Return of the secaucus seven 1980 its a bad, bad, bad. Return of the secaucus seven nude scenes 12 images and 4 videos including appearances from john sayles gordon clapp david strathairn. Return of the secaucus 7 stories of our lives purple clover. Back in the 1960s, seven restless friends, the children of kennedy and abbie. The film tells the story of seven friends who spend a weekend. Return of the secaucus 7 is a 1980 drama film written and directed by john sayles.
Very low budget and it shows, though thats not a bad thing. There are no discussions for return of the secaucus seven. The cast, made up primarily of actors with whom sayles had worked in summerstock theatre, included his williams college classmates david. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of return of the secaucus seven with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. John sayles began his commendable directing career with this terrific portrait of 1960s counterculture survivors, now teetering on the brink of turning 30. Return of the secaucus 7 synopsis favorite theater button. Return of the secaucus 7 writerdirector john sayles was released in 1980. Seven former student activists reunite for a summer weekend in new hampshire. It is not an independent film the way youd consider indie films of today. The return of the secaucus seven original trailer the return of the secaucus seven release. Return of the secaucus seven 1980 the movie database.
Return of the secaucus seven 1979, directed by john sayles. A john sayles film im the director, writer, editor. Retrouvez les 1 critiques et avis pour le film return of the secaucus seven, realise par john sayles avec bruce mcdonald, maggie renzi, adam lefevre. Cast and crew credits for return of the secaucus seven, 1980, directed by john sayles, with bruce macdonald, david strathairn, maggie renzi, at turner classic movies. Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends, gather for a. It features bruce macdonald, maggie renzi, adam lefevre, maggie cousineau, gordon clapp, jean passanante, and others. During the movie presentation, 6 of the 7 people part of the secaucus 7 engaged in sexual relations or shared a single bed affectionately.
May 29, 2017 photo 0 du film return of the secaucus seven sur 2 photos disponibles sur. The weekend is marred by the breakup of a relationship. Return of the secaucus seven 1980 official trailer, organic. I went to a movie theater and saw return of the secaucus seven in 1981. Return of the secaucus 7 is a 1980 drama film written and directed by john sayles and starring bruce macdonald, maggie renzi, adam lefevre, maggie cousineau, gordon clapp, jean passanante, and others. I was slightly younger than the characters in the movie but i could relate to their lives. Return of the secaucus seven is a small, independent film that has been lovingly restored but still shows its humble beginnings. Return of the secaucus 7 by john sayles bruce macdonald. Return of the secaucus seven nude scenes aznude men. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. I remember the big chill as a guilty pleasure when i first saw it, all those years ago. Return of the secaucus seven john sayles has fashioned an admirable postmortem of the 1960s student left. The weekend is marred by the breakup of a relationship between two of the friends.
Back in the 1960s, seven restless friends, the children of kennedy and abbie hoffman, were burning with worthy causes like the war on poverty and. Return of the secaucus 7 has been ranked 1883 times, wins 48. As would be his habit in future films, sayles plays one of the parts himself. It tells the story of seven friends who spend a weekend together in new hampshire. Seven former college friends, along with a few new. The film tells the story of seven friends who spend a weekend together in new hampshire. Its an unembellished job of direction for the firsttimeout sayles, straightforward and never clumsy.
Best movies like return of the secaucus seven bestsimilar. But it all started with the directly conveyed, fundamentally entertaining return of the secaucus 7, which presents a reunion of former student radicals and surveys how the freelove generation deals with a developing desire to settle down. R 1h 44min drama 5 september 1980 usa return of the secaucus seven poster. Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends, gather for a weekend reunion at a summer house. Return of the secaucus 7 1980 and the big chill 1983 the big chill is a master class in hollywood cooption of fundamentally noncommercial material. Seven friends in college were on their way to a protest in washington dc but got arrested in new jersey. Return of the secaucus seven cast and crew tv guide. Overview of return of the secaucus seven, 1980, directed by john sayles, with bruce macdonald, david strathairn, maggie renzi, at turner classic movies. Return of the secaucus 7 1980 cast and crew moviefone.
