Followed by
French Connection II (1975)
Popeye Doyle (1986) (TV)
Version of
N.Y.-70 (2005) (TV)
Edited into
Visions of Light (1992)
Spin off
The Seven-Ups (1973)
- Spin off with the secondary Roy Scheider character, renamed from Buddy Russo to Buddy Manucci
References
Dick Tracy (1945)
- one of the informants compares Doyle to Dick Tracy
"Popeye the Sailor" (1960)
Gimme Shelter (1970)
Referenced in
"The Directors: The Films of William Friedkin (#2.13)" (????)
Death Line (1972)
Black Caesar (1973)
- Cinema marquee when Tommy Gibbs walks down the street
Milano trema - la polizia vuole giustizia (1973)
French érection (1976)
"Saturday Night Live: Charles Grodin/Paul Simon (#3.4)" (1977)
- Mentioned by Charles Grodin while introducing his film clip
"Alice: The Cuban Connection (#2.17)" (1978)
- title reference
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
"One Day at a Time: The Arab Connection (#4.11)" (1978)
- Movie title used in title
"B.J. and the Bear: The Murphy Contingent (#1.7)" (1979)
- Murphy asks B.J. whether he's seen this film and desribes the scene where drugs are stolen from the police evidence room.
Cruising (1980)
- There is a shoot that is identical to one of the more known scenes in The French Connection. It's filmed from the top of the stairs to a subway station straight down the stairs. It's a clear reference and both movies are of course directed by William Friedkin.
The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980) (TV)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
"One Day at a Time: The Amarillo Connection (#6.2)" (1980)
- Movie title used in title
"Dallas: The Venezuelan Connection (#4.6)" (1980)
- title reference
Prince of the City (1981)
- The French Connection ripoff is mentioned throughout the film.
"House Calls: The Kensington Connection (#3.2)" (1981)
- title reference
"Dallas: Caribbean Connection (#6.21)" (1983)
- title reference
Le marginal (1983)
- The bust in the Marseilles bar is exactly the same as the bust in the Brooklyn Bar in the William Friedkin film.
"Trapper John, M.D.: The Fred Connection (#5.18)" (1984)
- title reference
"Dallas: The Ewing Connection (#8.27)" (1985)
- title reference
"Dempsey and Makepeace: Wheelman (#2.2)" (1985)
- Title mentioned by Spikings
Memories of Videodisc (1986) (V)
Rate It X (1986)
- "The new French Connection" is printed in a magazine advertisement.
"The Facts of Life: The Greek Connection (#8.13)" (1987)
- title reference
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Kamillions (1989)
"Traffik" (1989)
- referenced in episode
Jacob's Ladder (1990/I)
- The car abduction borrows straight from "French Connection" (notice the baby cart).
Kleine Haie (1992)
- Johannes acts out a Gene Hackman scene in Ingo's flat.
Getting Even with Dad (1994)
Policenauts (1994) (VG)
- A wannabe cop makes references to characters from this film/
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Skydivers (#7.9)" (1994)
- Crow: Instead of The French Connection, they based the chase scene off of The French Lieutenant's Woman.
"Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: Resurrection (#2.17)" (1995)
- Clark: The French Connection... it was Mayson's favorite movie.
"The Simpsons: The Springfield Connection (#6.23)" (1995)
- title reference
"Oliver's Travels: Why Did We Eat the Frogs? (#1.3)" (1995)
- When they are being followed, Oliver compares the situation from the Friedkin cop movie.
The Making of Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws' (1995) (V)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Escape 2000 (#8.5)" (1996)
- "The French Connection"
"Mad About You: Astrology (#5.13)" (1997)
- Mentioned by Paul.
French Connections Part One: Temptation (1998) (V)
- title reference
The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (1998) (TV)
- Blatty: "I had seen 'The French Connection.'"
Taxi (1998/I)
Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998) (TV)
Ronin (1998)
Oxygen (1999)
Boiler Room (2000)
100 Girls (2000)
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (2001) (TV)
- Documentary on the making of "The French Connection"
Swordfish (2001)
Max Payne (2001) (VG)
Kaubôi bibappu: Tengoku no tobira (2001)
Training Day (2001)
Narc (2002)
Orion's Cloud (2002)
- Chapter 8 in the film is titled "The Wrinkles Connection" and features the movie's car chase. Also when Kroller and Tibbs go undercover, their names are Russo and Doyle.
