French Connection Secrets
Submitted by jim on Tue, 05/06/2003 - 04:51
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Friedkin on why the studio wanted to call the movie Doyle instead of The French Connection: "They told me they went to a shopping mall and people thought the title sounded like a foreign movie, an art film or a condom, and none of them are very good." Here's what else he had to say.
Hmm, so they considered Paul Newman for the lead. I wonder if you would've liked it better if they had picked Newman.
Perhaps for sentimental reasons, but I don't think it would have had much effect on my final verdict; while I didn't care for the movie I thought Gene Hackman was very good.