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Popeye Doyle (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Popeye Doyle' is an American 1986 television film starring Ed O'Neill as New York City police detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle. The film is a sequel to the feature films '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'. 'Popeye Doyle' was originally intended as a pilot episode for a series called 'Popeye Doyle', 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.
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.
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