Popeye Doyle (1986)

Name: Popeye Doyle
Director: Peter Levin
Genre: Thriller, TV Movie, Crime
Released: 1986-01-01
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Cast: Ed O'Neill, Matthew Laurance, Candy Clark, George De La Pena

Thriller TV Movie Crime

Director: Peter Levin

Cast: Ed O'Neill, Matthew Laurance, Candy Clark, George De La Pena

Runtime97 min

RatingNR

Your reaction:

Watchlist:

While Popeye Doyle is investigating what appears to be a very simple drug overdose, he becomes involved in international intrigue. The Mosad and various other foreign diplomatic figures turn up everywhere he goes. The drug overdose becomes a very involved murder case.

Why you might like this:

Popeye Doyle from 1986 is a thrilling crime drama directed by Peter Levin that features a standout performance from Ed O'Neill as the driven, complex detective at the center of an intricate international murder investigation. Fans of gritty police procedurals and taut, twisty mysteries will find this TV movie particularly compelling.

About

Popeye Doyle is an American 1986 television film starring Ed O'Neill as New York City police detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle. It is a sequel to the feature films The French Connection (1971) and French Connection II (1975), in which Gene Hackman played Doyle; Hackman 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 proposed series under that title, but the series was not picked up.