The Seven Ups - Up, Up And...Oh, It's Gone...
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- Опубликовано: 24 сен 2021
- Criminally overlooked thriller made by much of the same talent who worked on The French Connection. The Seven-Ups is a neglected classic early 70s US crime thriller, one of the best the genre has to offer. And yet, it was and remains largely ignored and forgotten. Let's change all that. Or not, if this review is equally ignored and forgotten. And before anyone asks, no, it doesn't have anything to do with the soft drink. Thankfully.
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I saw The Seven Ups the week it opened in New York in Dec. 1973. I was one of five people in the audience. It suffered by opening a couple of weeks after Serpico, another policier which had a head start, and was followed the next week by this one-two punch - The Exorcist and The Sting. The Seven Ups never had a chance.
Hey, thanks for taking the time to comment and for adding relevant context. Appreciated.
This was one of those movies that never got shown on TV but my dad raved about. As time went on, I eventually saw it on DVD. I bloody loved it.
Sir, you are a man of taste. Thanks.
I think I saw it first on TV but I don't see it anymore except on DVD
Hey there, Chris here.........I LOVE LOVE LOVE this film & I also think this is the most realistic & gripping car chase I've ever seen on film & I've seen my fair share of them over the years. No CGI here, it's all real deal old school filming. I love the cold Winter NYC atmosphere that surrounds the chase as well. I'm originally from NYC & I know these filming areas very well because it was filmed where I grew up in the 70's.....perhaps that may add to why I'm a bit partial to the chase. The film itself is great as well....I love these gritty 70's cop movies & I wish they would make more of them....sadly, the focus on these type of films are not as popular as they once were........nevertheless, I love this film!!!!!!!!
Hey Chris. First, thanks for taking the time to comment. Appreciated. Second, I agree with everything you just put in your comment. Outstanding.
There's a whole slew of theatrical and TV productions filmed in NYC from, say, Midnight Cowboy up to around Nighthawks that can immersively put you in that time and place, even if it's a summertime movie like The Warriors. Shaft and The French Connection do it best. Death Wish, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and Taxi Driver also do it well.
@@speeta thanks much…… the French connection ones I’ve seen bring I own the DVD. I love all of those old 70’s gritty NYC films…… they’re no nonsense made films & they’re not made like that any longer…. What I shame
I always loved the 7-ups. This film has everything, car chases, gritty 1970s NYC and the fact that legendary producer Dantonio served as director was an immediate plus and explains why the car chase is on of legend. Those of us who know NYC will love this film since the locations are impeccably chosen and not ones that are cliché but rather the more realistic and decaying backdrop that was what was really NYC. Love this film forever.. real deal tough guys that make the tough guys of today look like pillow punchers.
You are an individual of rare and discerning taste. Thank you for taking the time to comment. A pleasure to read.
*D´Antoni
I saw this film as a double feature with Lady Ice ( you did show the poster ), I saw it at the Manchester Odeon in 1974 also. During the week they would show a double feature on the afternoons from Monday to Thursday. Like you Tony I wasn't really interested in the title. I saw Roy Schieder's name and Philip Antonio, and I thought it would be good, and it bloody was. And like you when I told my friends, they were not really interested. They thought it was a poor man's French Connection. It's a pity because Roy Schieder should have been sent to the major A list actors. He achieved some fame because of Jaws, but Sorceror ( wages of fear ) should have confirmed that. But The Seven-Ups and Soceror were in my opinion his best work. Once again thanks Tony.
No, thanks to you, pambos. Always enjoy reading your comments. T.
As a 12-year-old, I went to see Live and Let Die in '73, and then had to see every car chase movie there was. Naturally, I went to see this. Loved the chase, but what has stayed with me all my life is Roy Scheider's performance, and I became a lifelong fan of his. I think his performance has always been why I have always defended and recommended this film, despite its lack of appeal to the masses. And when Jaws rolled around, I knew exactly who he was!
Thank you for taking the time to comment, erestube. If you're interested, Live And Let Die review here: ruclips.net/video/FqUU3xXYeWc/видео.html
And three more Scheider flicks:
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Great movie.....remember seeing it in the theater in the early 70's.....always have been a Roy Scheider fan.
Always heartening to encounter a fellow Scheider fan. The following may be of interest:
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Thanks for commenting. T.
I saw The Seven Ups on TV in the late 70's when I was a kid and on YOU Tube about 3 years ago. It's a bad ass movie. Also see The Driver with Ryan O'Neal.
Thanks for commenting, Luis. Driver was another Walter Hill directed hard-boiled seventies classic.
What a goddamn good movie.
Absolutely right, Robert. Thank you for commenting. Appreciated. T.
