Return of the Secaucus Seven
Return of the Secaucus Seven

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- 70/100 based on 2,164 votes
  • Released: 1980
  • Runtime: 104 mins
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  • Studio: Salsipuedes Productions
  • Genres: Drama

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 t... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Return of the Secaucus Seven:

Bruce MacDonald
Maggie Renzi
Adam LeFevre
Maggie Cousineau
Gordon Clapp
Jean Passanante

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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.

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CinePassion - 9/10 by Fernando F. CroceGranola theater on the cusp of the New Right
Variety - 9/10 by Emanuel LevyPreeiding the glitzy Big Chill by three years, John Sayles' first feature offers a poignant look at the reunion of 1960s activists; there's not much to look at this talking heads feature, which was shot for $40,000, but the dialogue is good.
Spirituality and Practice - 8/10 by Frederic and Mary Ann BrussatReturn of the Secaucus Seven delivers a rueful portrait of a handful of members of the baby boom generation.
eFilmCritic.com - 8/10 by Rob GonsalvesThe sort of small-scale, sharply observed character drama Sayles' admirers know and love.
ColeSmithey.com - 7/10 by Cole SmitheyThis film is an exquisite time capsule of New Hampshire culture circa 1980. Dig the Tretorn tennis shoes.
Film Freak Central - 5/10 by Walter Chawa peculiarly literate lack of focus indicative of a brilliant novelist moonlighting, at this point, as a filmmaker.
User Review - 10/10 by Tyler RIt's hard to really explain the appeal of John Sayles' [b][u]Return of the Secaucus 7[/u][/b], his first feature and precursor to "The Big Chill" (actually, "Big Chill" is suspiciously similar to this movie--even the Kevin Kline character in this one bares a resemblance to Kevin Kline). It centers around a generation of people I was never a part of. It's very low-budget. You can tell it's a first film. And it hinges on acting and how much you're interested in the characters. So, about 98% of my generation (and that's being generous) would be asleep after the opening credits. Though, that's probably the same percentage of my peers who thought "Dead Man" was too slow. There's no denying the film's likability; the believable characters, the warm, conversational dialogue.... The editing is fantastic--its tight and manages to balance the situations of all the characters. In a sense, I appreciate this more than "Big Chill" because that one had a lot more money put into it, without as much of the heart (which it made up for with music and Jeff Goldblum). "Secaucus 7" doesn't yank at your heartstrings--in fact, it doesn't really ask much. Both times I've watched this, I've gone into it not thinking much of the mundane situations and conflict. But after the movie, I'm filled with a warm feeling; I'm not quite sure where exactly I pick it up. In hindsight, what seems ordinary becomes extraordinary. And with that, I'm going to bed.
User Review - 10/10 by Rebeca AIf you actually pay attention, you'll realize this movie is much better than The Big Chill. It is a film populated with well drawn characters and steeped in realism.
User Review - 10/10 by Private UEl debut de John Sayles, el primer indicio de que seria una particular voz que llegaba al cine y seria escuchada
User Review - 10/10 by John SAs real as it gets. Best movie I've seen in a long time.

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