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.
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Title: Return of the Secaucus Seven (1979)
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Cast
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Bruce MacDonald | ... | Mike |
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Maggie Renzi | ... | Katie |
| Adam LeFevre | ... | J.T. | |
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Maggie Cousineau | ... | Frances |
| Gordon Clapp | ... | Chip | |
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Jean Passanante | ... | Irene |
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Karen Trott | ... | Maura |
| Mark Arnott | ... | Jeff | |
| David Strathairn | ... | Ron | |
| John Sayles | ... | Howie | |
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Marisa Smith | ... | Carol |
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Amy Schewel | ... | Lacey |
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Carolyn Brooks | ... | Meg |
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Eric Forsythe | ... | Captain |
| 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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Budget:
$60,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$2,000,000Company Credits
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Chip Hollister: It was just lying there with its feet tied together.
Norman: Must've been an easy shot, then.
[They laugh]
Norman: How many points?
Chip Hollister: I didn't count.
Norman: You're not from here, are you?
Chip Hollister: No. Just Mike.
Norman: Lucky sons of bitches. I been jacking deer in these woods all my life. Never stumbled across one that was gift-wrapped!
Officer: Norman!
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© 1978 Sal Baglio
© 1978 Double Eagle Records
Written by Sal Baglio
Performed by The Stompers
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Camera shadow on the ground during the basketball game when JT falls down. See more »Quotes
Norman: Take all of you people to nail one buck?Chip Hollister: It was just lying there with its feet tied together.
Norman: Must've been an easy shot, then.
[They laugh]
Norman: How many points?
Chip Hollister: I didn't count.
Norman: You're not from here, are you?
Chip Hollister: No. Just Mike.
Norman: Lucky sons of bitches. I been jacking deer in these woods all my life. Never stumbled across one that was gift-wrapped!
Officer: Norman!
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© 1978 Double Eagle Records
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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.