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Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama | 1976 | Gene
Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen | 1976
Budget 4,300,000 USD
Box Office Collection 12,500,000 USD
Doyle'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.
Gene Hackman almost passed on this film. He felt that the length of time between the original and the sequel would hurt the film's chances for success.
This is the first movie in Hollywood history to have a title and just 2 after it. The Godfather Part II was the first sequel to have a number in it; but that was proceeded by "Part." French Connection was the first to have the title and just a number after it.
For the French version of the film, the character of Popeye was given a thick American accent in order to allow sequences where he encounters linguistic problems to make sense, not without occasional absurdities (for example, the main character has no trouble in arguing extensively and in an articulate way in French with local policemen but can't find a decent way to order a simple glass of whiskey).
The heroin processing lab was built by the Corsican mafia, and was so realistic that the entire set had to be guarded by French police when it wasn't being used by the film crew. The mafia also advised on the methods used by drug smugglers to get heroin in the US (concealing the drug in freighter weights) and, according to John Frankenheimer, organized the permits for the traffic jam during the chase at the end of the film.
"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."
"Jimmy Doyle: Ah, food. What do you do, cremate the fuckin' thing? D'you cremate it? Not enough ketchup and where's the mayo, mayonnaise, mayonnaise! Mayo, mayo, mayo, mayo, watch my fuckin mouth: MAYO! French policeman: Mayo. Jimmy Doyle: Mayo, right, and relish. Relish, relish. French policeman: [proving that a word simple as this can be easily pronounced with a French accent] Relish."
