Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980)

Original title

Return of the Secaucus Seven

Directed by

John Sayles

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 64 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Seven friends reunite for a weekend in New Hampshire. One couple breaks up and that strains the group, bringing old feelings and problems to the surface.

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What happens

Return of the Secaucus 7 is a 1980 American independent drama film written and directed by John Sayles and starring Bruce MacDonald, Maggie Renzi, David Strathairn, Adam LeFevre, Maggie Cousineau, Gordon Clapp, and Jean Passanante, and others. The film tells the story of seven friends who spend a weekend together in New Hampshire. The weekend is marred by the break-up of a relationship between two of the friends. This causes a ripple effect among the group and brings up old desires and problems. The picture was thought to have inspired The Big Chill (1983), which is a more widely known film with a similar storyline. However, writer-director Lawrence Kasdan has denied having seen Return of the Secaucus 7 before working on The Big Chill. In 1997, the film was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress for its historic merits. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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