The Savage Seven
| The Savage Seven | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Richard Rush |
| Screenplay by | Michael Fisher |
| Story by | Rosalind Ross |
| Produced by | Dick Clark |
| Starring | Robert Walker Jr. Larry Bishop Joanna Frank John Garwood Adam Roarke |
| Cinematography | László Kovács |
| Edited by | Renn Reynolds |
| Music by | Mike Curb Jerry Styner |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,100,000 (US/ Canada rentals)[1] |
The Savage Seven is a 1968 outlaw biker exploitation film directed by Richard Rush, who had directed the previous year's Hells Angels on Wheels. Rush agreed to direct The Savage Seven in exchange for the opportunity to make the psychedelic film Psych-Out.[2]
Penny Marshall appears in one of her earliest screen roles.[3]
Plot
Kisum, the leader of a
Cast
- Robert Walker Jr. as Johnnie
- Joanna Frank as Marcia
- John Garwood as Stud
- Larry Bishop as Joint
- Adam Roarke as Kisum
- Max Julien as Grey Wolf
- Richard Anders as Bull
- Duane Eddy as Eddie
- Billy "Green" Bushas Seely
- Gary Kent as Lansford
- Penny Marshall as Tina
Reception
In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Richard F. Shepard wrote: "The movie is one continuous uproar of unmuffled motors and head-cracking and emphasized cruelty from one and to another. It is colorful and technically competent but completely cheap in its primitive, uninquiring, kick'-em-in-the-groin sensationalism, too serious to be lusty and too one-note to be interesting."[4]
Several critics consider the film to be a
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack album was released 1968 on
References
- ^ "Big Rental Films of 1969", Variety, 7 January 1970 p 15 and "Big Rental Films of 1968", Variety, 8 January 1969 p 15. Please note this figure is a rental accruing to distributors.
- ^ Murray, Noel (June 13, 2011). "Interview: Richard Rush". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ "Penny Marshall Interview - Dick Clark and Cast of 1000s". YouTube. 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
- ^ Shepard, Richard F. (1968-08-22). "Screen: Just Plain Brutal". The New York Times. p. 47.
- Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 978-1-60473-117-0.
- ^ Various - Original Motion Picture Sound Track The Savage Seven Featuring Cream / Iron Butterfly, 1968, retrieved 2022-02-07
External links
- The Savage Seven at IMDb
- The Savage Seven at the TCM Movie Database