On TV, "Adam-12" had sunny and booming LA and "Barney Miller" had a rundown, dingy NYPD Precinct. Metropolis/Gotham. Heck, The Mamas and The Papas song, "Twelve Thirty", says it all.