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Return of the Secaucus Seven (1979) 6.8
Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends, gather for a weekend reunion at a summer house in New Hampshire to reminisce about the good old days, when they got arrested on the way to a protest in Washington, DC. Director:John SaylesWriter:John Sayles |
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Title: Return of the Secaucus Seven (1979)
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Bruce MacDonald | ... |
Mike Donnelly
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Maggie Renzi | ... |
Katie Sipriano
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J.T.
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Maggie Cousineau | ... |
Frances Carlson
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Chip Hollister
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Jean Passanante | ... |
Irene Rosenblue
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Karen Trott | ... |
Maura Tolliver
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Jeff Andrews
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Ron Desjardins
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Howie
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Marisa Smith | ... |
Carol
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Amy Schewel | ... |
Lacey Summers
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Carolyn Brooks | ... |
Meg
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Eric Forsythe | ... |
Captain
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Nancy Mette | ... |
Lee
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The Secaucus 7 of the film's title are seven friends who, during their college days, were arrested in New Jersey on their way to a protest in Washington. The film takes place ten years after all that, as the friends gather at the home of Mike and Katie, now schoolteachers in New Hampshire, bringing with them old problems and new: Maura has left Jeff and seeks consolation with his best friend, J.T.; J.T., arguably the least successful of the friends, finally gets the courage to move to Los Angeles to start a career as a songwriter; Irene brings her new boyfriend along, hoping he'll like and be liked by her friends and expecting them to challenge him for his more-conservative politics; and more. This is the film that inspired "The Big Chill." Written by Gary Dickerson <slug@mail.utexas.edu>
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USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 September 1980 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Det var dengang - i 60'erne See more »Box Office
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$60,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Salsipuedes Productions, Anarchist's Convention Films, UCLA Film and Television Archive See more »
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Trad. / Arr.
© 1979 Sweet Melodies Publishing
Arranged by Cora Bennett
Performed by Cora Bennett (uncredited)
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Camera shadow on the ground during the basketball game when JT falls down. See more »Quotes
Jeff Andrews: My problem is the repetitiveness. Y'know... wine, women, and whiteline fever, over and over. Whereas, progressive is existential. You got these chromatic melodies, right? To use for, like, a springboard into all kinds of experiments. Even the backbeat is full of nuances. You know that there's a central rhythmic idea going on, but you're never quite sure when it's going to pop up. Now, you-you put your, ah, your-your counterpoint on top of that, your passing tones, your arpeggios, your ...[...]
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"Bad Apple Blues"Trad. / Arr.
© 1979 Sweet Melodies Publishing
Arranged by Cora Bennett
Performed by Cora Bennett (uncredited)
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I am absolutely stunned by the majority of contributors here who didn't love, or even like this film. One of the best films I've ever seen in terms of dialogue. It's true that if you're in the mood to watch "Raiders of the Lost Ark" with a couple of friends, this is NOT the film for you. Since not much happens in this movie, if you can't appreciate the dialogue, than you won't like this movie at all.
I find it interesting that most of the "stars" of this picture were amateurs, and didn't make another film after this one. The only "major" stars who came out of this were Gordon Clapp (NYPD Blue) and David Strathairn, who wasn't even one of the stars, and was in a supporting role.