The French Connection/Trivia

• Dueling Movies: With Dirty Harry, another 1971 Cowboy Cop movie.
• Star-Making Role: For Gene Hackman.
• Throw It In: Tradition has it that the famous baby carriage moment was an accident during filming. In truth it was staged. However, earlier in the chase scene there's a moment where Popeye smashes into another car while running the red light at Stillwell Ave. and 86th St., and that was a genuine accident that was left in. The driver was a random guy on his way to work. The production company paid for the repairs.
  • The traffic jam earlier on, while tailing Sal, was an accident. The actor playing Sal got too far ahead while the following car was caught in the traffic jam. It was also shot without permission.