Product: French Connection [VHS] (1971)
Rating: 5.0
"Gimmie this!"
You would think that a film that earned 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture of 1971 and Best Actor (Hackman), would have been digitally remastered on DVD long ago. The film concerns NY Detectives Popeye Doyle (Hackman) and Buddy Russo (Scheider) and their uncovering of a heroin ring that goes a lot farther than New York City. The action scenes (car chases and especially intense foot chase in the conclusion) are first rate. Hackman and Scheider are great as partners. I urge fans to push for it's ultimate release on DVD along with the French Connection II and The Seven-Ups.