In the pre VHS days this film was a staple of the late night TV circuit, saw it countless times, but yes now a days not well known.
Never see it anywhere broadcast-wise these days. Thanks for commenting. T.
I own this movie on DVD - - had to special order it. Also own Bullitt and the French Connection DVDs as well, for the trifecta.
Wise purchases, Bog Dog. Thanks for commenting. T.
RS ..my fav cop from a movie , in the Seven-Ups..Probably the first major car chase I saw in a movie ..classic ..when he slams in the back of that truck trailer & gets up & brushes off the glass & is ready to go again !
Excellent taste, Red. Thanks for commenting.
Talking pictures TV in the UK is shown it as type this. I saw this on TV back in the late 70s early 80s. It was the opening 5 mins hooked me in and I never forget this film. Have always suggested to folks that they should watch it.
Sound advice, Colin. Thanks for commenting. Appreciated.
@@tonybush555 👍👍👍👍
If you're here and have never seen this movie - for the love of all that's holy - GO SEE IT!!!!! You will NOT be disappointed. Everyone I've shown this movie to, gets hooked and is amazed they've never heard of it. It's a MUST SEE. Gritty, tough as they come, city toughs with tougher skin, going after the pulse of your heart!! GO SEE IT!!!!
Couldn't agree more. Thanks, Anthony (terrific name, by the way) for taking the time to comment. Appreciated.
its a must see movie
Exactly how I feel, wazthatme. Many thanks for commenting. Appreciated.
I'm freinds with the Executive Producer Barry Weitz.Barry came up with the idea for the mid seventees NBC TV series Movin'On while working on this film.He spent a good bit of time hanging out with Roy.
I hope he knows what a great film he was involved in here. Thanks to him and to you for commenting, cbsundance. Appreciated. T.
Never seen it or heard about it. Will take a look if I can find it. Cheers for making it known…
Hope you get to see it and enjoy it, Clifford. Thanks for commenting.
I always refer to this film because I love car chases.
As good a reason as any, Brian.
around the same time as this they did another unofficial sequel to the french connection based on eddie egan rather than sonny grosso.badge 373 starring robert duvall .saw that and the 7 ups around the same time.both arrived then vanished.they dont even get resurrected on late night tv as does duvalls other highly underrated crime movie of the period the outfit!neither were bad movies .
Far from it, Mike, they were darn fine movies. Thanks for your continued support. T.
On the mark! Excellent review.
Grateful thanks, Mariano. Appreciated.
Scheider's car is a Pontiac Ventura. I saw The Seven-ups in theatres as a kid several times. Most of the time on Saturday's after 5 it was the French Connection followed by the seven-ups in a double feature. Other times during the week it was Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies..followed by the seven-ups.
Hey thanks for that. Appreciated.
The cars , Nova, Ventura, Omega and Apollo were the same car from the different GM divisions. Which means, sometimes they were hard to tell apart.
I don't know why I liked the final scene where the villain Richard Lynch starts between the water and the rails of that abandoned railway station
Thanks for commenting, Benjamin. Appreciated.
I like this movie...has that unforgiving nature of "the friends of Eddy Coyle " gloomy thriller , Excellent acting , and probably the best car chase sequence of all time...I like how the script feels so relevant like nowadays, and the photography was on point, a few minors to be honest, and the "ups" weren't all there a little more of the team developing would be nice....it felt completely more a Roy Scheider movie rather than "the seven ups " but the few scenes with the team makes you like them enough, I would give this movie almost an 8 out 10....saying 7 isn't right for me ...
Thanks for commenting, Daniel. Appreciated.
Where the scene when Buddy kills the Moon was filmed ???
It's a forgotten gem alright now if they had rereleased it after Jaws it might have been a second time around hit oh well and yes that car chase is buttock clenching great
Scheider's car was a Pontiac Ventura, not a Chevy Nova.
The cars , Nova, Ventura, Omega and Apollo were the same car from the different GM divisions.
It's a gritty 1970s NYC crime thriller, but it's a tad confusing on the first watch, and ends up feeling like a familiar but lesser follow-up to The French Connection, so it was no longer outstanding for its time. By then, Hollywood stunt-driving action set pieces were becoming commonplace and almost indistinguishable. The Seven-Ups featured one of the very best but that's largely all that it's remembered for. I have no memory of it being advertised in 1973 and was unaware of the film's existence until it ended up broadcast on WNEW-TV as a recurring weekend afternoon movie presentation, and that's where I discovered it in the 1980s.
6:55 wrong it's a 73 pontiac ventura hatchback
You're the first person to tell me that this month Many thanks. T.