Popeye Doyle (film)
1986 American TV series or program
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Popeye Doyle is an American 1986 television film starring Ed O'Neill as New York City police detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle.[2] It is a sequel to the feature films The French Connection (1971) and French Connection II (1975), in which Gene Hackman played Doyle; Hackman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in The French Connection.[2] Popeye Doyle was originally intended as a pilot episode for a proposed series under that title, but the series was not picked up.
| Popeye Doyle | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
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| Written by | Richard Di Lello[1] |
| Directed by | Peter Levin |
| Starring | Ed O'Neill Candy Clark Matthew Laurance James Handy |
| Theme music composer | Brad Fiedel[1] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Robert Singer |
| Producer | Richard Di Lello |
| Production locations | New York City Toronto |
| Cinematography | Reginald H. Morris |
| Editors | Terence Anderson Skip Schoolnik |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Production companies | December 3rd Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 7, 1986 |
Popeye Doyle is based on a real New York City detective, Eddie Egan, who appears in The French Connection as Walt Simonson, Doyle's supervisor.[3]
Plot
New York City police Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle investigates the case of a murdered model, which leads him on the trail of a gang of terrorists and a drug cartel of international smugglers.
Cast
- Ed O'Neill as Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
- Matthew Laurance as Tony Parese
- James Handy as Lieutenant Gregory Paulus
- Candy Clark as Corinne Evans
- George De La Pena as Itan Kellerman / The Shadow (credited as George de la Pena)
- Audrey Landers as Jill Anneyard
- Nicholas Kadi as Auram Bardas / The Weasel
- Elias Zarou as Fahoud Nazzim
- Elizabeth Lennie as Toni
- Richard Monette as Patrick Henley
- Guy Sanvido as Sammy
- Chick Roberts as Detective Bender
- Joanne Perica as Connie Parese (credited as Joanna Perica)
- Alexandra Innes as Marta Rodriguez
- J.K. Simmons as Patrolman In Park (credited as Jonathan Simmons)
- Tony Rosato as Wise-Ass Reporter
- Todd Postlewaite as Manager of Club 1502
- Susan Diol as The Blonde
- Gary Tacon as Deli Bandit #1
- Phil Nelson as Deli Bandit #2
- Molly Johnson as Herself (uncredited)
- Norman Orenstein as Himself (uncredited)