The World of 'Minority Report': An Introduction (2002) (V)
- mentioned once
Give and Take, and Take (2003)
- Chase scene similar
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
- referenced as part of the documentary
Hollywood High (2003) (TV)
Narc: Shooting Up (2003) (V)
Narc: The Friedkin Connection (2003) (V)
Crash Course (2003) (V)
- mentioned once
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.' (2003) (V)
- mentioned once
"Stargate SG-1: Chimera (#7.15)" (2004)
- Pete: "I believe the term 'classic' is reserved for the likes of 'The French Connection', 'Dirty Harry', 'Serpico'."
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- The sequence in which Spider-man chases the elevated subway
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV)
- mentioned once
"EastEnders: (2004-09-27)" (2004)
- Billy asks, "What film does Dennis think has the best action sequence?". Zoe says "Bullit". The correct answer is French Connection.
Batman: The Tumbler (2005) (V)
- mentioned once
"Life on Mars: (#1.8)" (2006)
- One of the confiscated porn films is called "French Letter Connection"
The Making of 'Enemy of the State' (2006) (V)
- mentioned once
Cinematographer Style (2006)
- Mentioned by Owen Roizman.
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film (2006) (TV)
- Film referenced.
Black Dahlia (2006) (V)
- The stairwell scene is recreated
Black Rain: Making the Film - Part 1 (2006) (V)
- mentioned once
Sale of the Century (2006) (VG)
- Referenced by name
"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Driven (#4.11)" (2006)
- Abby can't think of the name of the film when they're dissassembling a Hummer and asks McGee what they title of the film was.
"The O.C.: The French Connection (#4.10)" (2007)
- title reference
Same Story... Different Movie: Creating 'Payback: The Director's Cut' (2007) (V)
- mentioned once
American Gangster (2007)
- Mentioned by Richie Roberts.
Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (2007) (V)
- mentioned once
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) (V)
- mentioned once
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (V)
- mentioned once
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007) (V)
- mentioned once
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) (VG)
- A mission titled 'The Puerto-Rican Connection' involves chasing a train in a car.
"Psych: Disco Didn't Die. It Was Murdered! (#3.5)" (2008)
- Shawn tells Henry, "You stand down, Popeye Doyle."
Lakeview Terrace (2008)
- mentioned by a character when the police were giving him a hard time.
"The Starter Wife: The French Disconnection (#1.7)" (2008)
- Title reference.
The Ministers (2009)
- on movie marquee
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) (TV)
- still picture and poster
Featured in
"The Directors: The Films of William Friedkin (#2.13)" (????)
Precious Images (1986)
The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV)
Big (1988)
- On TV in hotel room where "big" Josh eats Oreos.
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (V)
100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV)
Citizen X (1995) (TV)
Kiss of Death (1995/I)
20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years (1997) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998) (TV)
- This film is #70 on the list.
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (2000) (TV)
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (2001) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
- This film is #8 on the list.
New York at the Movies (2002) (TV)
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
- Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle is #44 on the "Heroes" list.
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
- Excerpts appear in the film.
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
- Clip included; editing analysed.
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV)
"I Love the '70s: Volume 2" (2006)
- clips; discussed
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Chases (#1.12)" (2007)
- clips featured to illustrate the best movie chase scenes
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) (TV)
- This film is #93 on the list.
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
- Featured in Best Picture montage.
Spoofed in
"Police Squad!: Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) (#1.6)" (1982)
- spoofs the scene where gene hackman searches the car to find the drugs
Stuck on You! (1983)
- A clown, on foot, chases a taxi under a New York elevated train track and stops suddenly to avoid hitting a woman pushing a baby carriage.
Speed (1994/I)
Batman Forever (1995)
Pól serio (2000)
- One of the planned action films is to be called "The Bulgarian Connection".
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Adrift in Manhattan (2007)
- Subway cat-and-mouse scene between Rose and Simon, including wave goodbye.
"The Simpsons: Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes (#20.1)" (2008)
- Homer/Flanders' chasing Fat Tony is a spoof of the infamous chase scene from French Connection.
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