Wild Seven (2006)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

James M. Hausler

Writer:

James M. Hausler (writer)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The REAL Generation Gap

Plot:

In this darkly karmic vision of Arizona, a man who breathes nothing but ill will begins a noxious domino...

Cast

Robert Forster	...	Wilson
James M. Hausler	...	Buckley
Robert Loggia	...	Mackey
Richard Roundtree	...	Lee Marvin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lucie Arnaz	...	Sylvia
Meghan Ashley	...	Diner Patron
Timothy Avent	...	Man Shot By Young Mackey
Deuandra T. Brown	...	Casino Extra
Goldie E. Brown	...	Casino Extra
Anthony Casanova	...	Roulette Dealer
Christopher M. Clark	...	Conner
Sean Galdo	...	Stanley the Bank Teller
Steve Gresser	...	Bank Manager
Larry 'Tank' Jones	...	Cyrus Woods
Heather Kole	...	Waitress
Christina Leigh	...	Casino Waitress
Michael Mandell	...	Phillip
Aldred Montoya	...	Serdy
Tyler Parkinson	...	Petey
Cathy Rankin	...	Alyssa
Robert James Raymond	...	Cashier
David Sotelo	...	Roulette Dealer
Zev Stern	...	Nick
Matthew H. Sykes	...	Barney
Heather Taylor	...	Bank Teller
William Wiyugal	...	The Texican
Dona Wood	...	Woman with Baby

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, violence, some drug and sexual content.

Runtime:

Netherlands:78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Apache Junction, Arizona, USA

Company:

Beat Pirate Films

Trivia:

The part of Wilson was written for Robert Forster.

Movie Connections:

References Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)

Soundtrack:

Vibora Cascabel

Style reminiscent of 90's indies

I can understand both side of the reviews I have read of this film on here. Though this film is obviously greatly influenced by Quentin Tarantino, it doesn't quite do his works any great injustice. Tarantino himself is admittedly a "borrower." But with Wild Seven, it seems that categorizing it under influence makes a great deal more sense. There also seems to be other influences(maybe Lynch) that are hard to pinpoint, but regardless, I find then enthralling. A few great people in the past have said it takes a few scenes to make a movie. When people think back or discuss a film, the same two or three scenes come up and are usually those that are universally liked. This film contains scenes of that caliber and the scenes in between those enjoyable diamonds, are good enough to make it worth the money. I like Wild Seven and if you have an appreciation for innovation, you will too.