When the big chill came out i thought it was a ripoff of secaucus. The return of the secaucus seven 1979 by the numbers. Film spiderman sequels pushed back amid sony release schedule shuffle. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of return of the secaucus seven with exclusive news, pictures, videos and. Seven friends reunite a decade after their radical college days for a dramatic and revelatory weekend. Return of the secaucus 7 1980 seven baby boomers with ties to the antiwar movement of the 60s get together for a weekend at the home of teachers mike bruce macdonald and katie maggie renzi. Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends, gather for a weekend reunion at a. Sayles discursive style predated the relaxed, dialoguedriven wave of independent films to follow.
Return of the secaucus 7 film by sayles britannica. Return of the secaucus 7 is a 1980 drama film written and directed by john sayles and starring. The weekend is marred by the breakup of a relationship between two of the. Return of the secaucus seven 1979 return of the secaucus. I was dimly aware back then of return of the secaucus 7. 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. Return of the secaucus 7 was a grainy mess on theater screens in 1980, when we were more interested in a reasonable film about characters we identified with, than technical perfection.
Virtually the whole cast and crew make their feature debut here, and while not all the. Thoughtful and rich in characterization, like his films to come, return of the secaucus seven made few concessions to mainstream commercial moviemaking, focusing instead on a lowtech, realistic, improvisational mood of affection mingled with regret. Return of the secaucus seven 1980 7streamtv movies and tv. The film tells the story of seven friends who spend a weekend together in. Return of the secaucus seven 1980 is a drama movie starring bruce macdonald and maggie renzi. Richard linklater on return of the secaucus seven jewels in the wasteland 2019 at afs cinema duration. Sayles holds to a simple style with few camera moves, and functional editing that serves his writerly.
The picture may have inspired the big chill 1983, which is a more widely known film. Return of the secaucus seven 1980 official trailer. Return of the secaucus seven 1980 7streamtv movies and. With bruce macdonald, maggie renzi, adam lefevre, maggie cousineau.
Ive written on many occasions that just because a film did something first, doesnt mean that it is deserving of praise despite its flaws. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of return of the secaucus seven with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at my watchlist keep track of. Return of the secaucus 7 alchetron, the free social encyclopedia. Antedating the big chill by three years, this engaging drama by independent director john sayles was the first american film to take a group of former radicals. Ten years later, jokingly referring to themselves as the secaucus 7, they reunite at the new hampshire home of mike and kate, now schoolteachers, and bring their current issues with them. Back in the 1960s, seven restless friends, the children of kennedy and abbie hoffman, were burning with worthy causes like the war on poverty and vietnam.
Return of the secaucus seven 1980 directed by john. John sayles directorial debut provides a poignant look at the baby boom generation a reunion of 1960s activists. Return of the secaucus seven 1980 directed by john sayles. Gallery of 4 movie poster and cover images for return of the secaucus seven 1980. The big chill is a master class in hollywood cooption of fundamentally. Return of the secaucus seven 1980 the movie database tmdb. The seven members of the secaucus seven included 3 men and 4 women, the men were mike, j. Return of the secaucus seven r 1h 44min drama 5 september 1980 usa 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. Return of the secaucus seven 1980 if the movie is not available contact us here.
Seven baby boomers with ties to the antiwar movement of the 60s get together for a weekend at the home of teachers mike bruce macdonald and katie. Everything to know about the biggest theories and predictions. Sayles rightly puts to rest chill comparisons, pointing out that the two films. The director later cast strathairn in his first feature, return of the secaucus seven 1980, an ensemble drama shot on a shoestring budget about a group of old college friends who reunite ten years after they were arrested on the way to a peace protest in washington d. Report broken link return of the secaucus seven movie, return. Critique du film return of the secaucus seven allocine. Political speech writer irene asks her legislative aide boyfriend chip, its not gonna freak you out, is it. In the big chill all of the characters have big time jobs shoe manufacturer, doctor, actor, magazine writer, etc. A motley group of 60s survivors reunite ten years on in a new hampshire cottage to mull over the implications of reaching thirty shuffling. A homegrown movie all the way, return of the secaucus seven was made for. Apr 22, 2017 seven college friends reunite in new hampshire to reminisce about their antiwar activist past in this poignant snapshot of baby boomer attitudes on the eve of the reagan era. Overall, this film has held up well which is pretty good 23 yrs later.
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