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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Nudity, Not For Children, Adult Language, Adult Humor, Profanity, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1980 DVD Release: 09/16/2003 Format: DVD - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 44 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Comedy Drama, Reunion Films, Ensemble Film

College friends reunite for a New England summer weekend in this low-budget first feature by accomplished independent filmmaker John Sayles. A predecessor of the well-paced, character-driven films in Sayles' future, Secaucus Seven also looks ahead to the 1980s ensemble movies that it inspired, most notably Lawrence Kasdan's The Big Chill, which arrived in theaters three years later. As each friend arrives at the house (or travels to the house), characterizations build, dialogue expands, and the house (and film) are full of people getting reacquainted and re-examining themselves and each other. Sayles builds the plot by testing the characters' connections: Will these former radicals accept the uptight boyfriend of the well-loved politico? What happens when a couple splits up? How does the educated set treat the local blue-collars? Many critics cited Secaucus Seven in their decade-end list of the best films of the 1980s. ~ Norm Schrager, All Movie Guide

Bruce MacDonald - Mike
Maggie Renzi - Katie
Adam Le Fevre - J.T.
Maggie Cousineau - Frances
Gordon Clapp - Chip
Jean Passanante - Irene
Karen Trott - Maura
Mark Arnott - Jeff

The debut film of acclaimed independent filmmaker John Sayles arrives on DVD with a print newly restored by the U.C.L.A. Film and Television Archive. The film is presented in the 1.33:1 aspect ratio, rather than in letterboxed format, since this is how Sayles originally expected it to be shown. An English mono Dolby Digital soundtrack is the only sound option. Supplements includes a commentary track by Sayles, a trailer for Casa de los Babys, and a featurette starring Sayles and actor/producer Maggie Renzi. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide