Jimmy Doyle? WTF

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BarksdaleBaratheon — 13 years ago(April 16, 2012 10:43 AM)

Did the film makers not see 'The French Connection'? The lead character's name is Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle. Why would they use the same name for the lead character of this film? TFC won best picture, which means it was seen by many. So it certainly doesn't help this films' cause by using that name.

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aasoloway — 13 years ago(September 29, 2012 03:28 PM)

You answered your own question. People know the guy in TFC as Popeye Doyle. The guy in NYNY is Jimmy Doyle.

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Robbmonster — 11 years ago(January 21, 2015 06:27 AM)

I was wondering the same thing.
It's like making a movie and naming your lead character Travis Bickle and hoping no one notices.
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