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Directed by then 32
year old William Friedkin, and written by Ernest Tidyman
(with a little help from legendary director Howard
Hawks!), and based on Robin Moore's true story
novel, "The French Connection" broke virtually
every rule in the movie making book. A great
movie is one that has a scene that forever stays in
your mind... yet "The French Connection"
has a dozen! The "bar bust" in the beginning
(where the now famous "Poughkeepsie" line
is first heard coming from Popeye to a bewildered
suspect); to the excruciating ironic inner-cutting
lunch scene between the fancy warm New York
restaurant with the French Drug Dealer Fernando Rey,
and Popeye's cold piece of pizza while on stakeout
on the freezing New York street just outside; to,
of course the famous car chase, which would change
the course of screeching tires forever.
By the way, the car crash at the intersection was
unplanned! The man whose car was hit had just
left his house a few blocks from the intersection
to go to work and was unaware that a car chase was
being filmed. Fortunately, these were much less litigious
times, and all the producers had to do to make him
happy was pay to repair his car!
The film went on to win five Oscars® in 1971,
including the Best Picture Oscar and one for William
Friedkin's original and intense direction. In
a year that produced "The Last Picture Show"
and "A Clockwork Orange", this film's win
makes it even more impressive!
But with
all the great direction, writing,
editing, and acting... let's face it:
What would "The French Connection be
without "Popeye's" famous porkpie hat!
Patterned after the hat that the real
"Popeye", Eddie Egan, wore (Eddie, who
plays their over-heated Captain in the
movie refused to give up his real hat,
and they had to make reproductions),
this porkpie immediately went into "movie
hat history". We have made many a
porkpie. From Buster Keaton's, to Johnny
Depp's, they are a style of hat that
instantly makes a statement. You have to
be a real original to wear one. You have
to know who you are, what you want, and
give not a rat's hiccup what anyone
thinks of you. If you're independent, a
bit iconoclastic, a strong believer in
your individuality, and someone who
takes no "guff" from anyone, especially
those in authority... the "Popeye
Doyle" is your hat! "
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Inspired by
this classic hat from a classic movie, we
have created the "Popeye Doyle". To get just
the right stingy brim open telescope shaping
we use specially made 100% Fur Blanks from
Europe. These Dark Brown bodies, are
then specially treated so we can create that
infamous porkpie "pinch" in the front. The
hats come with the over-sized matching
grosgrain ribbon hatband (with the
billow-buckle style bowing), a custom
leather sweatband, silk-satin lining, our
Lifetime Guarantee, and a Certificate of
Authenticity. We offer it in 100% Dress
Weight Fur Felt, or 200XXX 100% Beaver. You
can order the "Popeye Doyle" in one easy payment, or check below
for our special FlexPay
three monthly payment program. There's no
fee or interest for this service.
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