Best Of vol. 4: THE SEVEN MINUTES (1971)

[mrowsan]

Russ Meyer had a real eye for striking faces

[mrowsan]

With a great soundtrack by Stu Phillips

[JANXDPDX]

its a shame many of his films are not released on dvd or online. a total shame. Common Law Cabin is a gem - this film seems so much more worthy than ALOT of crap i see released on dvd.....scratching head..

[illaveyoubutler2]

....Russ has even sneaked Martin Bormann into this.....Brilliant.

[powergirl901]

what a bunch of garbage this is. Need more babes!

[J43265]

the film was described as "not humoruos" and "no tongue-in-cheeck jokes"

If that's so, then did the critics miss the radio talk show man. That didn't sound like a shoe he was advertising

[pstd72aug24]

How come "Pretty Boy" Tom Selleck wasn't in Vietnam? He's a right winger.

[JubalCalif]

THANKS for posting! I've been reading about this Russ Meyer-directed flick for years but have never seen it shown on TV. If it was, I must have missed it. Fascinating footage! It certainly had a LOT of familiar veteran character actor faces! You've MADE my day & my weekend! CHEERS! :-)

[blaedvanderwoodsen]

It's totally got that awesome "speed cutting" look that was RM's trademark & made 'Dolls' in particular look so amazing & is emulated by many other directors today; Jonas Akerlund for example used it in 'Spun' & alot of music videos he's directed. Is there anywhere I can buy this film?

[illaveyoubutler2]

...The Meyer editing style is there...AND THATS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME...RELEASE IT ON DVD

[Magus36]

"Baby Doll" was the unforgettable Shawn Devereaux. One of Russ Meyers prettiest actresses, in my opinion.

[JPSwissCheese]

thanks please put up more russ meyers movies

[Bullettube]

Boy does this clip bring back memories! Thanks for posting!

I have this on vhs but the quality is horrid, as it was a 220 minute tape. In those days the longer the tape, the thinner it was and as a result the tape did not have as good a magnetic coating as the 90 minute tapes.

[ScandyTangerineMan]

You're welcome!

[BrickLaneBetty]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I'm speechless.!

[ScandyTangerineMan]

You're welcome! I really wish this film would get proper DVD treatment. There's so much I've left out in this edit (obviously) but but definitely needs to be seen by all. The man was a genius, regardless. :)

[BrickLaneBetty]

Yes, Russ Meyer was a true artist and an incomparable director. I wrote a big part of his wikipedia page.

Wow! That IS Tom Selleck!

[ScandyTangerineMan]

Betty, have you read his three volume auto-bio tome? I've had it for 7 years and still haven't made myself stick with it long enough to finish.

I also wish the people running RM Films now were more impassioned.

[BrickLaneBetty]

Oh, Meyer is my life, I've made it through all of a Clean Breast as well as other bios. Those two should not be running that estates. by decree of his will they were supposed to open his archives up to scholars for FREE and they have yet to do so. if RM had been less selfish it could be the all time coolest trust but instead two people who knew nothing about him and who are not camp, own it all.

[videocotillon]

WOW!!!!!!! I never believed to see "The Seven Minutes" again.

I watched this movie at mid 80's (at my first 20s, now I'm 43) here in my country -Venezuela- as a part of a TV midnight session show (and, of course, the movie was dubbed to Spanish) and, also that I never saw the movie since them, I was surprised that Tom Selleck and Yvonne De Carlo appeared here (until them, I only knew her by "The Munsters", LOL).

I hope to get the DVD soon and really, thank you very much for post the video.

[ScandyTangerineMan]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed revisiting this film, if only in an abbreviated form. I truly hope this will be properly released on DVD as soon as possible, too!

[exador1]

I generally read the book 'The Seven Minutes' about once every year or so, dating all the way back to the mid-80's when i first happened upon it. It's a fantastic book. While it was interesting to see some of the characters come to life in this brief video, it's obviously a far, far cry from the tone and style of the book...for instance, the scene where the D.A is speaking to his cronies about possibly running for office, in the book, there's no 'go-go dancer' running amok in the livingroom.

[ScandyTangerineMan]

Haha. :D

[dapoetmaster]

Well that was a sudden ending LOL, guess some exposition got lost in the 10 minutes we saw of 'the Seven Minutes'. But certainly can see Meyer's hands all over it, every scene....

[ScandyTangerineMan]

His cinematic touch is unmistakable.

[ScandyTangerineMan]

The Wolfman Jack/"Love Train" sequence (presented in its entirety) is fucking awesome. Highlight of the whole movie!