Jump to content

Popeye Doyle (film): Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Removed unneeded name field per Template:Infobox television
 
(15 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown)
Line 11: Line 11:
}}
}}
| creator =
| creator =
| writer = [[Richard Di Lello]]<ref name=NY>{{cite web|title=Popeye Doyle Production Credits|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/128262/Popeye-Doyle/credits|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713161910/https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/128262/Popeye-Doyle/credits|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|date=2015|archivedate=July 13, 2015}}</ref>
| writer = [[Richard DiLello|Richard Di Lello]]<ref name=NY>{{cite web|title=Popeye Doyle Production Credits|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/128262/Popeye-Doyle/credits|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713161910/https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/128262/Popeye-Doyle/credits|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2015|archivedate=July 13, 2015}}</ref>
| screenplay =
| screenplay =
| story =
| story =
Line 24: Line 24:
| editor = Terence Anderson<br>[[Skip Schoolnik]]
| editor = Terence Anderson<br>[[Skip Schoolnik]]
| cinematography = Reginald H. Morris
| cinematography = Reginald H. Morris
| runtime = 97 min.
| runtime = 97 minutes
| company = [[December 3rd Productions]]<br>[[20th Century Fox Television]]
| company = [[December 3rd Productions]]<br>[[20th Century Fox Television]]
| distributor = [[NBC]]
| budget =
| budget =
| network = NBC
| network = [[NBC]]
| picture_format = Color
| audio_format = [[Monaural|Mono]]
| released = {{start date|1986|9|7}}
| released = {{start date|1986|9|7}}
}}
}}
'''''Popeye Doyle''''' is an American 1986 television film starring [[Ed O'Neill]] as [[New York City]] police [[detective]] [[Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Popeye Doyle|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723000047/https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/128262/Popeye-Doyle/overview|archivedate=July 23, 2015|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|author=Hal Erickson|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)|date=2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/128262/Popeye-Doyle/overview}}</ref> The film is a sequel to the feature films ''[[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]]'' (1971) and ''[[French Connection II]]'' (1975), in which Doyle had been played by [[Gene Hackman]]; Hackman had won the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his performance in ''The French Connection''.<ref name=NYT/> ''Popeye Doyle'' was originally intended as a [[television pilot|pilot episode]] for a series called ''Popeye Doyle'', but the series was not picked up.
'''''Popeye Doyle''''' is an American 1986 television film starring [[Ed O'Neill]] as [[New York City]] police [[detective]] [[Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Popeye Doyle|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723000047/https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/128262/Popeye-Doyle/overview|archivedate=July 23, 2015|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Hal Erickson|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)|date=2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/128262/Popeye-Doyle/overview}}</ref> It is a sequel to the feature films ''[[The French Connection (film)|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''.<ref name=NYT/> ''Popeye Doyle'' was originally intended as a [[television pilot|pilot episode]] for a proposed series under that title, but the series was not picked up.


The character of Popeye Doyle is based on a real-life New York City police detective, [[Eddie Egan]], who had appeared in ''The French Connection'' as Walt Simonson, Doyle's supervisor.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Yahoo!]]|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800031318/bio|title=Eddie Egan Biography}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Yahoo!]]|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800031318/bio|title=Eddie Egan Biography}}</ref>


==Premise==
==Premise==
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.
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.


==References==
==References==
Line 44: Line 41:


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0091780}}
* {{IMDb title|0091780}}
* {{AllMovie title|m1071575|Popeye Doyle}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|popeye-doyle|Popeye Doyle}}


{{The French Connection}}
{{Peter Levin}}
{{Peter Levin}}


[[Category:Films about the French Connection]]
[[Category:1986 television films]]
[[Category:1986 television films]]
[[Category:1980s English-language films]]
[[Category:1980s English-language films]]
[[Category:1986 films]]
[[Category:1986 films]]
[[Category:NBC network original films]]
[[Category:NBC original films]]
[[Category:American detective films]]
[[Category:American detective films]]
[[Category:American crime films]]
[[Category:American crime films]]
Line 61: Line 62:
[[Category:Films directed by Peter Levin]]
[[Category:Films directed by Peter Levin]]
[[Category:1980s American films]]
[[Category:1980s American films]]
[[Category:American mystery television films]]
[[Category:English-language crime films]]




{{US-tv-film-stub}}
{{US-tv-film-stub}}
{{1980s-crime-film-stub}}
{{1980s-crime-film-stub}}
{{1980s-US-film-stub}}

Latest revision as of 22:13, 19 September 2024

Popeye Doyle
Genre
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller
Written byRichard Di Lello[1]
Directed byPeter Levin
StarringEd O'Neill
Candy Clark
Matthew Laurance
James Handy
Theme music composerBrad Fiedel[1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerRobert Singer
ProducerRichard Di Lello
Production locationsNew York City
Toronto
CinematographyReginald H. Morris
EditorsTerence Anderson
Skip Schoolnik
Running time97 minutes
Production companiesDecember 3rd Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 7, 1986 (1986-09-07)

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 is based on a real New York City detective, Eddie Egan, who appears in The French Connection as Walt Simonson, Doyle's supervisor.[3]

Premise

[edit]

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.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Popeye Doyle Production Credits". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Hal Erickson (2015). "Popeye Doyle". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "Eddie Egan Biography". Yahoo!.
[edit]


Stub icon

This article related to an American TV movie is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This 1980s crime film–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article related to an American film of the 1980s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Popeye_Doyle_(film)&oldid=1246593788"