Ep. 52 - The French Connection II (1975)

Ben is joined by writer-director, Richard Shepard (The Linguini Incident, The Matador, The Perfection, I Knew It Was You, and most recently, Film Geek) for a deep dive into the vivid 70s Marseilles universe of John Frankenheimer's The French Connection II. Go (re)watch the movie and then join us for a spoiler-filled two hour conversation that touches on the joy of seeing Gene Hackman eat, the heartache of seeing Gene Hackman go cold turkey, the underrated career of John Frankenheimer, running in work clothes and dress shoes, Allison Williams, Roy Scheider, Elmore Leonard, Cutter's Way, and so much more!

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Ep. 52 - The French Connection II (1975) is an episode from 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s by 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s.

This episode is 02:00:12 long.

This episode was published on Oct 28, 2024.

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