A character in The French Connection (1971)

Detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo quotes from The French Connection (1971)

Roy Scheider

Scenes with Detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo

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Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle

You dumbass.

Detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo

How the hell was I supposed to know he had a knife.

Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle

Never trust a ****.

Detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo

He could have been white.

Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle

Never trust anyone.

Walt Simonson

Buddy, here's the warrant. The court order's in there for the wiretap, the judge gave you 60 days on it. Tell Doyle that Mulderig and Klein will sit in for the Feds. They'll make all the buys. Be sure you keep them informed of everything that goes down. [to Mulderig] You know Doyle, don't you, Bill?

Bill Mulderig

Yeah, I know Popeye. His brilliant hunches cost the life of a good cop.

Detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo

Hey look, if this is the way you're coming in on this, why don't you stay home and save us all a lot of grief?

Bill Mulderig

Because that's my opinion!

Detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo

Shove it up your ass.

Walt Simonson
[Detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo leaves.]

Hey Bill, look, do me a favor, give him a chance. He came in here with a little piece of information. I know you worked with him before and had a little trouble but don't get off on the wrong foot, if you have problems, come to me with them, I'll handle it.

Bill Mulderig

I don't want to get off on the wrong foot, Simonson, just keep him off my back.

Walt Simonson

Just cool it with him. If you have any problems, come to me, I'll handle it. Do me this favor.

Bill Mulderig

I'll be happy to work with him.

Walt Simonson

Okay, he's a good cop, he's basically a good cop, he's got good hunches every once in awhile.

Bill Mulderig

Fine, fine, fine, just keep him off my back.

Detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo

What was the weight of the car when you got it, Irv?

Mechanic Irving Abrahams
(reading the weight written down)

Forty seven hundred ninty five pounds.

Detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo
(surprised when he reads the owners manual)

You sure?

Mechanic Irving Abrahams

That's what it was, 4,795 pounds when it came into the shop.

Detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo

Owners manual says four thousand six hundred seventy-five, that's a hundred twenty pounds overweight. (reading additional paperwork from the car's transit from Marseilles) And when it was booked in to Marseilles it was four seven nine five, that's still a hundred twenty pounds overweight, Jimmy's gotta be right!

Mechanic Irving Abrahams

Listen, I ripped everything out of there except the rocker panels.

Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
(angry at this oversight)

Come on, Irv, what the hell is that?

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