Talk:Seven Days in May

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On his album I Have a Pony, Wright has a routine called "Jiggs Casey" which, Spoiler alert, includes the line, "I gave the money to my friend, Jiggs Casey, and he built a nuclear device with it. I'd really appreciate it if you wouldn't call me again." I've not seen this movie, know of WP's abhorrence for trivia sections, etc., and so leave it to others whether this fact has any relevance or warrants inclusion in the article. I will say that Wright's bit is hilarious. Czrisher (talk) 19:58, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The following line is in error:

The motion picture is set four years earlier, in May 1970, as shown both by the day/date indicator in the Pentagon, and the reference by Jordan Lyman to "a year and nine months" before Election Day 1972.

The day/date indicator in the Pentagon reads TUES / MAY 13, which would occur only in 1969, 1975, 1980. But more clearly is the reference to Election Day. As noted on IMDB,

Factual errors: When Pres. Lyman tells Gen. Scott "All you have to do is wait a year and nine months for something called an election", he has the time frame wrong. One year and nine months from May 1970 would be February 1972. He should have said "Wait 2 years and six months", which would have placed it in November 1972, the correct month.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.255.138.190 (talk) 00:00, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Another future star barely discernible is Robert De Niro as Burt Lancaster's driver at the very end. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.23.116.183 (talk) 01:11, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The novel has White House aide Paul Girard meeting with Vice Admiral Farley C. Barnswell, USN, on board the U.S. Sixth Fleet flagship, a 100,000-ton nuclear-powered aircraft carrier named after the late President Dwight D. Eisenhower, at anchor in the Bay of Gibraltar. The U.S. Navy's third nuclear-powered supercarrier was the Nimitz class USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), which was actually commissioned in 1977.

Well, see the problem here? Eisenhower left the White House in January 1961. The novel was published in 1962 and set in 1964, by which stage he was assumed to be "late". In fact he did not die till 1969. I find it very hard to believe that a living ex-president would be "killed off" for the purposes of a novel. That wouldn't meet anyone's idea of taste or sensitivity, particularly as Ike was known to be in not great health. There's gotta be a misreading of a source here. -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 02:07, 26 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The novel is set in 1974 [1] (not 1964). The aircraft carrier is named the U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower, but Eisenhower himself is not referred to as deceased or "the late", as far as I can recall. Mathew5000 (talk) 03:57, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The lead says the article is about the book, but most of the article is about the film. What gives??—Preceding unsigned comment added by Lou Sander (talk • contribs) 05:11, 27 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's too little about the book compared to how much it is about the movie. 152.94.81.182 (talk) 20:18, 3 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's not mentioned in the article, but I would be very surprised if not the failed military coups in France in 1958 and 1961 were a major inspiration for the 1962 book and the 1964 movie. 152.94.81.182 (talk) 20:26, 3 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In describing the movie, the article states "However, Lyman first holds a press conference where he demands the resignation of Scott and all co-conspiring members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (that is, not including Barnswell)...". This is in error, as Barnswell is not a Joint Chief, but rather the 6th Fleet Commander. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.183.235.146 (talk) 04:46, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The secret messages about the planned coup are exchanged between the Joint Chiefs as obstensibly being messages about a friendly wagering pool on the Preakness horse race, which in the novel and film was represented as about to stage its first-ever running on Sunday as opposed to Saturday and hence was more in the public eye than even is usual. Bramwell's message about declining to participate was, "No bet, but best wishes as always," which seemed to indicate no commitment to the coup attempt, but potentially no reisistance to it if it were to be carried of and succeede. The Preakness angle in the film is highlighted by posters for the race being prominent in the background. This plot point may well be prominent enough to be included in the artice but I don't know of any criticism sites or other third party references to it so that it could be included in the article. Any suggesstions? 2600:1004:B12E:408D:B029:D7E7:58E1:ED64 (talk) 04:07, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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The character of Hardesty is incorrectly identified as the NORAD commander. He is in fact the Air Force Chief of Staff. The character of Rutkowski on the other hand is simply identified as (another) general. Based on Hardesty's conversation with Scott about Rutkowski ("Barney") and Rutkowski's subsequent videophone conversation with the President, which occurs immediately after the Hardesty-Scott exchange, it is clear that Rutkowski is the NORAD commander. Maccb (talk) 17:19, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]