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DETROIT FREE PRESS Friday, May 23, '73 IW3 iimim bp ir ujnmLTTO flrttoUifCTeflregg Entertainment Hichaprs Tavern 993 CraUSa, Corrwr of KKaWSttSli) 253-5856 Popeye Doyle Makes His Connection Again ftom Tuftni laka WyamMi Et tor 2 mm, 2 bayonn Wtr fH 10 OrauWard turn right, 1 8a, (O Carna Of Wt(p- FRENCH CONNECTION 11 Area Theaters home boys handle any drug busts in Marseilles, and then with Chamier. That first encounter with Chamier and its gruesome aftermath puts Doyle's strength to a superhuman test It also provides the movie much about ehoot-outa and chases. What he does car about Is putting a fully developed char acter in a highly charged dramatic milieu. Thai kind of movie may not generate a thrill a minute, but it does make for riveting We invite you and your friends to the GRAND OPENING of our New SERBIAN LOUNGE CZAR DUSANS GRAD" This Weekend! Open Sat. Sun.

at 1 2 nean. Entertainment from p.m. to 1 a.m. Pomy Doyle Charter Barlhtlemy Gane Heekmao F.rnando Ray Barnard Fruon with a center. Mention the words heroin addiction or cold seilles, Popeye Doyle hasn't picked up much with the years except police know-how.

The porkpie hat and Hawaiian print shirt stand as his idea of spiffy garb. He brings a supply of Hershey bars from America just in case the French haven't discovered chocolate. His idea of the ulti-mitt drink is Hennessey Three-Star. His idea of the ultimate dinner is a P.J. Clark hamburger oozing plenty of blood and fried onion.

He rarely uses a noun without affixing his favorite four-letter adjective to it. Elegant he is not. But Pop-eye Doyle has all the attrib turkey to any movie buff from A wm Century-Fox release, produced by Robert L. Roten end directed by John Frenkenhelmar; with screenplay by Robert and Laurla Dillon and Alexander Ja-eabi photaarapny by I a a Renoir; production a I a by Jicqun Saulnler. In 0 le r.

Rated R. now on and you will get back "French Connection II." a There is some action in the NOW thru JUNE 8 film, most of it near the end, But by his ambiguous direc tion of the climatic shoot-out TONIGHT at 9 P.M., Mit.WKf.sndSit2r.il Sunday Shew at 7 P.M. and the decidedly unspectacu lar character of the climatic chase, Frankenheimer indi Fernando Rey Enemies once again in key however, the two films have nothing in common. THE FIRST FILM, Fried-kin's, achieved Its effect cates that he doesn't care Gene Hackman 'trench Connection 11" strives less for excitement than for drama. His film, a showpiece for Hackman's seasoned talent, explores the character of Doyle in depth.

Wot much turns up that OFF-BROADWAY'S BIGGEST HIT. BY SUSAN STARK Pre press film Crttta John Frankenheirner's "French Connection II" is ss different from William Fried-kin'i "French Connection" as New York City is from Marseille-. True, the sequel more or toss picks up where the original ended, with the foul-mouthed, pugnacious, single-minded NYPD nanc Popeye Doyle pursuing the elegant, elusive heroin kingpin Charn-ier on his home turf in the French port city. True, Gene Hack-man con-, tinues in the Doyle role and through whiz-bang technique. Mention the words "chase se wasn i completely visioie on utes of a good cop: honesty, tenacity, zeal.

You can almost feel the surge of adrenaline when he spots his man through a pair of binoculars and barks to a colleague, "Hey, take a look at that; that don't look like Henry Kissinger, does It?" Good as he is, Doyle strikes out twice before he scores in "French Connection II," first with the local police, who would just as soon let the Naturingt The Finest Serbian Songs and Dance Continental Cult Inet Serving the Finest Serbian and Canadian Specialties the surface. Parochial schools, then a stint with a New York Yankee farm club. After one look at Mickey Mantle, Doyle decided to be a cop. Forty-two years old and a veteran of 14 years on the force when he arrives in Mar- Hw Oram caff $73-4400 quence" to any movie buff you will get back one of two movie titles: "Bullitt" or "The French Excitement was both the spirit and tfie goal of Fried-kin's film. Frankenheirner's film I MIDNIGHT MYRA I FRI SAT: BUgCKENRIPCE Fernando Key continues as Chamier.

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