The movie life of Gene The French Connection''

The reason I'm concerned about the presence of Cloudy, played by Roy Scheider, is because, despite being Popeye's sidekick, he's not there at the critical moment. Whether it's when Popeye is tailed by Charnier (Fernando Rey) on the subway, or when Popeye is shot by the hitman Nicoli (Marcel Bozuffy) and engages in one of the most memorable car chases in film history, Claudy is there. It's not there.

It's only natural that Popeye is the main character, but he's not in the most important scenes. That's why I feel Popeye in the ``The French Connection' ' detectives like Detective Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) in ``Dirty Harry'' (1971), which was released in the same year as ``The French Connection.'' Paradoxically, it can also be pointed out that Roy Scheider's acting approach is excellent, as he leaves a strong impression even though he has few opportunities to act.

Cloudy's characteristic of being absent at critical moments is also demonstrated at the end of the movie. Popeye and Claudy corner Charnier in an abandoned house, but accidentally shoot and kill a fellow detective. However, Popeye's obsession leaves him stunned, and only the sound of gunfire echoes in the abandoned house. At the end of the investigation, it is explained through still images and captions that the two apparently let Charnier escape.

This work has a sequel, `` The French Connection 2 '' (1975). The story is about Popeye coming to Marseille, France, in pursuit of Charnier, but Claudy is nowhere to be found. Popeye and Cloudy are based on real people, but no one knows what happened to Cloudy in the movie.

Speaking of films in which he has not been seen since, Roy Scheider's other hit role was as Chief Brody in Steven Spielberg's Jaws (1975). This movie was a megahit that broke box office records at the time, and Scheider also appeared in the sequel, `` Jaws 2 '' (1978), as Chief Brody.

However, in the sequel `` Jaws 3 '' (1983), Scheider does not appear, and the story focuses on Chief Brody's son Michael (Dennis Quaid). In the fourth film, `` Jaws'87: Revenge '' (1987), it is explained that Chief Brody suddenly died of a heart attack. The main character is his wife Ellen (Lorraine Gary), who appeared in the first and second films. Of course, Scheider was nowhere to be seen.

Roy Scheider, who played Cloudy, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The French Connection, but did not win. In addition, he was nominated for the coveted Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in ` `All That Jazz' ' (1979), which won the Palme d'Or, the highest award at the 33rd Cannes Film Festival, but he still did not win the award. . Despite his masterpieces such as `` Blue Thunder '' (1983) and ` `2010 '' (1984), Roy Scheider's film career was one without any major film awards. Therefore, Growdy's unfortunate role somehow overlaps with Roy Scheider's film career.