Adam LeFevre, Bruce MacDonald, Bruce MacDonald (II)
John Sayles began his commendable directing career with this terrific portrait of 1960s counterculture survivors, now teetering on the brink of turning 30. A homegrown movie all the way, Return of ...( read more
) was made for around $60,000 of Sayles's own money (earned writing horror pictures such as Piranha). An effortlessly funny and thoughtful ensemble piece, Secaucus unmistakably provided the template for the bigger-budgeted The Big Chill: old friends reunite for a weekend to sort through fond memories, old resentments, and new problems. Sayles, longtime producing partner Maggi Renzi, and then-unknown David Strathairn are among the actors. The marvelous back-and-forth patter of the characters and the sprightly pacing show Sayles already had a sure sense of what he wanted on screen, and his mastery of the running gag is in place (the name Dwight won't ever sound quite the same again). This is the definition of "low-budget classic," from an indie pioneer. --Robert Horton
DVD Release Date: September 16, 2003
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March 16, 2009Amazing film especially considering the low budget and inexperience of the crew. John Sayles is the King of Dialogue, he really gets how people talk.
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August 22, 2008An intelligent, witty and engaging character study about white people. Definitely a solid foundation on which Sayles built his filmmaking career. Also, a very independent feature that gives today's 'independent' film something to aspire to (intelligent writing, good characters,...( read more)
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October 15, 2006this movie has great dialogue and the actors look like real people, which is disconcerting at first- my mind is so attuned to a list perfection that it questions the reality of a movie in which people look like the people i know more than a movie with impossible handsome, plastic...( read more)
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