Wild Seven (2006)

In this darkly karmic vision of Arizona, a man who breathes nothing but ill will begins a noxious domino effect as quickly as an uncontrollable virus kills. As he exits Arizona State Penn ... See full summary »

Director:

James M. Hausler

Writer:

James M. Hausler

Stars:

Richard Roundtree, Robert Loggia, Robert Forster

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Roundtree	...	Lee Marvin - Cleetus Woods
Robert Loggia	...	Mackey Willis
Robert Forster	...	Wilson
Lucie Arnaz	...	Sylvia
James M. Hausler	...	Buckley (as James Hausler)
Christopher M. Clark	...	Conner (as Christopher Clark)
Tyler Parkinson	...	Petey
Zev Stern	...	Nick
Michael Mandell	...	Phillip
William Wiyugal	...	The Texican (as William 'Dub' Wiygul)
Aldred Montoya	...	Serdy
Tank Jones	...	Cyrus Woods (as Larry 'Tank' Jones)
Sean Galdo	...	Stanley Feruza
Lucas Beck	...	Charlie
Matthew H. Sykes	...	Bitch-Slapped-Bank-Guy (as Matthew Hillel Sykes)

Storyline

In this darkly karmic vision of Arizona, a man who breathes nothing but ill will begins a noxious domino effect as quickly as an uncontrollable virus kills. As he exits Arizona State Penn after twenty-one long years, Wilson has only one thing on the brain, leveling the score with career criminal, Mackey Willis. As eccentric and intuitive as he is vicious, Mackey's own perfected criminal game will play right into the path Wilson has set for him. With the help of a prison bus driver, Lee Marvin, Wilson acts as a catalyst, putting a plan into action that will bring an untimely end to Mackey Willis. The problem is, no plan is perfect. Meanwhile, an aimless bunch of Arizona twenty-nothings are cooking up a heist that will lead them to the same bank, with different intentions. Skilled at nothing beyond drinking, doing drugs and attending strip clubs, their plan is destined for immediate failure. Heavily armed, without a single identifiable clue, these boys are as blind as they are impulsive...

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Taglines:

No plan is perfect.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

MySpace Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 June 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Дикая 7

Filming Locations:

Arizona State Prison - 1305 E. Butte Avenue, Florence, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beat Pirate Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The director's cut of the film was intended to be seen as a negative karmic chain reaction told in a series of parables.

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Alternate Versions

Things that are different in Director's Cut: 20 minutes of footage gone(explaining things like Richard Roundtree's placement in the story), different music, different narrative, clues about the story, etc. The film was re-cut to a shorter version before the LAfilmfest in '06.

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Connections

References The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

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Soundtracks

Angel of the Morning
Written by Chip Taylor
Published by EMI Blackwood Music (BMI)
Performed by Juice Newton
Courtesy of Capitol Nashville
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

good experience

I went to the Sunday playing of this film at the Lafilmfest and enjoyed it a lot. In a way, it proved to me there is still hope for indies left. The story was extremely thinly woven, but eventful enough to keep my interest and the movie also had a bit of mysticism to it that told me things were not quite normal. Robert Forster, Richard Roundtree and a particularly grizzled Loggia were all cool dudes in the film and Loggia was very good at making me feel upset. The younger guys all seemed like a group of normal twenty-somethings. They weren't overdone and almost seemed bland at times, but it worked well with the story. There are a couple complaints that prevent the last star and those are that it was too short and the other is that I did not care for the majority of the characters. The only guy in the movie that I cared about was Richard Roundtree's character. I recommend this film if it ever plays again.