Return of the Secaucus 7

Return of the Secaucusis a 1980 drama film written and directed by John Sayles. It features Bruce MacDonald, Maggie Renzi, Adam LeFevre, Maggie Cousineau, Gordon Clapp, Jean Passanante, and others.

Film critic Emanuel Levy liked the film and wrote, The movie became influential, launching a cycle of reunion films, which included The Big Chill and the TV series Thirtysomething. As a portrait of disenchantment, Return was more authentic and honest than Lawrence Kasdans starstudded Big Chill...A rueful movie about unexceptional lives that have prematurely grown stale, Secaucus is a bit commonplace, lacking genuine drama. But Sayles uses effectively a discursive, episodic format he constructs strong scenes with resonant dialogue. The characters are complex and individually distinguished by speech, gesture, and manner.Critic Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat wrote, Heres a nice little movie about the baby boom generation...Novelist John Sayles wrote, directed, and edited this movie. It is a labor of love. We watch these laidback individuals share their stories and reminisce about the past...But these baby boomers cant handle tension the rift between Jeff and Maura sends tremors through the weekend. And although they put up a front of having a good time, one senses that things havent turned out well for them either in terms of meaningful relationships or in terms of personal fulfillment. Return of the Secaucus Seven leaves one with a rueful feeling about this generation. ........

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