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Return of the Secaucus Seven

  • 1980
  • R
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
2.1K
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Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
Drama

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 th... Read allSeven 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.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 Sayles
  • Writer
    • John Sayles
  • Stars
    • Bruce MacDonald
    • Maggie Renzi
    • Adam LeFevre
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
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    • Director
      • John Sayles
    • Writer
      • John Sayles
    • Stars
      • Bruce MacDonald
      • Maggie Renzi
      • Adam LeFevre
    • 43User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations

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    Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
    Jean Passanante and Maggie Renzi in Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
    Maggie Renzi and Karen Trott in Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
    Mark Arnott, Gordon Clapp, Maggie Cousineau, Adam LeFevre, Bruce MacDonald, Jean Passanante, Maggie Renzi, and Karen Trott in Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
    Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
    Mark Arnott and Bruce MacDonald in Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
    Maggie Cousineau, Jean Passanante, and Maggie Renzi in Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
    Adam LeFevre and Bruce MacDonald in Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
    Mark Arnott in Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
    Adam LeFevre in Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
    Gordon Clapp and Jean Passanante in Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
    Maggie Cousineau and Maggie Renzi in Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)

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    Bruce MacDonald
    • Mike
    Maggie Renzi
    Maggie Renzi
    • Katie
    Adam LeFevre
    Adam LeFevre
    • J.T.
    Maggie Cousineau
    • Frances
    Gordon Clapp
    Gordon Clapp
    • Chip
    Jean Passanante
    • Irene
    Karen Trott
    • Maura
    Mark Arnott
    Mark Arnott
    • Jeff
    David Strathairn
    David Strathairn
    • Ron
    John Sayles
    John Sayles
    • Howie
    Marisa Smith
    • Carol
    Amy Schewel
    • Lacey
    Carolyn Brooks
    • Meg
    Eric Forsythe
    • Captain
    Nancy Mette
    Nancy Mette
    • Lee
    Betsy Julia Robinson
    • Amy
    Cora Bennett
    • Singer
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    • Bartender
    • Director
      • John Sayles
    • Writer
      • John Sayles
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    • Trivia
      In 1997, the United States National Film Registry / Library of Congress selected this film for preservation describing it as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
    • Goofs
      Camera shadow on the ground during the basketball game when JT falls down.
    • Quotes

      Maura Tolliver: What's a little reunion without a little drama?

    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Independent Films (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Bad Apple Blues
      Trad. / Arr.

      © 1979 Sweet Melodies Publishing

      Arranged by Cora Bennett

      Performed by Cora Bennett (uncredited)

    User reviews43

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    What a great film!
    This is what good moviemaking is about. If you are looking for million-dollar cost overruns, over-rated movie stars, the same crop of (yawn) "special" effects and trite action-movie plots and dialog, look elsewhere. This is young John Sayles doing his absolute best with limited resources. The characters are realistic, the dialog brilliant yet believable and the script does an excellent job of handling the subject of not only growing up, but growing older with a bittersweet sense of humor.

    For years I heard this film described as The Big Chill only three years earlier. A pretty accurate description. The plot and characters are similar, but Return of the Secaucus 7 has more layers, and provides more random "slice of life" scenes. Whilst watching this film, you can't help the feeling you know these people, or someone like them. Sayles manages to prove that real life situations can be interesting, funny and touching; unexpected moments can start a chain of life-altering events.

    The New Hampshire scenery is beautiful – nice to see something shot anywhere other than NYC or a Hollywood back lot. A testament to friendship, fun and low-budget filmmaking.
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    • alexhall
    • Aug 24, 2000

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 5, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Return of the Secaucus 7
    • Filming locations
      • Jackson, New Hampshire, USA
    • Production companies
      • Salsipuedes Productions
      • Anarchist's Convention Films
      • UCLA Film and Television Archive
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    • Budget
      • $60,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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