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www.toxicuniverse.com - : Don't mess with the Hackman. In Unforgiven, when a gunslinger came into town to have some sport, his bad-ass sheriff kicked him all over town until he was bloody and beaten. In Mississippi Burning, he slapped the piss out of a redneck sheriff in a barber shop before pressing the razor against his throat. Don't slip, Gene! If you mess with the Hackman, he will track you down and have you crying for mommy. more...
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www.boxoffice.com - : A thriller in every sense of the word. ''The French Connection'' has what most pictures dealing with drugs lack namely action. The highlight, one of the most exciting sequences of the year, is slammed over by Gene Hackman in a car as he recklessly pursues killer Marcel Bozzuffi on an elevated train. Credit for the action must be shared by producer Philip (''Bullitt'') D'Antoni, director William Friedkin and stunt coordinator Bill Hickman. That the film is unsatisfying in other respects, especially in an ending where justice lightly triumphs, will be more than offset by a large response at the ticket windows. more...
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : ''The French Connection'' is routinely included, along with ''Bullitt,'' ''Diva'' and ''Raiders of the Lost Ark,'' on the short list of movies with the greatest chase scenes of all time. What is not always remembered is what a good movie it is apart from the chase scene. It featured a great early Gene Hackman performance that won an Academy Award, and it also won Oscars for best picture, direction, screenplay and editing. more...
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