Episode 038: The French Connection (1971, William Friedkin)

Frog One’s shipment will make you tipsy,
As you’d expect from a French gypsy,
Aside from the blow,
Popeye wants to know,
Ever picked your feet in Poughkeepsie?

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Further Reading

• The Friedkin Connection: A Memoir – William Friedkin (2013, HarperCollins)
• 1971: The Films From Cinema’s Greatest Year – Robert Sellers (2023, The History Press)
• It Don’t Worry Me – Ryan Gilbey (2003, Faber And Faber)
• Easy Riders, Raging Bulls – Peter Biskind (1998, Bloomsbury)
• Cinema Speculation – Quentin Tarantino (2022, Wiedenfeld & Nicholson)