"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseille to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York."Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseille to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York."Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseille to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 nominations total
Philippe Léotard
- Jacques
- (as Philippe Leotard)
Jean-Pierre Castaldi
- Raoul
- (as Jean - Pierre Castaldi)
Malek Kateb
- Algerian Chief
- (as Malek Eddine)
Jean-Pierre Zola
- Dumpy Policeman
- (as Jean - Pierre Zola)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDoyle's memorable cry of "Mickey Mantle sucks!" during the cold turkey sequence was the source of much trouble for the film makers and their legal department. Producer Robert L. Rosen had to track down Mickey Mantle to obtain his permission for the reference. After a long phone call, Rosen flew out to Mantle's home in Dallas with a print of the film, which was screened for him and his lawyer. When Gene Hackman uttered the line, Mantle surprised Rosen not only by roaring with laughter but also insisting that they watch the rest of the film because both he and his lawyer were enjoying it so much. Mantle later happily signed a release waiver and the line stayed in the film.
- GoofsIn the first bar scene, Popeye Doyle eats an egg that changes from partially eaten to whole again and back again while he tries to talk to the French girls.
- Quotes
Jimmy Doyle: Jack Daniel's.
French Barkeeper: Jacques qui?
Jimmy Doyle: Jackie, yeah, Jackie Daniel's.
French Barkeeper: ?
Jimmy Doyle: Scotch, right there, El Scotcho.
French Barkeeper: Whisky?
Jimmy Doyle: Here we go.
French Barkeeper: Avec glace? (With ice?)
Jimmy Doyle: Yeah, in a glass.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: MARSEILLES
- Alternate versionsGerman theatrical and VHS releases were marginally cut to secure the "not under 16" rating from the FSK. Later releases, starting with the DVD era, all such cuts were waived.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'the French Connection' (2001)
- SoundtracksLa Marseillaise
(uncredited)
Music by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Performed by the Band during the money exchange
Featured review
Gritty Street-Wise Cop Action With Teeth
The French Connection and its sequel are the Grandfather to such classics as To Live and Die in L.A., Copland, and Narc, and the anti-thesis of all of those 80's flops either far too "Hollywood" or far too "by the book". Hackman is still the "knock down, drag out", shoot first ask later 2-fisted narc that doesn't know what Miranda means that he was in part I, but with a change of scenery that takes him across the pond. The terrain has changed, but the raw unadulterated character acting of Hackman still makes it one hell of a roller coaster ride.
Rife with dirty cops, drug smugglers, and French thugs, this movies direction and writing reminds instantly that it is part of the production catalyst that would later see series like The Shield have such success in prime time TV. The 70's rarely pulled punches when it came to top billed cop movies, starting with Dirty Harry, the original French Connection and then snowballing into classics like Serpico. The French Connection II is no exception. This movie won't disappoint any fan of either the original, or anyone that wanted to see for themselves Gene Hackman carrying a lead action role almost through the screen.
Rife with dirty cops, drug smugglers, and French thugs, this movies direction and writing reminds instantly that it is part of the production catalyst that would later see series like The Shield have such success in prime time TV. The 70's rarely pulled punches when it came to top billed cop movies, starting with Dirty Harry, the original French Connection and then snowballing into classics like Serpico. The French Connection II is no exception. This movie won't disappoint any fan of either the original, or anyone that wanted to see for themselves Gene Hackman carrying a lead action role almost through the screen.
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- orthodoxhedonist
- Nov 12, 2005
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Box office
- Budget
- $4,340,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $12,484,444
- Gross worldwide
- $12,484,444
- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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