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Series 7: The Contenders (2001) 6.5
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Reviews: 129 user | 68 critic | 29 from Metacritic.com A TV program selects people at random to kill one another for fame and their freedom. Director:Daniel MinahanWriter:Daniel Minahan |
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Mark Woodbury | ... |
Dairy Mart Clerk
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Tony
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Lindsay
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Jeff
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Doria
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Dawn's Cameraman
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Michelle
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Craig
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Nathan
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Danton Stone | ... |
Bob
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Doctor
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Ever seen the show "Survivor" and wished they would just start killing each other?? Series 7 literally gives its contestants the guns. The film is not merely a satire on reality TV. It is an example of just how far people will shamelessly go for fame. 6 contenders are pitted against each other in a no holds barred, kill or be killed contest. The reigning champ is Dawn, a hard-nosed, mother-to-be. We go back and forth between Dawn and the other 5 contenders to see if someone can dethrone Dawn and become the new Champion. What is the prize? How are the contestants picked? These questions are not as important as asking yourself how shameless has our society become? Written by Jeff Mellinger <jmell@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
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There can be only one real survivor. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 May 2001 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
Series 7 See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
£105,118 (UK) (1 June 2001)Gross:
£203,244 (UK) (8 June 2001)Company Credits
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Dawn Lagarto: Bring my baby here or else innocent people are gonna die!
[Audience members applaud and cheer.]
Dawn Lagarto: That means YOU, ASSHOLES!
[Audience shuts up.]
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Written and Performed by Girls Against Boys
Published by Action Collar Music/BMI
Courtesy of Touch and Go Records
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Writer/Director Daniel Minahan's childhood friend, Dawn Lagarto, is given a "Special Thanks" credit. He originally wrote the story using her name for the main character. When it came time to start filming the producers had legal concerns regarding the use of a real person's name, but actress Brooke Smith felt an affinity for the name and wanted to retain it for her character. Minahan called the real Dawn Lagarto and got her blessing to use the name. The real Dawn Lagarto is not an unwed mother, has never participated in a reality TV series, and has never killed anyone. See more »Goofs
The truck's tires are perfectly intact, despite during the helicopter shots sparks flying up and the commentator telling us his tires had blown out and he was riding on his rims. See more »Quotes
[After taking a movie audience hostage]Dawn Lagarto: Bring my baby here or else innocent people are gonna die!
[Audience members applaud and cheer.]
Dawn Lagarto: That means YOU, ASSHOLES!
[Audience shuts up.]
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Crazy Credits
After the title credits, a warning appears "Due to the graphic nature of this program, viewer discretion is advised." See more »Soundtracks
"One Dose of Truth"Written and Performed by Girls Against Boys
Published by Action Collar Music/BMI
Courtesy of Touch and Go Records
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These days it is difficult to satirize reality TV and reality video because material like THE LITTLEST GROOM, THE AMAZING RACE, BOOT CAMP, SURVIVOR and BUMFIGHTS already exist.
SERIES 7: THE CONTENDERS is an ultra-efficient rendering of the imagined next step in reality programming in which "contenders" must kill in order to survive.
To their credit, the filmmakers never step outside the game itself.
Clever graphics, voice-overs and reality-style camera-work achieve a high level of illusion. The "contenders" themselves are well characterized and we get to understand the complexities that drive them.
As entertainment SERIES 7 is seductive and exciting. As satire it is sharp and black as pitch.