Episode #34 - The French Connection
Jackie: “Got it from my boss. Again. I really don’t know much about this movie. I picked it up because it looked interesting - something Oscar would appreciate.”
Andy: Wow. Budget titles. (0:00)
Andy: Woah.
Oscar: Nice.
Jackie: Well then. They get right into this. (0:03)
Andy: He’s got a 2 star rating.
Jackie: At this point he might have 3.
Andy: Nah, no helicopters yet.
Stacey: I’m going to say 1 star. There’s no swarm of cop cars yet.
Oscar: They should show this movie at Christmas.
Jackie: It’s as much of a Christmas movie as Die Hard.
Stacey: Die Hard is such a Christmas movie! (0:06)
I have a feeling this is going to be another quiet one on the commentary side. We’re pretty enthralled.
Andy: Hey that’s the guy that killed the guy in the beginning.
Jackie: Oh yeah. I kinda forgot about that by now. (0:22)
Stacey: There are a lot of drugs in this bar. (0:28)
Oscar: That is a fine pork pie hat. (0:36)
Andy: The hell? Is Gene in bondage hooks?
Oscar: I think she handcuffed him to the bed. (0:39)
Andy: They had car phones all the way back then?
Oscar: I guess, but they’re cops.
Stacey: Probably a radio. That looked like a rotary phone handle though. (0:45)
Stacey: What year was this made?
Oscar: ‘71.
Stacey: What year is it supposed to be?
Oscar: ‘71 I think.
Andy: They dressed better back then.
Jackie: Yeah, they did. Great hats, too.
Andy: Yeah, I’m really enjoying the hats in this movie. (0:48)
Andy: This guy’s got all the moves. I gotta say. (0:50)
Andy: You know, the bad guys wouldn’t catch on that he’s following them if he didn’t insisit on bringing the string quartet with him. (0:57)
Jackie: This movie should be called “Running Around New York to Loud Music.” (0:59)
Andy: Woah, what’s up with the plane?
Stacey: First class is in the back. (1:04)
Andy: This is so much like Grand Theft Auto it’s unreal. (1:14)
Aaron: So that’s the only part of the movie I’ve ever seen, and now I’ve seen it twice.
Andy: That was an amazing car scene. (1:18)
Andy: Meanwhile, in The Mighty Ducks.
Oscar: I was gonna say Clerks. (1:21)
Andy: Who did the music in this?
Oscar: Don Ellis.
Andy: I really dig it.
Jackie: Finally. (1:30)
Jackie: This makes me want to play 007.
Andy: This makes me want to play all sorts of video games. (1:41)
Andy: What a classic. What an archetype. What a car chase. I’m showing my dad this movie. 1 Pork Pie Hat.
Oscar: At least I know if I lend Popeye Doyle my car, I’ll get it back in one piece. 1 Pissed Off Santa Claus.
Stacey: Very excellently constructed, but not my slice of pie in terms of pacing. 1 Passed Out Conductor.
Jackie: Didn’t really dig the first half of the movie, but the second half more than made up for it. Really dug the scene in the decrepit warehouse. 1 Orchestra.
