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Return of the Secaucus Seven

Return of the Secaucus Seven

  • Status: Released
  • 11-04-1980
  • Runtime: 104 min
  • Score: 6.5
  • Vote count: 59

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, D.C.

Bruce MacDonald

Mike Donnelly

Maggie Renzi

Katie Sipriano

Adam LeFevre

J.T.

Maggie Cousineau

Frances Carlson

Gordon Clapp

Chip Hollister

Jean Passanante

Irene Rosenblue

Karen Trott

Maura Tolliver

Mark Arnott

Jeff

David Strathairn

Ron

John Sayles

Howie

Marisa Smith

Carol

Amy Schewel

Lacey

Carolyn Brooks

Meg

Eric Forsythe

Captain

Nancy Mette

Lee

Betsy Julia Robinson

Amy

Cora Bennett

Singer

John Mendillo

Bartender

Steven Zaitz

Singer

Brian Johnson

Norman

Ernie Bashaw

Officer

Jack LaValle

Booking Officer

Jessica MacDonald

Stacey

Benjamin Zaitz

Benjamin

Jeffrey Nelson

The Man

Wuchak

**_The Indie blueprint for “The Big Chill”_** Seven former college friends from Boston meet at a cabin-in-the-woods in New Hampshire, along with a couple of others. They talk about where they were, where they are, where they’re going, plus other things, like romances ending or reigniting. "Return of the Secaucus Seven” (1980) is a cabin-in-the-woods drama without any boogeyman focusing on the lives of former ‘radicals’ in college, all of them around 30 years-old now. Obviously “The Big Chill” (1983) used this as a template, but they’re both different enough to appreciate. This one had a way smaller budget ($60,000) and no-name actors with only David Strathairn going on to any notable success, not counting director John Sayles, who plays peripheral character Howie. The biggest differences are the locations and the fact that the protagonists here are about 9 years younger. Like “The Big Chill,” you have to be in a mood for a dialogue-driven drama to enjoy this. There’s some good droll humor, a fun swimming sequence, an entertaining bar episode and more. The film runs 1 hour, 44 minutes, and was shot in North Conway & Jackson, New Hampshire. GRADE: B