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Synopsis: 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."
Genre: Drama
Director(s): John Sayles
Production: IFC Films
  3 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
81%
R
Year:
1979
104 min
208 Views


You're kidding. You must be wiped.

I was too excited to be tired. Katie!

It's nice the senator

gave you the weekend off.

F*** the senator. J.T.

We didn't tell him we were going.

Everybody, this is Chip.

I'm sorry. Everybody, this is Chip.

This is Katie and J.T. and Mike.

-Hi.

-Hi.

So, what do you guys want

first? We got beer, wine, food.

Food. Definitely food.

So, what's the story

with Jeff and Maura?

Some big deal 35th wedding

anniversary for Jeff's parents...

...and all his relatives

from all over the world.

-Living and dead.

-Right. The whole family tree in one place.

Jeff and Maura had to put in an appearance.

And it's in Delaware or something.

They catered the whole state.

I talked to them the other night, they

couldn't get out of it. They said hello.

-They're the teachers, right?

-No, no, that's us.

You know, I can't

imagine you guys teaching.

I mean, is it the same old stuff we got?

Well, I start the year with

the Boston Police Strike.

They let you teach that?

They let you teach anything, so long as you

keep the students from knifing each other.

Okay, class.

-Boston Police Strike.

Very good, Hollister. You'll go far.

Now, who can tell me some of the causes?

-Miss Rosenblum?

-Hostility between the Yankees and the lrish?

-And who was who?

-Was Coolidge governor?

Very good, Frances.

How about you, J.T.?

Boston Police Strike?

I didn't get that far.

-Why not?

-I had practice.

-Do you know any cops, J.T.?

-Sure, my uncle.

Now, what would happen if the Boston

police tried to go on strike tomorrow?

My uncle wouldn't go out.

There's a law against it.

That's to protect the public.

Public safety comes first.

Is that your own opinion or

are you quoting Calvin Coolidge?

-Mr. Dawnly?

-Yes, J.T.

Coach says that you got socialistic

tendencies. Is that right, Mr. Dawnly?

Coach is a running dog imperialist,

J.T. Don't listen to him.

Now, the rest of you.

If the Boston police went on strike

tomorrow, what would White and Dukakis do?

Would there be riots in Southie? It's

Miss Sipriano from the English department.

-Mr. Dawnly?

-Yes, J.T.

Coach says that you and Miss Sipriano are

getting it on. Is that right, Mr. Dawnly?

Coach has a filthy, reactionary

mind, J.T. Don't listen to him.

You guys are too well-behaved. High

school isn't what it used to be.

Yeah. It's mostly discipline.

No matter how jazzed up and

relevant I try to make the history...

...I'm still dealing with a

room full of teenage libido.

-Mr. Dawnly?

-Yes, J.T.

-Get bent, Mr. Dawnly.

-Exactly. Exactly.

Get a couple chickens, spread

some cow flops around...

...it'll be just like The Real McCoys.

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John Sayles

John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor and novelist. He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Passion Fish (1992) and Lone Star (1996). His film Men with Guns (1997) has been nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. His directorial debut, Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980), has been added to the National Film Registry. more…

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