Return of the Secaucus Seven Page #4

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
214 Views


-Hey, what's the story on Lacey?

-Speaking of flops.

Her company's in town at the theater. She's

got a big part in whatever they're doing.

She left us comps, so

it's free entertainment.

-That's what she said last time.

-Well it was free, whatever it was.

-What's the play?

-A Restoration comedy.

Well, we can always

say she looked great.

I got it.

If it's Ron, tell him I'm out shopping.

-What's wrong with Ron?

-I saw Ron at the Sunoco station.

He tried to wipe my

windshield with his body.

-That's Ron.

-What's wrong with Ron?

-I thought he worked at Crane and Feeney's.

-They closed.

It was a major career decision whether

he should go with Sunoco or Exxon.

-Hey, what's wrong with Ron?

-Nothing's wrong with Ron.

I like Ron, he's a nice guy. We just

don't have that much in common anymore.

High school was 10 years

ago. I teach high school now.

-You have any kids like Ron?

-More than my share.

I like Ron a lot. He just ought to

get out of this town, that's all.

He went to Boston once this year.

Once. Big snowmobile exhibit.

If we run into him, whatever you

do, don't mention snowmobiles.

-Was it Ron?

-It was Maura.

-Where? Are they coming?

-She and Jeff just broke up.

She just got off the

bus at 6000 Salad Bowls.

-So did he just let you go?

-He wanted me to stay.

That thing with his relatives.

I just couldn't deal with it.

-He's gotta explain

to them-- -He'll live.

At least it'll keep

him from following me.

-Was there something specific?

-I haven't sorted out the reasons yet.

Look, it's been coming for a long

time. It's over. It's gotta be.

They had another one. They didn't have

any comps left but we'll split the price.

-You sure you're okay?

-Better already.

I hope this isn't gonna be weird for everyone.

They're so used to relating to us as a couple.

Come on, everybody wants to see you.

Did J.T. make it?

-I'm so glad you're here.

-It's okay, honey, it's okay.

I wanted to talk to you

before you heard from Jeff.

It's okay now, don't worry about it.

What's a reunion without a little drama?

Lacey moved out to live with some guy...

...and Katie and Maura lived

together until Maura went into VISTA.

She's been doing pretty

well, I think, Lacey.

She's been in some

off-Broadway stuff this year.

-Is she good?

-What do I know about plays?

I saw her here last year, the

same theater company came through.

It's a little theatrical,

you know what I mean?

-You mean, like, stagy?

-Yeah. Sort of.

-It's hard to put it into words.

-She stinks.

Katie's very judgmental.

Then at one time,

Mike and Lacey were....

What? You mean, like,

they lived together?

No, no, no. Nothing that

heavy. It's just that....

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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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