The Seven-Ups: Re-edited In the Style of The French Connection

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Published 2024-05-10
The late, great film editor Gerald B. Greenberg (The French Connection, The Taking of Pelham 123, Apocalypse Now, American History X), would often claim The Seven-Ups was one of his most challenging jobs, for the unusual reason he had to stretch the material. What should have been a crisp 90 minute story was mandated by 20th Century Fox to come in at an hour and 40 minutes. Greenberg, and his team, had to do the reverse of what is good film editing, turn tight 2 minute scenes into a slower moving 5-7 minute scenes to satisfy the studio's edict. I decided to re-claim the project for my one time mentor, and make The Seven-Ups move as he did with his work on The French Connection. Enjoy the ride!

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All Comments (21)
  • @waltereaton4420
    There's a gritty, authentic feel to this and other NYC cop/mob movies out of the 70's that isn't replicated in today's films. Thanks YOUTUBE!
  • @unc1589
    My old stomping grounds. Fordham rd. The Funeral parlor was 3 blocks from my house. Arthur Ave. Botanical Gardens. Mansion in Riverdale on Fieldstone Terrace . Westside Highway/Riverside Dr. Third avenue EL….. When we came out of the movies on time square it was like the whole world was talking about us. Can’t say how special we felt being true NYC kids. New York was the whole world to us. Everybody that lived more than 3 miles away was considered hillbillies. We were so cocky because everything was about us! Imagine watching Taxi Driver in a Times Square theater and then walking right into the film location. Godfather. French connection. Serpico. 7ups. Too many to name. You couldn’t tell us nothing. We thought we were better than everybody! Pre Giuliani NY. Before Disney. Rough and scrappy. Every single day growing up was like a movie. Man do I miss those days.
  • @MrEab2010
    this film takes me back to the 70s, my teen years, a special time for me.
  • @canturgan
    The thing that makes these kind of movies 'gritty' is because they use available light most of the time.
  • @mariofilippi3539
    Glad to see this film on YouTube, thanks very much. My all -time favorite police movie with great NYC scenes from the 70's.
  • @ergbudster3333
    This is great. Fantastic. Turned a good flick, one of my favorites, into a superb cop flick. Thank you Fez Belcher for cutting a riveting thriller.
  • @kasnilistopadski
    Very humble to have this opportunity to watch the movie for the first time ❤ . Thanks 😶🍒
  • @harrydebastardeharris987
    Brilliant Movie from that era when New York was old,worn out and gritty but had style.Sidenote the driver in the car Schieder was chasing is the same driver McQueen was chasing in “Bullet”.
  • @timothydoherty5337
    Personally, I like this better than the French Connection... and the best car chase I've ever seen on film. IMHO there are only three top qualifiers for that... French Connection, Bullitt & The Seven Ups... Phillip D"Antoni was involved in all three of these productions as producer (also directed 7-Ups). Nothing like capturing old NYC onscreen.
  • @atlantisnewman1722
    Bill Hickman was also the driver in the movie Bullet with Steve Mcqueen
  • @martyconroy3786
    BTW, Sonny Grasso, the writer of this story, was the real name of Popeye Doyle's partner, played by Roy Scheider in The French Connection.
  • @carlosacta8726
    I've seen this at least a dozen times and it always delivers a big punch!!! Gritty and real! Like a time machine to the crazy, dirty New York of my childhood! RIP Roy Scheider, Joe Spinelli!
  • @keithgreen3257
    The 70s wow the people dress better than we do today 😮
  • @texasbluebonnet4303
    I love those antique cars, what style they had, and were so roomy to sit in front and back.
  • @imagographics5096
    Oh man, what a treat! Always loved that car chase up the UWS and Taconic.
  • @carlabroderick5508
    The thing cracks me up in this is the two guys who did the kidnappings are so classically handsome, in a “tough guy” way, they kind of stick out among the cast as though “everyone normal” until these two show up from a men’s catalogue.
  • @MrHoffmannfd
    I hear violin music and think of this movie whenever I enter a car wash.